All articles tagged with #photo editing
Tinder paused its in-app Photo Enhance AI after some users reported the tool altered their photos without permission, changing facial features or skin tone. Tinder says only a small number of users were affected and that it is investigating and removing the feature until the issue is resolved.
Apple's iOS 27 introduces AI-powered upgrades across Siri, Photos, Camera, and native apps, featuring a context-aware Siri with a dedicated app, AI-driven photo and video editing (object cleanup, extend, reframe, automatic subtitles, frame extraction), real-time object recognition, and an Image Playground for AI visuals, plus expanded widgets, Lock screen customization, faster performance, and upgraded Maps and HomeKit experiences.
Google Photos is reportedly testing an AI-powered feature called Moods (in version 7.81) that would apply style-based edits via cloud processing rather than simple filters. Eight mood templates are shown (Airy Minimalist, 2000s Cinema, Night Lights, etc.) with side-by-side previews. The feature isn’t functional yet, but signals an official announcement may be near as Google expands its AI editing toolkit.
Apple unveils iOS 27 with major Photos upgrades: Clean Up becomes more capable thanks to smarter AI, and two new tools—Extend (generates content around image borders) and Reframe (adjusts angle/zoom). Edits run on a mix of on-device and cloud processing, with cloud work involved when saving Extended or Reframed results. Availability for iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro updates is expected later this year.
Snapseed 4.0 has rolled out on Android (and also details for iOS) with a major refresh: improved editing flows, batch editing, the ability to pin favorite tools, non-destructive editing, a revamped toolbox, and new film-inspired looks, plus camera features and region-based masking. The update aims to make editing faster and more versatile across both platforms, with many changes highlighted in the Android-specific 4.0 release and iOS tweaks in the accompanying update.
Apple’s MacBook Air M5 (2026) squeezes a 10-core M5 CPU into a slim, fanless 13-inch chassis with MagSafe, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, and a bright 13-inch display. It delivers strong single-core performance and capable graphics for Photoshop and Premiere Pro, plus excellent battery life and a refined macOS experience, all starting at about $1,099. However, it’s limited by passive cooling for sustained heavy work, maxes out at 32GB RAM, and higher-spec configurations can get expensive, making Pro or Neo more appealing for power users.
Bloomberg reports iOS 27, along with iPadOS 27 and macOS 27, will introduce AI-powered photo editing tools—Extend to widen backgrounds, Enhance to improve lighting and image quality, and Reframe to adjust perspective—joining Clean Up under Apple Intelligence; a Gemini-based Siri, an AI-powered standalone search, and other AI features are also expected at WWDC.
DaVinci Resolve 21 adds a Photo page with RAW import, album-style organization, and color-grade tools, plus AI and visual effects, making it a plausible Lightroom alternative for casual users and video editors alike—though it still lacks Lightroom’s strongest organizing/exporting features and Photoshop-like pixel editing.
DaVinci Resolve 21 adds a Photo page with native RAW editing and asset management, letting photographers work at source resolution up to 32K and access the full DaVinci color-grading toolset by switching to the Color page; it’s powerful and well-integrated with video workflows, but the workflow is complex and not yet a drop-in Lightroom replacement, with limited RAW support for some brands; the free version covers basics, while Resolve Studio adds AI masking and higher-end features.
Samsung’s One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S24 series leaks four Galaxy AI features headed for the stable update: Advanced Audio Eraser (noise reduction for apps like Instagram/YouTube), Call Screening (on‑device AI answers calls and provides a transcription), Creative Studio (S Pen‑dependent tool for doodles, invitations, stickers and wallpapers), and an enhanced Photo Assist (edit via text prompts and merge objects). The leak references an internal build (S928BXXU5DZD9) for the S24 Ultra, with Samsung expected to roll out the stable update to the S24 line next month after more beta iterations.
Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 21 adds a new Photo page that lets editors color-grade and refine stills at their source resolution, plus a LightBox album view and tethering for select cameras. The update centers on AI features like IntelliSearch for object/keyword/face search, CineFocus with post-record focal shifts and bokeh, and facial tools to age, reshape, or remove blemishes, along with UltraSharpen and Motion Deblur. Other improvements include four‑point Bezier easing for keyframes, multi-clip edits, Fusion tweaks from Cut/Edit pages, multi-language spell check, a font/emoji toolset, Picture-in-Picture, and native support for OGraf HTML graphics and Lottie animations. A public beta is available now from Blackmagic Design, with a general release date to be announced.
DaVinci Resolve 21 adds a dedicated photo mode for organizing, editing, and color-correcting stills, with AI-powered search and facial edits, plus RAW support from Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Fujifilm. It also brings imports from Apple Photos and Lightroom Catalogs, multi-user collaboration via Blackmagic Cloud, and GPU-accelerated batch exports, positioning Resolve as a Lightroom/Photoshop competitor and a potential draw away from Premiere for photo workflows.
The Verge preview of Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Unpacked warns that AI-powered photo and video edits could push smartphones beyond mere capture, prompting questions about authenticity as features promise natural-language edits and enhanced imaging, while hinting at broader uses like privacy-aware displays and non-camera AI tools.
Three practical ways to make phone photos feel like analog film: (1) use a mist filter on a lens with a phone adapter to soften details and add highlight bloom; (2) shoot in RAW/ProRAW and slightly overexpose to preserve dynamic range and achieve a brighter, film-like look; (3) edit with apps like Snapseed, VSCO, or Lightroom, applying grain and dialing back overly sharp details, using built-in presets (e.g., Apple Photographic Styles, Samsung My Filter) or external presets to taste for a warm, vintage vibe.
Samsung released teasers showing a unified AI-powered image-editing suite for its upcoming Galaxy smartphones (likely the Galaxy S26), promising an all-in-one app to edit photos and videos with AI—including features like turning daytime shots into nighttime and merging multiple images—with more details expected at Galaxy Unpacked.