Changing contrast influences color, and the “color correction” is actually an adjustment of how much the contrast parameter shifts color. It’s a brilliant interface, though the results in the Automatic tool are confusing. Sliding vertically (again, anywhere on the image) changes the current parameter: here we can choose between contrast and color corrections. The order doesn’t always make sense, but the first item is the Automatic tool, which applies a quick correction to the image. Snapseed’s functions are grouped in labeled icons along the bottom or side of the screen. The iOS limits are more variable depending on device, ranging from 6.25 megapixels on the iPhone 3GS and the original iPad, up to 22.25 megapixels for the latest iPads. On tablets, the cut-off is 16 megapixels, easily exceeded by a slew of digital cameras. On phones, anything more than 8 megapixels gets scaled down, which probably won’t pinch unless you’re using one of Sony’s high-megapixel Android handsets. You might run into Snapseed’s image size limitation. The thumbnails tend to be miniscule, so you may prefer starting within your Gallery (which offers more browsing flexibility) and opening a photo from there by using the Edit option. This offers the choice of taking a photo with the Android camera app or picking one from your Gallery (or other file browsers if you have any installed). Since you’re probably not interested in tweaking the included sample photo of dead trees, the first thing you’ll do is hit the camera button. Requires Android 4.0 or later Getting Started Flexible control of exposure, contrast, color and sharpness.Innovative “control-point”-based editing approach.
The iOS app has a loyal following: we’ll see if the Android version deserves the same.Īlong with Snapseed’s arrival on Android, the iOS version also got a refresh, and in true Google style the app is now free for both platforms (it originally cost $4.99 in the Apple App Store). Photojournalist Dan Chung used the app extensively while photographing the 2012 Olympic Games in London with his iPhone for The Guardian.
Snapseed’s iOS incarnation won Apple’s best iPad App of the Year award in 2011. This is good news for the Android app ecosystem, which is light on “serious” photo editors. When Google bought Nik Software, maker of the popular Snapseed photo editor for iOS, it wasn’t hard to predict that Android users would eventually get a taste of that app’s powerful image optimization tools. The app now brings its control points and filters to Android, with a new emphasis on Google’s favorite social network. Snapseed’s photo editing love isn’t just for iOS anymore.
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