The develop function includes all major tools for editing images, including cropping and straightening, whitebalance correction and much more. |
When firstly accessing the editing features, you can choose between a default or simple mode
Is intended for lightweight editing and adjustments. It covers basic options including whitebalance, Exposure, Contrast, Shadows and Highlights, Clarity, Sharpness and Noise Reduction.
This mode is recommended for Smartphones, smaller tablets or for users who just want to do quick edits.
Extends the simple mode by offering Whitebalance presets (raw images only), Layer-Based adjustments (Gradient, Circular, Brush, Lasso), Lens-Corrections and Effects
Since the default mode has a lot of options and sliders, it's recommended to use on tablets or devices with larger screen size (at least 7")
You can always switch your mode, even while editing your images. Go to Menu -> Edit Mode
Use the cropping icon in the menu to switch to the cropping mode |
Use your fingers to adjust the cropped area
Use two fingers to rotate your image
Tap on the to show additional options
You can now choose a fixed Aspect Ratio, Mirror and rotate the image (in 90° steps) or straighten the image.
Photo Mate supports saving of edits.
This means, all the changes you do to an image (exposure, contrast and even layers) can be stored as a preset for similar or other images.
Furthermore, you can also import or export multiple of these presets to save them or get presets from other users.
You can export all your presets in case you want to share them with other users or copy them to a new device.
Go to the "Preview" heading. There are several icons to use:
Show the whole edited image | |
While this button is pressed, Photo Mate will show the "before" image | |
Show the current edits on the left, and the "before" on the right | |
Show the current edits on the right, and the "before" on the left | |
Show the current edits on the top, and the "before" on the bottom | |
Show the current edits on the bottom, and the "before" on the top | |
Switch the current edits and the "before": All edits you've done will now be stored in the "before" side, and you can do a new edit. Press it again to switch the current edits again with the last stored edits. This allows you to easily compare two seperate edits. |
Photo Mate allows you to customize your editing interface.
Go to Menu -> Histogram to choose the Histogram mode or to disable it
Use the to unlock the bar from the top.
Long-Tap on an heading (like "Basics") to re-order the tools.
Note: You should close all tools first by tapping once on each of the headings
Go to the "Tools" heading and use the "Sidebar Size" slider to adjust the width of the tools section
This section covers various information about using Lens-Profiles or doing custom lens-adjustments.
Lens-Profiles provide an easy way to automatically correct distortion, vignetting and chromatic-aberration for common lenses.
Photo Mate ships with the Lensfun Database, which contains several profiles for lenses from various manufacturers.
When you open a raw-file, Photo Mate will read the exif-data and check if it finds a suited lens. If so, the option "Use Profile" is enabled. Activate it to use the automatically detected profile.
Note: When you use a Fixed-Lens camera and edit your raw, this option is may active by default.
Important: When editing jpg-files, your camera may already applied lens-corrections. Do not use this option in such cases.
Layers are a great way to make local adjustements to an image.
Open the "Layers" panel and choose the icon to add a new layer.
Choose one of the layer types from the list:
After the layer is added, you will see several adjustment options below.
To delete a layer, select the layer from the list and use the icon.