PHOTOLab 1.7.0.0
For those who want to make the most of the pictures acquired with the built-in camera of their Windows Phone device, PHOTOLab offers some impressive filters that can be combined to obtain great looking images.
Pretty looks and practical layout
This particular utility will greet you with a pleasant GUI, that has inside some smooth graphics that are consistent throughout the app.
The well thought-out organization of the content puts at your fingertips all the tools and functions, while providing a relatively small preview area, especially when the filter pane is active.
The modifications are applied with a bit of delay and the lags are most visible when adjusting the effect settings by hand, where this option is available.
The ad banners that take up a lot of space in the upper side of the screen are not helping in this respect either. Also, after a couple of uses you will start to receive some reminders that prompt you to rate and review PHOTOLab.
Edit fresh snapshots or existing pics from the local storage
The utility will allow you to acquire new images using the phone's camera and then immediately starting the photo customization, but equally easy is loading a picture from the local library.
Adding effects is a breeze, as all you have to do is tap the desired filter form the right-side pane, where all the enhancements offer a small thumbnail preview with the image queued for editing.
If you want to keep the last edited images at hand and view them at a glance, activate the secondary tile of the app and have them shown onto your Start screen.
Artistic effects and filter customization
Inside PHOTOLab you have at your disposal a lot of enhancements you can apply to the pictures and all of them are neatly structured inside relevant categories, to make them easier to find and use.
Blending effects is one of the strong points of this app, as it enables you to add the same filter more than once, as well as include several effects to give an awesome look to the photos.
There are, as well, quite a few frames you can go through and include in your project, while the sharing possibilities provided by the application include sending out the pictures inside SMS or email messages, or posting them to your social network account.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The great looking design of the interface is quite impressive and the only hindrances are the ads and prompts. |
Function6
There is a good diversity of filters and effects inside PHOTOLab, but the image editing features are altogether missing and there are some noticeable delays in processing the pics. |
Security8
The application stays off most system areas, but it needs to look inside the phone and owner identities for some reason. |
Battery4
The rather complex filter blending and processing tasks carried out by this app take a heavy toll on the battery. |
Price9
The features set s available freely, without any purchases needed, but the ad removal requires payment. |
Compatibility9
PHOTOLab can be installed and used onto any Windows Phone 8 or higher handset, without any special requirements. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 1.7.0.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.7.0.0
- developer:
- Josue Yeray
- category:
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads
- hits:
- 270