Video: a tour of Skitch
Skitch is the latest app from the boys of Plasq, makers of the hugely popular Comic Life. If you've never seen it in action, take a few to check out the simple yet powerful interface.
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deevee said 12:31PM on 6-15-2007
I've been playing with it for a day,,and it's an instant fav!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deeveepix/549670744/
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Benno said 9:55AM on 6-15-2007
It's too bad the interface looks like the free software you hate to get with your camera, in windows. They should have stuck with the traditional Apple Interface, IMHO.
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Chan said 10:07AM on 6-15-2007
Agree with #1, that customised interface doesn't do the app any favours, and is it me or is that guy totally baked or what?
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Audun said 10:47AM on 6-15-2007
Cool. They have a guy i Kristiansand, Norway. That is where I live :o)
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Audun said 10:46AM on 6-15-2007
Cool. They have a guy in Kristiansand, Norway. That's where I live :o)
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Wojtek said 10:55AM on 6-15-2007
That's where you have a buggy internet connection :P
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Wojtek said 10:59AM on 6-15-2007
And mine's buggy too, LOL
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David said 11:20AM on 6-15-2007
I just dont see the wonder in this software, all than i can already do y other programs like fireworks or photoshop, i didnt see the all the video (just untill the guy uploaded his photo) but i just dont see how could this software be usefull to me
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dwwd said 1:54PM on 6-15-2007
can anyone invite me... they said i should beg ;-)
daniel (at) dtech.com.br
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tim said 12:14PM on 6-15-2007
The "happy talk" at the beginning of these videos is tiresome. It would be nice just to cut to the chase and discuss the app at hand.
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Dave Chartier said 12:40PM on 6-15-2007
#7, David: Fireworks and Photoshop are both apps that cost hundreds of dollars from Adobe. Not to mention the fact that unless Fireworks has FTP uploading capabilities, neither of Adobe's apps make sharing pictures on the web 1/10th as easy as Skitch does. One-click uploading to MySkitch, Flickr, FTP, or a .Mac account *as well* as automatically copying the URL of the shared picture to your clipboard is a powerful thing. Heck, Fireworks and Photoshop can't even access my iSight camera to take a live shot, nor can they access my Aperture or iPhoto libraries.
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Donald Perreault said 12:46PM on 6-15-2007
I think Skitch is awesome!
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11Mystics said 1:01PM on 6-15-2007
This is a no brainer hit with me. No more pasting screenshots into Photoshop just to make a stupid JPG. This app is about efficiency at a much lower cost in terms of system resources. Right now Photoshop is using 75% more virtual memory on my system than Skitch and the process of (for example) capturing a screenshot and sending it via Adium for me just went from approximately one minute to about 7 seconds if I have to open the applications simply to make a JPG. The interface is perfect for an application of small design. Nothing worse than having five inspectors cluttering your screen just to do simple things like pick color or select a tool. If I have to open an inspector just to pick a color, you're wasting my time. Put the tools where they're accessible. The only thing I would have done differently here is put the undo and clear buttons at the top.
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Catt said 12:24AM on 6-16-2007
Can I get an invite please I want to have fun too...
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antonberg said 6:19PM on 6-16-2007
Looks like great app, thw video surely looks great, anybody have an invite?
anton(at)gmail.com
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Bwana said 8:03PM on 6-16-2007
Need an invite here as well
bwana (at) bwana (dot) org
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Catt said 9:28PM on 7-02-2007
I have 5 skitch invites for anyone who still need one.
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Jas.Dye said 11:29PM on 7-03-2007
I would love an invite.
james(dot)m(dot)dye(at)gmail(dot)com
Gracias!
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