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Pixelmator, the best photo editor for iPad

According to statistics conducted in mid 2014, users Mobile Phones Share every day more than one billion images only through FacebookAnd 90% of them do not ever use another capture tool. So it is clear that Photo editing applications enjoy success, but those who want something more than a pack of filters and some simple adjustments have not even provide so many options.

App Store abounds in applications for photo editing, most of them being simple products that use the set of tools provided by Aviary or close to them. Those who want something more do not have too many really strong options at hand, entering this list Photoshop touch, Picture Power, Laminar Pro or photogenic. A product available for some time on OS X platform, Pixelmator made the leap to the iPad last fall, and as the iPhone version is promised for one of the days of this month, it's time to analyze this product as well.

Momentary, Adobe Photoshop Touch remains the best photo editor available on the iOS platform, although the product is penalized by the interface that has not escaped the old desktop. Giving up some facilities, the application Pixelmator found the opposite and provides a simple and efficient work environment. In fact, users will be impressed by the simplicity even working environment interface Pixelmator very similar to the one used by the products in the suite iWorkOffering virtually only three buttons, behind which hide all the instruments working.

Pixelmator play option for cropping, rotating and adjustable filter package. Among them are found as simple tools Hue and Saturation or Black & WhiteBut also more serious and tools Blur, Sharpen, Noise, Defocus or Tilt Shift. This mix of filters and effects seems strange, but once you learn where to find them, this won't be a problem anymore. Among these effects there are pinch or Bump, Functions that allow deformation of an image and use it to simulate a 3D a perspective assembly.

Editing options are powerful imaging parameters, which are hidden in the Adjust Color menu. Beyond the indispensable type filters Instagram, Pixelmator offers options for adjustment White / Black / Midpoint, Curves, white balance and classic potentiometers for brightness, contrast, saturation, color balance, hue and temperature.

As a responsible photo editor, Pixelmator allows for pixel-level editing, and its tools are tough enough for even the most demanding users. Along with the common free selection modes, rectangular or elliptical, the application also offers a Magic Wand efficiently. The user will be able to achieve in the image he wants and finger movement triggers growth factor tolerance until we are satisfied with the result. Of course there is no shortage of ways to add or remove a selected area, and how Refine feather-tune the site to remove unsightly edges. Retouch options are optimal pixel level, providing application Repair (similar Healing Brush from Adobe Photoshop), Sharpen, Soften, Smudge, etc. Each tool allows options for fine intensity, surpassing in this way classical applications like Aviary.

Although not a tool for artistic creation like ArtStudio, Pixelmator offers a very consistent set of coughs for drawing and increased compatibility with Bluetooth stylus from Wacom sites and Adon. All these tools are worth so much because Pixelmator working with layers. Those who want to build complex assemblies can insert new images, text, vector objects prefabricated colored backgrounds, and all these elements will be placed on different layers. Also, users can apply these layers shadows, outlines or content, they can adjust transparency, can control arrangement and can insert text blocks that provide complex typographic adjustments. The work environment is complemented by a multiple Undo function, ruler for measuring the size and alignment guides.

The application Pixelmator is available in the App Store at a price of € 9,99 and is currently only compatible with iPad tablets. Also, the manufacturer promised that the universal version that will also work on the iPhone will be released by the beginning of next month, and the application is offered until then at the reduced price of €4,99.

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