overview of free image editors like aviary, picnik, gimp, etc. by robin fay

1. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Robin Fay Robinfay.net @georgiawebgurl

2. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Overview of online image editors (Aviary, Picnic) Image storage in brief: flickr, snapfish, facebook, and picassa Opensource (GIMP) Quick editing Creating images & art Collaboration Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

3. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Picnik has been recently been acquired by Google Do not need to login for basic editing Nothing to download Picnik offers free basic (crop, resize, some retouching/toning/ enhancement); pay for advanced Integrates directly with facebook; no upload at facebook needed Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

4. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Works and integrates with all of these: Image galleries: Picasa Flickr Photobucket Webshots Social media Facebook Myspace Webs (free webhosting, formerly freewebs.com) Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

5. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Good for: Quick edits Quick an easy edits to photos for social media sites Fun family photos Easy to use/ low learning curve Action based terminology (edit, create, share, fix, etc.) Guided image editing Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

6. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop NOT good for: Creating original images: can create but need to upload an image first; no create from scratch Vector based work More professional level work Collaboration Other formats: Export in JPG only Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

7. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

9. Autofix

10. Crop

11. Resize

12. Enhancement

13. Exposure

14. Color

15. Sharpen

16. RedEyeRobin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

18. Some “stickers” : shapes and image stamps

19. Add text

20. Some special effects which change depending on seasonRobin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

21. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Need to login to connect accounts to facebook, etc. Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

22. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl Quick peek: Picnik.com

23. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl More Print via Qoop for coffee mugs, posters, etc. Share with family via slideshows Collage

24. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl Aviary is much more complex Completely free! (Completely!) Suite of products that includes: Image Editor Effects Editor Image Markup Color Editor (palette maker) Vector Editor For multimedia: Audio Editor Screencapture

26. Nothing to download

27. Many advanced features BUT features are separate (color, effects, and editing are different components)

28. Image editing components are Phoenix (Image Editing), Peacock (Effects), and Raven (Vector)

29. Different ones can be applied individually to layersRobin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

31. Toucan (colors!)

32. Myna (Audio)

33. Falcon (snip and crop)

34. A quick movie.Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

35. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Image Editor: Phoenix Supports and uses layers Basic editing: Crop, resize, etc Brushes, magic wand ‘select” and more Works with all other tools Collaboration Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

36. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Aviary files are called eggs Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

37. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Right clicking displays lots of features To edit a layer in another tool, Add the tool layer and then right click to drop it into the tool *Quick and dirty selection + erase, so image is not the best Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

38. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop *Quick and dirty selection + erase, so image is not the best Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

39. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop *Quick and dirty selection + erase, so image is not the best Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

40. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Provides linkable image url *Quick and dirty selection + erase, so image is not the best Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

41. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Provides linkable image url *Quick and dirty selection + erase, so image is not the best Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

42. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop Good for: More complex work using layering and masking Vector based drawing Developing color palettes (screencapture & audio editing) Working with images clipped from the web Collaboration tools built in Aviary facebook app now available Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl

43. Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop NOT good for: Users who need very simple interfaces; working with multiple editors can be confusing Need to know some of the basics of image editing Can be more time intensive , but is very rich in functionality Robin Fay 2010, robinfay.net, @georgiawebgurl