Picnik 101: The Basics

Is there any way of keeping track of edits or undoing edits?  I framed two different pictures at different times but would like to go in and see what the width of the frame and matting is so that they can be the same on each one.  I tried opening the photos and clicking undo to remove the frame since that was the last thing I added, but undo isn't an option.  Any suggestions would be great!  Thanks!

Hello everyone,

Thanks for your posts!

sparklinbluiz: Good question, right now Picnik does not have a feature that will allow you to edit or save batches of photos, unfortunately each image must be edited and saved individually. I will add the request for batch editing to our wish list!

Classieladiee: Picnik does not have a transparency feature or layer right now! Thanks for the request

lizlemon77: Another good question and request! Picnik does not have an advanced history attached to each photo at this time. Right now you can remove or re-add edits with the undo/redo buttons but you can not see the specific edits that have been added.

Thanks everyone! I hope this answers your questions!

Chelsea - Team Picnik

Hey, I'm wondering if there's any way to crop everything out of a picture except the object you want to use. Or maybe make everything else transperant? I want to use it for layering a hat onto my picture but I don't want the other person's face over mine of course.

Hope you understand what I mean.. Hahah
Thank you! (:

Hi there,

We do not have an extraction tool at this time, but thanks for the suggestion, I will add it to our user request list! For the time being there is a work around that can help you take the subject from one image and put it into another. To do this you will first need to open up the collage feature and put the two images side by side, then press "done". If you want the image you are creating to have a solid background, leave one of the photo panes empty.

Then you can go into the advanced section of the create tab and clone the subject from one photo into the other.

You can also check out this forums announcement: http://forums.picnik.com/index.php/topic,723.0.html

I hope this helps!

Cheers,

Chelsea, Team Picnik

I just upgraded to premium and since I'm doing more detailed edits, is there a way to quickly compare the original photo to the one after the edits?

Thanks!

Hi cryptonium,

Yes there is! In the create tab, click on the frames option and then choose the before and after frame. This will display your original image right next to your edited image!

I hope this helps!

Cheslea - Team Picnik

Hi cryptonium,

Yes there is! In the create tab, click on the frames option and then choose the before and after frame. This will display your original image right next to your edited image!

I hope this helps!

Cheslea - Team Picnik

Thanks Chelsea, this does accomplish the task but I hope that a new method can be added that can be accessible from everywhere (like the zoom function).

Many Thanks to Ali and Chelsea for all their help

Cheers

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Picnik is the first online image manipulation tool I've used. It is much easier to use with guides like this.

I'm used to editing my images using Photoshop, but there came a time when I had to use another PC and there's no PS available. Glad I've found your site. I was able to find something I can use anytime from any browser.

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Warm wishes,

Hi there good tips for beginners like me..thanks it really helps me a lot in making my profile in this site..

Hi I am new to photography and editing.I would request someone to make us understand the standards set for a picture for editing and also the meaning of some photo editing terms so that we will be benefited thanks

Hi I am new to photography and editing.I would request someone to make us understand the standards set for a picture for editing and also the meaning of some photo editing terms so that we will be benefited thanks

Hi!

Here's a tip that might help you.  Next to the each effect on Picnik, you'll see a little ? button.  If you click that, it will open a box that explains the effect.  You might find those quite handy for understanding the terms and learning more about the various editing tools.

Hope that helps!

Brenda
Team Picnik

Thanks curiouskiwi  hope it will help

Thanks for the useful info guy this were really a big help for us newbies... 

what is picnik?

Hi happy picniking, I want to know how to change the total back ground(may be of any colour) to white by using picnik
Hope for the help

This is really usefull tips from picnik. This will very helpful to newly enter in photography editing. Really Thank a lot for the same.

Anybody can help me to change the packground co;our thanks