Nik Software, the developers of some very popular and high quality desktop photo editing plug-ins has just updated their iPad app Snapseed, to a universal app, meaning it will now run on the iPhone or iPod Touch.
In addition to the iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 3rd Gen, and iPod Touch 4th Gen support, this update adds camera capture within Snapseed, the addition of standard aspect ratios for cropping, performance optimizations, and various bug fixes and user interaction improvements.
If you already have an iPad, and own Snapseed, then you'll be familiar with the apps intuitive interface, but if your new to Snapseed, then you'll find the app very impressive, and controls very easy to master.
How to use Snapseed: To use Snapseed, simply load or take a photo, then select one or more of the following 11 options, like…
- Auto Correct - Automatically analyzes your photo and adjusts color and exposure to perfection.
- Selective Adjust - Make precise selections and enhancements to specific areas of your photos in seconds with Nik Software’s revolutionary U Point technology.
- Tune Image - Use Ambience to create depth and vibrancy that uniquely adapts to colors and textures. Adjust White Balance, Saturation, Contrast, more.
- Straighten & Rotate - Rotate 90° and/or straighten photos with simple gesture controls.
- Crop - Easily crop photos to remove distracting parts of your photo.
- Black & White - Give that classic Black and White look to your photos with this darkroom-inspired filter.
- Vintage Films - Make any photo look like a vintage color film photo from the 50’s, 60’s or 70’s. Includes nine different color casts, plus tons of controls.
- Drama - Add breathless style with a custom effect specifically tailored to your photos, ranging from subtle enhancements of textures to wildly creative and artistic effects.
- Grunge - Give your photos a totally unique, hip, and dingy look with the Grunge filter.
- Center Focus - Draw attention to the subject of your photo blurring the surrounding background with a few simple gestures.
- Organic Frames - Add stylized borders to your photos for the perfect finishing touch.
…then having selected one of the above, simply slide your finger up or down, to reveal that features menu, select the feature from with in that menu that you want to adjust like brightness or contrast, and then swipe your finger from left to right to increase or decrease the intensity of that effect, before applying. You can continue to apply as many or as few of the features/effects from the above list as you like before saving at full-res.
My thoughts on Snapseed: Snapseed is a powerful yet simple app that offers a wide range of features that should satisfy any iPhoneographer, These features including an excellent variable film grain tool, an impressive multi spot selective adjustment tool, and some nice vintage and grunge looks, and whilst not the cheapest of apps, in my opinion, it is worth every penny (cent), and comes highly recommended.
App Store Link: Snapseed; Price: £2.99/$4.99/€3.99
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 8:39PM | 
Snapseed from Nik Software has just appeared in the App Store for FREE.
