Aurigma PhotoEditor

ASP.NET app for editing photos through the web which includes such features as crop, red-eye removal, rotate, auto fix, borders, etc. This can be integrated easily into user applications, source code is provided.

Pros: PhotoEditor is a web based software meant for integration in web sites by users for easy work with photos over the web. A sample application is provided to illustrate the workings of the application.

When integrated with a site, it allows visitors to edit a photo stored there - rotate, crop, remove red eye effect, apply most common artistic effects, etc. It does not require anything other than a regular browser.

Companies providing photo printing or online photo galleries/albums can easily utilize the edit features of this application by simply integrating the code with their own application.

Edit features include crop, red eye removal, rotation and flips. Color adjustments have automatic fix as well as user control of brightness, contrast and color saturation on a continuous basis. Tinting, borders and artistic effects add to edit options. While you can save the changes, it is equally possible the user wants to start over. One can simply revert to the original image.

As is necessary with anything that needs to integrate with other software, this package comes with easy tips on integration, customizable look and feel. The developers have kept the text strings/messages separated so that they can easily be localized. Source code in VB.NET is provided. Built on AJAX technology the package works with most browsers IE, Firefox, Safari etc.

Cons: Even though the sample application works locally the effects are quite slow. As you apply edits, effects, frames or whatever, it takes several seconds to update the sample image. The range of effects and number of frames, the amount of edits one can do on the photos are quite limited.

Overall a good jumping point for anybody implementing a photo based service over the web. Photo printing services is a good example. People would want to do some editing on the photos uploaded for prints and this editor is a very good starting point for that. Since over the web the operation speed is likely to get worse, one needs to worry about that. On an average then the application rates 3 stars.

PhotoEditor is most convenient web-based software for online photo editing. Designed for easy work with photos over the web, it ideally combines all most popular and required photo editing options with speed and simplicity of use.
When integrated with a site, it allows visitors to edit a photo stored there - rotate, crop, remove red eye effect, apply most common artistic effects, etc. It does not require anything other than a regular browser.
PhotoEditor is especially beneficial for companies that provide online photo printing services and online photo albums and galleries. With PhotoEditor, you get everything you need to edit photos before posting them or having them printed.
Editor features:
* Crop:
- Fixed aspect ratios (4''x6'', 5''x7'', etc)
- Quality meter (i.e. warns the user if the image will be too small after being cropped)
* Red eye removal
- Automatic mode (based on the face selection)
- Manual mode
* Rotation and flipping
- 90 degrees clockwise
- 90 degrees counter-clockwise
- Flip horizontally/vertically
* Color and tone adjustment
- Automatic fix
- Brightness
- Contrast
- Saturation
* Fun artistic features:
- Tinting
- Borders
- Artistic effects
* After the user edits the image, they can:
- Save the result as a new image
- Overwrite the result
- Revert the image to the original.
PhotoEditor user interface utilizes cutting-edge AJAX technology. It means that no need for ActiveX controls/Java applets/Flash. Also it provides cross-browser compatibility (works with Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Safari).
PhotoEditor exposes the following benefits from the developer's point of view:
* Straightforward installation and integration. Just several simple steps are required to get started.
* Customizable look-and-feel.
* Easy to localize. All text strings are stored in a separate XML file. It is easy to translate it to other language.
* The source code is included (VB.NET).