By now, just about everyone with an iPhone or iPad probably has a ton of images sitting in their image library. Most people already know about photo sharing apps like Instagram or EyeEm, along with photo filter apps like PhotoToaster or FX Photo Studio to give you that stylized look, but there are still more fun ways to play with your images to produce nice looking projects.
14 new photo filters let you customize each frame to give them just the look you want.
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Diptic (99 cents) is an intuitive app that lets you make cool-looking collages using photos you take with your iPhone camera or what you have stored in your photo library. A new version of the app now adds photo filters and more letting you create simple, but elegant collages in only a few easy steps.
You start by selecting from 52 standard layouts, such as one photo across the top with three smaller ones across the bottom, or one big image on the left with four small shots down the right side, as examples. But you can also use frame sliders to adjust the size of any frame, giving you virtually unlimited customization options.
Once you have your layout, you can add images to each frame and move or zoom each one to make it fit just right. From there you can rotate an image 90 degrees within a frame or create a mirror image of the shot using the Transform features. You can adjust color, brightness, and contrast to bring out certain shots or make them more similar to the others in your project. In this latest update, Peak Systems has added 14 new photo filters so you can provide different treatments to every image in your collage. All these features are self explanatory just by playing with the interface.
With customization options like the ability to round inner and outer borders, you can make some really cool looking collages.
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When you’re satisfied with your photo layout and look, Diptic also lets you customize the frames of photos to give them a more rounded look. To adjust inner and outer borders, you simply use a slider to get just the look you want.
This latest update supports high quality images, taking advantage of the iPhone 4 and 4S Retina display along with the new iPad. You also have the option to export your images in high resolution for great looking collages you could physically frame and display at home with the right printer.
When you’re finished with your collage, Diptic offers several features for sharing your work with friends. Earlier iterations of the app only offered sharing by e-mail, but now you can share on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Tumblr. The app also supports exporting directly to other apps that support JPEG images like Instagram, Camera+, Dropbox, and many others.
If you want to try something different with your photos, Diptic is a tried-and-true option that has added several useful features and enhancements in the latest release.
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