LookWow!
LookWow! is an online service that allows you to upload a nondescript portrait of yourself, however pallid or spotty, and get back a glamorized version: tanned and glowing with health. Its features are designed to make your features look good.
The vendor explains: "Enhance Lips can brighten and plump your lips and define the mouth." Skin-smoothing algorithms reduce unwanted marks: which means goodbye to moles, scars and wrinkles. You can even add a touch of mood, using the Candlelight Effect to give the photo a soft, romantic light.
Other effects are flip, rotate, resize, remove red-eye, brighten smile and whiten teeth. You can impart an elegant, old-fashioned look to the image, make the whole picture broader or, more likely, "thinnify" it to make yourself look thinner.
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There is one other key feature in LookWow! and it's called Add Text. The vendor doesn't say what sort of text, but it's probably not: "I certify this is a true likeness of..."
LookWow! is an online service that takes portrait flattery to new levels of mendacity. Yes, it works fairly well, although red-eye removal is poorly implemented and the "suntan" effect gives a tan to the background as well as the person. It requires no membership, no registration, and, being supported by advertising, is entirely free. There is a PC version you can download.
Tech info
- OS: (PC version) Windows 2000, XP
- Price level: FREE
LookWow! Inc.
Founded and created by David Kreymer, LookWow! is a Seattle-based startup and provides the first web-based portrait enhancement service designed for consumers.
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