Pixlr is our web-based photo editing solution. It is being developed as part of Autodesk Research in the area of visualization. When you go to the http://www.pixlr.com home page, you see:
You can open the photo editor itself:
or you can try Pixlr-O-Matic by selecting Retro vintage effects:
In addition to using both on the web, I have Pixlr-O-Matic on my iPhone and iPad. While on a recent flight to Houston, I experimented with it.
That is the Cathedral of Christ The Light in the background behind my wife.
Effects like fire are applied with one-click.
I added the greenish glow and the pinstripe edge.
I found it easy to add overall coloring effects, special effects, and give my images interesting borders. You too should give it a try. You can even buy additional effects. For $0.99, I opted to get a set of firework effects:
It makes me think "Why would I ever post just a regular picture on Facebook again?" It's so easy to get fancier.
Fancification is alive in the lab.
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