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AndreaMosaic
Developer(s)	Andrea Denzler
Stable release	AndreaMosaic 3.39 / December 8, 2019; 5 years ago
Preview release	AndreaMosaic 3.39.12 Beta / March 15, 2021; 3 years ago
Written in	C++, Assembly language
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
Available in	English, Русский, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, German
Type	Graphic art software
License	Proprietary
Website	www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic

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AndreaMosaic is freeware^[1] graphic art software developed and published by Andrea Denzler and that specializes in the creation of photographic mosaic images.

History

The first public release was version 3.12 in 2003.^[2]^[3] In the following years new features where added once or twice a year. A completely new interface came out of beta testing with version 3.3 in September, 2008.^[4]

Features

AndreaMosaic includes several features^[5]^[6] for creating mosaics.^[1]^[7] Together with the standard parameters necessary to create a mosaic the following features are available:

On-the-fly creation of image variants
Automatic cropping of images to fit the tile aspect ratio
Automatic color adjustment
Prevention of close duplicates
High-resolution mosaics (up to 100 gigapixel)

Versions

As of version 3.32^[update] AndreaMosaic is available in Standard and Professional versions. Both share the same features but the Professional version exceeds the Standard version's limits of 200 megapixels and 30,000 tiles. AndreaMosaic is supported on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2003 and also on Mac OS X and Linux distributions through the free Wine software. The software can be installed using the standard installer or through a fully portable no-install archive. A collection of 500 sample images^[8] is freely available.

License

The license allows free use of the software, including commercial use, but it requires that every published or printed photographic mosaic, or derivative work, includes a reference to AndreaMosaic. Also the publishing or display to a large audience of a particular mosaic should be added to the public list of artworks created with AndreaMosaic.

Artworks

Artworks was created worldwide using AndreaMosaic including

a giant mosaic at the official Danish contribution to the 11th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice Biennale (credits)
a mosaic in the short movie Fight for Beauty at the 52nd International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale

Reception

Although the software has proved popular^[9] and has some powerful features,^[5] it has been criticised for not being user-friendly^[5] with a confusing^[1] and dull^[8] interface featuring atrocious grammar^[6] but providing an excellent user guide^[6] and producing excellent results.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Editor's Review of AndreaMosaic". PCWorld. 2008-05-28. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
^ "WayBackMachine: AndreaMosaic". 2003-07-02. Archived from the original on July 2, 2003. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
^ "How-To: Make your own photo mosaics". engadget. 2004-10-19. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
^ "Andrew Mosaic download and history". Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gadget Guy Review: Andrea Mosaic". WISCTV/Channel 3000. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Make Artistic Mosaics With Your Photos". PCWorld. 2008-06-09. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
^ "Video Clip — Create a Photo Mosaic". PC Magazine. 2005-10-05. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Create beautiful mosaics from your own pictures". Softonic.com. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
^ Caterina Fake (2006). Flickr Hacks: Tips & Tools for Sharing Photos Online. O'Reilly. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-596-10245-6.

External links

Official website of AndreaMosaic
Rosenblatt, Seth (May 31, 2009). "AndreaMosaic CNET Editor's Review". CNET.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

[PCWorld2-1] "Editor's Review of AndreaMosaic". PCWorld. 2008-05-28. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

[2] "WayBackMachine: AndreaMosaic". 2003-07-02. Archived from the original on July 2, 2003. Retrieved 2016-07-03.

[3] "How-To: Make your own photo mosaics". engadget. 2004-10-19. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

[RevisionHistory-4] "Andrew Mosaic download and history". Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

[Gadget-5] "Gadget Guy Review: Andrea Mosaic". WISCTV/Channel 3000. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

[PCWorld1-6] "Make Artistic Mosaics With Your Photos". PCWorld. 2008-06-09. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

[PCMag-7] "Video Clip — Create a Photo Mosaic". PC Magazine. 2005-10-05. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.

[Softonic-8] "Create beautiful mosaics from your own pictures". Softonic.com. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.

[9] Caterina Fake (2006). Flickr Hacks: Tips & Tools for Sharing Photos Online. O'Reilly. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-596-10245-6.

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-{{ infobox software
 | name                   = AndreaMosaic
-| logo                   = [[Image:AndreaMosaicLogo.png|200px|AndreaMosaic Logo]]
+| logo                   = [[File:AndreaMosaicLogo.png|200px|AndreaMosaic Logo]]
-| screenshot             = [[Image:AndreaMosaicScreenShot.png|270px|AndreaMosaic on Windows XP]]
+| screenshot             =
 | caption                = AndreaMosaic 3.23 running on [[Windows XP]]
 | developer              = Andrea Denzler
-| latest release version = AndreaMosaic 3.30.3
+| latest release version = AndreaMosaic 3.39
-| latest release date    = {{release date and age|2008|10|16}}
+| latest release date    = {{release date and age|2019|12|08}}
-| latest preview version =
+| latest preview version = AndreaMosaic 3.39.12 Beta
-| latest preview date    =
+| latest preview date    = {{release date and age|2021|03|15}}
 | programming language   = [[C++]], [[Assembly language]]
-| operating system       = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]]
+| operating system       = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]]
-| language               = [[English language|English]]
+| language               = [[English language|English]], [[Russian language|Русский]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[German language|German]]
 | genre                  = [[Graphic art software]]
-| license                = [http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/download/ Proprietary software with free to use license for personal/commercial use]
+| license                = [[Proprietary license|Proprietary]]
-| website                = http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/
+| website                = {{URL|http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic}}
 }}
-'''AndreaMosaic''' is a freeware<ref name="PCWorld2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,71424-order,4-page,1/description.html|title=Editor's Review of AndreaMosaic|accessdate=2008-10-12|publisher=PCWorld|year=2008-05-28}}</ref> [[graphic art software]] developed and published by Andrea Denzler and that specializes in the creation of [[photographic mosaic]] images.
+'''AndreaMosaic''' is freeware<ref name="PCWorld2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,71424-order,4-page,1/description.html |title=Editor's Review of AndreaMosaic |access-date=2008-10-12 |publisher=PCWorld |date=2008-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024233930/http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid%2C71424-order%2C4-page%2C1/description.html |archive-date=24 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[graphic art software]] developed and published by Andrea Denzler and that specializes in the creation of [[photographic mosaic]] images.
-== History ==
+==History==
-The first public release was version 3.12 in 2003<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/|title=WayBackMachine: AndreaMosaic|accessdate=2008-10-12|publisher=web.archive.org|year=2003-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/19/how-to-make-your-own-photo-mosaics/|title=How-To: Make your own photo mosaics|accessdate=2008-10-12|publisher=engadget|year=2004-10-19}}</ref>. In the following years new features where added once or twice a year. A completely new interface came out of beta testing with version 3.3 in [[September]], [[2008]]<ref name="RevisionHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/download/|title=Andrew Mosaic download and history|accessdate=2008-12-06</ref>.
+The first public release was version 3.12 in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ |title=WayBackMachine: AndreaMosaic |access-date=2016-07-03 |date=2003-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030702122443/http://andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ |archive-date=July 2, 2003 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2004/10/19/how-to-make-your-own-photo-mosaics/|title=How-To: Make your own photo mosaics|access-date=2008-10-12|publisher=engadget|date=2004-10-19| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081006134825/http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/19/how-to-make-your-own-photo-mosaics/| archive-date= 6 October 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> In the following years new features where added once or twice a year. A completely new interface came out of [[beta testing]] with version 3.3 in September, 2008.<ref name="RevisionHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/download/|title=Andrew Mosaic download and history|access-date=2008-12-06| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207121520/http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/download/| archive-date= 7 December 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
-== Features ==
+==Features==
-AndreaMosaic includes several features<ref name="Gadget">{{Cite web|url=http://www.channel3000.com/technology/14697599/detail.html|title=Gadget Guy Review: Andrea Mosaic|accessdate=2008-10-12|publisher=WISCTV/Channel 3000|year=2007-11-26}}</ref><ref name="PCWorld1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/146559/make_artistic_mosaics_with_your_photos.html|title=Make Artistic Mosaics With Your Photos|accessdate=2008-10-13|publisher=PCWorld|year=2008-06-09}}</ref> for creating mosaics<ref name="PCWorld2" /><ref name="PCMag">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2192496,00.asp|title=Video Clip - Create a Photo Mosaic|accessdate=2008-10-13|publisher=PC Magazine|year=2005-10-05}}</ref>. Together with the standard parameters necessary to create a mosaic the following features are available:
+AndreaMosaic includes several features<ref name="Gadget">{{Cite web|url=http://www.channel3000.com/technology/14697599/detail.html|title=Gadget Guy Review: Andrea Mosaic|access-date=2008-10-12|publisher=WISCTV/Channel 3000|date=2007-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024223757/http://www.channel3000.com/technology/14697599/detail.html|archive-date=24 October 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="PCWorld1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/146559/make_artistic_mosaics_with_your_photos.html|title=Make Artistic Mosaics With Your Photos|access-date=2008-10-13|publisher=PCWorld|date=2008-06-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081006024816/http://www.pcworld.com/article/146559/make_artistic_mosaics_with_your_photos.html| archive-date= 6 October 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> for creating mosaics.<ref name="PCWorld2" /><ref name="PCMag">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2192496,00.asp |title=Video Clip&nbsp;— Create a Photo Mosaic |access-date=2008-10-13 |publisher=PC Magazine |date=2005-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025050148/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C2817%2C2192496%2C00.asp |archive-date=25 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Together with the standard parameters necessary to create a mosaic the following features are available:
 * On-the-fly creation of image variants
-* Automatic cropping of images to fit the tile aspect ratio
+* Automatic [[Image cropping|cropping]] of images to fit the tile [[aspect ratio]]
 * Automatic color adjustment
 * Prevention of close duplicates
-* High-resolution mosaics (up to 8,000 megapixel)
+* High-resolution mosaics (up to 100 gigapixel)
-== Versions ==
+==Versions==
-{{As of|October 2008|alt=As of version 3.30}} AndreaMosaic is available in Standard and Professional versions. Both share the same features but the Professional version exceeds the Standard version's limits of 200 [[megapixels]] and 30,000 tiles. AndreaMosaic is supported on [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP]], [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows 2003]] and also on [[Linux]] distributions through the free [[Wine software]].
+{{As of|June 2009|alt=As of version 3.32}} AndreaMosaic is available in Standard and Professional versions. Both share the same features but the Professional version exceeds the Standard version's limits of 200 [[megapixels]] and 30,000 tiles. AndreaMosaic is supported on [[Windows 98]], [[Windows ME]], [[Windows NT]], [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP]], [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows 2003]] and also on [[Mac OS X]] and [[Linux]] distributions through the free [[Wine software]].
-The software can be installed using the standard installer or through a fully portable no-install archive. A collection of 500 sample images<ref name="Softonic">{{Cite web|url=http://andreamosaic.en.softonic.com|title=Create beautiful mosaics from your own pictures|accessdate=2008-10-12|publisher=Softonic.com|year=2007-10-25}}</ref> is freely available.
+The software can be installed using the standard installer or through a fully portable no-install archive. A collection of 500 sample images<ref name="Softonic">{{Cite web|url=http://andreamosaic.en.softonic.com|title=Create beautiful mosaics from your own pictures|access-date=2008-10-12|publisher=Softonic.com|date=2007-10-25| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080919172029/http://andreamosaic.en.softonic.com/| archive-date= 19 September 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> is freely available.
-== License ==
+==License==
-The license allows free use of the software, including commercial use, but it requires that every published or printed [[photographic mosaic]], or derivative work, includes a reference to AndreaMosaic. Also the publishing or display to a large audience of a particular mosaic should be added to the public [http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/artworks/ list of artworks] created with AndreaMosaic.
+The license allows free use of the software, including commercial use, but it requires that every published or printed [[photographic mosaic]], or derivative work, includes a reference to AndreaMosaic. Also the publishing or display to a large audience of a particular mosaic should be added to the public list of artworks created with AndreaMosaic.
-== Artworks ==
+==Artworks==
 Artworks was created worldwide using AndreaMosaic including
-* a giant mosaic at the [http://www.dac.dk/visEmneside.asp?artikelID=4392 official Danish contribution] to the 11th International Architecture Exhibition, [[Venice Biennale]] [http://www.dac.dk/visArtikel.asp?artikelID=4650 (credits)]
+* a giant mosaic at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20081022165521/http://www.dac.dk/visEmneside.asp?artikelID=4392 official Danish contribution] to the 11th International Architecture Exhibition, [[Venice Biennale]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20081025022045/http://www.dac.dk/visArtikel.asp?artikelID=4650 (credits)]
-* a mosaic in the short movie [http://www.fightforbeauty.com/ Fight for Beauty] at the 52th International Art Exhibition, [[Venice Biennale]]
+* a mosaic in the short movie [https://web.archive.org/web/20100519125312/http://www.kaius.it/fightforbeauty/ Fight for Beauty] at the 52nd International Art Exhibition, [[Venice Biennale]]
 ==Reception==
+Although the software has proved popular<ref>{{cite book |title=Flickr Hacks: Tips & Tools for Sharing Photos Online |authorlink=Paul Bausch, Jim Bumgardner |author=Caterina Fake |year=2006 |publisher=O'Reilly |isbn=978-0-596-10245-6 |pages=335|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WLx95OWUMYkC}}</ref> and has some powerful features,<ref name="Gadget" /> it has been criticised for not being user-friendly<ref name="Gadget" /> with a confusing<ref name="PCWorld2" /> and dull<ref name="Softonic" /> interface featuring atrocious grammar<ref name="PCWorld1" /> but providing an excellent user guide<ref name="PCWorld1" /> and producing excellent results.<ref name="Softonic" />
-{{Expand-section|date=October 2008}}
-Although the software has proved popular<ref>{{cite book |title=Flickr Hacks: Tips & Tools for Sharing Photos Online |authorlink=Paul Bausch, Jim Bumgardner |coauthors=Caterina Fake |year=2006 |publisher=O'Reilly |isbn=0596102453, 9780596102456|pages=335|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=WLx95OWUMYkC}}</ref> and has some powerful features,<ref name="Gadget" /> it has been criticised for not being user-friendly<ref name="Gadget" /> with a confusing<ref name="PCWorld2" /> and dull<ref name="Softonic" /> interface featuring atrocious grammar<ref name="PCWorld1" /> but providing an excellent user guide<ref name="PCWorld1" /> and producing excellent results<ref name="Softonic" />.
-== References ==
+==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
+<!-- Per [[WP:ELMINOFFICIAL]], choose one official website only -->
 *[http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic Official website of AndreaMosaic]
+*{{cite web
+ |title= AndreaMosaic CNET Editor's Review
+ |first= Seth
+ |last= Rosenblatt
+ |url= http://download.cnet.com/AndreaMosaic/3000-2192_4-10889016.html
+ |work= CNET.com
+ |publisher= CBS Interactive
+ |date= May 31, 2009
+ |access-date= November 12, 2011
+ |archive-date= April 5, 2018
+ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180405194359/http://download.cnet.com/AndreaMosaic/3000-2192_4-10889016.html
+ |url-status= dead
+ }}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Andreamosaic}}
+[[Category:Mosaic]]
 [[Category:2003 software]]
-[[Category:Windows software]]
+[[Category:C++ software]]
 [[Category:Raster graphics editors]]
-[[Category:Linux software]]
+[[Category:Graphics-related software for Linux]]
-[[Category:Graphic design]]
+[[Category:Windows graphics-related software]]
+[[Category:MacOS graphics-related software]]
 [[Category:Proprietary software]]
 [[Category:Photo software]]