iPad User Magazine - UK (2019-04)

GeniusTip!

The Histogram helps

you understand the

spread of a shot’s

shadows, midtones and

highlights but it does

take up valuable space.

By tapping the ... icon

you can toggle the

Histogram on or off.

Jargonbuster

A raw file is an

uncompressed photo

that boasts more

colours and tones

than you’ll find in a

compressed JPEG

format file. Pixelmator

can access and process

this extra information.

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Access photos Library

To access your iPad’s Photos Library click the + icon at the

top right. You’ll need to give Pixelmator permission to read and

write to the Photos Library. You can then browse through the

Photo Library’s Albums and work with their contents.

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Share the shot

After processing a photo you can share it in a variety of

ways. Tap the Share icon then choose Export. Tap JPEG if you

want to share the shot via email or online. Tap Next and choose

from a wide range of sharing destinations.

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Manual

adjustments

Once you’ve

changed a

shot’s look using

presets you can

fine tune a host

of properties

using sliders

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Creative

colours

The Selective

Colour panel

enables you to

change hue and

brightness of

specific colours.

Here we’ve

darkened the

cyan sky.

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Helpful

histogram

The optional

histogram

window enables

you to ensure

detail is present

in a wide spread

of tones

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