Splashup.com - Powerful Photo Editing For Pros, Novices

You may recognize Splashup under its former moniker Fauxto; well, now this photo editing site has beefed up and they've gotten even more features for both novices and professionals alike. Splashup works in real-time and you can edit multiple photos simultaneously. Besides that, it integrates easily with top sites such as Flickr, Facebook, Picasa and Splashup. This photo editor has got plenty of tools to keep you busy. In fact, most users may not even use half the tools on the site. You'll find pixel controls, layers, blends, filters, brushes, webcam effects, text editing and sharing. The actual editor itself comes in a cool slate grey and you've got your standard drawing and image manipulating tools on the left hand side. On the right there's a color scale along with width and height info. Joining the site is free.

"Splashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With all the features professionals use and novices want, it's easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photosharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress."

Splashup is one sleek photo editing site. It's got enough tools to satisfy even the most stringent professional. The depth and range of its features rivals paid for software. Splashup delivers.

Will mainstream users take advantage of half the site's features? Will they find it difficult to learn how to use certain tools? Will the site remain cost-free?