App Update: PhotoForge2, now with Native iPad support

PhotoForge2 version 2.1 has just been released, and as promised by its developers, it now has native support for the iPad, as well as the following new features, enhancements and fixes.

• Mask painting has been dramatically improved. Painting is now incredibly fast even on super large images.
• New composition mode while mask painting allows you to see the layers below, making masking the easiest way to selectively apply filters and effects to your photos.
• Cropping handles have been redesigned and implemented making cropping much easier to control than before.
• The rotation gesture in the cropping tool has been removed and replaced with 1 degree rotation buttons.
• Added ability to save photos back to the documents directory. Making it very easy to get your images back onto your computer.
• Can now save images in JPEG, PNG and TIFF. PNG and TIFF will maintain any transparency in your images. (Not all upload locations support all image formats).
• Can now control compression quality of JPEG.
• Added a bunch more IPTC fields that can be edited.
• Added an address input field when editing GPS location information on the map screen.
• Added ability to manually remove GPS info from an image on the map screen.
• Added a control to all uploaders that will allow selectively striping meta data from images when uploading.
• Adjustments, Effects, Tools and Uploader lists now save your last location so the last used item will be the first item in your list.
• Increased the size of the handles in the levels editor which should make them easier to grab.
• Added a link to online tutorials in the main menu.
• Fixed Facebook uploader crashes on certain devices and versions of iOS.
• Fixed many iOS 5 related issues.
• Lots and lots of other bug fixes and tweaks.

App Store Link: PhotoForge2; Price: £1.19/$1.99/€1.59