HOW TO EDIT PHOTOS with EVOTO AI NEW FEATURES TESTED

Zdenka Darula
16 Apr 202411:47

TLDRIn this video, Zdenka explores the new features of Evoto AI photo editor, a time-saving tool for professionals. She demonstrates how to correct horizon levels, enhance colors with AI, and make minor skin and fabric adjustments. Zdenka also shows the ability to create presets for quick editing consistency across multiple images. She discusses the importance of personal taste in photo retouching and highlights tools for skin retouching, eye enhancement, and smile adjustment. Additionally, she covers the removal of straight hairs, background adjustments, and the new feature to remove glare from glasses. Tethered shooting is now supported, allowing photographers to see the final look immediately after capture. The software offers a credit system for exporting edited photos, with prices ranging from $0.4 to $0.7 per credit. Zdenka provides a link for viewers to try the software and encourages engagement with a thumbs up and subscription.

Takeaways

  • 🎨 Evoto photo editor has introduced new features that are time-saving and aimed at professionals.
  • 🌄 The horizon level in photos can be easily adjusted with the crop tool for a better look.
  • 🌈 AI color looks feature adjusts the photo's color based on the selected look without losing the original essence.
  • 👚 Body Blemish and freckles/acne tools allow for minor skin fixes, with adjustments for intensity.
  • 👗 De-wrinkle clothing feature smoothens and makes clothing less see-through.
  • 🌅 Dramatic sky backgrounds can be added to change the mood of the photo significantly.
  • 🌟 Skin retouching tools include options for face shine reduction and smile line adjustment.
  • 👁️ Eyes can be enhanced with tools to remove red veins and adjust iris reflections.
  • 😺 A gentle smile feature can be applied to make the subject appear less serious.
  • 💡 The ability to remove glare from glasses and tethered shooting have been added for photographers' convenience.
  • 💰 Evoto offers a credit system for photo exports, with no subscription required, and prices range from $0.4 to $0.7 per credit.

Q & A

  • What is the main purpose of the Evoto AI photo editor?

    -Evoto AI photo editor is a time-saving tool geared towards professionals, designed to streamline photo editing processes and improve efficiency.

  • What are some of the new features tested in the video?

    -New features tested include AI color looks, Body Blemish and Freckles & Acne tools, De-wrinkle Clothing, and a Background Adjustment panel that allows for sky changes and human color adjustments.

  • How does the AI color looks feature differ from typical filters?

    -The AI color looks feature adjusts the color of the photo based on the selected look without losing the original essence of the image, unlike typical filters that apply a uniform adjustment.

  • What specific retouching tools does Evoto AI provide for skin and clothing?

    -For skin, Evoto AI provides tools like Body Blemish and Freckles & Acne, while for clothing, it offers a De-wrinkle tool that smooths out fabrics and reduces transparency.

  • How did the presenter adjust the background in the photo?

    -The presenter used the Background Adjustment panel to change the sky, matching it to the warm colors of the model's outfit and enhancing the overall image dramatically.

  • What practical uses does the background removal feature have?

    -The background removal feature is useful for creating posters or adding photos to websites where they need to overlay other images or text boxes.

  • How does Evoto AI facilitate the application of edits across multiple images?

    -Evoto AI allows users to create presets with edits from one photo and apply them to other photos with just one click, ensuring consistency and saving time.

  • What new functionality does tethered shooting add to Evoto AI?

    -Tethered shooting allows photographers to connect their camera to their laptop, preview photos as they are taken, and immediately apply preset effects to see the final look.

  • How is Evoto AI priced?

    -Evoto AI uses a credit system where users pay only for exports. Each photo export costs a certain number of credits, which vary in price depending on the chosen package.

  • What benefits does importing personal presets or LUTs into Evoto AI offer?

    -Importing personal presets or LUTs allows users to apply their unique style or color grading to photos quickly, enhancing creative control and workflow efficiency.

Outlines

00:00

📷 Introduction to Evoto Photo Editor's New Features

Zdenka introduces new features of the Evoto photo editor, a time-saving tool for professionals. She demonstrates the software's capabilities by editing outdoor photos of Polina, taken on a challenging day. The video, sponsored by Evoto, showcases the horizon leveling, AI color looks feature for enhancing photos, and minor skin and fabric retouching. Zdenka also discusses the de-wrinkle clothing tool and how to change the sky background for a dramatic effect, creating a preset for quick editing of multiple photos.

05:01

🖼️ Indoor Portrait Photo Editing Techniques

The second paragraph focuses on editing indoor portrait photos. Zdenka selects a portrait filter as a starting point and adjusts skin retouching, including freckle and acne removal, and addressing face shine. She uses tools to brighten under-eye areas, adjust smile lines, and smooth skin while maintaining a natural look. Zdenka also discusses personal taste in photo retouching, cleans up red veins in the eyes, and uses a tool to remove straight hairs for a clean look. She evaluates the before and after effects and mentions the ability to remove or change the background of images, as well as applying edits to multiple images quickly using the sync button.

10:03

🔍 Advanced Features and Tethered Shooting

In the final paragraph, Zdenka highlights advanced features of the Evoto photo editor, including the ability to import custom presets and LUTs, and a new tool to remove glare from glasses. She demonstrates the effectiveness of glare removal on two different photos. Additionally, she discusses the new tethered shooting feature, which allows photographers to connect their camera directly to a laptop and apply presets to photos immediately as they are taken. Zdenka provides information on the software's pricing model, which is based on a credit system for exporting edited photos. She invites viewers to try the software via a link in the video description and ends with a call to like and subscribe for more content.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Evoto photo editor

Evoto photo editor is a software tool designed to enhance and edit photographs. It is particularly aimed at professionals and is highlighted for its time-saving capabilities. In the video, the presenter, Zdenka, demonstrates the use of Evoto's new features to edit outdoor photos of a model named Polina, showcasing its efficiency and the dramatic visual transformations possible with the software.

💡horizon level

The horizon level in photography refers to the alignment of the horizon line in an image, which should ideally be straight to ensure a natural and balanced look. In the video, Zdenka uses the crop tool in Evoto to adjust the horizon level of the outdoor photos, improving their overall appearance.

💡AI color looks

AI color looks is a feature within Evoto that uses artificial intelligence to adjust the colors of a photo based on a selected look or style without losing the original essence of the image. Zdenka chooses the 'vivid light' option to add more contrast and color to the photos, demonstrating how it can transform a dull image into a more vibrant one.

💡Body Blemish

Body Blemish is a tool within the Evoto photo editor that allows users to retouch and smoothen out imperfections on the body in a photograph. It is used at a 100% setting in the video for a full-body image, but Zdenka notes that for close-up shots, the effect might be toned down to avoid an overly strong appearance.

💡de-wrinkle clothing

The de-wrinkle clothing tool in Evoto is used to smooth out wrinkles and make clothing appear more even and neat in a photograph. Zdenka applies this tool to the fabric of the model's skirt, noting that it not only de-wrinkled the fabric but also made it less see-through, which was a desired effect.

💡Background adjustment

Background adjustment is a feature in Evoto that enables users to change the background of a photo drastically. Zdenka uses this feature to replace the original sky with a sunset or sunrise sky, which complements the warm colors of the model's outfit and significantly alters the mood of the image.

💡preset

A preset in photo editing software like Evoto is a set of adjustments or effects that can be saved and applied to other images with a single click. Zdenka creates a preset called 'dramatic Sky' after making various adjustments to one photo, which she then applies to other photos for a consistent look.

💡portrait filters

Portrait filters are effects applied to portrait photos to enhance or alter their appearance. In the video, Zdenka selects a portrait filter as a starting point for editing indoor studio photos but decides to tone it down for a more subtle effect.

💡freckle and acne

The freckle and acne tool in Evoto allows for the removal or reduction of these skin imperfections in a photo. Even though the model in the video has clean skin, Zdenka demonstrates the tool's capability to further clean the skin by removing any minor blemishes.

💡face shine

Face shine refers to the unwanted highlight or glossiness that can appear on a subject's face in photographs, often caused by lighting. Zdenka uses a tool in Evoto to reduce the face shine in the indoor portrait photos, aiming for a more natural and less glossy appearance.

💡remove-straight hair

The remove-straight hair tool in Evoto is used to edit out straight, often undesired hair strands in photos. Zdenka applies this tool to give the model's hair a cleaner and more stylized look, which is a common request from subjects during post-processing.

💡tethered shooting

Tethered shooting is a technique where a camera is connected to a computer, allowing photographers to see the images they are capturing in real-time on the computer screen. Evoto's new feature supports tethered shooting, which Zdenka demonstrates by connecting her Canon camera to her laptop and showing how the software can apply presets directly from the camera to the computer.

Highlights

Evoto photo editor introduces new exciting features for professionals to save time.

The first batch of photos are outdoor shots of Polina taken on a challenging day.

The horizon level is adjusted using the crop tool for a more balanced image.

AI color looks feature adjusts photo colors based on selected looks without losing original essence.

Vivid light option enhances photo contrast, particularly in the grass area.

Body Blemish feature is enabled at 100% for non-close up images.

Freckles and acne can be adjusted to refine skin appearance.

De-wrinkle clothing tool smoothens and makes fabric less see-through.

Background adjustment panel allows changing the sky for a dramatic effect.

Scenery color and human color adjustments help the model blend and stand out.

Creating a preset allows applying the same set of edits to multiple photos with one click.

Indoor portrait photos can start with a portrait filter and then be toned down.

Skin retouching tools can clean the skin and address face shine.

New tools for smile lines and skin smoothing offer precise control over facial features.

Red veins in the eyes can be removed and iris details can be adjusted for a more vibrant look.

Remove-straight hair tool provides a clean look by addressing unwanted straight hairs.

Background can be removed or changed to a solid color for versatile use.

Sync button allows for quick application of edits across all selected photos.

Keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting edits streamline the editing process.

Users can import their own presets or LUTs into the software.

Glare on glasses can be removed effectively with the new glare removal tool.

Tethered shooting feature allows for live preview and immediate application of presets.

The software operates on a credit system, with no subscription required, and each credit costs between $0.4 to $0.7.