Comments on: Phixr: another Web-based photo editing app

Edit photos without software using Phixr, a Web-based photo editing tool that's celebrating its one-year anniversary.

[ThomasWi]

And........

...while Phixr is a real Web application, Picnc is a flash application. Difference being that the software runs on your computer in the latter case. No wonder it's faster.

[ThomasWi]

Post scriptum

We have just uploaded an update which accelerates handling by not reloading the entire page after each operation.

[mattumanu]

too slow with large resolution photos

Adobe, Phixr, other services... For photography work on deadlines, this is never going to work unless it's over really fast net connections. I just tried a photo with a resolution of 1775 x 1185. The service resized the photo because my account doesn't allow for photos over 1.6 megapixels. So photos from a 2-7 megapixel camera are going to be resized, no questions asked. It does mention that this is a limitation on the free account, but no mention is made of how to sign up for a paid account.

Also, there's no way to get in close to work on a specific area. To make quality edits on phixr will be next to impossible in it's present state.

I'm guessing this is a fine service for someone who has no need to make tough edits in a hurry. For someone casually playing with vacation pictures I'm sure it's ok, but for professional use it's useless.

[mattumanu]

Lost first post so I'll be brief...

Instead of specific. This service is useless for professional uses, but ok for hamming around with photos on vacation... maybe.

[mattumanu]

Lost first post so I'll be brief...

never mind

[ThomasWi]

Reply for matt...

None of the available services (phixr and competitors) is aimed at professional use. And none even advertizes otherwise. For that, apps like photoshop exist. The fact that such services have a hard time with big photos should not come as a surprise, given the huge amount of memory photo processing takes (look at photoshop) and the speed at which the photo data is to be transferred back and forth. The phixr servers operate on thousands of photos at the same time, and we unfortunately don't have google's resources.

You should have noticed Phixr's target market by the "speech bubble" and "instant photo" tools ;)

[happygurl101]

hey i love this site

[jokes13]

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[xense]

This is grate!