Create Banner Using Photoscape

As the posting submitted on Photoscape, Free Software untuk Mengedit Foto, photoscape has many facilities to create an animated GIF called AniGif. AniGif is very easy to use, it can be used immediately, even before you read this posting.
But, I will still discuss about how to make animated GIF in AniGif.

Provide some images that will be animated. On this occasion I am providing 4 pictures:



Once you open Photoscape programme, select AniGif facilities, as appears below:


Drop all the images you want to animate page, AniGif. So it will automatically direct the animation, such as:


If you feel the animation move too fast, you can arrange by changing the time, just give a click on Change Time, and extend the time. In this case I will change change the time to 200.

When you want to change the effect, right-click on the image. And select the desired effect. Following effects are available:


Here is an example of animated image you can use:
Transit to frame the current background color Effect to all the images produced:


In this case, I will choose Move up on the first picture,  move down on the second picture, move left on the thirt picture and move right on the fourth, then produced:


You can combine your own animation ^ _ ^

Now it's time to make gif image that can be used to become a banner on your blog.  
Upload your first GIF image on the internet. Get the URL. I have uploaded to the URL:
http://h1.ripway.com/hikarianna/posting_januari/2.gif

Provide a link on the image with the code like this:
<a href=”http://h1.ripway.com/hikarianna/posting_januari/2.gif”> <img src=”http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees”> <a>
This is the result from the code above :

And the banner is complete already

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Photoscape, easy photo editing software

Everybody knows Adobe Photoshop. It is Shareware. And if we want to continue, we have to pay. Now, i tell you Photoscape. This software can be downloaded free of charge with a weight of around 14MB in http://photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php . This software is also very easy to use. Free ware, safe for you lovers of original software.

Photoscape is the fun and easy photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos.

Key Features

• Viewer: View your folders photos, slideshow
  
• Editor: resizing, brightness and color adjustment, white balance, backlight
• correction, frames, balloons, mosaic mode, adding text, drawing pictures,
• cropping, filters, red eye removal, blooming
  
• Batch editor: Batch editing multiple photos
• Page: Make one photo by merging multiple photos at the page frame
  
• Combine: Make one photo by attaching multiple photos vertically or horizontally
  
• Animated GIF: Make one animation photo with multiple photos
  
• Print: Print portrait shot, carte de visite, passport photo
  
• Splitter: Divide a photo into multiple parts
  
• Screen Capture: Capture your screenshot and save it
  
• Color Picker: Zoom in screen on images, search and pick the color
  
• Rename: Change photo file names in batch mode
  
• Raw Converter: Convert RAW to JPG
  

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How to Make Money From Your Blog

This article is seriously long (over 7300 words), but you’re sure to get your money’s worth (hehehe). I’ll even share some specifics. If you don’t have time to read it now, feel free to bookmark it or print it out for later.

Do you actually want to monetize your blog?

Some people have strong personal feelings with respect to making money from their blogs. If you think commercializing your blog is evil, immoral, unethical, uncool, lame, greedy, obnoxious, or anything along those lines, then don’t commercialize it.

If you have mixed feelings about monetizing your blog, then sort out those feelings first. If you think monetizing your site is wonderful, fine. If you think it’s evil, fine. But make up your mind before you seriously consider starting down this path. If you want to succeed, you must be congruent. Generating income from your blog is challenging enough — you don’t want to be dealing with self-sabotage at the same time. It should feel genuinely good to earn income from your blog — you should be driven by a healthy ambition to succeed. If your blog provides genuine value, you fully deserve to earn income from it. If, however, you find yourself full of doubts over whether this is the right path for you, you might find this article helpful: How Selfish Are You? It’s about balancing your needs with the needs of others.

If you do decide to generate income from your blog, then don’t be shy about it. If you’re going to put up ads, then really put up ads. Don’t just stick a puny little ad square in a remote corner somewhere. If you’re going to request donations, then really request donations. Don’t put up a barely visible “Donate” link and pray for the best. If you’re going to sell products, then really sell them. Create or acquire the best quality products you can, and give your visitors compelling reasons to buy. If you’re going to do this, then fully commit to it. Don’t take a half-assed approach. Either be full-assed or no-assed.

You can reasonably expect that when you begin commercializing a free site, some people will complain, depending on how you do it. I launched this site in October 2004, and I began putting Google Adsense ads on the site in February 2005. There were some complaints, but I expected that — it was really no big deal. Less than 1 in 5,000 visitors actually sent me negative feedback. Most people who sent feedback were surprisingly supportive. Most of the complaints died off within a few weeks, and the site began generating income almost immediately, although it was pretty low — a whopping $53 the first month. If you’d like to see some month-by-month specifics, I posted my 2005 Adsense revenue figures earlier this year. Adsense is still my single best source of revenue for this site, although it’s certainly not my only source. More on that later…

Can you make a decent income online?

Yes, absolutely. At the very least, a high five-figure annual income is certainly an attainable goal for an individual working full-time from home. I’m making a healthy income from StevePavlina.com, and the site is only 19 months old… barely a toddler. If you have a day job, it will take longer to generate a livable income, but it can still be done part-time if you’re willing to devote a lot of your spare time to it. I’ve always done it full-time.

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