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"Macphun has released a major upgrade\u00A0of its\u00A0FX Photo Studio photo editing and filtering app for iPhone. The new version 6, targeted to creative hobbyists, sports\u00A0an interface overhaul, improved image processing algorithms, revised special effects categories and various under-the-hood fixes.\r\n\r\nFX Photo Studio lets you shoot directly from the app or bring in images from the camera roll. You can first apply basic edits such as adjusting the crop, brightness, color temperature, exposure, hue, saturation and more.\r\n\r\nThe app's big draw, however is its newly augmented roster of special effects, which you can apply\u00A0individually or mix up into\u00A0unique looks. Those combinations can be saved as presets and then used on other photos.\u00A0A limited number of text effects are also available.\r\nFirst import image and apply edits, adjust masking controls if desired, and go crazy mixing up filters and special effects.\r\nThe app's\u00A0updated collection of effects -- featuring 14 categories and\u00A0194 filters, include styles like lomo, vintage, black &amp;amp;amp; white, color lens filters, vignettes and blur as well as frames, textures and overlays.\u00A0Cartoon and comic\u00A0effects and pencil sketches can transform a mundane photo into something worth looking at.\r\n\r\nThe new version's redesigned interface freshens the look and feel of the app. FX Photo Studio was already quite\u00A0streamlined, but the app\u00A0has been updated\u00A0and the icons simplified for a more modern look and\u00A0easier arrow navigation.\u00A0With your image in place you can swipe through each effect in a category to try it out. The masking feature lets you paint on effects to discrete areas of the image.\r\n\r\n[caption id=&amp;quot;attachment_787192&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;alignleft&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;220&amp;quot;] Save all the effects you applied to an image and then resuse it.[/caption]\r\n\r\nA\u00A0new smart algorithm for the Random tool lets the app automatically choose\u00A0the filters that will look\u00A0best with\u00A0your images, though I hardly ever agreed with its choices.\r\n\r\nMacphun says the app is faster, too, and though I never experienced delays using it on my iPhone 5, version 6 performance is responsive.\r\n\r\nThe update is available for the iPhone app only. The iPad app has not been updated. It's regularly $2.99 on the App Store with in-app purchases of additional filter packs available. An introductory price of 99 cents is in effect until Monday, August 11.\r\n\u27A4\u00A0FX Photo Studio"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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