Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time

Nov 1, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment

Browser-based image editor Photopea has released the 5.2 update. This free editor is often referred to as a “Photoshop clone,” and it really does a pretty good job. But now it gets even better, adding color space support, CMYK mode, noise reduction, and more new options.

First of all, Photopea now can detect a color space inside a file (PSD, JPG, PNG, and more) and it renders it correctly. “That space is maintained during the editing, and it is saved with an image (PSD, or embedded in JPG, PNG, …),” Photopea’s blog reads. “You can also create a new document in a non-sRGB color space.” Also, there’s now CMYK mode, which you’ll find useful for printing.

Next, there’s noise reduction. Go to Filter > Noise > Reduce Noise and adjust sliders to remove noise and preserve details. Photopea writes that it works fast even with large photos, and I can confirm. I tested it with a few photos, both in .NEF and .jpeg format, and it performed fast and well.

We have a new filter: Filter – Noise – Reduce Noise! It is GPU-accelerated and fast even on large photos :) pic.twitter.com/BtgK52m1xA

Photopea has also added new text parameters. You can add various styles to the same text layer, and you can play with the feature here. You can now also stroke any vector shape with the Brush tool, draw vector arrows with the Line tool, and match colors between two images. Last but not least, many bugs have been fixed in the latest Photopea update.

I’ve probably already mentioned that I use Photopea for edits on the go. I use it when working from someone else’s computer, or even from my laptop, as I only use Adobe’s editors on my desktop. It’s a pretty good editor, especially for my needs. But it could be a good solution even for more complex edits. If you’d like to try it out, you’ll find some tutorials here, and you can join Reddit community, too.

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Dunja Djudjic is a writer and photographer from Novi Sad, Serbia. You can see her work on Flickr, Behance and her Facebook page.

John Aldred is based in Scotland and photographs people in the wild and animals in the studio. You can find out more about John on his website and follow his adventures on YouTube.

Dunja Djudjic is a writer and photographer from Novi Sad, Serbia. You can see her work on Flickr, Behance and her Facebook page.

Alex is a commercial photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She mostly shoots people and loves anything to do with the outdoors. You can see her work on her website and follow her Spanish landscape adventures on instagram.

Adam Frimer is a Guinness World Record holder, producer, and DOP based in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Adam owns a production company that specializes in corporate marketing and brand strategy. His videos have collectively hit over a quarter billion views

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