AndreaMosaic
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| AndreaMosaic on Windows XP AndreaMosaic 3.23 running on Windows XP | |
| Developer(s) | Andrea Denzler |
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| Stable release | AndreaMosaic 3.30.3
/ October 16, 2008 |
| Written in | C++, Assembly language |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Graphic art software |
| License | Proprietary software with free to use license for personal/commercial use |
| Website | http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ |
AndreaMosaic is a 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 8,000 megapixel)
Versions
As of version 3.30[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 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2003 and also on 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 52th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale
Reception
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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. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "WayBackMachine: AndreaMosaic". web.archive.org. 2003-07-02. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "How-To: Make your own photo mosaics". engadget. 2004-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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- ^ a b c "Gadget Guy Review: Andrea Mosaic". WISCTV/Channel 3000. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c "Make Artistic Mosaics With Your Photos". PCWorld. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Video Clip - Create a Photo Mosaic". PC Magazine. 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c "Create beautiful mosaics from your own pictures". Softonic.com. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Flickr Hacks: Tips & Tools for Sharing Photos Online. O'Reilly. 2006. p. 335. ISBN 0596102453, 9780596102456.
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