Picnik is a free online photo editing website that allows users to edit, enhance and share their photos. It has tools for basic edits like cropping and resizing as well as advanced edits. Users can make collages from multiple photos, add frames and text, or print customized photo books, cards and gifts. The website saw over 10 million visitors per month before being acquired by Google and shut down in 2012.

1. Picnik Website
trip to the world of photo editing
Done by: Afraa Alamiri
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2. About Picnik
Interface of the website
Edit photo
Make a collage
Make a fancy collage
Make a show
Make a keepsake
Share your picture
Quiz

3. About Picnik

4. What is Picnik
• Picnik is a website that allows you to edit photos
either by using basic tasks such as cropping and
resizing or advanced tools.
• It was founded in 2005 by Mike, Jonathan and
Drrain
• It launched in September 2007.
• It attracts more than 10 million visitors per
month.

5. Users
There are 3 different types of users:
• Unregistered users: they use Picnik for free without registration.
• Registered users: they have an account so they can store uploaded
photo and video, and founded any time.
• Pro Users: they pay to register and they can access to all functions
on the website. They have to pay 25$ per month.
* Now the website no longer able to register because they will join
Google tools soon. It will be closed on April 19, 2012.

6. Categories
There are 5 categories that are available on the library:
• Edit photo: edit you photo quickly, easily wherever they are.
• Make a collage: mix all you photos together to create
beautiful college.
• Make fancy college: Turn you photos into a scrapbook,
greeting card and more.
• Make a show: build photo slideshows and widgets for you
family, friends and the world
• Make a keepsake: give your photos life with printed cards,
canvases and more.

7. Upload photo
You can upload you photos from 8 different websites:
 Picasa Web Albums
 Flickr
 Facebook
 MySpace
 Yahoo! Mail
 Photobucket
 Webs
 Webshots

8. • It is online which mean you can use it from any
Advan- machine, no need to install a program
tages
of • Most of the tools are free and you can use it
without paying or registration
the
website • Everyone, every age can use it easily
• You can upload you picture from different
social network websites
• You can order a keepsake from the website

9. Disadvantages of the website
 Some of the tools are not free, so you shell registrant first and
pay amount of money per month
 It is online tool which require internet to use it , so without
network connection you can not use it
 It does not support Arabic language or text
 If you want to cut the picture you have one choice only rather
than other editing programs.

10. Interface of the
website

11. How to move to the home page
((interface of the website

12. You can
upload a
photo 1
from your
computer
OR 2
Choose a photo that
is available on the
website.

13. 1
1 2 3 4
v
5
There are 5 different
categories.

14. Edit photo

15. How to ( Edit photo)
When you click on upload a photo you will
be able to choose any picture from your
computer to edit it. After that you will be
transferred to another page

16. OR Choose
You can
between
edit by
many other
using basic
advanced
edit tools
tools

17. Advanced tools
 Many and different lighting
tools are available free to edit
your photo . ( Featured –
Effects Advanced)
You can easily add text or
frame to your picture (Text –
Frames)
also add stickers and clipart
or backgrounds that are
related to specific season to
your photo. (Stickers -
Seasonal )
Add effects to the face such
as red eyes, teeth whitening
and blusher. (Touch-up)

18. Make a collage

19. How to (Make Collage)
1 As you can see
here you can
choose how many
picture you want to
add
Just upload 3
the picture
You can play with and drag it to
2 the shape or the the place that
space or the color you want to
of the background put on it.
that is between
each picture

20. Make a Fancy
Collage

21. How to ( Make a Fancy Collage)
You can add
text ,edit the
whole picture
Many templates save & share it
appear and Or print it.
under each one
there are many
options
Upload your
Just
picture from any
drag
where you want
the
( Flicker ,
picture
facebook
Yahoo mall ….)

22. Make a show

23. How to Make
a show
Choose a
title for
your show 4
Choose a 2
template 3
Drag the
for the picture to
video her
Upload a
1
picture

24. Make a keepsake

25. What is Keepsake
• User can upload and print the picture they
edit it easily.
• Or design and order their own keepsake
from Picnik. It consists of cups, frames,
post cards, greeting cards, posters, mini
books, books and calendars etc.

26. How to make a Keepsake
First you
should upload
a picture
As you can see
you can print
your picture on
many things and
they will deliver it
to your home
Then choose the size
of the picture and
click on Print photo

27. Share your picture

28. General information
You can share your picture via many websites and
programs:
• Emil
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Flicker
• Photobucket
• Picasa Web Albums

29. Send to Email
Choose
and write
the email
addresses
Put your
email
address
Click on
Email
Photo

30. Share via many
websites
• Twitter – Facebook – Flicker – Photobucket- Picasa Web Albums
• You can share your picture through these websites by following the same
process
Asks you for username
and password Finally, click on
save photo to save
it to the website.
click and see the video

31. You can choose one of these quizzes and
Q answer the questions
u • http://www.vocabtest.com/reverseDefinitions.ph
i • http://www.vocabtest.com/vocabuzz/?tid=1162
z • http://www.vocabtest.com/definitions.php?tid=1

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