Technology & Pop Culture

Free Pixlr Plugin Turns Firefox Into Photoshop

Posted by Bradley under Art, Internets

If you ever need to Photoshop something on the fly or require more advanced photo editing than MS Paint can offer, Firefox and web-based editing software pixlr can help you out in a pinch.

The functionality is robust — allowing you to open and save images in popular JPG, PNG or BMP file formats, use layers and define custom brushes.  Pretty much any basic to intermediate Photoshop task can be accomplished with ease.

And best of all there is no installation necessary — it’s 100% web based and 100% free.

http://www.pixlr.com/editor/

Also go grab the plugin for Firefox which saves time when editing images from the web by adding right click “Edit image in Pixlr” menu integration.

A welcome time-saver for bloggers!

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9924

[via Firefox Facts via Download Squad]

Tags: Firefiox, Photoshop, pixlr, Plugin

YouTube Now Streams “Sideshow” In High Definition!

Posted by Bradley under Art, Movies, Personal, Technology

YouTube is now offering a “Watch in HD” option for videos that were originally uploaded from an HD source.

Previously, the link read “Watch in High Quality” which really wasn’t HD quality.

As we reported earlier, YouTube recently switched from a 4:3 aspect ratio to a 16:9 aspect ratio which brought the widescreen video format necessary to support High Definition video.

Without further adieu…

Enjoy Blatant Mockery‘s “Sideshow” in HD.

It really looks great!

The comparison shots above don’t do it any justice.

Hit up the link and please rate and comment on YouTube!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0v8Q2BvH7A&fmt=22

Tags: Blatant Mockery, HD, High Definition, Official, Sideshow, Streams, Video, YouTube

Sachiko Kodama’s Ferrofluid Sculpture Is Like Woah

Posted by Bradley under Art, Science, Technology

After seeing the alien wonder that is Sachiko Kodama‘s ferromagnetic fluid sculpture I have come to the conclusion that she might be the Cloverfield monster.

And I want my large, novelty coffee mug back please.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ6SB4JvJoU

Tags: Cloverfield Monster, Ferromagnetic Fluid, Sachiko Kodama, Sculpture