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PICNIK replacement

wlflover2215wlflover2215 Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
edited April 18, 2012 in Digital Darkroom
i am in a panic as PICNIK is closing and i use it all the time. i am an idiot as far as photoshop goes. does anyone have any suggestions? and do you think smugmug will actually find a decent replacement and have you heard anything in regards to what they will do? thank you!!

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    AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2012
    wlflover2215 wrote: »
    i am in a panic as PICNIK is closing and i use it all the time. i am an idiot as far as photoshop goes. does anyone have any suggestions? and do you think smugmug will actually find a decent replacement and have you heard anything in regards to what they will do? thank you!!

    Hi, we will have a replacement, promise. Stay tuned on our News Blog http://news.smugmug.com and do subscribe to it as well.
    Andy

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    ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 23,848 moderator
    edited January 23, 2012
    In addition to the replacement that Andy mentions, I enjoy having Picasa on all of my machines. It is a lightweight application that installs on Windows, Mac and Linux machines. It supports many camera RAW files, as well as most bimap files (JPG, BMP, etc.)

    http://picasa.google.com/

    If you have a SmugMug account, you can also add a SmugMug button to Picasa to help automate uploading images to SmugMug.

    http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93283-uploading-from-picasa

    While Picasa may not replace the functions of PICNIK, it's an excellent addition to any computer (IMO).
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
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    GoofBcktGoofBckt Registered Users Posts: 481 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2012
    I always felt like the "idiot" too, but I tried Photoshop Elements and I love it. Like any editing program, it has a learning curve, but not like the more heavy duty Photoshop programs. Try one of the Elements online for free and see what you think. :)
    wlflover2215 wrote: »
    i am in a panic as PICNIK is closing and i use it all the time. i am an idiot as far as photoshop goes. does anyone have any suggestions? and do you think smugmug will actually find a decent replacement and have you heard anything in regards to what they will do? thank you!!
    www.ghostdancephoto.com
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    Moving PicturesMoving Pictures Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited January 24, 2012
    ziggy53 wrote: »
    In addition to the replacement that Andy mentions, I enjoy having Picasa on all of my machines. It is a lightweight application that installs on Windows, Mac and Linux machines.

    Bzzzt.

    "Picasa is not currently available for your operating system"

    Running Ubuntu 11 (linux) over here.
    Newspaper photogs specialize in drive-by shootings.
    Forum for Canadian shooters: www.canphoto.net
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    MommajojoMommajojo Registered Users Posts: 22 Big grins
    edited February 3, 2012
    I think you can use a similar version of picnik in google + it's called creative kit. It has less features but the basics are there...
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    brterrybrterry Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
    edited March 21, 2012
    wlflover2215 wrote: »
    i am in a panic as PICNIK is closing and i use it all the time. i am an idiot as far as photoshop goes. does anyone have any suggestions? and do you think smugmug will actually find a decent replacement and have you heard anything in regards to what they will do? thank you!!

    Good news! I am a former Picnik engineer working on a new version of Picnik called PicMonkey Take a look: http://www.picmonkey.com/
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    NewsyNewsy Registered Users Posts: 605 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2012
    brterry wrote: »
    Good news! I am a former Picnik engineer working on a new version of Picnik called PicMonkey Take a look: http://www.picmonkey.com/

    Wow! A legal page I can read in one sitting with out falling asleep or requiring a team of lawyers to explain to me. In fact, it even made me snicker once or twice. You can't be in USA, right?

    I recently acquired an eReader from Sony that had a 140+ page legal advisory. I crossed my fingers, used the Search function to ensure there was no first child clause, and daubed holy water on my forehead before clicking on the "Yes" button for that one.

    I digress.... nice job on the site.
    http://newsy.smugmug.com

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    kofakofa Registered Users Posts: 73 Big grins
    edited April 18, 2012
    You can run Picasa using Wine
    Moving Pictures wrote: »
    Bzzzt.

    "Picasa is not currently available for your operating system"

    Running Ubuntu 11 (linux) over here.

    You can run Picasa using Wine.
    http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-picasa-39-in-linux-and-fix.html (also, just google for picasa wine)
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