And there’s no way to save a set of filters or adjustments if you want to use the same settings on a batch of images. You can only have one image open at a time, making it impossible to compare photos to each other or to edit multiple photos simultaneously in the app. While the app is easy to use, there are some glaring drawbacks. The program also supports a wide range of image formats, including more than 100 raw file formats. It also includes tone, color, detail, chromatic aberration, vignette, and noise reduction adjustment sliders, along with a histogram and a curves adjustment. With Photo Effect Studio, users can adjust basic features such as brightness, contrast, saturation, and exposure. It falls between the more advanced Pixelmator ($30) and the clever Flare app ($10), which is just for adding filters. The application offers more advanced photo-editing options than iPhoto, though you shouldn’t expect Photoshop Elements ($100)-level capabilities. Granted, some are cheesy: You can add colorful hearts, bright fireworks, or an all-over netting filter to your images. It has a huge library of more than 80 filter, 15 vignette, and 20 frame options. Photo Effect Studio is made to keep the interest of even the most filter-obsessed photographer, bringing some of the iPhone and iPad editing tools to OS X. With the click of a button, you can turn mediocre snapshots into vintage-looking images.
Released in June by Everimaging, the Mac application is an easy to use option for photo effects lovers who want slightly more image editing options than iPhoto or Preview.Īs any iPhone photographer can tell you, adding fun filters to your images can be addicting.
If you combined Hipstamatic or Instagram with iPhoto and multiplied by five you’d get Photo Effect Studio.