Very GOOD APP today which, exactly as Inpaint, can remove objects from a photo by replacing one area of it with another one as a "patch", without any quality loss at the end of the process.

Unlike most similar FREE/PAID products out there, this tool can resize a picture by removing only unnecessary portions of it, instead of equally reducing all objects.

Smart way to reduce the size and aspect ratio of a photo, before publishing it on the web (on Facebook, for instance) or send it via email as attachment.

Even the LITE and FREE version of this app is very good, despite lacking of the "Smart Remove" function designed to remove objects from a pic without leaving visible traces!!

3 THUMBS UP from me!!

So overall this GAOTD is an EXCELLENT APP but 45 $ is as usual too way expensive in my view, especially when compared to FREE alternatives out there!!

BEST FREE ALTERNATIVES

First of all, to remove objects and compress the image size and aspect ratio you can use the excellent Open Source "GIMP":

http://liquidrescale.wikidot.com/en:examples https://github.com/bootchk/resynthesizer
http://gimped101.blogspot.it/2011/08/crop-to-4×6-or-5×7-aspect-ratio.html

Another excellent FREE & PORTABLE app almost noybody seem to be aware of is also RIOT (Radical Image Optimization Tool): in short it's a cool image optimizer tool, which helps you visually adjust compression ratio parameters, while keeping minimum filesize and high image quality, in order to easily share any photos of yours on the web or via email as attachment.
With this magic FREE tool users can preview the resulting image in real time, as it updates itself immediately after each photo alteration by a cool function called “in-place compare”.
Can also be used to remove metadata (IPTC, Adobe XMP, EXIF profile, ICC profile or comments) from any photos with ease.

http://luci.criosweb.ro/riot/download

See also:
http://www.magix.com/us/free-download/photo-designer/functions
http://www.iwesoft.com/product/34/image-resizer
http://www.glorylogic.com/image_resizer.html

Enjoy!!

Giovanni  –  7 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+189)

Μετάφραση

The installation was without any problems.

The software started working immediatelly and it started by suggesting that you should watch several video demostration of the functions the software offers. I believe it is a wonderful feature.

Then I took several pictures from a comic and tried to resize them. You can see the results at http://www.aj3000.org/demo/index.html

Honestly, I was not satisfied with the results, so I am not going to keep the software, but with a different kind of pictures this software could work much better.

Anyway, as it is free you should give it a try and see for yourself.

Zdenek Rotrekl  –  7 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+65)

Μετάφραση

Initially I thought it was a simple image resize program but it's not and the only way you can understand its function is to download it and play the demonstrations.
I suppose in essence it can be summed up as a cutting, stretching and squeezing tool which can also mark objects that must remain untouched.
It is a different way of removing objects than the more often used chameleon type where the program tries to guess what is behind the object to be removed.
The only way you can understand this programs capabilities is by downloading it and it's certainly worthwhile doing so.

XP-Man  –  7 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+36)

Μετάφραση

Giovanni,bravo.Riot is excellent, there is a Plug-In for Gimp
http://registry.gimp.org/node/20778

Milovanović Sinišavić  –  7 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+28)

Μετάφραση

Downloaded and installed with no problems. Registered automatically (no hoops to jump through)

Takes some practice to achieve the desired result and some functions work better than others in meeting my needs. However, performs pretty much as promised and worth keeping in the toolbox for when a quick edit of photo content is required to meet size constraints.

Amargein  –  7 years ago  –  Βρήκατε αυτό το σχόλιο χρήσιμο? ναι | όχι (+27)

Μετάφραση