Pic Effects 1.0.0.1

Give a special look to your digital photographs with a well-equipped Windows Phone utility
After capturing some nice photos many users will be looking to pair them with some befitting frames and add interesting filters in order to further enhance their appearance.

To take care of such tasks on a mobile device, there are numerous applications one can resort to and Pic Effects is one of the possible choices for those who are interested in quickly customizing then sharing their images.

Friendly interface, focused on practicality

This app greets you with really nice front-end, that has a quite appealing design, while the layout is also well thought-out to offer the needed ease of use.

The layout is convenient, with a larger area reserved for the preview and an easy to browse arrangement for the image effects.

The modifications are applied pretty quickly, without annoying delays, some filters needing a slightly longer processing time than others, due to their complexity.

Unfortunately, there are no zooming or panning controls you could use to examine the photos up close. Also, another annoyance comes from the large ad banners that appear in every module of Pic Effects.

Edit photos form the local library

The application offers quite a few tools for tinkering with the selected images, so you can crop the picture on the spot or change its orientation and flip it with ease.

There are just under a dozen filters inside the utility for you to try on the selected pictures and they include auto levels, exposure enhancement, antique or HDR effects.

The last mentioned one features individual adjustments for several parameters, while for the other filters there are no such extra options for fine-tuning them.

Add cool frames and texts, then share the pics

There are plenty of photo frames you can use to further personalize the pictures and by tapping the corresponding button inside the GUI you will be able to enter the full list. There are several categories you can go through to find the best frame for each picture and occasion.

In case you want to add a bit of text onto a pic, this can be done as well, with custom fonts and colors, while the preview also helps a lot here.

With Pic Effects you can easily send out the saved images to your friends, as it supports several sharing methods, like email or SMS messages and even posting the pics on social networks on the spot.

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softpedia rating

3.5/5

user rating

UNRATED
0.0/5
 

0/5

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Hits & Misses

hits

  • very good collection of frames
  • HDR effect with several adjustments
  • quick sharing

misses

  • lacks an "Undo" function
  • needs more effects and more advanced editing options
  • no zoom and pan controls for loaded pics
  • very high power usage
  • annoying adverts inside the GUI
Bottom Line
Design / UI7
 

The app has a simple look, with decent graphics and an intuitive layout, but the insistent adverts spoil the experience a bit.

Function8
 

Pic Effects offers a few good editing tools and ensures enough customization possibilities are available, but it needs more effects and adjustments.

Security10
 

This utility doesn't touch any sensitive areas of the system while functioning, so users can have it installed without any worries.

Battery3
 

The application requires a considerable amount of power to run well so the battery usage is very high all the time.

Price9
 

Using all the features of Pic Effects is free for all users, but there are a lot of annoying adverts inside as well.

Compatibility9
 

The app is designed to function on Windows Phone handsets powered by version 8 or higher of the operating system.

Editor's Review
VERY GOOD
Reviewed by Olivian Puha, last updated on May 25th, 05:41 GMT.
Specifications
price:
Free with ads
current version:
1.0.0.1
reviewed version:
1.0.0.0
developer:
Yome Studio
category:
PHOTOGRAPHY
os version req.:
8, 8.1
age rating:
N/A
in-app purchases:
No
hits:
2194

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