Pentacom’s Analog Color: Adds Polaroid Styling to Your Photos

Pentacom has a very tiny, java based application that recreates the look of polaroid pictures and/or toy cameras to any JPEG image. Similar to Poladroid, but with more extensive and better options, simply drop your JPEG of choice on the application, move a few sliders, choose border or no border, and presto! Instant polaroid. Results are pretty fast, and it’s a free trial (adds watermark) or buy for $9 U.S.

Below, and example busted out in a couple of seconds. Interesting, horrible, time waster, you be the judge.

Get the application here.

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   triplight says:

   July 10, 2009 at 6:04 pm

   I bought this but didn’t receive a license key via email (I got a PayPal receipt only). Did you buy it? Any idea of the process to get this activated?

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     richrich says:

     November 30, 2009 at 1:04 pm

     If you purchase does it get rid of the logo in the bottom left corner of the photos

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       Patrick says:

       November 30, 2009 at 11:24 pm

       Rich,
       Yes. But it’s also easily removed on the free version, definitely worth a try.

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   triplight says:

   July 10, 2009 at 9:03 pm

   Update… it’s not an automated key system. A (very friendly) person mailed me the key a few hours later.

   The results from this great little app are far more authentic-looking than any analog presets I’ve found for Lightroom, or Poladroid for that matter (which is not bad in itself.) The most fun option is Randomize; keep clicking until you get a look you like, then check/uncheck the light leak box for random overlays of that effect on top of the Polaroid filter. Easily worth $10, at least until actual Polaroid film is revived (they’re working on it, but apparently recreating the formula is very complicated.)

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     Patrick says:

     July 15, 2009 at 10:35 am

     triplight,
     I’m really liking this program, definitely fun, and yeah I like I your “workflow”.

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   Amber says:

   January 17, 2010 at 5:11 pm

   how do u even open it after u downloaded it?

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   debra says:

   April 20, 2010 at 6:31 am

   Hi, how do you get rid of the watermark on the free version?

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     Patrick says:

     April 20, 2010 at 2:17 pm

     Either clone it out or copy a little chunk from the border and cover it. Super easy.

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   victoria says:

   April 27, 2010 at 12:10 pm

   Im loving this application , theres just something so kick ass about analogue

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