Apple is bringing iPhoto to the iPad.
The company introduced iPhoto in 2002 as part of the iLife suite of Mac apps. iPhoto allows users to easily manage, edit and share their photo collections with easy-to-use non-destructive editing controls.
Since photography has become such a big part of the iOS ecosystem, it makes sense that Apple would create a dedicated first-party photo editor for the iPad.
iPhoto for iOS brings the best elements of iPhoto ’11 for Mac to the iPad. More than just a revamped version of the “Photos” app of iOS of yore, iPhoto for iOS is designed to allow photographers of all strengths to quickly edit photos on the fly.
It features:
- Smart Browsing
- Multi-touch Editing
- Professional quality effects
- Brushes
- Photo Beaming
- Photo Journals
From the screenshots we’re seeing of the event, iPhoto for iOS seems to be more of an Aperture Lite, rather than just straight iPhoto. This is a good thing, especially for photographers on the go.
iPhoto for iOS can work with images up to 19MP, though we’re unsure on what type of RAW support the software will have.
iPhoto favorites such as straighten and resize and red-eye removal are included. iPhoto for iOS also includes a bunch of different brushes to repair, adjust contrast and saturation and sharpness.
As always, this is non-destructive editing, which means you never risk harming the original. For Instagram fans, iPhoto for iOS includes a collection of pre-configured photo effects.
The new photo journals, or photo books, allow users to create virtual photo albums with notes, text and more. If you’ve ever created a physical book in iPhoto or Aperture, you know that the quality of Apple’s layout templates is quite good. This looks like it’s carrying over the iPhoto for iOS as well.
Users can also add element such as maps and weather to events within their journals. Users can also publish directly to iCloud or send to iTunes.
iPhoto for iOS is available today in the App Store. What do you think of iPhoto for iOS? Is this enough to tear you away from your existing iOS photo editors? Should Adobe be worried about pitting Photoshop
Touch against iPhoto? Let us know in the comments.
Source: Mashable
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