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The filters mode contains the sharpen filter and also some fun special effects.

 

The crop mode allows you to remove unwanted portions of an image. When you select this icon, a bright rectangle will appear.  You can resize the rectangle by pulling the dots in the corners or move it by dragging it. When you click the “Crop” button, everything outside the rectangle will be cropped out of the picture.

You can constrain the crop area to a specific  ratio by selecting one of the predefined ratios that appear at the bottom of the screen. 

 

The color adjustment mode permits you to correct the color balance of the photo manually or automatically.


  1. •Levels page: a colors histogram displays the distribution of colors within the picture. Drag the bars left or right to choose the part of the histogram you wish to preserve.
    The position of the right bar affects the brightness of the picture, and the distance between the bars affects the contrast.
    The triangle determines the mid point (gamma). Changing its position makes the image lighter or darker, but without discarding any colors.

    The “Auto” button will adjust the colors for you.
 

The rotate mode allows you to rotate your

photo or flip it.

To tilt a crooked photo by up to 15° per side,

drag the “straighten” slider at the bottom of

the screen.

To rotate your photo by 90° or flip it

horizontally and vertically, simply click on

the desired icon:

Rotate clockwise
Rotate counter-clockwise
Flip vertically
Flip horizontally
 

  1. •Exposure page: Contains sliders which adjust the contrast and exposure of the photo.
    The exposure slider controls the brightness of the picture. Slide it to the right to increase the illumination.

  2. •Colors page: The saturation slider controls how colorful the image is. If the slider is all the way to the left, the image appears in grayscale.
    The color temperature slider controls the “warmth” of the picture. Slide to the left to make the image appear cooler (shift to blue) and right to make it warmer (shift to red).

  3. •RGB page: This page contains 3 sliders which adjust the levels of the red, green and blue components of the photo. Use this to tint the image towards a specific color or reduce an existing unwanted color.


Done button. Opens the following menu:


➤ Save
Saves your masterpiece to the Camera Roll. A new copy is created each time you press save - so the original photo is never changed. Note: if the photo was taken via Photogene, press save before editing in order to preserve the original.


➤ Resize
Enables you to create a copy of your photo in different preset resolutions. The edited photo remains in its original resolution.


➤ e-mail photo (OS 3.0 only)

Allows you to e-mail your edited photo directly from within Photogene. Note that the photo is not saved to the Camera Roll, just e-mailed.


➤ Copy to clipboard (OS 3.0 only)

Copies the current photo to the common clipboard. This allows you to paste it in other applications. For example in an MMS or a mail message.


➤ Take photo (iPhone only) / Edit new photo Allows you to select a new photo to edit without restarting Photogene.

 
 

Undo / Redo buttons. You can undo and redo multiple actions.

To Cancel a specific effect without undoing other editing steps choose among a wide selection of Resets buttons.

 

The frames mode allows you to create a

frame around the picture or add frames

effect.


Select a desired frame style from the presets list. Roll the list to the left for more frames. Use the icon to remove the frame.


Press the custom button to tailor your own frame. You can decide on the frame's shape and color, and/or choose a shadow's style and color. The shadows styles include: Vignette, Inner gloss, Inner glows, Drop shadow and Outer glow (See examples below). Some (but not all!) of the preset frames can be customized as well, using this feature.


Press the  button  to bring up the backgrounds toolbar. This allows you to choose a background color other than the default black. The background color will appear outside of the picture area if there are any elements that exceed the picture boundaries (such as a frame or symbols).


To add frame effects, press the designated icon . You can add reflection and/or vignette  effect.
 

The symbols mode allows you to add text bubbles or other shapes on top of the picture.

Simply drag the symbol icon and place it wherever you like.

To edit an existing symbol, tap on it once. When the symbol is in edit mode, you will see small circles surrounding it.


  1. •To enlarge or shrink the symbol drag the circles.

  2. •To change its location, drag the body of the symbol.

  3. •You can choose one of the template styles or use one of the designated buttons at the bottom to bring up more color and font options such as specific color for the symbol’s outline, fill and text.

  4. •To edit the text within the symbol, double tap it.

  5. •To delete a symbol press the ‘X’ button at its top-left corner.   
       
 

  1. •Sharpen filter: This filter is used to make a photo appear less blurred. Drag the slider at the bottom of the screen to adjust the intensity of the sharpen effect.
    Notice that applying too much sharpness may introduce noise into the picture.


  3. •Pencil filter: Makes your photo appear as if it was hand drawn. Use the slider to determine the strength of the effect.


  5. •Effects page: Click on one of the icons to apply a special effect to the image. Available effects are: sepia, night vision and heatmap. Click again to disable the effect.

Vignette

Drop shadow

Inner glow

Inner gloss

Outer glow