ABC images and editors

"t is totally differnt from YouTube. The homepage is pretty simple and it has nothing but a search box where you can type your query.. When you type in a search term , YouTube Instant pulls in the most popular YouTube video for that word and starts playing it immediately. It also shows the next 5 videos just below the one which is playing. Head over to YouTube Instant and give it a shot."

We extracted the colours from 10 million of the most "interesting" Creative Commons images on Flickr. Using our Piximilar visual search technology you can search the collection by colour. Check out the FAQ. Have feedback?   Notevyou can alsomperformmcolourvbased searches using google's sidebarvcolour palette .

RETRIEVR Another blast from pickings past, retrievr is an experimental image search tool that uses color recognition to retrieve Flickr images that reflect the spatial color arrangement of a digital sketch you draw on a canvas.

"A top notch illustration and design application" * Impressive drawing tools and brilliant effects are just a couple of clicks away with DrawPlus Starter Edition, our stunning free vector drawing. This version is 100% free and is yours to keep so download it now and start creating great designs.

DropMocks is the easiest way to create and share beautiful image galleries online.

We first featured Cooliris nearly three years ago, when it was still called PicLens. This fantastic free browser plugin offers an image search interface like no other. It works on the expected image search platforms - Google, Flickr, etc. - but we particularly like its use on Facebook, where the native image browsing is lacking at best.

You will find a number of programs for multimedia editing on Windows and Mac. All the programs listed below are free to download and it only takes seconds to install each program

Welcome The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect a geographically representative photograph for every square kilometre of the British Isles and you can be part of it.

oSkope is a visual search assistant that lets you browse images and products from popular sites like Amazon, eBay, YouTube and Flickr in a highly intuitive way. You can skim thumbnails related to your search keywords and save search results from different services to a visual bookmark bar at the bottom of your browser screen. Flash required so ipad unfriendly

A good collection of effects and animations-no sign up required

The vast selection of free 3rd party applications available for Mac OS X always surprises people when they're new to the platform. Among that abundance of software is a collection of free Mac video converters which can cover nearly any situation you could find yourself in.

Martin Burrett 24 Jan 12 12:29:58 A collaborative photo and video sharing site. Create your page and share the link to allow others to add their media to the canvas in real time. It's a great site to share ideas and plan things out. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Photos+%26+Images

Odosketch is another cool tool that lets you create great looking sketches for free. It requires a sign up.

Pencil is an animation/ drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation ( cartoon ) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source. it requires download.

Psykopaint is a website where users learn and enjoy painting using a wide variety of tools such as brushes, pencils, and many more. It is so much fun to use.

Sketchpad  is a cool platform that you can use to make awesome drawings using text and a wide range of colours and patterns.

"Tux Paint Open Source Drawing Software for Children This is a free drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. It has a user friendly interface, and  fun sound effects. It is available for download for Windows XP, 2000, Vista 7. (About sponsors) Next From the gallery: Manga Harry Potter By: Vashti Tux Paint is free computer art software for children. * About * Features * Screenshots * Videos * Gallery * Stamps * Reviews * Schools Using It * User Comments * Requirements * Download * Purchase * Documentation * Known Issues * Merchandise * Events * News * Mailing Lists * Developers * Help Us * Links * Contact The Web tuxpaint.org "One of the best freeware programs I have tested in a long time!" - Ask The Computer Lady, February 2006 Open Source CMS 5-Star and "100 Clean" rating, April 2007 More reviews & awards... Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12 (for example, preschool and K-6). It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. Kids are presented with a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help them be creative. (See the full list of features.) "

"Drawing For Children Written by Mark Overmars Drawing for Childen is a free drawing program for children with many nice options. You can draw with many different pens, you can put stamps on your drawings, create all sort of text effects, and much more. The program is suitable for very young children and has a child mode especially for them. But it also provides lots of fun to older kids. It is used by hundreds of thousands of kids all over the world. The best way to see what is possible is to simply download it and install it. Remember, it is free. "

Doink animator, collaborative as well DoInk is a simple and friendly vector editor that lets users create flash-style animations.