App Update: Photo fx & Photo fx Ultra

I'm a little bit late on this one, but back at the end of July Tiffen released major updates to both of their Photo fx apps for the iPhone and the iPad.

So Photo fx for the iPhone is now at version 4.0 with the following updates...

• Paint filter added to the Image group. Paint includes the following brushes: Color, Clone, Blur, Black and White, Mosaic, Red Eye, Repair, Scatter and Eraser
• Levels filter added to the Image group
• Sharpen filter added to the Image group
• Auto Adjust filter added to the Image group
• Eye Light filter added to the Light group
• Color Compensating, Color Conversion, Light Balancing, and Photographic filters were added to a new Photographic group
• Quickly find filters and presets using the new Search mechanism
• Paint Mask Enhancements: Opacity added to the Brush > Size and Softness controls; The paint cursor is now displayed when resizing or painting; Changed the Reset icon to double arrows
• Crop and Rotation Enhancements: Crop using standard print sizes including: 4x6, 5x7, 8x8, 8x10, 8x12, 11x14, 12x12, 12x18, 16x19, 16x20, 16x24 and 20x30; Rotate by 1/10 of a degree; Specify a user defined rotation angle
• Filter groups have been renamed to match Photo fx Ultra for the iPad
• Filter placement and group naming has been re-organized and changed to match Photo fx Ultra for the iPad
• Compatibility with the still image editions of the Tiffen Dfx Digital Filter Suite through emailing of setups
• Slider background was removed
• Before/After icon was changed from double-arrows to a lightning bolt icon
• Save icon was changed from a disk to an arrow icon which is the iPhone/iPad standard
• Fixed a bug where the Tint > Amount sliders would freeze when set to O

...whilst Photo fx Ultra for the iPad is now at version 2.0, with these updates.

• Added Paint filter to the Image group. Paint includes the following brushes: Color, Clone, Blur, Black and White, Mosaic, Red Eye, Repair, Scatter and Eraser
• Levels filter added to the Image group
• Sharpen filter added to the Image group
• Auto Adjust filter added to the Image group
• Eye Light filter added to the Light group
• Color Compensating, Color Conversion, Light Balancing, and Photographic filters were added to a new Photographic group
• Opacity control added to the Mask brush settings
• Crop and Rotation Enhancements: Crop using standard print sizes including: 4x6, 5x7, 8x8, 8x10, 8x12, 11x14, 12x12, 12x18, 16x19, 16x20, 16x24 and 20x30; Rotate by 1/10 of a degree; Specify a user defined rotation angle
• Fixed a bug where the Tint > Amount sliders would freeze when set to O

If you don't already have these apps, then they are well worth checking out.

AppStore Link: Photo fx - Price: £1.79/$2.99/€2.39

AppStore Link: Photo fx Ultra - Price: £3.49/$5.99/€4.78

New iPad Photo App: Photo fx Ultra

Description from the AppStore: Photo fx Ultra is the definitive set of digital optical filters for the iPad. Simulations of many popular award-winning Tiffen glass filters, optical lab processes and photographic effects are now at your fingertips. We can safely say without a doubt that Photo fx Ultra is the most comprehensive, feature rich photo app available for the iPad.

In Photo fx Ultra, you can choose from 68 exciting filters containing 836 presets organized in 7 different filter groups. Photo fx is comprised of the following filters: Ambient Light, Black and White, B&W Looks, Black Diffusion/FX®, Black Pro-Mist®, Bleach Bypass, Bronze Glimmerglass®, Center Spot, Close-Up Lens, Color Correct, Color-Grad®, Color Infrared, Color Looks, Color Spot, Cool Pro-Mist®, Cross Processing, Day for Night, Depth of Field, Diffusion, Dual Grad, Edge Glow, Enhancing, Faux Film, Fluorescent (FL-B/D®), Fog, Glimmergass®, Gold Diffusion/FX®, Glow, Grain, Halo, Haze, HDTV FX®, High Contrast, Ice Halos, Infrared, Light, Mono Tint, ND Grad, Night Vision, Nude/FX®, Old Photo, Pencil, Polarizer, Pro-Mist®, Reflector, ReLight, Sky, Smoque®, Soft/FX®, Soft Light, Star, Streaks, Strip Grad, Sunset/Twilight, Temperature, Tint, Two Strip, Three Strip, Ultra Contrast, Vignette, Warm Black Pro-Mist®, Warm Center Spot, Warm Pro-Mist®, Warm Soft/FX®, Water Droplets, Wide Angle Lens and X-Ray.

Whether you are an amateur or professional photographer, Photo fx Ultra’s visual workflow and easy to use tools will help you create stunning images.

FEATURES:

• Choose from 68 filters organized into 7 different filter groups
• Select from a total of 836 presets
• Try one of the 65 different color or black and white film looks
• Add realistic diffusion to photos using a library of 50 interesting textures
• Create natural lighting effects using 117 different patterns
• Choose from 27 grain presets to simulate popular motion picture film stocks
• Add multiple filters without saving
• Selectively apply filters by painting a mask
• Modify filters with sliders, on-screen controls or presets
• High resolution support up to 2048 pixels
• Edit in portrait or landscape mode
• Crop, Rotate, Straighten
• Zoom into the image with the Close-Up Lens filter
• Compatibility with the still image editions of the Tiffen Dfx Digital Filter Suite
• Quickly search for filters and presets
• Integrated Help

AppStore Link: Photo fx Ultra - Price: £3.49/$5.99

Editors comments: If you like Tiffen's Photo fx for the iPhone, then you'll love this version that benifits from the iPad's extra screen real-estate.

I have 2x promo codes for Photo fx Ultra up for grabs, so if you want the chance of winning one, then make your request in the comments section and I will select at random 2 lucky winners.

Please note: as with all promo codes you will need a US iTunes account to redeem these promo codes.

Update on Friday, June 11, 2010 at 11:38PM by Glyn Evans

The promo codes are now all gone.

Coming soon: Tiffen Photo fx Ultra for the iPad

Photo fx Ultra for the iPad is similar in content to Photo fx for the iPhone but the user interface has been modified to take advantage of the increased screen space. There is a new Color Correct filter, more presets, search capability and compatibility* with Tiffen's Dfx Digital Filter Suite that runs as a standalone application or plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Apple Aperture.

Features:

• Choose from 68 filters organized into 7 different filter groups
• Select from a total of 836 presets
• Try one of the 65 different color or black and white film looks
• Add realistic diffusion to photos using a library of 50 interesting textures
• Create natural lighting effects using 117 different patterns
• Choose from 27 grain presets to simulate popular motion picture film stocks
• Add multiple filters without saving
• Selectively apply filters by painting a mask
• Modify filters with sliders, on-screen controls or presets
• High resolution support up to 2048 pixels
• Edit in portrait or landscape mode
• Crop, Rotate, Straighten
• Zoom into the image with the Close-Up Lens filter
• Compatibility with the still image editions of the Tiffen Dfx Digital Filter Suite
• Quickly search for filters and presets
• Integrated Help

*Compatibility is handled by emailing a setup file.

Photo fx Ultra has been submitted to Apple for approval, and should be available in a week or two, and will be priced at $5.99