A.Viary First Impressions Review

I have been playing with A.Viary image editor since I got my invitation to take part in the test version. Right up front I have to say I am super impressed with it.

This tool is an online image editor. The idea is not new, we have seen tools before, but unlike those simple “crop and rotate” jobbies we have seen before, this bad boy is comparable to my much used and bulky desktop tool of choice, Photoshop Elements.

In fact, it can do some stuff that software can’t.

Testament to how much I need to do image editing work, despite not being an artist or digital imaging pro, I have a copy of Photoshop Elements for both my Mac and PC. This tool has the potential to make those packages largely redundant. Consider how many people in the world need these tools but not enough to buy a full copy?

A.Viary can do all that I use Elements for but in my web browser, wherever I am in the world. Hook it up to Flickr (there is seems to be an option to do this in future, although the dialog is empty) and my imaging needs will be pretty much sorted.

I look forward to seeing how the tool progresses as they fix bugs and flesh out features. Right now there are some rough edges but I am sure this is going to be fantastic when complete.

Take a look at a feature comparison of online editors at their blog here.

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Chris Garrett 
Filed Under Web 2.0

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3 Responses to “A.Viary First Impressions Review”

  1. luca on April 4th, 2008 6:27 pm

    it seems this aviary suite is very impressively powerful. did you have an invitation to forward me? i am very curious to test by myself.

    thanks so much

    luca

  2. Chris Garrett on April 5th, 2008 3:39 pm

    Sorry, all my invitations were gone in seconds when I offered them on twitter. If I get some more I will announce them on Twitter again so look out :)

  3. Rick Galan on April 21st, 2008 3:34 am

    Have you played with Paint.net? It only works on PCs, but i’ve been pretty impressed with it. Might be a nice backup if you don’t have an internet connection. :)

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