In article <d0fcd00d-0bc7-478d-b8cd-e8b848fb6741
@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, goodwinm@iolfree.ie says...
> Is there software out there that makes it possible to make an overall
> image out of a series of smaller images - whether it be the same
> subject of dfferent subjects? And is there a name for this method?
> http://www.mazaika.com/
Cynicor wrote:
> goodwinm@iolfree.ie wrote:
>> Is there software out there that makes it possible to make an overall
>> image out of a series of smaller images - whether it be the same
>> subject of dfferent subjects? And is there a name for this method?
>
> New:
>
> http://research.microsoft.com/news/f...ge.aspx?0hp=n1
Interesting, but runs only on inferior software! [ :-) ]
From the link:
"It works like this: AutoCollage—which works with either Windows Vista
or Windows XP Service Pack 2 and above—cuts out interesting parts of
photos and combines them together, following natural features as
boundaries between images. The selected pieces are sized similarly and
assembled into a pleasing whole."
Not a mosaic, and not really a collage, unless the meaning of that term
has shifted to include mono-media.
Cynicor wrote:
> Don Stauffer wrote:
>> goodwinm@iolfree.ie wrote:
>>> Is there software out there that makes it possible to make an overall
>>> image out of a series of smaller images - whether it be the same
>>> subject of dfferent subjects? And is there a name for this method?
>>
>> There WAS such a product about a year or two ago- have not seen it for
>> a long while. I suspect it was not a hit. I sure do not remember the
>> name nor the company.
>>
>> I would call such an image a mosaic.
>>
>> Sort of reminds me of the old days, before graphics printers. There
>> were a number of programs that determined the darkness of each letter
>> in the alphabet, and converted the image to letters. Of course, the
>> image was limited to about eighty columns wide, so it sure was not
>> high res :-}
>
> Oooooooh. Like this: http://www.sixdots.de/mosaik/en/
Also from that link:
"Foto-Mosaik needs DirectX version 9 from Microsoft. You can download
the newest version for free at the Microsoft Homepage"
John McWilliams wrote:
> Cynicor wrote:
>> Don Stauffer wrote:
>>> goodwinm@iolfree.ie wrote:
>>>> Is there software out there that makes it possible to make an overall
>>>> image out of a series of smaller images - whether it be the same
>>>> subject of dfferent subjects? And is there a name for this method?
>>>
>>> There WAS such a product about a year or two ago- have not seen it
>>> for a long while. I suspect it was not a hit. I sure do not remember
>>> the name nor the company.
>>>
>>> I would call such an image a mosaic.
>>>
>>> Sort of reminds me of the old days, before graphics printers. There
>>> were a number of programs that determined the darkness of each letter
>>> in the alphabet, and converted the image to letters. Of course, the
>>> image was limited to about eighty columns wide, so it sure was not
>>> high res :-}
>>
>> Oooooooh. Like this: http://www.sixdots.de/mosaik/en/
>
> Also from that link:
>
> "Foto-Mosaik needs DirectX version 9 from Microsoft. You can download
> the newest version for free at the Microsoft Homepage"
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
On 05 Sep 2008 in rec.photo.digital, Don Stauffer wrote:
> Sort of reminds me of the old days, before graphics printers. There
> were a number of programs that determined the darkness of each
> letter in the alphabet, and converted the image to letters. Of
> course, the image was limited to about eighty columns wide, so it
> sure was not high res :-}
Christy Brinkley, and it was 132 columns on the line printer at my
college. The trick was getting plain paper insead of green-and-white.
>Is there software out there that makes it possible to make an overall
>image out of a series of smaller images - whether it be the same
>subject of dfferent subjects? And is there a name for this method?
I tested a lot of these types of programs quite a few years ago when this method
was very popular. Out of all the ones I tested I liked "Mosaic Creator
Professional" http://www.aolej.com/mosaic the best. It had a lot more options
for tiling and rendering. Including overlaying images using the Alpha channel
for transparency, using color-masks, and adding drop-shadows to the tiled
images, even adding a grout-texture between tiles. One of the more novel aspects
is that you can create image-tiles of many shapes, styles, and rotations, even
randomize them. Interlocking puzzle shapes, hexagons, complex Escher-like tiles,
etc. When checking that program folder for tile-shapes I find 140
shape-definition files there. I think you have to download extra shapes as an
add-on package. It includes a tile-shape pattern editor too if you want to
create your own tile patterns.
Though this technique seems gimmicky and done-to-death in the past, when done
well with the proper main subject and with the right collection of small images
to commemorate it, a print made this way can be a nice gift. One friend who does
his own home-brewing enjoyed having his portrait done in beer-bottle labels, now
on display in his bar. A musician friend likewise enjoyed having a photo of his
favorite guitar done in album-cover images. Another friend who cross-breeds
orchids liked a photo of his own cross-bred flower done in smaller images of
orchids. Anyway, you get the idea.
Joe Makowiec wrote:
> On 05 Sep 2008 in rec.photo.digital, Don Stauffer wrote:
>
>> Sort of reminds me of the old days, before graphics printers. There
>> were a number of programs that determined the darkness of each
>> letter in the alphabet, and converted the image to letters. Of
>> course, the image was limited to about eighty columns wide, so it
>> sure was not high res :-}
>
> Christy Brinkley, and it was 132 columns on the line printer at my
> college. The trick was getting plain paper insead of green-and-white.
Joe Makowiec wrote:
> On 05 Sep 2008 in rec.photo.digital, Don Stauffer wrote:
>
>> Sort of reminds me of the old days, before graphics printers. There
>> were a number of programs that determined the darkness of each
>> letter in the alphabet, and converted the image to letters. Of
>> course, the image was limited to about eighty columns wide, so it
>> sure was not high res :-}
>
> Christy Brinkley, and it was 132 columns on the line printer at my
> college. The trick was getting plain paper insead of green-and-white.
>Is there software out there that makes it possible to make an overall
>image out of a series of smaller images - whether it be the same
>subject of dfferent subjects? And is there a name for this method?
Here is the idea taken a step further.
A picture within a picture within a picture:
This was at Disneyland in Anaheim, California during their 50th
anniversary celebration back in 2005. At the outermost level, you can
see a picture of Mickey Mouse in 'Steam Boat Willie'. That picture is
made up of a number of smaller pictures, which in turn, are made up of
even smaller pictures.
Disneyland asked for guests to send in pictures that they had taken at
Disneyland over the years. Mosaics like this were the end result. They
and a number of them posted around Disneyland and California Adventure,
but this was the only one with 3 levels of pictures.
At the inner-most level, the pictures were pretty tiny. They had
indexes where you could look up where to find your picture if you
submitted one.
J. Slater wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 16:42:42 -0700 (PDT), goodwinm@iolfree.ie wrote:
>
>> Is there software out there that makes it possible to make an overall
>> image out of a series of smaller images - whether it be the same
>> subject of dfferent subjects? And is there a name for this method?
>
> I tested a lot of these types of programs quite a few years ago when this method
> was very popular. Out of all the ones I tested I liked "Mosaic Creator
> Professional" http://www.aolej.com/mosaic the best.
PC only, unfortunately.
It had a lot more options
> for tiling and rendering. Including overlaying images using the Alpha channel
> for transparency, using color-masks, and adding drop-shadows to the tiled
> images, even adding a grout-texture between tiles. One of the more novel aspects
> is that you can create image-tiles of many shapes, styles, and rotations, even
> randomize them. Interlocking puzzle shapes, hexagons, complex Escher-like tiles,
> etc. When checking that program folder for tile-shapes I find 140
> shape-definition files there. I think you have to download extra shapes as an
> add-on package. It includes a tile-shape pattern editor too if you want to
> create your own tile patterns.
>
> Though this technique seems gimmicky and done-to-death in the past, when done
> well with the proper main subject and with the right collection of small images
> to commemorate it, a print made this way can be a nice gift. One friend who does
> his own home-brewing enjoyed having his portrait done in beer-bottle labels, now
> on display in his bar. A musician friend likewise enjoyed having a photo of his
> favorite guitar done in album-cover images. Another friend who cross-breeds
> orchids liked a photo of his own cross-bred flower done in smaller images of
> orchids. Anyway, you get the idea.
>
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