iPad & iPhone User - UK (2020-01)

exceeding the Mac version in some areas. Let’s look at

what’s new and how to best use these tools to crop,

revise, and enhance images after capturing pictures.

What’s new in Photos editing

Apple changed and expanded the controls available

while editing, while also improve the way in which each

control is accessed and modified.

Intensity slider. Nearly every tool now has an

adjustment slider you can slide left and right or up

and down, depending on your editing orientation. This

allows fine and coarse changes in the ‘intensity’, or how

much of the setting you’re applying. Tapping the main

control icon typically resets the slide back to remove

the adjustment. Haptic feedback lets you feel a sort

of rotation, like it’s a dial, particularly the zero point.

Intensity also applies to photo filters, so you can apply

one with heavy or light hand, as you like.

Cropping. You can now skew an image in each axis

across its middle and its centre as separate controls, the

The intensity slider allows precision control over application of settings

exceedingtheMacversioninsomeareas.Let’slookat

what’snewandhowtobestusethesetoolstocrop,

revise,andenhanceimagesaftercapturingpictures.

What’snewinPhotosediting

Applechangedandexpandedthecontrolsavailable

whileediting,whilealsoimprovethewayinwhicheach

controlisaccessedandmodified.

Intensityslider.Nearlyeverytoolnowhasan

adjustmentslideryoucanslideleftandrightorup

anddown,dependingonyoureditingorientation.This

allowsfineandcoarsechangesinthe‘intensity’,orhow

muchofthesettingyou’reapplying.Tappingthemain

controlicontypicallyresetstheslidebacktoremove

theadjustment.Hapticfeedbackletsyoufeelasort

ofrotation,likeit’sadial,particularlythezeropoint.

Intensityalsoappliestophotofilters,soyoucanapply

onewithheavyorlighthand,asyoulike.

Cropping.Youcannowskewanimageineachaxis

acrossitsmiddleanditscentreasseparatecontrols,the

The intensity slider allows precision control over application of settings