Of course, I immediately went to their respective websites, inviting myself to be wooed by their slick marketing presentations. Look, I just wanted the software to work, and I was willing to pay for this sometimes-elusive convenience. I was initially horrified at the thought of spending this much coin, but after I dismissed the less expensive choices as likely failures, my wallet loosened a bit. (also available on Apple’s Mac App Store) “You get what you pay for” was going to apply here.īased on price alone, the Hertz and Avis of photomosaic software are: Not that expensive always equates better, but I hoped the phrase I figured if the low-cost options were ravaged by reviewers, how good could the free ones be?įor those of you more intrepid than I, here’s a list ofĨ free photomosaic software choices on Bright Hub. Plus, I don’t have the time to try half-baked software over and over again on the off chance that it will work on the fifth try. I’m not going to intentionally throw it a curve ball. I have enough trouble keeping my computer happy. There are several choices available in the Mac App Store for a few bucks.īut while perusing the user comments, I saw a lot of complaints about these programs freezing up. I didn’t want to have to take the extra step of exporting all those pictures into a separate folder on my desktop for a program that won’t talk to Aperture or iPhoto. To create a decent photo mosaic, you’ve got to use a lot of photos…hundreds of pics. My biggest concern was finding software that would integrate easily with Apple’s Aperture photo program. (maybe because the cost was too steep for the typical art project) Or pricey solutions that no one was really talking about.Inexpensive but flawed Mac App Store apps.Heck, I was even hoping Apple’s OS X had incorporated a simple way to take a snap shot of what I knew my iMac could already do.Īnd as I continued my research, I strangely found there were only a few paltry options out there. I figured there must be tons of software available out there to choose between. No Obvious Solution for a Complex Picture So as I recently struggled with a gifting decision, I figured I would create a photomosaic and frame it.Īnd if there’s one thing I was overflowing with, it’s thousands of pictures that would fuel my new art project. ![]() Then technology advanced, and the voodoo trickled down to the masses.Ī couple of years back, Apple even threw in a photomosaic screen saver into its OS X.Ĭlearly, computer-processing power had advanced sufficiently to handle this once monumental task. Kind of reminiscent of the world in the movie “Tron.” Remember that magical moment back in the mid ‘90’s when you were mesmerized by seeing your first computer-generated photomosaic?Īlso called photo-tiled pictures, they’re large image tapestries made up of many, many tiny photos.Īll of the chaos when viewed up close dissipates into one clear image when seen from a distance. ![]() Then its groovy, complex structure really stands out. Select Custom Mosaic Tiles from Mosaic menu.This photomosaic of my boy is better seen as a larger image. Mazaika Free allows you insert your own image as a tile like a sort of signature or hidden picture riddle. To replace a tile image simply click on the tile with your right mouse button (or use Ctrl+ Click) and select a new image from popup menu. ![]() You may adjust how often every single image is repeated in mosaic, you may manually change and replace every tile in mosaic with a suitable candidate image from the library. To save mosaic press Export button, and select a needed output size.įor advanced users Mazaika Free allows full control over mosaic creation. Mosaic can be saved as a jpeg image file. Resulted image changes will visible in real time. ![]() Simply press Enhanced and adjust Blending and Correction levels. Mosaic can be enhanced with color correction. main mosaic theme picture), or simply drop it into the program's screen from finder.Ģ - Select how many rows and columns you want in your mosaic. To make mosaic with Free Mazaika version:ġ - Open source image (i.e. Use Library popup button at left top corner of a main program screen to switch libraries. Fauna Library contains 1700 images of animals on postal stamps. Flora Library contains 800 flower images. With Free Mazaika version you can fast and easy assemble your own mosaics from two predefined tile libraries. From a distance this mosaic looks like one big image, but as you zoom in, it becomes clear that it's not just a single, large picture but rather a collection of small, separate images. Mazaika makes composite image from hundreds of smaller images.
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