{"id":3003,"date":"2021-02-11T18:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T18:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1338673"},"modified":"2021-02-11T18:50:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T18:50:55","slug":"google-photos-brings-some-of-the-pixels-best-features-to-other-phones-for-a-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=3003","title":{"rendered":"Google Photos brings some of the Pixel\u2019s best features to other phones (for a price)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019ve known for a while that Google Photos has been considering ways to monetize some of its best features<\/a>, and today we got a good look at how that\u2019ll happen. The company has begun sharing some of the Pixel\u2019s best photo editing tricks<\/span>, including Portrait Blur and Portrait Light, with other Android devices. You\u2019ll just have to pay for a Google One subscription to get access.<\/p>\n

While Google Photos previously allowed users to modify blur effects on images that were already taken in portrait mode, the new update expands the effect to images that never had depth information in the first place. It essentially uses AI to create its own depth map rather than hardware, and Google\u2019s AI is sophisticated enough that it can outdo some hardware-based methods, in my experience.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Portrait Light is one of the coolest image editing features I\u2019ve seen in some time, first making its debut on the Pixel 5. It allows you to re-light portrait images in a way that is genuinely useful and surprisingly realistic. And again, this works even on images without their own depth information.<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/a>Portrait Light is one of Google Photos\u2018 best new features<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Google is also adding a few other \u2018super filters\u2019 as well. A \u2018Dynamic\u2019 filter is supposed to enhance brightness and contrast while retaining a balanced photo, while new \u2018sky suggestions\u2019 adjust color and contrast on landscape images for more dramatic lighting.<\/p>\n

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The only requirement for the above features, besides a Google One subcription, are Android 8.0 and above and a minimum of 3GB of RAM. A Google One membership will cost you $1.99 a month for 100 GB of storage, $2.99 a month for 200 GB, or $9.99 for 2 TB.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Google is adding a new video editor to Photos, which allows for many more editing features, including cropping, filters, and granular image adjustments. That gives you controls like the ones you\u2019re used to in the photo editor, like brightness, contrast, highlight retention, saturation, and more. And as before, you can still use the editor to trim, stabilize, and rotate your videos.<\/p>\n

The new features are rolling out to devices over the next few days.<\/p>\n

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Published February 11, 2021 \u2014 18:50 UTC <\/p>\n

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