gHacks technology news » effects http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:29:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Create awesome photo effects with BeFunky http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/23/create-awesome-photo-effects-with-befunky/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/23/create-awesome-photo-effects-with-befunky/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:49:34 +0000 Daniel Pataki http://www.ghacks.net/?p=11415 I haven’t really gotten myself into online photo editing and effects software because they usually fall behind photoshop, but I tried one which is worthy of not just trying out, but of actual use. The effects are fun, and can be used to create wallpaper, images for your girlfriend/spouse, but can be of real use when designing a logo, either to use as is, or to get some ideas.

Head on over to BeFunky to try out the great effects they have! From Cartoonizing to the Warholizer you have 9 effects, and some sub-effects in each. They can all be fine tuned in a lot of ways to give you the perfect result. getting photos is alse really easy, you can upload from your hard drive, get from a URL, get one from your webcam, or even from a photo sharing site.

There is also some gentle comedy throughout the site, from the design itself to some effect descriptions “Patriotic: Ask not what your photo can do for you, but what you can do for your photo”. The light-heartedness, the features and the quality of the effects themselves makes this site a worthwhile visit which takes its rightfull place in my bookmark list. Take a look at me at the Atomium in Belgium below, awesome effect!

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/23/create-awesome-photo-effects-with-befunky/feed/ 8 Desktop Effects http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/20/desktop-effects/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/20/desktop-effects/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:27:30 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9207 Desktop effects like snow, water or stars are not for anybody. There seems to be a connection between users who like those effects and other things that annoy most users like animated gifs or a house decorated with blinking Christmas lights. If you belong to the group who likes those effects – or want to give the kids something to play with – you might want to check out Znow Desktop.

It is a software that can produce a variety of desktop effects and even comes with an editor to create new effects. The default application comes with about 15 desktop effects that range from snow to stars and more unique effects like northern lights, an aquarium or beer.

The effects take place on part or all of the screen and several additional visual effects can be added to make them more interesting. Three main effects can be added: Water Drops, Pixelate and Inverse.

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All three effects will add effects directly to open windows which will stick for as long as the application is running. There are options to apply the effects in screensaver mode or rest mode. Screensaver mode acts like a normal screensaver while rest mode will start the effect after a given time.

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