Comments on: Web-based graphics application: Picnik http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:30:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: dylantovey http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-607503 dylantovey Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:09:00 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-607503 If anyone was a little uncertain about picnik - it's well worth checking out what they've been up to since this post. In particular - the premium memberships now offer some great feature for high end editing need (like curves) I've covered some of the basics in a set of <a href="http://www.brilliantprints.com.au/blog/2008/01/15/free-software-to-give-your-digital-photographs-the-wow-factor/" rel="nofollow">picnik photo editing</a> tutorials I put together last week. If anyone was a little uncertain about picnik - it’s well worth checking out what they’ve been up to since this post. In particular - the premium memberships now offer some great feature for high end editing need (like curves)

I’ve covered some of the basics in a set of picnik photo editing tutorials I put together last week.

]]> By: Flash-Articles http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-266161 Flash-Articles Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:19:03 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-266161 This is really a nice small app. I use adobe photo shop for editing but i think this will make my things first. Lot's of flash design articles can help me in designing better and better. Thanks for info. This is really a nice small app. I use adobe photo shop for editing but i think this will make my things first. Lot’s of flash design articles can help me in designing better and better. Thanks for info.

]]> By: P.Arora http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-250136 P.Arora Thu, 17 May 2007 13:20:38 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-250136 We use photoshop for much more than photo manipulation, I don't there is any comparison or direct threat for applications like Picnik. These seem to be geared more towards technical as well as non-technical users for editing their photos. <a href="http://www.UsabilityMagazine.com" rel="nofollow">www.UsabilityMagazine.com</a> We use photoshop for much more than photo manipulation, I don’t there is any comparison or direct threat for applications like Picnik. These seem to be geared more towards technical as well as non-technical users for editing their photos.

http://www.UsabilityMagazine.com

]]> By: Matthew Magain http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-220426 Matthew Magain Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:02:02 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-220426 <a href="http://snipshot.com/" rel="nofollow">SnipShot</a> is another one entering this space. SnipShot is another one entering this space.

]]> By: AlexW http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-217764 AlexW Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:53:28 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-217764 <blockquote>Can online options compete (currently, not saying that won’t in the future) with offline applications? I don’t think so. Photoshop is just such a resource hog program, takes tons of memory, I just can’t see a fully usable Photoshop online.</blockquote> Horses for courses, I think Chris. Putting the entire PS feature set online is unlikely to ever be that useful. But if you looked at what the features of Photoshop you actually use, you'd probably find that 10% of the features are used 90% of the time. While the other 90% of features come in handy from time to time, they can't help but obscure that useful 10% -- no matter how well the interface is designed. Complex things will always look complex. Apps like Piknik are focussing on only offering that very practical 10% of features and gaining the benefits in usability in the process. I showed my 5 year old how to load pics into picnik and he started using it in immediately. Is he missing the ability to use LAB color or gradient maps or adjustable pixel aspect ratios? Doubtful.

Can online options compete (currently, not saying that won’t in the future) with offline applications? I don’t think so. Photoshop is just such a resource hog program, takes tons of memory, I just can’t see a fully usable Photoshop online.

Horses for courses, I think Chris. Putting the entire PS feature set online is unlikely to ever be that useful.

But if you looked at what the features of Photoshop you actually use, you’d probably find that 10% of the features are used 90% of the time. While the other 90% of features come in handy from time to time, they can’t help but obscure that useful 10% — no matter how well the interface is designed. Complex things will always look complex.

Apps like Piknik are focussing on only offering that very practical 10% of features and gaining the benefits in usability in the process.

I showed my 5 year old how to load pics into picnik and he started using it in immediately. Is he missing the ability to use LAB color or gradient maps or adjustable pixel aspect ratios?

Doubtful.

]]> By: Chris Blackwell http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-217563 Chris Blackwell Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:22:20 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-217563 Can online options compete (currently, not saying that won't in the future) with offline applications? I don't think so. Photoshop is just such a resource hog program, takes tons of memory, I just can't see a fully usable Photoshop online. Can online options compete (currently, not saying that won’t in the future) with offline applications? I don’t think so. Photoshop is just such a resource hog program, takes tons of memory, I just can’t see a fully usable Photoshop online.

]]> By: johnraff http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-215768 johnraff Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:31:42 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-215768 Unfortunately for me right now "Firefox can't find the server at www.picnik.com." Hope it's just temporary. Unfortunately for me right now “Firefox can’t find the server at http://www.picnik.com.”;
Hope it’s just temporary.

]]> By: MystaMax http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-215230 MystaMax Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:54:56 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-215230 Awesome application. Very responsive & intuitive. With the release of Adobe Apollo beta, we'll probably see this as a desktop application in the future. Awesome application. Very responsive & intuitive. With the release of Adobe Apollo beta, we’ll probably see this as a desktop application in the future.

]]> By: junjun http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-215174 junjun Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:11:50 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-215174 Nice! picknik would be great for clients that needs to retouch photos before uploading to our online applications. Maybe they could start licensing the product? Nice! picknik would be great for clients that needs to retouch photos before uploading to our online applications. Maybe they could start licensing the product?

]]> By: crome http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/03/27/web-based-graphics-application-picnik/#comment-214287 crome Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:39:44 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=1881#comment-214287 What a great little app! Truely fantastic. Really great for clients who can't afford a pro package and maybe don't have the resources to run it. Many Thanks for the link! What a great little app! Truely fantastic. Really great for clients who can’t afford a pro package and maybe don’t have the resources to run it.

Many Thanks for the link!

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