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Repix brings its photo editing prowess to Android, supports Samsung's S Pen and Air View (video)
After gaining considerable success on the iOS side of the smartphone divide, Repix has finally launched its creative photo editor over on the land of the little green droid. Like the iOS original, the Android version lets you liven up your humdrum camera phone images with a variety of effects that range from filters and frames to a set of thirty brushes that let you augment specific areas of the photo instead of the whole thing. For those with a Galaxy Note device (be it the original Note, the Note II, the Note 8.0 or the Note 10.1), you'll be glad to know Repix works well with the S Pen's pressure sensitivity. If you have a GS4, the app has built-in support for the handset's Air View technology, so you can discern the size of the brush just by hovering your finger above the display. But regardless of which Android phone you have, you can download it for free from the Google Play Store starting today to begin putting those Instagram filters to shame.
Repix update brings frames, a new filter pack and a revamped adjustment menu
Repix -- one of the more creative photo editing apps available for iOS -- has just seen an update that streamlines its design and adds a handful of new features. Since its launch in March, the app's strongest selling point has been its brushes, which allow you to selectively edit parts of your photos. Sadly, this update doesn't include any new ones, but it does introduce a spotlight filter pack with four options: gallery, slender, stage and disco lighting. The set isn't included in the free download; it can be purchased for $1.99 through the app. Additionally, the adjustment menu has seen a performance-enhancing facelift. The slider at the bottom of the screen allows for straightforward editing of contrast, brightness, vibrance, saturation, temperature and vignette settings. Lastly, the new frame tool offers seven different borders in black or white variants. The new frames and filter aren't overly exciting, but the aesthetic tweaks do freshen up Repix's look while improving functionality. For more info, you can read the full press release after the break.
Repix lets you remix and paint your photos on iOS
I'm amazed at the variety of photo editors available for the iPhone and iPad. Many are "me too" apps that don't offer many unique features, but Repix (free) offers a fresh idea. It can help you create some very artistic photos with only a little effort, even if you aren't the most creative photographer on the planet. Repix contains a collection of brushes that you use to paint over your image. Each brush applies a unique effect. For example, there are brushes to "cartoonize" your image, or make it look like charcoal media. There are also brushes for edge enhancement, super-saturated colors, and posterize brushes. Others are erase tools that can clean up unwanted changes (there's an undo command, too). Repix has access to your camera, so you can take an image from within the app. Edit tools include crop, saturation, color balance, temperature and vignetting. The app works quickly, and saves at full resolution of 4,096 x 4,096 for the iPhone 5 and iPad 3+. Help is included, so I doubt anyone will get lost using the app. Of course, Repix's developers would like you to add more brushes, and a Master's Collection is available via in-app purchase for US$4.99. I think that trip to the wallet can be avoided, but if you really get into using the app you might want more options. You can also mix and match brush purchases, so you could just get a set of Light Brushes (stars, streaks, etc.), for only $1.99. Other combinations are offered. %Gallery-183216% Repix lets you share your creations with the usual social networks and email. It has a well-designed interface and felt speedy on my iPhone 5. I think it's a better app on the iPad where you can work in greater detail, and when testing I longed for the ability to change the brush size. You can zoom in and out of the image for detailed work, but more brush control would be helpful. I'd also like the ability to control the effect with a percentage slider. There is a lot to like about Repix, especially for free. The app requires an iPhone 4 or greater, an iPad 2 or greater, and iOS 6 or greater. It is optimized for the iPhone 5.
Repix turns smartphone snaps into finger-paint masterpieces (video)
Sepia, Polaroid, Vignetting... Sepia again. The realm of ironic picture-sharing services suffer from a lack of imagination on the filter front -- which is why everyone's snaps are shot with the same three tints. Repix, on the other hand, is an iOS app that wants to bring some creativity back to food pictures with a set of creative brushes that you can apply to the limits of your artistic talent. Rather than uniformly applying the effects, you finger paint them onto your original image. If you're familiar with iPad app Paper, then you'll already be comfortable with the UI and business model, with additional brushes setting you back $1.99 / £1.49 per set, or $4.99 / £3.99 for everything. If you'd like to see some more, erm, professional examples of what Repix can do, head past the break for a video.
