I have to say that I find it extremely annoying and unnecessary that whenever a person's comments here about a giveaway are short and positive, and they thank the developers, it invariably gets a negative vote. I find such positive comments to be valuable from others, as well as courteous, and I try to do the same myself. It is very sad that so many people would rather not see that kind of simple, polite comment. None of the developers has to give away anything. I know that they usually benefit in some way from the giveaway, but not always. Our world could benefit from more people saying a simple thank-you when appropriate. For those whose time is too valuable to read those comments, they can just skip/skim over them, but the company is probably heartened to read that what they did was appreciated by at least some of us.

M. Aronson  –  8 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+34)

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At a time when too many software developers are coming up with products at over-inflated prices, it's refreshing to encounter today's developer and its obvious commitment to delivering a genuine bang for the buck.

As a giveaway today, Romantic Photo is quite a find, so for those who don't have / can't afford expensive software for image post-processing (by virtue of work I'm able to draw upon everything from Photoshop to Perfect Effects and all stops in between but not everyone's going to be so lucky) then it's well worth downloading and trialing.

It's quite comprehensive in what it does so for many there'll be no need to look any further. However: for those GOTDers who, as noted before, are on a tight budget, and may want a few extras over and above that which Romantic Photo provides, can I also recommend this superb free online service:

http://www150.lunapic.com/editor/

I appreciate, many people may never have heard of Lunapic, but it is well worth using, and especially if you're looking to create images in non-standard sizes ('romantic' images do tend to look better in elongated ovals rather than rectangles.) Online working is quick and easy and, as noted, there's no charge.

Anyway. Kudos to today's developer JixiPix for a nice offering at a fair price (free today, but only $10 if a future re-install is ever required) and, as usual, thanks to GOTD for bringing JixiPix's work to wider attention. Thumbs up from me.

MikeR  –  8 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+18)

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I downloaded a photo from the internet:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4l5l7pfjifvixsy/Reeen%20Thinkstock_0.jpg?dl=0
and did some actions on it; just picked one of the options without any alteration.
all together:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10366431/_GOTD/RomanticPhoto200_20160609/Voorbeelden/index.html

Ootje  –  8 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+12)

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Hi, first about Registration. In Chrome for instance the address given in Readme text takes you straight to GOTD 'get the key' page (Fill in the form below to get the activation code for Romantic Photo 2.00) - enter your name and address. In IE (my regular Browser) the address to that page page doesn't work, unless you delete last part of it - '?preview' and page that appears has your GOTD details pre-filled, so just a click and Reg Key arrives promptly in your mail box. So much about Registration. I personally don't like this procedure with providing my Key - having already opted out from d/l link to Software and cancelling fb login, but there you have it (one way or another..)

Romantic Photo 2.00 is a set of Presets that seems to take you to almost ridiculous combination of 'dewy' looking images, where (in other Photo Managers) 'randomize' button/s would probably give that infinitive amount of different results with each click? Here however every one of them is named, and preview provided on the bottom bar. Not only that - each Preset can be further altered with sliders on the right. Testing it on 'regular' image with nature scene is practically too much one can take in!..:), good job there is a button on top of your picture with 'hold down to view the original image for a quick comparison' function, or it's easy to forget what it (even) looked like, or wonder what you really want with it, haha.

All in all - althou this Software has so many possibilities of different 'looks' - it might be strangely enough limited to images of people or portraits only - rather than nature scenes as such, unless you need specific detail in to 'stand out' (no, I'm not talking about bokeh effect), but be surrounded by blurry (dreamy?) background with 'strange' light/shadows.. I might be designed for specific purpose off course - Wedding photos for instance (or Anniversary/Birthdays) hence the word 'Romantic'??, hmm. Otherwise it could to be re-named to 'Fantasy Photo'?? It does come up with array of fantasy looks that could be classed as 'fantasy art' (read: strange, moody, amusing, or unsettling, as that genre can be..) But for now - let's interpret it's intentions and take 'romantic' as is - on the tin:) I'll keep it for a while to (yet) see if I like these effects on pictures with person/people in it to share more observations. Many thanks.

fran  –  8 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+10)

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Used a photo of my wedding from the 1970's. Ran a few filters and was quite pleased with the outcome. My ex wife looked almost human.

Charlie  –  8 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+10)

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