Adobe Photoshop Express for iPhone

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by: Jessica Dolcourt on October 30, 2009

There's a glut of photo-editing software for the iPhone, and some of it is pretty good. Adobe's Photoshop.com iPhone app not only does a decent job editing photos from your phone and from your Photoshop.com account online, it does so for free.

The tools aren't numerous, but the app includes essentials like a cropper and rotater, color adjusters, and a handful of effects to change tone and tint, or apply thematic edits to give images a border or vintage feel. A pop-up alert instructs you the first time to adjust things like tint color and saturation with a sliding gesture from your fingertip. We're divided over whether the use of gestures over a slider button is intuitive or confusing. Undo and redo controls in the interface give you license to experiment without committing.

Apart from its no-cost price tag, the other major draw to Adobe's Photoshop iPhone app is the one-button uploading of photos to a Photoshop.com account, as an alternative to saving edited photos on the phone. We also like being able to snap a photo using the tool and uploading it to Photoshop.com right away. Just keep in mind that at the time of review, Adobe's free Photoshop.com service caps your storage at 2GB, unless you subscribe for an upgraded plan.

 
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP EXPRESS: Edit and share anywhereAdobe Photoshop Express software lets you use simple gestures to quickly edit and share photos from your mobile device. Enjoy having your photo and video library right in your hand without wasting your device's valuable storage space.Photoshop Express is a companion to Photoshop.com, your online photo sharing, editing, and hosting resource. Create a free Photoshop.com account to upload and store 2GB of photos and videos online.HAVE FUN ON THE RUNWith Photoshop Express, it's easy to improve your photos. Choose from a variety of one-touch effects, or simply drag your finger across the screen to crop, rotate, or adjust color. Add artistic filters like Soft Focus or Sketch. And never fear: You can undo and redo changes until you get just the look you wanta copy of your original file is always saved.Top editing features: Basics: Crop, Straighten, Rotate, and Flip Color: Exposure, Saturation, Tint, Black and White, and Contrast Filters: Sketch, Soft Focus, and Sharpen Effects: Vibrant, Pop, Border, Vignette Blur, Warm Vintage, Rainbow, White Glow, and Soft Black and White Borders: Rectangle, Rounded, Oval, Soft Edge, Vignette, Rough Edge, Halftone, and Film EmulsionIn-App Purchase: Adobe Camera Pack Reduce Noise: Even the best phone cameras can introduce small amounts of grain and specklingcalled noiseinto images. The Reduce Noise feature smooths out those flaws to quickly improve your photos. Its fast, accurate, and puts professional Adobe Photoshop quality in the palm of your hand. Self Timer: Set a camera timer to 3- or 10-second intervals before the photo is snapped. Auto Review: Make sure you get a good shot and delete it if you dont. Auto Review gives you a quick look at your picture before the action passes you by.SHOW ON THE GOPhotoshop Express lets you access your entire online photo and video library directly from your Photoshop.com account. Relive memories with your friends and family anytime, anywhere. Show off all your favorite photos and videos with instant slideshows. It's like having thousands of photos and videos right in your pocket!Photoshop Express is brought to you by Adobe, makers of the Photoshop family of products.

What's new in this version: New Camera workflow for rapid in-app photo-taking In-App Purchase of Adobe Camera Pack: Reduce Noise, Self Timer, and Auto Review Full Retina Display Support Multi-Tasking Support

 
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