We’re thrilled to see we’ve once again been nominated as one of the 300 lucky finalists for WebWare’s annual WebWare 100! Of these 300, only 100 can remain, and that’s where we need you!
Click here to vote for your very favorite web-based photo-editor in the Publishing & Photography category.
Many, many Picnikers have asked us for help with their pet’s photos, the sad condition known as pet-eye, demon eyes, devil dogs and possessed kitties. Emma, 1/2 of our office security system, was sad. So, we leveraged the smarts of our red-eye feature to bring you Pet-eye! Our cool new tool helps fix tricky pet pics and gives them a little catchlight* for extra photogenicity. Clever feature even knows the difference between Humans and affectionately termed Furballs. Just in case though, you can make the call yourself for a little extra control. Remember, red-eye and pet-eye often get even better results if you do an Exposure: Auto-Fix first. Now Emma is happy!
Me and my furball before and after pet-eye… shameless! And no, I did not whiten my teeth! 
Welcome, 日本語-speaking photographers: Picnik is now available in Japanese! That’s right, in addition to Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Korean, Italian, and Portuguese, we’ve translated our little photo-editor into that all-important ninth language, and we’re very excited about it, too!
As always, to change languages, just click on the little globe at the top of the Picnik page, choose your preferred tongue from the drop-down list, and enjoy.
よろしくネ!
The pace here at Picnik World HQ is never exactly slow, but 2008 is shaping up to be a record breaker. Not only did we just celebrate our biggest traffic day ever this past weekend, Team Picnik is also up to all sorts of terribly exciting new projects. Things we’ve wanted to add to Picnik for a very, very long time.
First up: a lot of performance work. We’re pleased to say Picnik now works even better for those few of you without nitrogen-cooled, eight-core monoliths, and those fewer of you on (gasp!) dialup. What else are we working on? We can’t tell you. It’s super secret. But it’s coming. Soon.
And in case this doesn’t quite feel warp speed enough, we’re proud to present: Focal Zoom! One of our favorite effects so far, if done right, Focal Zoom will actually make you dizzy. Note: applying this filter multiple times may very well lead to Ludicrous Speed. You’ve been warned.
Stay tuned as February starts to unwind. There’s lots to come.
Picnik is all about giving photo editing superpowers to regular people. Now, with the official release of the Picnik-in-a-Box API, we’re giving software superpowers to regular websites. In just a few hours, any website can integrate the Picnik experience right into its pages. Check out the demos, flip through the tutorials, and then join the hundreds of developers who are taking their sites to new heights with Picnik!
 |
| (view original) |
Our Christmas shapes and fonts were a staggering success. But now, it’s time for Picnik to doff that heavy winter gear, and slip into something a little more comfortable.
We’ve just added a bevy of new Valentine’s Day shapes, from lipstick-smothered kisses to candy hearts to chilled champagne, and fonts from cute and curly to romantic and elegant. Sure, Hello Kitty Valentine’s cards are totally awesome, but they’re not terribly unique. Now you, that special someone, or that special four-legged someone can be the star of the card.
In this world, there are photo editors, and then there are photo editors, and some photographers only use a photo editor that has Curves. Now those photographers can use Picnik.
What are Curves? They’re complicated, fiddly things that professionals, purists, and hardcore hobbyists like to use, because they give you complete control over the colors and exposure of your photograph and limitless creative variations. Our curves, which have all the functionality, individual channel adjustments, and amusing maths a pro would expect, also have lots of great presets, and are so non-fiddly that even a normal person can have fun with it and get great results.
As with all our features, Curves works in real time, which, we really should point out, is pretty darned special. And our presets, like Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, and Velvia, are all hand-crafted and Picnik-tested to be pitch-perfect and still adjustable. Curves can be found under a new Advanced heading at the end of the Effects section.
Check it out, and we look forward to hearing what you think!
By surprisingly popular request, you can now give anyone the gift of Picnik Premium! Just click one of our shiny new gift buttons from inside Picnik or, better yet, click this link to get started. You’ll be able to either email your lucky someone a special code, or print out a custom, super snazzy card for that extra touch. Last minute gifty-goodness awaits.
We’ve also snuck in some great new Premium effects: Orton-ish, Neon, and 1960’s. Orton-ish mimics the sleekly ethereal look of the Orton Technique. Neon makes even the most boring photo into a neon sign work of art. And 1960’s will have you thinking you’re digging through an old shoebox of forgotten photos.
And that’s not all! Here at Picnik World Headquarters, located in Seattle, the team sometimes gets a wee bit sick of the rain. Not to mention the howling wind. Yes, the legends are true. To combat this, some choose to scoot off to sunnier climes (you know who you are), while the rest come up with new effects! Thus, we’re happy to introduce Snow. Now anyone, even Seattleites, can have a perfect White Christmas.
Happy Holidays from Team Picnik!
As promised, Picnik.com is now available in eight languages. We’ve got 繁體中文, Deutsch, Español, Français, 한글, Italiano, Português, and as always, English.
To switch languages (or to admire all our hard work), click on the itty globe at the top of the Picnik window, pick the language you want, and voilà, it switches!
The Flickr/Picnik integration that everyone’s been eagerly waiting for is here! Now every Flickr member will see an 
button on their photo pages. Click that, and Picnik appears right inside Flickr!
Both Picnik and Flickr teams have been tirelessly toiling to make this the best integration ever. Now, all Flickr members get seamless access to the editing power of Picnik without ever leaving Flickr, and Picnik users can edit their photo, get creative with it, and share it with the entire Flickr community, all in one place.
And as an added bonus, we’re launching Picnik for international users! That’s right, citizens of the world, the Flickr version of Picnik has been translated into seven languages, which will spread to the rest of Picnik.com as fast as we can program it in: Traditional Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Korean, Italian, and Portuguese, just like Flickr!
All of us on Team Picnik want to thank everyone on Team Flickr - George, Simon, Jude, Heather and John - for the hard work, the coding, the camaraderie, the conversation, the hospitality, and the late-night IM-ing that made these past few weeks possible. It’s been crazy, it’s been fun, we’re all really proud of how it’s come together, and we’re so excited we’re downright giddy. And now we’re going to get some sleep.
Happy Flickniking!
