FX PHOTO STUDIO REVIEW FOR MAC
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Most of the photo editing tools in the PhotoStudio package are simple and easy to use. The other popular files are also supported. While the ArcSoft PhotoStudio 6 program is simple enough for beginners to use, it also includes facilities for more advanced photographers including support for RAW image files, 48-bit images, and larger image files of up to 30,000 x 30,000 pixels.

The program is light, and youвЂ™ll need 256MB RAM and 200MB disk space (400MB disk space for Mac.) Importing

FX PHOTO STUDIO REVIEW FOR MAC

There is an ArcSoft PhotoStudio version for Mac and Windows. We studied PhotoStudioвЂ™s other features to see how it looks in comparison with the competition.

It's not perfect, and we're not sure the extra filters are worth paying for, but it's a fun app that allows you to be really creative.ДЇor more app and digital camera reviews, go to, part of the network, a division of USA TODAY.ArcSoft is the company behind apps that instantly beautify your selfies and your profile pictures, so it is not surprising that its PhotoStudio 6 contains an effective Face Beautify tool. You'll also get ads popping up periodically for the add-on effects packs, which is off-putting, especially in an app you've already paid for.ДЇor $0.99, FX Photo Studio proves to be a versatile app worth a download. It took two clicks to no longer display them, which must be a bug. When we first ran the app, there were a lot of tips popping up with functional advice. It also pulls the in-app up-sell seen in a number of other apps: At the initial purchase price, you only get some effects, but you'll need to pay $0.99 for each of the three additional effects packs. There are tons of effects we liked, but the super-high contrast effects are headache-inducing. Apps like Snapseed let you snap back to the original shot with one touch. When you're navigating to an effect, there are too many menus to move through, so if you decide you don't want to apply an effect after all, you'll have to hit cancel/back a few times to return to the original shot. We wouldn't say this is an annoyance, just an odd choice. Given this functionality, it seems perplexing that the developers would add a 'Pan & Zoom' button on the screen, taking up real estate which could house another tool. It's the little things that make you smile.The interface is fairly intuitive, and you have the flexibility to pinch zoom, pan the image with two fingers, and rotate text overlays using standard Apple gestures. With the different effects it offers, you can have a lot of fun and get really creative.ДЇor $0.99, you also get standard editing tools (crop, brightness, contrast, saturation, hue), and you can take a photo from within the app. These are great functions if you have large, clunky fingers. An adjustable brush size is handy for precise edits, as is the ability to pinch-zoom all the way to the pixel level. Though not unique to this app, the Color Splash tool lets you turn your photo black and white then selectively add color back, which is fun. Just swipe your finger across the image and you get a vintage camera effect, pencil sketch, wobbly mirror, and so on. What we like most is the ability to paint on all the effects, rather than applying them to the entire photo. They're arranged quite logically into categories, and you can randomly select one if you're not sure what you want.

It offers a wide range of effects and filters, and the option to hide the ones you don't like.

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Android users need not apply.ДЇX tries to do a lot of things, and honestly, it does most of them well. An iPhone 4S was used for this review, but the app is also compatible with other iPhones, iPod Touch, and iPad. If you need a versatile app that lets you do more than simply pile effects on top of one another, consider FX Photo Studio, available for iOS on the App Store for $0.99.

Fx photo studio review