06-13-12 – Photo Mosaics

Free Mosaic Software for Windows

http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/

I played with it, VERY easy, I made this as test

Original Image

Mosaic

My source was a little over a thousand JPEG images and I still had to use duplicate images. It was fast, even on my old slow computer.

All in all, I think this will be a cool software theme!

I’m pretty sure the intent of the theme wasn’t “make a photo out of other photos”, it was more like “make a pleasing arrangement of a bunch of similar photos”:

http://farktography.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=2987

I do think we probably need to clarify the theme, as most people think of the 1st definition when you say “photomosaic”….

We need Kes to clear this up pretty quickly. The flickr page cited as an example in the original thread is not a mosaic of the same type that ennui’s referencing and has illustrated above. The cited example is merely a grid of similar images (buoys in this case).

While I like mosaic’s like ennui’s example (I wrote an app to generate my own if you remember that thread from a couple of months ago), I don’t think they show well within Fark’s image sizes. Looking at ennui’s example, you can’t really tell what any of the component images are.

The simpler definition of mosaic as used in the cited example also removes the need for additional software.

We need Kes to clear this up pretty quickly. The flickr page cited as an example in the original thread is not a mosaic of the same type that ennui’s referencing and has illustrated above. The cited example is merely a grid of similar images (buoys in this case).

While I like mosaic’s like ennui’s example (I wrote an app to generate my own if you remember that thread from a couple of months ago), I don’t think they show well within Fark’s image sizes. Looking at ennui’s example, you can’t really tell what any of the component images are.

The simpler definition of mosaic as used in the cited example also removes the need for additional software.

Ahh, I see. Yep, we need a clarification then, because I am betting 99% of people reading the theme will go with what I did.

I was thinking more of a collage

There’s the key word – collage. Replace “Mosaic” with “Collage” and I think that clears everything up (assuming that’s Kes’ actual intent).

I was thinking more of a collage

There’s the key word – collage. Replace “Mosaic” with “Collage” and I think that clears everything up (assuming that’s Kes’ actual intent).

See, I wasn’t going to be all snarky and quibble over the concept of mosaic, but since you guys did it for me, I feel better. I’ve been in a very smartass mood of late but didn’t want to inflict it on people I actually like.

The rest of theme Farkers, fark them!

See, I wasn’t going to be all snarky and quibble over the concept of mosaic, but since you guys did it for me, I feel better. I’ve been in a very smartass mood of late but didn’t want to inflict it on people I actually like.

I guess I’m the opposite – if I’m snarky and smartass around you, you know that I like you and am comfortable enough to be myself. It’s my wife’s favorite attribute of mine (and if you believe that, I’ve got some swampland in Florida I’d like to tell you about… :lol:)