Photo Raster

Photo Raster

Screenshot of Photo Raster
Developer(s)	David Levinsky
Stable release	Version 0.9 / September 2, 2012
Development status	Active
Type	Raster graphics editor
License	Proprietary
Website	www.photoraster.com

Photo Raster is advanced online photo editor. Photo Raster contains integrated tools for digital painting, layer editing, non-destructive editing, photo retouching, image adjustments and filters.

The application is written in JavaScript and uses various HTML5 elements for its function, like WebGL for GPU acceleration.

Features

• Paint tools (brush, pencil, eraser, smudge, blur, sharpen, dodge, burn, contrast, saturation)
• Layer based editing (Blending modes, Opacity control, Merging, Transformation)
• Layer masks (up to four mask per layer, mask tools)
• Image filters (blur, sharpen, find edges, noise, denoise, distort, pixelize, render textures)
• Image adjustments (brightness, contrast, exposure, hue/saturation/lightness, color balance, vibrance, desaturate, threshold)
• Selection tools (rectangular/elliptical/polygonal selections, selection operations)
• Image transformations (resize, rotate, flip, crop)

Version history

Version	Release date	Significant changes
0.4[1]	5 February 2012	Initial release
Photo Raster 0.4 was first public beta version.[2] Development of the PhotoRaster started at the beginning of 2011.[3]
0.5[4]	24 April 2012	Image transformations Layer transformations Selection improvements
0.6[5]	8 May 2012	Image adjustments
0.7[6]	9 July 2012	Image filters Mask tools Color panel
0.8[7]	15 July 2012	New paint tools (dodge, burn, contrast, saturation) More image adjustments (shadows/highlights, degrade)
0.9[8]	2 September 2012	Smudge paint Soften / sharpen paint tool
1.0[9]	20 September 2012	Red eye removal tool
1.1[10]	28 October 2012	Advanced gradient tool
1.2[11]	25 November 2012	Magic wand Paint can Gradient map
1.3[12]	14 March 2013	Text tools

See also

• Comparison of raster graphics editors

References

1. "First public version released". PhotoRaster.com. 5 February 2012.
2. "First public version released". PhotoRaster.com. 5 February 2012.
3. "Technology behind Photo Raster". PhotoRaster.com. 21 November 2011.
4. "Image transformations and much more". PhotoRaster.com. 24 April 2012.
5. "Image Adjustments". PhotoRaster.com. 8 May 2012.
6. "Image Filters and Mask Tools". PhotoRaster.com. 29 July 2012.
7. "New paint tools and image adjustments". PhotoRaster.com. 15 July 2012.
8. "Smudge paint, clone stamp and much more". PhotoRaster.com. 2 September 2012.
9. "Red eye removal tool". PhotoRaster.com. 20 September 2012.
10. "Endless variations with Gradient tool". PhotoRaster.com. 28 October 2012.
11. "Magic Wand, Paint Can and Gradient Map". PhotoRaster.com. 25 November 2012.
12. "Text Tools". PhotoRaster.com. 14 March 2013.

External links

• Official website

Articles about Photo Raster:

• Photo Raster: An Advanced Online Photo Editor, appstorm.net, 23 October 2012
• (Spanish) Photo Raster: Edición de imágenes Online, Loquenecesita.com, 9 September 2012
• (Spanish) Photo Raster programa online para edición de imágenes, Geekets.com, 10 September 2012
• (Portuguese) Raster Photo 0.9.2 Beta, baixaki.com.br, 11 September 2012
• (Italian) Photo Raster: programma gratuito per modificare foto online, Maestroalberto.it, 10 September 2012
• (Persian) Photo Raster: ویرایشگر قدرتمند عکس به صورت آنلاین, bekridea.com, 20 September 2012