Preloadr: Web-based photo editor for Flickr

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Preloadr: Web-based photo editor for Flickr

by Jordan Running Jul 14th 2006

There's a number of web-based image manipulation apps out there, e.g. SnipShot, but Preloadr sets itself apart by being designed to integrate tightly with Flickr. It uses the Flickr API to let you choose photos from your Flickr library, edit them on the web, and then save them right back to Flickr. It has all of the basic functions you'd expect, like crop, rotate, and resize, plus more advanced functions like color correction, auto contrast, sharpen, curves, even a layers and a decent text tool. It also has unlimited undo/redo, a very welcome feature. Overall, Preloadr is speedy and responsive, and a very impressive tool.

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