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MyAvatarEditor: Free Online Avatar Editor

azim — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:15:06 +0000

MyAvatarEditor is a free online tool for creating and editing avatars. There are many settings you can apply to your avatar including weight, height, hair style, facial features, nose style and others, available from a bottom bar. Once you have created your avatar, you can or share it online using its unique URL or download it to your computer for later use.

My Avatar Editor is also available as a Desktop application, which you can download and use it offline to create and edit avatars.

Features:

Online avatar creator and editor.
Download your avatar in popular JPEG/PNG image formats to your computer for later use or share it online using its unique URL.
Export avatar as an XML file or as a binary avatar file (.bae) to edit it later within the avatar editor.
Also available as a standalone downloadable desktop application.
Compatible with Mii characters used on Nintendo Wii game console.
Similar tools: AvatarPhoto, AvatarsDB, Alpoy and more in related MakeUseOf article on how to create avatars online without any image editing.

Check out My Avatar Editor @ www.myavatareditor.com

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MpChange: Turn Your Photo Into 3D Animated Face

kaly — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:22:09 +0000

MpChange is a fun Japanese utility which lets you upload portrait-style photo and then turn your photo into a 3D face. The 3D image looks just like a real face and reacts to your mouse movements and clicks. There are additional options to apply funny masks, hairstyles, beards and mustaches. Moreover it lets you take a snapshot of the face and save it onto your computer.

Features:

Online animated face creator.
Create as may animated faces as you like.
Apply funny masks, hairstyles, beards and mustaches.
Download and save created images on to your computer.
Free, no sign up needed to animate photos.
Other similar websites: Beema and PhotoFace.

Check out MpChange @ labs.mppark.jp/hige (via blogoscoped.com)

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Avartize: Add Overlays To Twitter Avatars

abhijeet — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:30:41 +0000

Adding cool overlays to avatars or what is also called display picture is the latest craze among Twitter users. Avartize aims to capitalize on it by providing a service which makes the process of adding nice overlays to the tiny avatars a painless one. Although you can upload any online avatar and modify it, Avartize positions itself primarily as a twitter avatar overlayer allowing users to log in using their Twitter credentials and apply cool overlays on their avatars in a snap.

Features:

Add cool overlays to your Twitter avatar.
Free and easy to use.
Upload an avatar or sign in directly through Twitter.
Also you can create and publish your own overlays.
Also see 3 Fun Online Avatar Creators to Represent Yourself.

Check out Avartize @ www.avartize.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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EmotiYou: Create Free Animated Emoticons From Images

srikanth — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:34:05 +0000

EmotiYou is a web based utility which enables you to generate animated emoticons and smileys from uploaded images. Created emoticons can be then easily used in web forums, instant messengers and online games.

Creating emoticons is easy and requires few simple steps; select a photo ( JPG, PNG or GIF ) from your computer, crop it as you like, choose the animation effect of your choice, and once finished emoticon will be sent to your email.

You can also browse through and download hundreds of free animated emoticons created by visitors.

Features:

Create animated emoticons from images in a few clicks.
Supported image format: JPG, PNG and GIF.
Options to crop and animation effects are available.
Browse through and download hundreds of free animated emoticons.
Quick and easy to use, no sign up required.

Check out EmotiYou @ www.emotiyou.com (by Srikanth AD from Firefox Ninjas)

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AvatarPhoto: Create Your Own Animated Avatar Online

abhijeet — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:37:57 +0000

Avatar Photo is a site with which you can create your own animated avatars for your social networking profiles, blog and forums. You just need to upload a picture from your computer or the web and choose a desired effect for the avatar. You could choose from a large number of special effects such as emotions, collages and many more. When all set generate your new avatar and download it to your computer.

Feature Overview :

Create cool animated avatars.
Easy to use, no need to download anything or sign up.
You can upload any photo from your computer or the web.
Select from large number of effects.
Get tips on how to make your photos better.
Similar sites: Alpoy, CoolWebcamAvatars and several others.

Check out AvatarPhoto @ http://avatar.pho.to (by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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AvatarsDB: Free Avatar Directory

azim — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:36:54 +0000

If you need an avatar for one of your social networks you can create one using free online avatar generators or alternatively grab one at AvatatsDB.com. It is a large free avatar directory site where you can find plenty of animated avatars. There are over 34,000 avatars in its database divided into categories like Animals, People, Funny, Sports etc.

Users may browse avatars by category or ratings. The desired avatar can be easily downloaded with a single click. Sign up is only required for uploading and leaving comments.

Sample avatars

Features:

Large free avatar database.
Over 34,000 avatars in 545 categories.
Download an avatar or use the provided code to embed it on any website.
Sign up to upload your own avatar and leave comments.

Check out AvatarsDB @ www.avatarsdb.com

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Alpoy: Animated Avatar Making Tool

azim — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:02:52 +0000

Newly launched animated avatar making tool which lets you create avatars, animate them and manage in one place online. You can create avatars from images or even YouTube videos. Created avatars can be saved on your computer or stored in your Alpoy account.

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Furthermore avatars can be personalized with drawings, circles, rectangles, text, different colors and transparency settings and more.

Creating avatars is really easy just follow 4 simple steps:

Upload an image from your computer, web URL or a YouTube Video.
Choose an avatar size.
Rotate and crop the image.
Click to download the generated avatar to your computer or save it in your account online.

The demo video below shows Alpoy in action.

Features:

Create your own animated avatar
Edit and manage them in one place online.
Store up to 30 avatars in your account.
Create avatars from images and YouTube videos.
Choose among different avatar sizes (small, medium, big, MSN messenger, forums, Twitter) or set your own custom avatar size.
There is a simple Firefox extension under development which makes avatar creation super-easy: See here.

Alpoy is not the only site for coming up with your own avatars there are a number of other such websites as well. MakeUseOf covered a bunch of them in Create Avatars Online Without Any Image Editing.

Check out Alpoy @ www.alpoy.com

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PhotoFace: Turn Face Pictures Into A Talking 3D Characters

kaly — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:05:50 +0000

PhotoFace is an online tool which you can use to turn face picture into a talking 3D character. The application converts uploaded image into 3D view and synchronizes it with your own audio. You can also manipulate the 3D face with some fun effects and emotions.

There is no sign up. Upload your image, add audio and effects, preview it online and then forward to any email address.

Features

Send original and fun messages with talking 3D avatars.
Send as many messages as you like.
Upload your own image or use one from the site.
Manipulate 3D character by deforming them and adding fun effects and emotions.
Audios can be added in following ways: text to speech, record by mic, upload pre-recorded audio, record the audio by phone etc.
Similar web tool: Beema.

Check out PhotoFace @ http://host-d.oddcast.com/php/workshop

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CoolWebcamAvatars: Animated Avatar Creator

kaly — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:05:19 +0000

CoolWebcamAvatars is an animated avatar creator that lets you easily generate animated avatars online. You don’t need to install or upload anything but a simple webcam. Simply click “create avatar” button on the front page and record your avatar. You can then take this newly created avatar and use it on any website you want.

You can also check out avatars of other users, leave comments or post your own avatars for others to see.

Features:

Hassle free animated avatar maker.
Create as many avatars as you like.
Download avatars onto your computer.
Use avatars on any website.
Add avatars to your Google Homepage.
Post your avatars on CoolWebcamAvatars and let other to rate and comment.
Check out avatars of other users.
Simple and easy to use.
For more tools to work with online avatars see Makeuseof’s avatars section. There was also a similar blog post about how to create avatars online without any image editing.

See sample animated avatars below:

Check out CoolWebcamAvatars @ www.coolwebcamavatars.com

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FaceMaker: Make Cartoon Face of Yourself

kaly — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:11:39 +0000

FaceMaker lets you create cartoon face of yourself and others. You can create as many cartoon faces as you like, print them out and easily share them with friends.

Keep in mind, while you’re provided with a user-friendly face composer tool here you will actually need to work on it for quite a bit to make the cartoon version of yourself. Apart from that, users can browse faces created by other users, rate them and print out the ones they like.

Features:

Create cartoon faces of yourself or any celebrity.
Share your work with others.
Print out cartoon faces you like.
Check out faces created by other site users and rate them.
See winner faces as voted by community.
No signup needed.
Similar website: BeFunky.

Check out FaceMaker @ www.channel4.com/makingfaces

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TurnYourNameIntoaFace: Online Avatar Creator

kaly — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:01:14 +0000

Simple avatar creator website that lets you make little lego-style face avatars onine. Just type in some random name and it will generate for you a fancy looking avatar image that you can download to your PC and use in forum signatures, your social netwroking profile or anywhere you like.

If you’re interested in some alternatives then check out some of the other avatar making sites we have profiled earlier: DoppelMe, Sp-Studio (for South Park avatars) and FaceYourManga.

Go to TurnYourNameIntoaFace @ www.turnyournameintoaface.com

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FaceYourManga: Easily Create Super Cool Online Avatars

abhijeet — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:45:04 +0000

FaceYourManga is a cool new site which lets you create custom avatars which can be used on various social media sites and other online networks. FaceYourManga is flash based and could run slow on some computers. But otherwise, it’s probably the best and most unique avatar creator out there with a lot of customization options which you’d love to play around with. You can download your avatars after you’ve created them and use them on social media sites. You can also rate the work of other users in My Faces section.

Features

Easily create trendy avatars through mouse clicks
Many customization options
Download Avatars to your computer
Check and rate other avatars in My Faces section

Check out FaceYourManga@www.faceyourmanga.com. ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )

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Beema : 3D Speaking Avatars for your Mobile Phone

kaly — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:08:38 +0000

Here is fun service for mobile phone users. Using Beema you can create talking 3D avatars and then download them to your phone. All it takes is one phone call to a toll-free number (US only).

Here is how it works. First you need to sign up for a free account and enter your phone number and service provider. Next select the avatar that you want to use for your character. Once you have selected the default avatar, dial the provided toll-free number and leave your voice message. Afterwards Beema will send you a text message with the download link to your talking avatar video. You can check out a couple of sample videos below.

Features:

Create 3D speaking avatar videos for mobile phone.
Create as many speaking avatars as you like.
Change your default avatar directly from mobile phone.
Currently there are about 40 avatars to choose from (more will be added soon).

Beema Demo Videos:

Check out Beema @ www.beema.com

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Sp-Studio : Create South Park Avatars

kaly — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:39:58 +0000

Are you a South Park fan? Want your own South Park Avatar? Sp-Studio lets you create your own avatar for any South Park character, dress it up the way you like, and save it to your PC.

Create avatar of South Park characters.
Customize avatars: jackets, colors, accessories, eyes, haircuts, shoes, skin color, hats, etc.
Save avatar to your PC (using “Print Screen” button).

Check out Sp-Studio @ www.sp-studio.de

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beFunky: Cartoonize Your Photos and Videos

Aibek — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:45:14 +0000

Awesome online application that lets you easily cartoonize photos and videos. Turn videos into cartoons, create digital painting out your pictures, create animated avatars and more.

beFunky Features

Turn your photos into digital paintings and comic style animated cartoons.
Convert videos into cartoons (see demo below).
Create and enhance cartoonized avatars: Choose between different background scenes, clothes and accessories, hairstyles, etc.
Warp tool: push and pull any area of an image (enlarge lips, reduce nose size, etc.).
Get a black and white pencil drawing of any photo.
Embed your beFunky stuff on your blog or profile pages.
Invite up to 100 friends to beFunky.
Ask for tips and suggestions from beFunky community.

Cartoon Version of the Movie “300″ (using beFunky.com)

Check out beFunky @ www.befunky.com

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DoppelMe: Online Avatar Maker

kaly — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:25:43 +0000

DoppelMe is a free online avatar maker that allows users to create personal animated avatars and use it on their blogs, profiles pages, documents, greeting cards, letters, etc.

DoppelMe Features

Create highly customizable animated avatars (dress avatars, add expressions, etc.).
Embed your avatar to your website, blog or profile page (MySpace, Facebook, etc.).
No restrictions on the number of avatars user can create.
Download and Save avatar to your PC (save as .GIF or .PNG).
Enable your readers to use their DoppelMe avatars when commenting on your pages.
Request and Order high-resolution prints for created avatars.
and more …

Visit DoppelMe [www.doppelme.com]

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