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Nad Adam · 10-19-2003, 12:20 AM

A lot of you have seen those pictures on the web where a picture is made out of a thousand small pictures that has the colorscale of the part in the big that it's representing. I was wondering if anyone knows of a photoshop plugin or a program that can make these easily.

charliex · 10-19-2003, 01:11 AM

They are usally called photomosaics, but robert silvers who does all the really famous ones owns the trademark on hat,

youll find a bunch on goole if you search for the photomosaic

for instance
http://www.fishsoft.co.uk/mosaic_magic.shtml

It takes a lot of source images to make a realy good one, i wrote my own software to do it, and it uses a library of 500,000 images, but for more error margin or a higher repetition and smaller images, you can get away with a lot less.

thebigk · 10-25-2003, 11:41 AM

I've used Mosaicer in the past - it's freeware which makes me happy.

http://www.patorjk.com/progmosaicer.htm

dailyjo2003 · 10-31-2003, 09:43 AM

Cool links, I didn't realize you could buy software to do this.

arch13 · 10-31-2003, 03:44 PM

I *hear* that there may even be a photoshop plugin for those with access to a large image database such as Getty Images.
I've only seen it's proof of concept on a G5 running photoshop 6 but it does exist.
For free i doubt though.

Flesh · 10-31-2003, 04:28 PM

wow, thats cool.

hawkeye · 11-01-2003, 12:32 AM

I have a program from ArcSoft called PhotoMontage 2000 that came with my digital camera. It works quite well, but I have no Idea about its avalibality

10-19-2003, 12:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nad Adam Psycho Location: Sweden	Making a picture out of a lot of small ones. A lot of you have seen those pictures on the web where a picture is made out of a thousand small pictures that has the colorscale of the part in the big that it's representing. I was wondering if anyone knows of a photoshop plugin or a program that can make these easily. __________________ Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. - Psalms 137:9

10-31-2003, 03:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
arch13 Loves my girl in thongs Location: North of Mexico, South of Canada	I hear that there may even be a photoshop plugin for those with access to a large image database such as Getty Images. I've only seen it's proof of concept on a G5 running photoshop 6 but it does exist. For free i doubt though. __________________ Seen on an employer evaluation: "The wheel is turning but the hamsters dead" ____________________________ Is arch13 really a porn diety ? find out after the film at 11. -Nanofever

11-01-2003, 12:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
hawkeye back from sabbatical Location: Mosptopia	I have a program from ArcSoft called PhotoMontage 2000 that came with my digital camera. It works quite well, but I have no Idea about its avalibality __________________ You're not fat, You're just a giant ball of love, covered in anger.

10-19-2003, 01:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	They are usally called photomosaics, but robert silvers who does all the really famous ones owns the trademark on hat, youll find a bunch on goole if you search for the photomosaic for instance http://www.fishsoft.co.uk/mosaic_magic.shtml It takes a lot of source images to make a realy good one, i wrote my own software to do it, and it uses a library of 500,000 images, but for more error margin or a higher repetition and smaller images, you can get away with a lot less.

10-25-2003, 11:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
thebigk Insane	I've used Mosaicer in the past - it's freeware which makes me happy. http://www.patorjk.com/progmosaicer.htm

10-31-2003, 09:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
dailyjo2003 Tilted	Cool links, I didn't realize you could buy software to do this.

10-31-2003, 04:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
Flesh Psycho	wow, thats cool.