Chocoflop - editing software for beginners

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Consider applications, ChocoFlop - a program for creating and editing simple raster images. The special features include quick start-up, implementation, working with filters, masks, layers, the ability to draw and transformation, as well as RAW import.

At the time of this writing, official site program was not available, so it had to swing from the software list. The latest available version - 0.66a, which means there is no guarantee of stability. The program is free, friendly with Growl.

Just specify the professional creation and processing of images, I never dealt with, however, in the description of the program stated that it was "simple and free image editor." So, it is designed specifically for people like me. From the application of this type usually require minimum necessary functionality combined with ease of use and ease of development. These criteria and will form the basis for evaluation. After virtually instant start-up appears familiar to many graphic editors main window, or rather, three mini-window: the standard toolbar, and the inspector panel layers. Experience shows that it is usually nothing more is required.

When you create a document, the user is offered a very convenient choice of a large number of sizes for different monitor resolutions (with signatures, which computer it can fit), for a variety of video standards and for the screens of some mobile phone (also with signatures). Also a selection of color modes (8, 16 and 32 bits) and background color. Again, all right layman is, more is available except that in the flagship of Adobe and its competitors.

Work in the application due to its habitual Standard: familiar from other image editors set of tools, layers, masks, filters, everything. Immediately difficult to find the missing feature, available in the same Photoshop, the absence of which would disappoint.

image editing and intuitive for anyone who has dealt with graphic editors. Otherwise, ChocoFlop can be a good first step in getting the skills to work with images.

The resulting image can be stored in all popular formats, even in the form of icons.

Summing up, it is worth noting unpleasant delays response to user actions. Even holding the line "brush" occurs in spurts and it's Intel-MacBook with 1GB of RAM with parallel open Safari window. The latest stable version of the program to react much faster, so this lack of sleeping on the instability of fresh alpha version.

In short, if you are not a professional in terms of art and you need to quickly create or edit the image without problems, ChocoFlop - what you need.