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Daily iPhone App: Curved

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 22nd, 2013)

I have a soft spot for image editing apps that let me add some flair to the photos I take with my iPhone. One app that has made its way into my permanent tool bag is Curved. As its name implies, Curved Text on Photo lets you overlay multiple layers of curved text on your iPhone and iPad ...

Fotor Photo Editor for Mac is capable and free if you act quickly

by Mel Martin (Apr 13th, 2013)

Photo editing on a Mac presents a dilemma for budget-conscious consumers. Photoshop is high-end and expensive. iPhoto is affordable, but its editing tools are rudimentary. There are still plenty other apps to choose from, including Pixelmator and Acorn. Another good title to add to your list of ...

JPEGmini puts your images on a diet

by Mel Martin (May 14th, 2012)

If you're like me, you've got a hard drive filling up with images. I do a lot of landscape photography, and while I normally shoot in RAW format, they get output as jpegs for the web, email, and the printing service I use. Over the years I've seen a lot of applications that will shrink jpegs, and ...

Process is a clever and able photo editing app for iOS

by Mel Martin (Apr 6th, 2012)

There's no shortage of photo editing apps for iOS, and I am constantly amazed at the quality and the creativity of the offerings. Process (US $2.99 universal app) has some unique features that can breathe some new life into your photos. The app features non-destructive editing, so you can apply ...

Daily iPad App: Photogene

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 4th, 2011)

Unlike many, I didn't buy the iPhone 4S for Siri. It's nice to have a voice assistant, but what I really wanted was the camera. I shoot a lot of photos throughout the day using my iPhone and have been looking for a good image editor to complement its camera. Now with PhotoStream, I am no longer ...

Pixelmator releases ... an iPhone game called Flapcraft

by Mike Schramm (Aug 25th, 2011)

I am a big fan of Pixelmator, the excellent image editor for the Mac, and was surprised to see that team's latest project: an iOS game called called Flapcraft, which hit the App Store today. Not surprisingly, the team used Pixelmator to create the game's look. What a clever way to show off your ...

Pixelmator 2.0 announced, coming to Mac App Store later this summer

by Steven Sande (Jun 2nd, 2011)

Today, the Pixelmator team provided a peek at the next version of their namesake image editing tool. With the code name of Chameleon, Pixelmator 2.0 is a major upgrade that is expected to ship later in the summer of 2011. Anyone who has already purchased the app via the Mac App Store for US$29 ...

FX Photo Studio now for Mac OS X

by Mel Martin (May 16th, 2011)

I took a look at FX Photo Studio on the iPad earlier this year and gave it a positive review. Now the app has migrated to the Mac App Store, so that users who want to work on a desktop or laptop Mac can modify, adjust and remake their images using similar tools to the iOS versions. I've been ...

Plasq brings Comic Life to the iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 4th, 2011)

Comic Life, the popular Mac application that takes your photos and lets you turn them into a comic book, is now available on the iPad. The iPad version launched late last week and includes several features of its desktop counterpart, including templates, balloon controls and social network ...

Free Photoshop Express 1.5 for iOS adds Retina Display support and more

by Mel Martin (Jan 25th, 2011)

Adobe has updated Photoshop Express for iOS 4.2 devices, and it now supports the Retina Display for better quality images. The app is faster and more responsive and adds background uploads and multitasking support. The app provides a limited subset of Photoshop functions, like crop, straighten, ...

Comic Life 2 for Mac delivers more thought-balloon fun

by Michael Rose (Dec 10th, 2010)

From time to time, I'm asked to name my favorite Mac app -- as if such a designation was even possible (I love you all equally, kids, don't worry). If you pushed me and narrowed the question a bit to, "Is there a Mac app that you keep coming back to when you have to create something cool in a very ...

Skitch leaps out of beta, 1.0 available now

by Brett Terpstra (Dec 7th, 2010)

Since it debuted in beta form at Macworld Expo in 2007, Skitch has become a favorite Mac utility for many, many people. It's great at grabbing screenshots, adding annotations and notes, and sharing them on Skitch.com, Flickr, Mobile.me or even your own server. We've waited three years for a 1.0 ...

Adobe's Premiere Elements now available for Mac

by Dave Caolo (Sep 21st, 2010)

Adobe has released Premiere Elements for the Mac. Premiere Elements is Adobe's consumer-level image and video editing software, and this is the first time a Mac version has been released. This release -- version 9 -- offers some pretty cool features, like optimized editing of HD video and those ...

Using iWork as an image editor

by Sang Tang (Sep 19th, 2009)

I recently noted the image-editing functionality of Preview.app, which can act as a "good enough" image editor for many that don't have access to Photoshop. While it's difficult to argue with the free price tag, Preview is not without its limitations. Fortunately, many of these limitations are ...

Making the most of Preview.app for image editing

by Sang Tang (Sep 17th, 2009)

Inspired by Bear Grylls's (of Discovery's Man vs. Wild) "make the most out of your situation" scenarios, I present you with a tutorial for making the most out of Preview.app. While not as powerful as graphics editing powerhouse Adobe Photoshop, Preview can oftentimes get you from Point A to Point B ...