Jun 28, 2011

Pixlr-o-Matic - Three Steps to Over 25,000 Photo Effects

A free online image editor called Pixlr-o-Matic is literally as easy as 1-2-3: an image editing process contains only three steps. Regardless its simplicity, Pixlr-o-Matic is powerful: over 25,000 different photo effects can be applied with it. That's a lot!



To be precise, you can add 25,791 different effects to single photo. But, you can of course apply more effects to already processed photos. This means that you can add virtually infinite amounts of effects.

How easy is Pixlr-o-Matic? Like I said, it's as easy as 1-2-3, literally. You need to just click your mouse button. Nothing else. Watch this 30 seconds video to see Pixlr-o-Matic in action:






Pixlr-o-Matic describes itself as a tool for adding retro and vintage effects to your photos, but I think it's way more powerful. Here's a couple of ideas on what you can do with Pixlr-o-Matic:

  • Edit the colors of your photos
  • Make your photos black&white (two variations available)
  • Add some glitter and other flashy elements, like bokeh
  • Add a rain effect
  • Add frames

Below is a simple example. The photo is by David Wagner. Click a picture to see it larger.

Before
After
Looks so much better, don't you think? And that's just one of the 25,791 possibilities. Click here to see more examples and to read more about Pixlr-o-Matic.

And finally, try Pixlr-o-Matic yourself. Or try the Facebook version.

12 comments:

  1. thanks @jimdaniel . you answer that in my mind

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  2. Pixlr is a cloud-based set of image tools and utilities, including a number of

    photo editors, a screen grabber browser extension, and a photo sharing service. The

    suite was intended for non-professionals, however the apps range from simple to

    advanced photo editing.
    www.pixlr.com/editor

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  3. Pixlr is a cloud-based set of image tools and utilities, including a number of photo editors, a screen grabber browser extension, and a photo sharing service. The suite was intended for non-professionals, however the apps range from simple to advanced photo editing.
    www.pixlr.com/editor

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  4. Pixlr is a cloud-based set of image tools and utilities, including a number of photo editors, a screen grabber browser extension, and a photo sharing service. The suite was intended for non-professionals, however the apps range from simple to advanced photo editing.
    www.pixlr.com/editor

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  5. Pixlr is a cloud-based set of image tools and utilities, including a number of photo editors, a screen grabber browser extension, and a photo sharing service. The suite was intended for non-professionals, however the apps range from simple to advanced photo editing.
    www.pixlr.com/editor

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  6. Pixlr is a cloud-based set of image tools and utilities, including a number of photo editors, a screen grabber browser extension, and a photo sharing service. The suite was intended for non-professionals, however the apps range from simple to advanced photo editing.
    www.pixlr.com/editor

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  7. Pixlr is a cloud-based set of image tools and utilities, including a number of photo editors, a screen grabber browser extension, and a photo sharing service. The suite was intended for non-professionals, however the apps range from simple to advanced photo editing.
    www.pixlr.com/editor

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  8. SumoPaint
    SumoPaint is another free online and desktop photo editor with basic and advanced features. You can upload a photo from your computer or from a URL.
    Basic overall photo editing like brightness/contrast, hue/saturation, color balance, and levels can be achieved from the menu bar on top of the editor.
    The left pane has the drawing tools which include several shapes. One, in particular, is called the Symmetry tool, which “mirrors” a shape’s stroke, creating a symmetric pattern.
    Besides tweaking images, I find Sumopaint to be useful in creating simple logos using the text and brush tools.
    Other than the ads that appear on both sides of the web editor and intermittently crash Chrome (the tool uses Flash to run the web version), this photo editor gets the job done easily and is more than suitable for users who are not photo editing experts.

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  9. SumoPaint
    SumoPaint is another free online and desktop photo editor with basic and advanced features. You can upload a photo from your computer or from a URL.
    Basic overall photo editing like brightness/contrast, hue/saturation, color balance, and levels can be achieved from the menu bar on top of the editor.
    The left pane has the drawing tools which include several shapes. One, in particular, is called the Symmetry tool, which “mirrors” a shape’s stroke, creating a symmetric pattern.
    Besides tweaking images, I find Sumopaint to be useful in creating simple logos using the text and brush tools.
    Other than the ads that appear on both sides of the web editor and intermittently crash Chrome (the tool uses Flash to run the web version), this photo editor gets the job done easily and is more than suitable for users who are not photo editing experts.

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  10. AVIARY
    Aviary is another product by Adobe.com and they offer a free online photo editor that you can use to edit and upload your photos right on their site. It is built as a mobile app so you can download the app and use it with your photos that you take on mobile devices, as well.
    It boasts plenty of filters and embellishments that you can add to your toolbox to create the best photos possible for your blogs or websites.
    Adobe offers Aviary to seamless integrate with their other photo editing programs such as PhotoShop and others so you can sign in with your Adobe ID to do more with your photos.

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  11. AVIARY
    Aviary is another product by Adobe.com and they offer a free online photo editor that you can use to edit and upload your photos right on their site. It is built as a mobile app so you can download the app and use it with your photos that you take on mobile devices, as well.
    It boasts plenty of filters and embellishments that you can add to your toolbox to create the best photos possible for your blogs or websites.
    Adobe offers Aviary to seamless integrate with their other photo editing programs such as PhotoShop and others so you can sign in with your Adobe ID to do more with your photos.

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  12. Paint.net is (at least in our opinion) the simplest option on the list. It still comes with a ton of powerful features like layers, adjustments, and user-created plugins, but is simple enough that complete newcomers can grasp it immediately. The features are across the top, and filters are accessible from a drop-down menu.
    Some of the special effects are pretty cool: sharpen, blur, distort, emboss, etc. You can even get some Instagram-esque vintage effects in there for good measure. We don’t want to waste too much time on this one. It’s got a lot of features, an easy interface, and a simple layout. If you’re struggling with others on this list, then stick with the easiest option.

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