With the release of iOS 16, the Photos app received new flexible image editing options. In particular, you can copy the changes made to the picture, and then apply them to another picture or even a whole group of them. This handy tool lets you apply custom filters, fixes, and effects to many images with just a few taps.
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Editing photos on iPhone and iPad
When you open an image in the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad and press “Edit”, you will be taken to the editing screen.
In addition to the “magic” automatic photo enhancement, there are much more advanced tools for changing exposure, brightness, highlights, shadows, contrast, saturation, warmth, hue, sharpness, clarity, noise reduction and vignette. These tools have an adjustment range of -100 to 100 or 0 to 100. By tweaking these settings as you like, you can change the photo to the look you want.
In addition to these manual photo controls, you can also use preset filters such as Vivid, Vivid Warm, Vivid Cool, Spectacular, Spectacular Warm, Spectacular Cool, Black & White, Silver, and Noir. And these filters also have a more precise adjustment range, it can be set from 0 to 100.
When users edit an image in the Photos app, they use the tools mentioned above and customize them according to their preferences.
With iOS 16 and newer, you can copy your editing changes and then paste them into another image, or even into a group of them. As a result, precise and specific changes will be instantly applied to all selected pictures.
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Simultaneous (batch) photo editing options on iPhone and iPad?
Let’s say you find an interesting subject to shoot and take some pictures. They were all shot in the same lighting conditions, but you might find them a bit dark. And how to increase the brightness at the same time in all photos?
The traditional scenario involves sequential editing of photos, one by one, which takes a lot of time. But now you can edit just one photo, setting the brightness and other parameters as needed so that the picture comes out the way you want. And these changes can be copied!
Finally, you can select all of your photos taken during the session and apply these changes to them. In an instant, all selected pictures will be processed.
Quick use will allow you to apply the same filter to many photos, changing their brightness, color, noise level, etc. In fact, there are no restrictions – you can paste the copied changes into any image you want. However, it is recommended that you apply the same edits to pictures taken in the same lighting conditions for a particular event or occasion.
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How to edit multiple selected photos at once on iPhone and iPad?
1. Launch the Photos app and open an image in full screen mode.
2. Click “Edit“.
3. Now make the necessary changes. You can choose “Auto” or one of the options next to it. You can also click the filters button and use it to quickly change the picture.
4. After finishing editing, click the “More” (three dots in a circle).
5. Select “Copy edits” and press “Ready‘ to exit the editing window.
6. When you exit the editing window, click the “Backto see all your images in smaller tiles/thumbnails.
7. Now click on “Choose» and select images.
8. Click the “More” (three dots in a circle) and press “Paste edits“.
9. All selected images will be edited in the same way as the first image you edited in steps 1 to 5.
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How to paste changes in only one photo?
To paste changes to a single image, open it in full screen mode and click the “More” (three dots in a circle) and then “Paste edits“. You can also paste the copied changes while editing the image.
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How can I make further adjustments or undo the changes?
Even after you’ve edited multiple photos in a batch, you always have the option to edit a single photo. In the “Photos” application, you need to touch it and press “Edit“. You can make further changes to an already edited image, or click “Return” to undo editing of this image and return it to its original image.
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How to remove pasted edits from all images at once?
Did you not like the edits you made to several images at once? Of course, you can remove edits from each photo one by one from the list of necessary ones. Or you can remove changes from all images at once, and they will return to their previous unedited look. Here’s what to do in this case:
1. Click “Choose‘ and select the image you’ve made changes to.
2. Press the buttonMore‘ and select ‘Return to original“.
3. Confirm by pressing “Return“.
After such actions, previously applied editing for the selected images will be canceled. And this action can no longer be undone. However, you can always select the images again and apply the copied changes to them.
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What changes cannot be copied?
In the app’s editing section in Photos, you have several tools. However, you can only copy filters, auto enhancement settings, and adjustments made using the tools next to the “Auto“.
You cannot copy the following changes and paste them into other images:
- pruning;
- image rotation;
- image flip;
- markup.
If you cropped the image, flipped it, or used markup (say, added a caption) and then clicked the “More” (three dots in a circle), you will see that the parameter “Copy edits‘ is simply inactive. It will only become active if you are using a filter, auto-enhancement tools, or manual adjustments.
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What if you can’t paste edits?
If you haven’t copied the changes, you obviously won’t see the option to paste them.
Also, after copying an edit, if you copy something else to the iPhone’s clipboard, such as text, an image, etc., it will overwrite the previously copied image changes. As a result, when you click the “More” (three dots in a circle), you will not see the option “Paste edits“. It should be understood that the parameters for changing the picture are stored in a common clipboard for all applications.
To fix this, just open the edited image, click the “Moreand copy the changes again. Now you will see the possibility of pasting these changes into another image or into several pictures of your choice for this purpose.
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