Post by Derek L on May 5, 2008 7:04:23 GMT -6
5 great sites to edit and play with your photos
Animoto
This site makes a bold statement: “Welcome to the end of slideshows.” A group of professional photographers and film/TV producers created Animoto. You just plug in photos and your favorite song. The site will analyze your music. It will then set your pictures to the song in a high-quality video. Think of it as a movie trailer for your photos. You have to see it. The videos are very cool!
animoto.com/
FotoFlexer
Photo editing doesn’t necessarily take a complicated program. FotoFlexer takes commonly used tools and puts them online. You can edit your photos right on the Web site. Clear up blemishes and add neat effects. Tutorials are available for advanced features.
fotoflexer.com/
Wanokoto
Ever wanted to make a photo look really old? It’s a cool effect and can be a lot of fun. This site will automatically do it for any photo. There is one caveat. The site is all in Japanese. But it’s easy enough to use. Click Choose File and select a picture. Click the blue button below the file name. Right-click the old photo and select Save Image As.
labs.wanokoto.jp/olds
Badge Maker
Photos are fun to play with. Why not create a novelty item with yours? This site lets you make fun badges and ID cards. They can be for anything you’d like. It could be a fake press pass. You could make fun nametags for a child’s birthday. You can upload pictures from your computer or photo storage sites.
bighugelabs.com/flickr/badge.php
Photo Story 3
Microsoft’s Photo Story 3 helps you make cool slide shows. It’s more like a video editor than a slide show program. You can add music and narration. You can edit each of the slides. And you’ll find transitions to place between slides. This program must be downloaded to your PC. And it’s only compatible with Windows XP.
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
Animoto
This site makes a bold statement: “Welcome to the end of slideshows.” A group of professional photographers and film/TV producers created Animoto. You just plug in photos and your favorite song. The site will analyze your music. It will then set your pictures to the song in a high-quality video. Think of it as a movie trailer for your photos. You have to see it. The videos are very cool!
animoto.com/
FotoFlexer
Photo editing doesn’t necessarily take a complicated program. FotoFlexer takes commonly used tools and puts them online. You can edit your photos right on the Web site. Clear up blemishes and add neat effects. Tutorials are available for advanced features.
fotoflexer.com/
Wanokoto
Ever wanted to make a photo look really old? It’s a cool effect and can be a lot of fun. This site will automatically do it for any photo. There is one caveat. The site is all in Japanese. But it’s easy enough to use. Click Choose File and select a picture. Click the blue button below the file name. Right-click the old photo and select Save Image As.
labs.wanokoto.jp/olds
Badge Maker
Photos are fun to play with. Why not create a novelty item with yours? This site lets you make fun badges and ID cards. They can be for anything you’d like. It could be a fake press pass. You could make fun nametags for a child’s birthday. You can upload pictures from your computer or photo storage sites.
bighugelabs.com/flickr/badge.php
Photo Story 3
Microsoft’s Photo Story 3 helps you make cool slide shows. It’s more like a video editor than a slide show program. You can add music and narration. You can edit each of the slides. And you’ll find transitions to place between slides. This program must be downloaded to your PC. And it’s only compatible with Windows XP.
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx