CameraBag 2.5 review: Mac app helps you take your best shot<article>
<section class="page">
<p>Nevercenter's
CameraBag 2.5 is like having dozens of films and cameras from different eras sitting on the desk to choose at will. Versatile and historical, this Mac image editing and filtering desktop app offers an overwhelming number of options for both fixing and stylizing the look of your photos. Any single or combination of settings will have a profound effect on your image, and the app's flexibility lets you experiment endlessly and nondestructively with a few clicks.</p>
<p>Film photographers were famous for using only a fraction of the shots they took. And while that may also be true today, digital photography has facilitated the capture of an astronomical number of frames, free for the price of your memory card and storage space. With the explosive popularity of effects filters (thanks to Instagram), ordinary shots gain more potential for interest and uniqueness. High quality filters like those in CameraBag 2.5 can enhance great shots and perhaps even salvage those which otherwise might have met their delete key demise.</p>
<figure class="large "><a class="zoom" href="
http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-17-at-9.14.51-am-100226038-orig.png">
[/url] <figcaption>
<p>Style previews automatically appear as you mouse down the filter list.</p>
</figcaption></figure>
<h2>New features</h2>
<p>Users of the previous
CameraBag 2 will encounter a number of interface tweaks and new features in this version. Version 2.5 has removed the Favorites tab and renamed the Styles tab to My Styles. A new ability to nest tiles—each of which represent the components of a style, and which can be adjusted individually—lets you easily combine effects for simultaneous editing and tweaking. It also assists in batch processing. A new watermark feature, which you can save as a custom style, lets you sign your work. Developers have added sharpen, blur, circular blur options, and more to the new version, giving the program even more basic photo editing prowess. You can now import custom image borders to apply from within the program. Any filter you create on your desktop can also be used with <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camerabag-2/id582697694?mt=8" target="new">CameraBag's iOS apps[/url] for the iPhone and iPad.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2087320/camerabag-2-5-review-mac-app-helps-you-take-your-best-shot.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
Source:
CameraBag 2.5 review: Mac app helps you take your best shot
