Snapseed

Snapseed was developed by Nik Software and was available on iOS , OS X, and Windows . The application was initially only available on the iPad , but has already managed to become the application of the year 2011 according to Apple ^[1] .

On September 12, 2012, Google took over Nik Software, the developer of Snapseed. At the time of the takeover, the application already existed not only for the iPad , but also for the iPhone and iPod touch ^[1] .

December 11, 2012 Google introduced Snapseed for Android and updated the application for iOS, making it free ^[2] .

On April 9, 2015, the first major update for the application was released. New filters and tools have been added ^[3] .

Snapseed allows you to professionally process photos on your phone or tablet.

Available Processing Tools

• Correction: makes automatic corrections.
• Sharpness: Enhances the sharpness of the image.
• Crop: allows you to crop a picture
• Rotate: allows you to rotate or align the image.
• Rotate / Crop: allows you to crop, rotate and tilt the photo.
• Brush: allows you to apply effects to individual parts of the image
• Selective correction: allows you to correct only selected parts of the image.
• Spot correction: eliminates minor errors (dust, spots).
• Vignette: adjusts the brightness around the image object.

Photo Processing Filters

• Blur: draws attention to the subject by blurring the background.
• Spotlight shine: glow effect.
• Tonal contrast: provides fine-tuning of contrast between light and dark areas.
• HDR Effect: Applies the multiple exposure effect.
• Drama: Adds an effect tailored to the photo.
• Grunge: Imposes a color style tailored to a particular photo.
• Coarse Grain: Creates a grainy image.
• Vintage: draws photos in the style of color cinema.
• Retrolux: creates the effect of an aged photo.
• Noir: creates the effect of black and white cinema.
• B / W: Applies a black and white filter.
• Frames: various design options for the edges of the image ^[4] .

• When processing the image orientation with small rotations of the picture, the missing parts are automatically added to the program.
• It is possible to cancel any change to the photo, regardless of the sequence of changes.
• A step-by-step view of all changes is possible.
• All filters applied to one image can be applied to another ^[4] .

• Google Photos
• Adobe Photoshop
• Hyperlapse (app)