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The iPhone has really taken photography to a whole new level, as you now have a top-notch camera built right into your phone. Sure, there are other smartphones out there that can take great photos, but take a look at Flickr’s stats and you’ll find that the majority of photos there are taken by iPhones. While the iPhone can do wonders with your photos right on the device, the more serious you get about making those photos stand out means you’ll want to use some great photo editing software to make them pop.
Three (3) runners-ups will receive a Macphun photo app of their choice (Intensify Pro, Snapheal Pro, Fx Photo Studio Pro or Focus Pro) The Grand Prize Winner will be picked by the Macphun Team and announced on Wednesday, May 28th, 2014. The Winner will receive an Olympus E-M10 Camera ($700 value).
That’s where the latest iPhone Hacks Deals offer can help.
We’re offering The MacPhun Photo Editor Bundle, featuring three stellar photo editing apps: FX Studio Pro, Snapheal, and ColorStroke. It would normally cost you $69 to buy all of these apps separately, but for a limited time you can get all three apps courtesy of iPhone Hacks Deals for just $29.99.
Here’s a brief description of each app found in The MacPhun Photo Editor Bundle:
- FX Photo Studio Pro: Any photographer can benefit and can have fun with this Mac app. Combine and layer any of the 172 effects to create the perfect looking image. A completely customizable interface allows you to preview each effect, compare original and resulting images, label favorites and even save combinations of effects as presets. You can apply as many filters to one image as you like, save mixes of effects to presets and even share these presets with other photographers around. And that’s just scratching the surface of what this app can do.
- Snapheal: Don’t let a fantastic photo or memory go to waste because of one minor detail… Snapheal it! This easy-to-use photo editor allows you to simply point and click to remove unwanted objects or individuals from any photo. Don’t worry about ruining the quality of the image. While Snapheal is a breeze to use, this powerful software cleverly blends in the background making it virtually impossible to notice a removed object ever existed. The ability to remove unwanted items from your images can be priceless when dealing with memories that you want to preserve as you’d imagined them – not with someone or something in the way.
- ColorStroke: Color Splash your photos in any color you want with Colorsplash. Convert color photos to monochrome and reveal the color of specific areas. Select different monochrome layers or add more drama with special effects. Easily import pictures from your iPhoto or Aperture library. Instantly export to Photoshop, Aperture and iPhoto after editing. Then share your pictures via Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Tumblr, print or send via email.
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There’s a lot more to each of these apps, and you can check out everything each has to offer over at the Deals Hub) (along with all other important reminders surrounding this offer).
It’s time to take your iPhone photography to the next level – and this is the bundle that will help you along the way. Grab The MacPhun Photo Editor Bundle from the iPhone Hacks Deals Hub for only $29.99 while you can…which won’t be for long!
Macphun | |
Industry | Software development |
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Genre | Photo editing |
Founded | 2008, Ukraine |
Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington |
Key people | Alex Tsepko (CEO) Scott Bourne (President of US Operations) |
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Website | skylum.com |
Skylum (formerly Macphun) is a software developing company based in Bellevue, Washington. It is most known for its photo editing software Aurora HDR and Luminar.[1] Skylum is also the developer of Snapheal, Focus, Tonality, Intensify, Noiseless and FX Photo Studio.[2]
Founded as Macphun in 2008, the company decided to change its name to Skylum in 2017, following the decision to develop its Mac only software for Windows as well.[3]
History[edit]
Skylum was founded as Macphun in 2008 by two gaming developers and amateur photographers. Initially the company developed applications for iOS. One of its first applications was Vintage Video Maker, which was later named Vintagio. In 2009, Apple named Vintagio among Best iPhone apps of the year.[4][5] In 2010, Alex Tsepko joined the team. In total, the company released over 60 applications in the first three years. However, it saw the greatest number of downloads in the photography applications. Skylum thus decided to develop the same photography applications for MacOS.[6]
In early 2010, Skylum launched its first MacOS application, FX Photo Studio Pro, which was earlier available for iOS only.[7] Several other applications were also developed for MacOS including Snapheal.[8]
In order to tap the North Americas, the company moved its headquarters to San Diego, United States in 2013.[6] A great number of employees came from the Nik Collection, which was earlier acquired by Google.[9] Later that year, the company launched Intensify, a fully featured photo editing software, that was named among 2013 Best Mac App Store apps. In 2014, Skylum launched Tonality, a black-and-white photo editor software, that won Apple’s Editors’ Choice of the year.[10] The same year, Skylum hired a team in Europe to develop localized versions of its software and start European expansion.[6]
In 2015, Skylum released a new image noise reduction application called Noiseless.[11] Same year Skylum partnered with Trey Ratcliff to develop an HDR program. Through the collaboration Aurora HDR, a High Dynamic Range editing and processing tool, was released in November.[12] A year later, Skylum developed Luminar, an all-in-one photo editing software as an alternative to Adobe’s Lightroom. Both the software became the most known applications by the company. [13]
In 2017, the company released Aurora HDR and Luminar for Windows - software that previously was available for MacOS only.[14] At the same time, it was also announced that Macphun would change its name to Skylum.[15]
Products[edit]
Skylum is most known for its photo editing software, Aurora HDR launched in 2015, and Luminar launched in 2016. Other notable software by the company include: Snapheal, Focus, Tonality, Intensify, Noiseless, FX Photo Studio, and Photolemur.
References[edit]
- ^Thurston, Anthony (June 16, 2017). 'Macphun brings AI tech to photo editing with Luminar Neptune Skylum'.
- ^Pierini, David (May 24, 2017). 'Macphun to offer software for Windows-based photogs'.
- ^Scoblete, Greg (November 2, 2017). 'MACPHUN IS NOW SKYLUM, SETS SIGHTS ON DISAFFECTED LIGHTROOM USERS WITH LUMINAR 2018'.
- ^'iPhoneで撮った動画を8ミリやサイレント映画風にする「Vintage Video Maker」'. November 19, 2009.
- ^'MacPhun LLC Company Profile'(PDF). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ abcLaurinavicius, Tomas (November 21, 2016). 'An In-Depth Look At The Future Of Digital Photography With Alex Tsepko Of Macphun'.
- ^'Review: FX Photo Studio Pro for Mac, fun photo editing done right'. May 20, 2011.
- ^Chang, Alexandra (December 16, 2011). 'Snapheal removes unwanted objects from photos, and more'.>
- ^Freeman, Mike (November 29, 2013). 'Photo software firm Macphun comes to San Diego'.
- ^Dove, Jackie (July 31, 2014). 'Review: Macphun's Tonality brings out your inner Ansel Adams'.
- ^Carlson, Jeff (October 9, 2015). 'Noiseless and Noiseless Pro review: Clean up your photos shot in low-light conditions'.
- ^Mathies, Daven (May 24, 2017). 'Macphun's highly lauded photo software are coming to Windows for the first time'.
- ^Lawton, Rod (November 17, 2016). 'Both products became the most known applications by the company. MacPhun Luminar 1.0 review'.
- ^Lestoc, Costea (June 10, 2017). 'Macphun's Luminar and Aurora HDR apps come to Windows 10 this fall'.
- ^Zhang, Michael (October 27, 2017). 'Macphun Renaming Itself Skylum as its Photo Apps Land on Windows'.
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