Autodesk has completed the acquisition of online and social image creating, collecting, editing and sharing service provider Pixlr.
The Pixlr service provides accessible tools for non-professionals to create, edit, and share images online and socially via platforms like Facebook.
The transaction boosts Autodesk’s ability to offer image editing for its consumer products, such as the SketchBook product line.
SketchBook Pro desktop users will gain the ability to read and write image file formats such as PXD and can exchange files while maintaining deep data such as layers.
Current Pixlr users will immediately be able to add more freehand sketching to their projects through file compatibility with Autodesk SketchBook Pro desktop application.
Autodesk Consumer Products VP Samir Hanna said combining image editing capabilities with sketching capabilities provides new avenues for rich visual expression.
"We also intend to marry the Pixlr team’s web development experience with our expertise in mobile app development to help people everywhere be creative on the devices of their choice," Hanna said.
