5,415,746 downloads(on my server only). Easy to use: Drag & Drop. Generate High-resolution pictures (400 dpi), 'ready-to-print' with a Polaroid design.
Funny: only 10 treatments per session, like the content of a cartridge; interactive (look at the demo below); random and realistic Polaroid-like colors variation. and more.Have fun!!!;)your Poladroid picture.projects.Please, donate or visitsmy partners (banners). Thanx.:)Polaroid™ is owned by.Be aware: Poladroid is not a trademark of Polaroid Corp. It's just a software which reproduces Polaroid Rendering.1685 comments. 1604 - Alain, February 6, 2010, 11:26 pm:Hello Dominik, i just did an article on my Disney and more site with old pictures of Walt Disney that i've put through your PolaDroid app.
Kamera polaroid adalah kamera yang bisa mencetak foto sendiri, jadi begitu habis jepret langsung keluar hasilnya untuk harganya sih tergantung tipenya hehe. Ukuran fotonya pun beraneka ragam tergantung tipenya, tapi yang gue tau kamera Instax Mini 7s sih hasil fotonya 62 x 46 mm sedangkan ukuran kertasnya 86 x 54 mm.
You can see the result here:like so much PolaDroid that last year i did a previous article with pictures from the parks and you can see the result here:my site have 4000 visits each day and with the link i did to your site it should bring many people, well i hope so!Thanks a lot for this great software! 1597 - Andre, February 2, 2010, 4:34 pm:Email worm Tored.c in Polaroid appWormAfter a scan Spyware Terminator I get the same high alert warning onemail-worm.Win 32.Tored.c High Risk inCrogram FilesPoladroidPoladroid.exeand a couple other related registry entries.I scanned a freshly downloaded version of your program and it didnt trigger the antivirus. So this might mean that either after install a virus got hold of the poladdroid exec files or the place I downloaded from a while back was infected. Knowingly or not.So I rmeoved it too.
Will reinstall maybe later on a disposable machine setup. 1420 - Chris, September 14, 2009, 9:06 am:PoladroidGreat program!!
I love how the polaroids come out looking retro.One thing I dislike is hi-res photos always get cropped in the program, so if the subject of the photo is not in the center it will almost always be cropped. I tried making photos smaller before using the program but that didn't work. Photos that are already at a low resolution don't get cropped or sometimes they do but not all that much.Or am I missing an option that prevents this from happening?Still love it though.Thanks!!! 1404 -, August 30, 2009, 9:19 pm:It's INCREDIBLE!8/25 computer crashed and I lost 7 years of digital photos.no I didn't burn to DVD.a hard lesson learned. I'm on a borrowed computer until I can have a new one built for me so I've been despairing about my loss for days. But what the Lord taketh away he giveth back in spades because some how, some way I stumbled onto this site today.
I shed real tears when I realized that I will actually be able to produce the much loved polaroid format. A million thanks for making this a possibility. I will donate $$$ as soon as I am able because as far a I'm concerned this widget is PRICELESS! 1330 -, July 25, 2009, 9:49 pm:Text option on poladroidHi Jacob,just to share with you, in case you use photoshop, it is very easy to add handwriten text over your poladroid image.
That way you can choose your prefered font style and size, you can actualy add some more asimetrical writing, using diferent font size or even make it look a bit unstraight so that way it will for certain look like you actually wrote over the blanck space. I've been doing it and loved the result!you can check some examples on my blog http://lilianearizmendi.blogspot.com/greetings. 1188 - Tim, May 21, 2009, 4:24 pm:Feature RequestsFirst: I love it. I was thinking of buying a Polaroid camera but I guess now I'll buy a digicam and simply throw all shots into the Poladroid.Besides the vintage awesomeness it would be great to have some kind of 'advanced' mode:- Option to disable the developing time and get the result instantly- Infinite cartridge- Further tweaking of the stripes thing. I like the stripes but the fingerprints or somewhat disturbing sometimes.- Cleaner programming. Why don't you check whether there are running processes instead of showing the annoying dialog on every quit?
1137 - Xeon, April 24, 2009, 1:00 pm:Re: Lark7 & AVBABYBoth of you sound like sour grapes. The reality is, the only chance instant films have a chance of surviving is increased interest on the part of the public, that said, I think it is an uphill battle as the world has shifted to digital so widely.
1133 -, April 23, 2009, 3:51 pm:This Software Makes Me SadOkay, I would agree that it's pretty cool to create Polaroid-like images easily without having to worry about the cost of the films. I will also admit that some effects are cool.
And when you take it to the next level by making an iPhone version, i mean, kudos to that. Really.But what makes me sad is the fact that when anyone who uses this software shows off their 'photos' to other people, some people (a lot of people, I think) will actually believe that they're really taken by Polaroid cameras. Or when someone sees an actual Polaroid photo, they might think that it's created by this software. Either way it decreases the value of real Polaroid images and hurts the pride of real Polaroid users. If you could perhaps add a watermark on the outcome, then maybe that can help our feelings a little. True, people may still remove the watermark from Photoshop or such, but that will be the extra work they'll have to go through. And they'll realize that they're fooling others as well as themselves (fooling others is worse though).As someone who's making a push for an instant photography community in my country, I hope you and everyone can see my concern.Note: To me, the processed images seem more Lomo than Polaroid though.
1127 -, April 16, 2009, 8:29 pm:Love It!!Wow.first off, I can't believe all the negative comments on here. It's supposed to be a fun little FREEEEEE program and people are acting like the creater is destroying a way of life. I suggest y'all relax and worry about the other, more important things in life while making some cool poladroids. Anyways.I love the program!!
It's simple, easy to use, and just fun to flip my current photo stock. I even gave it a little praise on my site. Check out the post at http://www.ramendays.com/poladroidnet-get-yo-polaroid-on/Cheers,Caleb. 895 - Elizabeth, January 29, 2009, 11:45 pm:FunThanks - this is fun. I'm not sure why people are so worked up - emotions run deep around the 'real' Polaroid, I guess, but this is clearly not the real Polaroid. My parents were big Polaroid lovers, so I grew up with real Polaroids - which gives me some option ideas.
I don't suppose you could make the computer have that Polaroid developing.smell. But you could make the photos DISAPPEAR after several years - or, if you're going back to the really old Polaroids, stick to anything that gets close to them on humid days. 890 - Whmi1963, January 27, 2009, 4:57 am:NaysayersI am 45 and have been taking photos since I was ten when I got my first camera. This product was never meant to replace the real polaroids and was never meant to replace 'real' photography, which is more subjective today than it ever was.
What makes a good photo is in the eye of the beholder as they say. Whether you use film or digital is not the point, it is the end result. The person who takes a photo and places the end product out there for you to see is showing you the world from their perspective, how they see it or would like to see it, and they want to share that with you.If you don't like the product, just delete it and leave. Meanwhile, those of us who do like it will continue to use it and contribute. If there is ever a paid version I will buy it.
If there is ever an iPhone version, I will buy it.This is a great and fun application and many people enjoy it. It has not killed the real polaroids nor film photography.
872 - Pmw, January 23, 2009, 8:34 am:DIGITAL DISASTERHAHA.so the format that ruined real Polaroids wants to beat the dead horse, and bleed every last bit out of it by still showing an interest. But of course only with a lower quality imitation of the original. How could you not see this coming? Right down to the cross-processed slide film look.Everything with digital is about convenience over quality. Laziness over skill. Fake over real.i'm so happy ILFORD is supporting this (and they're also fighting to keep darkrooms in schools, where people can learn real photography. As opposed to the effortless operation of a digital image capture device.boooooooooorrrrriiiinnng.
862 - Saumil Shah, January 19, 2009, 10:41 pm:EXIF FeaturesHi Paul, many thanks for a BRILLIANT app! I'm here with a feature request. Can you copy over some of the existing EXIF tags from the source photos into the new Poladroid photos? The most important ones would be the time and date. I know other EXIF tags such as focal length, shutter speed, etc don't matter as much, since these are reprocessed, but if you do carry over some basic EXIF tags, photo management software such as iPhoto and Picasa can make good use of meta-data.
848 - Paul Ladroid, January 18, 2009, 6:31 pm:@ Chris and tings: please look at your 'download folder'.The 'Download request not authorized' is only shown when the user clicks on download links two times (double click) or clicks from an outside link.The first time (click), the download process is running. It's why, you must wait few seconds (exactly, 10 seconds) before trying again.Another point: read correctly the message on the Download request not authorized' window.This is:Wait 10 secondes.Please, try again in 10 seconds before launching another downloading from the download area.The downloading can begin with a little bit of latency. Thank you.That page will be refreshed after 10 seconds and you'll be redirected automatically into the DOWNLOAD AREA.
754 - Taina, January 5, 2009, 5:10 pm:Wonderful! ^^Thank you so much for realeasing this for free to us. ♥ I just downloaded the Windows version and i'm loving it.;D I have a couple of suggestions though, i don't know if you'll read this, but anyways. Maybe you should give us an option to use the stripes/dust/scratches effect, with or without those finger prints on it, cause sometimes they appear on a place that kinda ruins the picture. Like when they appear right on top of someones face, it looks weird.
And the other suggestion i have is that sometime in the future you could maybe release a Photoshop Action only for the image effect without the frame, so we could use it on rectangular pictures, instead of just squared ones. That's all, i hope you consider this on future versions of this amazing program. And i wish you great success on this wonderful project of yours, i'm sure it'll be even greater that it already is. 637 -, December 18, 2008, 12:58 pm:Answer!Dear Hei.I ain't jealous of nothing.We (cause there's more than just me) just don't agree! It goes against our belifs.If you say that u do have an SX-70, u should be with us trying not to stop the production of the cartridges! But nooooo.you're sitting in front of your computer doing fake Polaroids.NICE.you're so smart and 'BABA OVO' of Paul Ladroid.' You just sound so gay'I thought we were not insulting anymore.
As your good virtual friend said.And calling someone 'gay' is discrimination.hope you're not going to jail for that!And by the way.I'M NOT ALONE! I have my True friends, tha also uses True Polaroidas.awesome isn't it?Love you all fakers. 625 - Me, December 15, 2008, 4:06 pm:Be niceare you like really bored and on this website all day cause it seems like you left all the comments and your complaining for no reason so give up. Because you could just leave if you hate this so much. Go play with your real polaroid, if i had film then i would play with the real thing but i ran out and most people cant find the film anywhere eaither, this is a really nice thing that he has made and i am 'patiently' waiting for windows: )get a life mean person. 618 - Hei, December 14, 2008, 12:20 am:TO True Polaroid User:I just think you are so jealous of this program.
You are jealous of how everyone supported him. Now everyone can enjoy or get an experience about how playing with Polaroid feels like. Are you being self-abased that is just because now everyone can have the fun as you do?Mr or whatever Ms True Polaroid User. Come on.I am a true Polaroid user as well. I got a SX-70 and I know how much fun it is, but I also enjoy seeing this thing happens. Everyone just wants to have some fun.
Maybe it is because now everyone can play 'Polaroid' in the internet and you are just holding your pail of papers? I believe everyone who got eyes can tell what is the differences.
So if you dun like this, why dun you leave this site and play with your own Polariod and hear the sound of a true polaroid camera ALONE while we are all having fun with this TOGETHER. You just sound so gay and disgust everyone.get a life. 596 - Joel, December 9, 2008, 6:57 am:Real mature;we should all be supporting this project and supporting eachother. Once the windows version is released it'll open up a much much larger audience and the man will get more well deserved donations!Im disgusted on how half of these mac enthusiasts are acting, in the end they are all computers and you know what? The way macs are heading they use PC parts now anyway, a lot of the guys at work that use mac are dual booting into windows.Both operating systems have pros and cons so lets stop arguing about it and support and donate this awesome project! 584 -, December 6, 2008, 12:36 am:Nice =I've recently tried the Poladroid app on a mac and i found the tool unique and useful as i can't seem to by any film anymore so my Polaroid is just sitting there collecting dust, However this is a great application to use ^^ i will use it but if i ever get my hands on the original stuff i will use that =D as film i love more than digital.I can't wait to use it on windows.thumbs up.It would be cool if there was some sort of app on the PSP which used the psp Camera etc.
547 - Warren, November 27, 2008, 10:27 pm:ThanksHeard about this via a cool idea and beautifully, simply implemented. I know in this day and age everyone wants MORE control, MORE features, MORE, MORE, MORE. I think the randomness and lack of features adds to the charm of the app. ISight integration would be nice and a way to choose your crop - perhaps you could pan around the original JPEG through a realistic viewfinder?To all those who are impatient and have posted such rude and negative comments - get a life. Think about the fact that Paul has invested many hours of his own personal time and effort to give this to all of us ABSOLUTELY FREE. If you don't want to say thanks or make a positive suggestion, rather just keep your opinions to yourself.@Paul - keep up the great work - the fact that you can still answer some of these ridiculous posts in good spirit and humour tells me you must be a really cool person.
So, cool software made by a cool person. Be happy people. 539 - Karl Petersson, November 26, 2008, 11:18 am:I must admit that I have put trough a whole bunch of my images into this app and I love the results, I own a 195 and a 600 pro polaroid cameras AND a polaroid back for my sinar.But the sheer playfulness of this application makes it so charming and appealing.I can think of several features that I would like including high res output, (scratches) in a separate layer. But I actually think that this non input approach is very appealing and reminds of 'real' polaroid. We are so used photoshop for being able to change everything and we forget that in the good old days we could not change that much but we had to have a whole another set of skills to change the look of an image.
The one thing that I did sometimes for a more 'free' look was to rub and push on different areas of the polaroid to halt or push the development and also thin out the developing agent to change density and colors.I must say this is an extremely cool app and I am looking forward to the future of it.