CNET Editors' review
Cartoon Generator promises the ability to alter any photograph into a cartoon. The program offers a simple set of tools and a user-friendly layout, but the end product is far from a traditional cartoon.
The program's interface didn't bowl us over with its design but was still quite simple to operate. We needed a brief trip to the Help file's instructions to understand what all the sliders controlled, but were soon making changes to our photo. By adjusting things like brightness, brush size, and dot sensitivity, we were supposed to be able to create a cartoon. However, our picture didn't change, and we needed to hit the preview button for a look. The results were nothing that could have been considered a traditional cartoon. Our images simply looked like they had been doctored with photo filters we'd seen with countless photo-editing software and were nothing close to an animated or cartoon image. One pleasant surprise was a special feature sidebar that popped up with the preview, letting us see our settings applied to other photo-editing quality filters, such as sepia tone and blur. However, these filters still didn't produce images that looked anything like cartoons. Cartoon Generator simply offers the features of an average photo editor under the guise of a special tool for creating cartoon images.
Cartoon Generator has a seven-day trial limitation. It leaves folders behind after uninstalling. While the program is simple to use, its results are not quality cartoon images, and we don't recommend it.
Publisher's Description
From WGY Studio:
Cartoon Generator is a quick and easy-to-use picture converting utility that is designed to convert picture to cartoon. With just one click, you will get 19 cartoon-style pictures from one image. It also supports batch converting.
What's new in this version: Version 3.0 adds new settings: adjust sketch depth, color sketch, mix similar color, blur & sharpen and includes new cartoon style: pencil sketch.
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"Fun! Fun! Fun!"
Version: Cartoon Generator 3.0
Pros
Easy to use.
Cons
first time using the program.
Summary
Having a lot of fun!
From what I've read be careful,
Updated on Feb 10, 2011 -
"backdoor program?"
Version: Cartoon Generator 3.0
Pros
None at all.
Cons
Microsoft Security Essentials quarantined a program found in my "cartoon generator" folder, saying it was a high security threat "backdoor" program that could allow a hacker to access my computer.
Summary
Be careful with this one.
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