BeFunky.com - Make Your Photos and Videos Into Cartoons

Do you want to make your profile photo and Avatar unique and funky? BeFunky gives users many options for making artistic and unique images. You can use the cartoonizer which makes a sketch of your photo or the Uvatar which creates an avatar which resembles your photo or you can make your video into a comic cartoon. Using all of the applications is easy. When you use the cartoonizer you upload your photo then you have the choices of sketching, color, warping, and goodies. You can use all of the tools or just one. The goodies allows you to pick from borders and shapes, speech balloons, feature and jewelry accessories. You can doll up your image as much as you like. When you are done you can save it or send it to your social network. With the Uvatar you outline your head to create your avatar face. Then you can dress up your body and add a background and accessories. BeFunky has many different, fun ways you can edit your photos, you can even see how you would look minus 10lbs. Be artistic and creative at BeFunky.com.

"We’re changing the face of the internet. And the faces of those who surf it.
BeFunky helps people turn their offline personalities into powerful online visual expressions.
Founded by engineers and cartoonists with a unique desire to integrate art and technology, BeFunky develops digital media tools that let people become instant artists and express themselves creatively without the need for any technical knowledge. Chief among these tools are:
• Cartoonizer - an online application that allows users to turn images and videos into digital paintings, cartoons and comics.
• Uvatar – a digital visual identity tool that takes the avatar concept to an extraordinary new level by letting users create a more accurate digital representation of themselves.
In developing these applications, BeFunky continues to help people all over the globe enhance the look and feel of their blogs, personal websites and profiles on social networking sites."

BeFunky.com has a very funky and colorful logo. BeFunky really gives users many different ways to be creative and create a new artsy online image. The video cartoonizer is great because almost all community profiles has a section for videos and with cartoonizer you can make your video stand out from everyone else’s. You can really have lots of fun playing with your media at BeFunky.com.

There are other application which allow users to edit and change their photos, how will BeFunky deal with competition? It would be great if there was a photo and video gallery on the site to give users more examples of how they can use the tools. Why is it that you need to create an account when you use the Uvatar but you don’t need an account with the cartoonizer?