Subj : The 5 best Magic Editor AI features coming to all Google Photos u To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Apr 11 2024 13:00:05 The 5 best Magic Editor AI features coming to all Google Photos users for free Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:49:42 +0000 Description: Google Photos' Magic Editor AI image editing tool is coming to all users for free in May here are the five best features. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Barely a day after we reported on leaks that Google Photos might be giving all users access to the Magic Editor AI image editing tools for free, Google has made the announcement official. From May 15 the Magic Editor tool will begin rolling out to everyone with Google Photos for no charge provided youre using a Chromebook Plus with ChromeOS version 118+, or a phone with at least 3GB RAM and running Android 8.0 / iOS 15 or higher. The catch (as was leaked) is that youll only be able to save 10 edited images a month. If you want to save more images youll either need a Pixel device Google has expanded access to all Pixels, not just the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro or youll need to pay for a Google One 2TB plan or above, prices for which start at $9.99 / 7.99 / AU$19.99 a month. Magic Eraser (Image credit: Future | Tim Coleman) Magic Eraser has been a Google AI editing trick for a few years it originally launched on the Google Pixel 6 and its helped improve a lot of the snaps Ive captured on my phone. Whether its removing a stranger from the background of an otherwise perfect shot, or cleaning up some of my own clutter that's sneaked into the frame, the eraser has been super-useful. That said, if youre removing larger annoyances it can sometimes leave a noticeable blurry patch. Magic Editor Next up is the Magic Editor itself, which lets you move subjects around with the help of a generative AI that fills in any gaps youve left. Its especially useful for reframing shots so the image aspect ratio best suits the social media platform youre posting on such as changing your wide landscape images to Instagram-friendly square shots or giving subjects on the fringes more prominence in the middle of the frame. Much like Magic Eraser its not always perfect, but more often than not the edits look great. Photo Unblur Maybe youve managed to frame your shot perfectly, and removed all annoyances in the background and foreground, only to realize that your otherwise perfect pic has been ruined by blur. Photo Unblur uses an AI armed with a mixture of Denoise and Sharpen tools to salvage apparently ruined snaps. And, unlike using a photo editing app to sharpen images manually, the AI can make much more granular changes, an approach that typically produces images that look a lot more natural than those weve tried to un-blur by hand. Portrait Light Good lighting can make or break an image especially a portrait. So what do you do when youve found a beautiful backdrop for your next selfie, but the suns in the wrong position, leaving your face in shadow? Well, you snap the pic, and then use Portrait Light, which cleverly repositions and balances the light in your photos to artfully illuminate your face letting you have your visual cake and eat it too, for a well-lit portrait no matter where you place yourself. Sky Replacement (Image credit: Google) Last but not least is Magic Editors Sky Replacement tool, which allows you to change those dreary gray clouds overhead into a bright blue yonder, with the AI also enhancing the lighting of your scene to match the new sky. In the near-perpetually gray UK, where I live (or at least that can sometimes be how it seems), this AI edit can bring some much needed vibrancy to photos, while still keeping them looking natural. You might also like Google Photos backup: how to back up your snaps Best Google Photos alternatives of 2024 Google Photos just made it much easier to tidy up your library here's how ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/the-5-best-magic-editor-ai-features-coming-to -all-google-photos-users-for-free --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .