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MacOSaiX - 2.0

create mosaics from smaller images

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All Time:	(4.1)
This Version:	(4.0)
Current Version:	2.0
Release Date:	2007-11-19
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	6,732
Downloads (all versions):	53,264

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Product Description:

MacOSaiX lets you create a mosaic representation of an image from hundreds or thousands of individual images. The individual images can be found on local disks, created randomly from fonts, found by keyword through Google's or flickr's image database, pulled from iPhoto or pulled from QuickTime movies. You can also choose rectangles, hexagons or puzzle pieces as the shapes of the tiles in the mosaic. MacOSaiX will automatically determine the best location in the mosaic for each image. When you are done you can save the mosaic as a JPG, PNG or TIFF for printing or save it as an interactive web page.

What's new in this version:

New Features:

Now compatible with Leopard.
Newly found images now zoom into place.
Image sources can now be designated as filler.
Saving mosaics as very large images is now handled more gracefully.
Handling of EPS images is improved.

Bugs Fixed:

Folder image sources no longer reset when a mosaic project is re-opened.
Symbolic links are now handled correctly by Folder image sources.
Searching for flickr photos that match all of the given tags now works correctly.
Google images sources are working again when running on Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther).
Google images sources now load correctly when a mosaic project is re-opened.
QuickTime image sources now behave better.
No longer crashing when using red-, green- or bluescale colors with a Glyphs image source.
No longer crashing when getting the count of matching photos from flickr.
No longer crashing when an invalid image is chosen as the original.
No longer crashing when double-clicking the hand-picked image source.
No longer crashing at some point after editing an image source.
No longer crashing on quit when there is an unsaved Glyphs image source.
No longer crashing when clicking in the menu bar when no windows are open.
Many memory leaks were fixed.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 or later is required to use iPhoto or QuickTime image sources.

Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating:	(4.0)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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Nice update - Version: 2.0, 11/20/2007 04:44AM PST

Mark Bremmer

I've used this tool for two years now. It just keeps getting better. Easy to use, fast and mesmerizing to watch in action. I can't imagine trying to do this by hand. Thank you.

Good product. Makes for fun projects - Version: 2.0a7, 11/13/2007 07:28PM PST

tomtedbear

I've used this program for a couple of years now. I had a crash with version 2.0a7 when I first used it, but nothing since then. It would be great if they could fix the Google Image search, because it is definitely broken. I had no problems with Flikr, however. I get much better and faster results if I only put in one image source request (such as requesting Flikr to find dogs, puppies, beagles, poodles, etc. all in one request rather than multiple image source requests.) If I put in a lot of image requests, it can scan through 100,000 images without ever completing, but if I keep the requests brief, it finishes quickly. A typical run is about 27,000 images scanned in about 1/2 an hour (broadband).

Good product. Makes for fun projects - Version: 2.0a7, 11/13/2007 07:27PM PST