for a burnt edge...here is the recepie I use (In photoshop) 1)use rectangular marque too and make a selection within the image you wish the burnt edges on 2)switch to quick mask mode 3)Filters-Pixilate-Crystalize to get a jagged edge 4)switch back out of the mask mode 5)copy and past this cut out into a new layer 6)re-select your previous crystalized selection 7)contract your selection by 5 pixels (or however many you want) 8)feather your selection by 5 pixels (or however many) 9) select inverse 10) adjust your brightness/darkness to darken the edge to give it a burned look ...and maybe tweek this with your burn tool to vary the depth of the burn If you want to save it for the web as a gif, make sure your background background colour is the same as the page you want it on.