Snapseed Redux: Nik brings it's iOS editor to the Mac.
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 3:38 PM 
Just bought Nik Software’s new Snapseed for Mac from the Mac App Store. Seeing has how I’d enjoyed the iOS version I couldn’t pass it up. It’s cool and everything you’d expect but:
- It can’t be used as an external editor for Aperture. It opens the exported file but doesn’t save it back.
- It accepts raw or TIFF files but can only save the edited results to JPEG. Why?
Also, when I tried using the print dialog and the PDF to Aperture feature, I couldn’t get the picture to output without a border…
I’m hoping these are just 1.0 shortcomings that will be adressed the same way Iconfactory’s Flare did. As simple as it is, the app could prove very useful as another tool in our arsenal.
Here are two three quick stylized examples using pics from last night’s X100 studio tests (same settings as the previous post).
Later.
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Reader Comments (2)
Hi Patrick,
Just curious, do you use photoshop or a similar app in post processing? I found at least a few opinions that Aperture is not the best when it comes to handling Nikon's NEF files.
Thanks,
Mark.
Hi Mark,
Honestly, I practically never use Photoshop anymore for my photography. Certainly not for styling. Heresy, I know. I use Aperture's built-in tools (which are way more powerful than most people think), plugins and Pixelmator. Also Flare (sometimes) and now Snapseed I guess ;)
Aperture does have certain rendering issues with NEF files, certainly with blue tones. But I simply adjust accordingly. I'd love for it to get us closer to Nikon's interpretation but until companies start opening their closely guarded recipes... That's life.
That said, it's certainly livable and not a deal breaker in any way. After all, if it's good enough for Joe McNally...
Have a great weekend