Photogene - editing of images from up to [Programs for iPad]

How about talking about what the iPad is a device only for content consumption. How much written, rewritten comments on Habrahabr worthlessness of the tablet from Apple. Meanwhile, the number of, and most importantly the quality of the application with which you can create and implement, is constantly growing.

Photogene was one of the first programs in the AppStore for photo editing. At this point, the application has reached version 1.3 and has gained a significant range of options and tools, come to grips with small editors on desktops. The program allows for over an image a wide variety of activities: crop and align, to increase their adding sharpness or blurring, color control using the "levels" and the curve to apply filters and different image frame frames. Undoubtedly, Photogene is not a full desktop Photoshop, but provided tools can really improve photo, and then in a few clicks (Taps) export it to Facebook, Twitter, an FTP server or send e mail.

Image editing can be completed, and that is important, continue at any moment. Just open the last session (Last Session) and applied all the early effects will remain in place pending further work. To add images to Photogene from the browser or from another application on the iPad quite optionally save them to the gallery, simply copy the photo to the clipboard, and then select the Clipboard Image.

different ways to import images to save time

Crop is very convenient. Besides the standard for most editors profiles as the aspect ratio (4x3, 3x2, etc.). Photogene reflected in the cropped image size in pixels. Present rails for more accurate determination of proportions. Picture resolution can be set from a special menu.

Tool "Straighten" allows you to twist or "mirror" the image as your heart desires. "Weighed down with the horizon" owner Photogene not face exactly. Here as well as in cutting guides are present.

«Macros» contains a variety of effects and frames, however, easier to show the action set pieces than to describe it in words.

original photo, without effects

The effects of the above: Vivid, Cool, Bleach, Noir and Psyhodelica.

This is only a small part of the effects of «Macros» section. A total of 16, in addition to the colors have different effects with frames (stamp, square, cinema). Frames without effects are in a separate group, where the number exceeds ten.

Section «Filters» contains more stringent means of photo editing. In addition, they are from the effects of different levels of variable effects on the image Adjust using the slider.

Again, original photo, this time without the use of filters. Below are the following filters: Sharpen, Blur, Pencil, Heatmap, Sepia.

A set of tools Color Adjust and adjoining Curves include tools familiar to every designer and photographer. The first allows you to edit parameters such as Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Saturation, Color Temperature, and takezh panel Levels and RGB. As for the Color Adjust, then their values ​​should be changed with caution because when editing a jpg and other compressed image formats, they are not able to provide high quality (unlike RAW) and can easily spoil a photo. With regards to the Levels and RGB, here everything is acceptable, except for the Auto mode, the koi in most cases misses.

By default, the curve are 3 points, their number may be increased if necessary by the user.

In Photogene a wizard to remove red-eye. Available replacement option is a sphere of radius of the pupil and the intensity of the shading. In general this approach gives portraits ideal result.

Sometimes children look at the eyes of others terminator

Fix all the flaws, the image can be represented in the form of a comic book or collage for this in Photogene has a fairly wide set of arrows, rectangles and "bubbles" for acknowledgments.

This fellow eyes did not help

At this Photogene possible end, it remains to add a few important touches. The program is able to edit RAW files in the maximum size using the camera connection kit. However, it should be understood that the final result will be stored in the resolution is not more than 2048 × 2048 (as a copy of the source code). Another important advantage is the ability to edit IPTC metadata.

And of course, very important is the speed of the operations. Due to its convenient and logical interface and well-developed image transformation algorithms All the action takes place rather quickly, which can not fail to impress, given the size and capacity device. Does not give reason to doubt the Photogene and stability, within a few weeks of use was not observed any departure. Reviews in the AppStore positive and a total mass equal to my personal assessment.

Page in the App Store:Photogene
Developer website: MobilePond (detailed tutorial)
cost: 3.99$
Personal rating: ★★★★★