How To Use The Retouch Tool In Photos For Mac

How It Works

To retouch photos using AKVIS Retoucher, follow these steps:

• Step 1. Open the image, which needs to be restored or edited, from which unnecessary details and defects need to be removed.

  - If you work with the standalone version:

  To open an image in the program, you can double-click in the empty workspace of Retoucher, or drag the image into the workspace, or press on the Control Panel. The program supports RAW, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF file formats.

  - If you work with the plugin:

  Open an image in your photo editor by calling the command File -> Open or using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O on Windows, ⌘+O on Mac.

  Then call the AKVIS Retoucher plugin in the Filter/Effects menu of the photo editor:

  In AliveColors: Effects -> AKVIS -> Retoucher;
  in Adobe Photoshop: Filter -> AKVIS -> Retoucher;
  in Corel Paint Shop Pro: Effects -> Plugins -> AKVIS -> Retoucher;
  in Corel Photo-Paint: Effects -> AKVIS -> Retoucher.

• Step 2. The first time the program starts it will be in Express mode, with a simplified interface and a minimal set of tools designed to quickly achieve a satisfactory result.
  
  AKVIS Retoucher Workspace ('Express' Mode)

  Experienced users can work in the advanced editing mode. Switch to this mode by clicking Advanced in the Control Panel: the interface's appearance will change, providing access to the full functionality of the program.

• Step 3. Mark the areas of the image which need to be retouched. It might be a scratch, text, or a small object which needs to be removed. Selections made in the graphics editor are transferred to the plug-in.

  Attention! Use the Crop tool before starting the retouching process.

  You can use the following tools to make a selection: Selection Brush , Exclusion Tool , Eraser , Selection Bucket , and Magic Wand .

  The selected areas will be highlighted in red.

  
  Defects Marked

  You can save your work on a selection to a file (in .retouch format) with the button. You can then load this selection at any time by pressing the button.

• Step 4. When working in Advanced mode, selection areas can be processed further using the toolsLinear Retouch and Patch .

  More about using these tools can be learned from these examples.

• Step 5. In the Settings Panel, select a photo retouching mode: All-Purpose Retouching or Small Defects. Adjust the parameters.

  The All-Purpose Retouching mode can be used to process any type of defects but is particularly suitable for large and medium-sized imperfections.

  The Small Defects mode is specially designed for enhanced removal of small imperfections like scratches, dust, specks, etc. The innovative algorithm allows more accurate and detailed image restoration.

  If necessary, adjust the brightness and contrast of the image using the Color Correction settings.

  Press to start reconstructing the image. The hot key for this operation is Ctrl+R on Windows, ⌘+R on Mac.

  If you are not satisfied with the result, you can make correct the selection areas or adjust the algorithm's parameters in the Settings Panel and start processing the image again.

  The result will immediately begin to appear after processing has started. If you are sure that the result will not turn out as you would like, you can interrupt processing by clicking on the Cancel button, which is located to the right of the progress bar, then make changes to the parameters and start processing again by pressing .

  Note: In Advanced mode you can use Local Run to focus more clearly on individual selections in the image. Press L to quickly access this tool. Processing begins after you click on an individual selected area. You can work step by step, selection by selection, fine-tuning the parameters to restore each selection more effectively. This is useful when you want to remove a large, complex object. If the processing result is not entirely successful, it is possible to undo the change with the / buttons and make a correction (for example, remove unnecessary fragments, change the selection or the algorithm's parameters, apply a patch, etc.)
• Step 6. Those using the Home Deluxe and Business have the opportunity to perform post-processing with the toolsClone Stamp , Chameleon Brush , History Brush , and Spot Remover .
  
  Post-Processing with the Clone Stamp

  Also, for Home Deluxe and Business licenses, the Vignette effect is available.

• Step 7. Share your work by clicking on . It opens the list of the services where you can publish the image.

  In the standalone version, you can also print your image with .

• Step 8. Save the resulting image.

  - When using the standalone:

  Press the button and in the Save Image dialog window, type a name for the file, select a format (TIFF, BMP, JPEG or PNG), and choose a folder in which to save the file.

  - When using the plug-in:

  Press the button to apply the result (in the plug-in only). The AKVIS Retoucher plug-in's window closes, and the image is returned to the graphic editor's window.

  Open the save file dialog File -> Save As in the graphics editor, type a file name, specify a file format and choose a folder, in which to save the file.

  
  Result

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As part of its changes to the Photos app in macOS Big Sur, Apple has improved the Retouch tool. Here's how to get to grips with the editing feature to improve your images.

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Retouch Pilot is designed for removing imperfections from a photo. It works as a normal program and a plug-in of Photoshop. With the functionaries, you can fix the best of the needs like the contrast, spots, scratches, and pixel setting with the look of the professional. The Patch tool lets you repair a selected area with pixels from another area or a pattern. Like the Healing Brush tool, the Patch tool matches the texture, lighting, and shading of the sampled pixels to the source pixels. You can also use the Patch tool to clone isolated areas of an image.

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Retouch Pilot is designed for removing imperfections from a photo. It works as a normal program and a plug-in of Photoshop. With the functionaries, you can fix the best of the needs like the contrast, spots, scratches, and pixel setting with the look of the professional. The Patch tool lets you repair a selected area with pixels from another area or a pattern. Like the Healing Brush tool, the Patch tool matches the texture, lighting, and shading of the sampled pixels to the source pixels. You can also use the Patch tool to clone isolated areas of an image.

In the Photos app on your Mac, double-click a photo, then click Edit in the toolbar. Click Adjust in the toolbar. In the Adjust pane, click the arrow next to Retouch. Drag the Size slider to select a brush size. Included with Mac OS X, Photos is a well-rounded application for managing, enhancing, and sharing photos. But there's room to grow, and that's where editing extensions come in. These software add-ons plug right in to Photos for Mac OS X and add new capabilities, from special color effects to sophisticated retouching. In the Tools panel, select the Clone Stamp tool. In the options bar, adjust the size and hardness of the Clone Stamp tool to fit the object you're cloning. Press the Alt key (Windows) or the Option key (macOS) and click an area of the image from which you want to copy content.

Even the best photographers feel the need to perform edits of their work to create the best photograph possible. While there's a lot they can control about the camera and the subject, sometimes there's things they simply cannot sort out for the photograph itself.

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Depending on the type of photograph, these issues can manifest in a variety of different ways. A portrait photographer may want to remove blemishes or spots from a model's face, while a landscape or street photographer may wish to eliminate unsightly bits from buildings, or the occasional photobomber.

Whatever the reason, the problem is always the same: there's something in the photo that needs to be hidden or taken out. In cases where it's not something you could simply crop out the side of the frame, you have to actively edit the image itself.

For most people, that immediately summons thoughts of using Photoshop or another image-editing tool that may be expensive or complicated to use properly. For people using a Mac, the Photos app may be able to do the job.

The Retouch tool in Photos is a common element of image editing apps, where you inform the app of a part of an image you want to be covered, and the app uses a portion of pixels from elsewhere in the image to automatically copy and paste a patch.

Of course, the Retouch tool is handy, but it relies on there being a block of pixels nearby that it can reuse. In earlier forms, it wasn't necessarily smart enough to be easy to use, as it could copy other artifacts from near to the source pixels, which fixes one problem while making it unsightly with another graphical conundrum.

In macOS Big Sur, Apple has updated the Retouch tool to use 'advanced machine learning' for the task. While excellent marketing text, it also works quite well in practice, with it being more sensible in sourcing and using neighboring pixels for the patch.

It's also arguably one of the easiest forms of the tool to have been produced.

• Select a photo and click the Edit button in the top-right corner.
• On the Adjust page, click the arrow in the sidebar next to Retouch to show the slider and brush button.
• Click the brush button next to the slider. Use the slider or the left and right square bracket keys to adjust the size of the brush circle.
• Click or click and drag the brush circle over the element you want to remove.
• Once editing of the image is complete, click Done.

This routine will typically suit most retouching tasks, with the Photos app generally being good at determining what pixels to copy over. However, there are some situations where you may want to manually select where the patch pixels are sourced from, such as overly complex images that confuses the automated selection system into making poor patch selections.

• Select the photo and click Edit. Open the Adjust page, then click the arrow in the sidebar next to Retouch.
• Click the brush button next to the slider, and use the slider to change the size of the brush.
• Hold the Option key and click an area of the image that you want to use as your source point.
• Release the Option key, and use the brush to paint over the area you want to patch.
• To stop using the selected spot in the photo, Control-click the image and select 'Clear manual Retouch source point.'

Not all Mac users will be able to take advantage of the updated tool. According to Apple's support pages, the improved tool requires a 15-inch MacBook Pro or 16-inch MacBook Pro released in 2016 or later, a Retina 5K iMac from 2014 or later, a Retina 4K iMac from 2017 or later, an iMac Pro, or a Mac Pro from 2013 or later in order to function.

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