cf/x mosaic

Turn images into colored tiles or shapes to create amazing mosaics

The classic mosaic is an image assembled from small pieces of colored stone, glass, ceramic or other materials (called ʻtesseraʼ in mosaikspeek). Creating a mosaic is an art that has been around for millennia in almost any culture. The ancient Persians loved them, as did the Romans, and the Greeks. Mosaics never have lost their appeal, and in modern times new sub-forms of mosaics have emerged.

cf/x mosaic is a specialized application that helps you creating high-quality mosaics and makes it fun. Pop in a picture, change crop, hit Go. Itʼs that easy. Twiddle with some settings, hit Go again. Itʼs that fun. The greatest advantage of mosaic is that it invites you to experiment. It can create ʻclassicʼ mosaics (images assembled from regular tiles) as easily as it creates modernistic assemblages of rectangles and lines. Even better, it creates great-looking, original, high resolution artwork even from low-resolution source images.

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Use Presets
Since cf/x mosaic is highly customizable, finding the perfect settings for any particular image can be a daunting (though usually fun) task. If you need to start from scratch, this task can be even longer. We have provided you with a number of presets that you can take as convenient starting point for your own creations. The presets produce good results for almost all Master Images. Slight adjustments from you can then turn a good result in a great mosaic.

Use ʻsimpleʼ images: High-Contrast, Low Complexity to start with
Not all images are equally well suited as Mosaics. Due to the way mosaics are constructed, high-contrasts, low-complexity (ʻdetailʼ) images work much better (they are much more recognizable and have greater impact) than low-contrast or busy images.

Key Features

Creates enormous, high-quality (more than 100×100 inch at 300dpi) original artwork from even small image sources
Itʼs Fast (capital ʻFʼ. Less than 3 seconds for a 4ʼ900 tile mosaic, 10 seconds for a mosaic with 40ʼ000 tiles, 20 seconds at ʻinsaneʼ quality)
Supply your own color palette
Allows transparent tiles & background
Creates may different kinds of mosaics
Easy presets for instant good results
Fully customizable mosaics
Intuitive interface that invites you to experiment
Fully integrated crop and aspect ratio management – no need to pre-crop an image
Supports differently sized tiles
Choose from multiple tile shapes
Supports ʻmessyʼ assembly that gives the mosaic a more organic look
Export to most common image formats
Integration with iPhoto, Aperture, Preview, Mail
Direct upload to social web sites