PhotoEditor is a set of Web controls that provides rich functionality for online editing of photos. Its main goal is to give you the possibility to easily add a convenient photo editing tool to your ASP.NET-based Web application.

By default, PhotoEditor is best fit for online photofinishing websites. However it can easily be used or configured for any other kind of photo-oriented Web applications in any other area - photo content stores, photo sharing, online galleries, online auctions, insurance, real estate, and whatever else.

PhotoEditor is most convenient web-based software for online photo editing. Designed for easy work with photos over the web, it ideally combines all most popular and required photo editing options with speed and simplicity of use.

When integrated with a site, it allows visitors to edit a photo stored there - rotate, crop, remove red eye effect, apply most common artistic effects, etc. It does not require anything other than a regular browser.

PhotoEditor is especially beneficial for companies that provide online photo printing services and online photo albums and galleries. Using this software, everyone will be able to edit all photos before posting them online or having them printed.

PhotoEditor user interface utilizes cutting-edge AJAX technology. It means that no need for ActiveX controls/Java applets/Flash. Also it provides cross-browser compatibility (works with Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Safari).

PhotoEditor exposes the following benefits from the developer's point of view:

· Straightforward installation and integration. Just several simple steps are required to get started.
· Customizable look-and-feel.
· Easy to localize. All text strings are stored in a separate XML file. It is easy to translate it to other language.
· The source code is included (VB.NET).

Here are some key features of "Aurigma PhotoEditor":

· Modular architecture of PhotoEditor allows breaking it into separate controls and rearranging them in your Web page the way you like.
· Uses advantages of ASP.NET AJAX - a cutting edge technology which allows to build highly interactive user interface in Web applications.
· The appearance of PhotoEditor can be easily changed using CSS skins. That simplifies integration of this product with your Web site.
· The API of PhotoEditor allows creating your own effects, so if there is something important to you that is missing in the standard effect set, you can easily add it.
· PhotoEditor is shipped with lots of ready-to-use effects-actions that the user can take to edit photos. This action set also contains such effects as:
Crop
Red-eye removal
Rotate and flip
Brightness/contrast enhancement (both automatic and manual)
Add borders (simple lines, effect-based, custom images)
Create calendars
Color tinting
Various artistic effects


Requirements:

Client Side
· Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.
· Firefox 2.0 or later.
· Safari 2.0 or later.

Server Side
· IIS 5 or later.
· .NET Framework 2.0 or later.
· ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions 1.0


Limitations:

· 60 days evaluation period

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· New features added and bugs fixed.