Splashup

Splashup is the only full featured, free range, image editor online. It is a powerful editing tool and photo changing, editing, and managing online program. It is available in its very own file format meaning you can save your work while it is still in progress… much like typing papers.Here you can create new images while editing existing images.This web-based image editor has all your usual features like resizing, cropping, and some basic effects like sharpening, blurring, and pixelizing.But there are also some pretty advanced color controls.You can even use layered effects. Since Splashup runs in Flash, so you should be able to use it with any web browser on any operating system. [|**http://www.splashup.com/**]
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**-**A powerful editing tool and photo manager. -Free to sign up. -With features professionals use and novices want. -Easy to use. -Loaded with tons of effects, filters and brushes built right in. -Website integrates with Picasa, flickr, and Facebook -Runs in all browsers. -Website has its own file format so you can save your work in progress. - Photo sharing services all work the same in Splashup, including Splashup itself. -Website offers plenty of tools such as pixel controls, layers, blends, filters, brushes, webcam effects, text editing and sharing.
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** Weaknesses ** - Relatively few effects. - Speed and reliability issues. -Website does not offer online assistance/help. - Can not add borders or clip art.

** Opportunities ** -You have the ability to edit many images at once. -Allows you to select part of an image and apply an effect to it alone. -Implements layers in Photoshop-like fashion, letting you stack several images into one file and apply different effects to each layer. - Uses its own file format so that you can edit layers and elements when you open an image again later. - Enables you to open multiple photos at once; you don't have to save one before opening the next. - Offers you the option to edit your images easily, from anywhere.

** Threats ** - Capturing from webcam may fail. - Slow opening of local pictures. - No support for photo-sharing sites.

** Ideas for the classroom ** - Enables us to create art projects with layers, layer effects, filters and brushes. -Ideal for creating standard drawings while using image manipulating tools and use a color scale along with width and height information. -Create digital collages and visual representations to share with the classroom. -Ideal for creating digital bulletin boards, presentations and projects. - Make use of the website [|air conditioning repair].