Photography & image editing
Everything about photography and image processing
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Upscayl: Enlarge photos using AI
Enlarging photos is not that easy: you quickly end up with pixel mush. The free app Upscayl makes small photos look big.
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For YouTube and Co: Copy screenshots from videos
A new function allows you to easily create screenshots from online videos in Google Chrome, Edge and Co. We will show you how it works and what you have to consider.
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DiffusionBee: Easily create AI images at home
Create AI images on your home computer? No problem thanks to DiffusionBee and Charl-E. The results are... remarkable. And far from real intelligence.
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Gimp: Save all layers as individual files
With a little trick, layers can be exported as separate PNG files in one go. Listen to the beautiful name OpenRasta.
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10 Gimp tips - also for the miserable tab order ;)
Gimp can be really annoying: change the order of opened images? Horror! But there are also nice things on our tips rummage table - such as dynamics!
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Remove picture backgrounds fully automatically - without software!
Do you want to remove the background from a photo quickly and without software and cut out a motif? Nothing easier than that!
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Gimp: eyedropper picks wrong color? No problem!
The solution is so simple, you can even do it directly in the teaser: Take the other eyedropper - just press O and then choose the color!
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10 ingenious smartphone gadgets for photos and videos
Practical video and photo accessories for the smartphone are not always easy to find. We have a few recommendations for you. From tripods to lights and lenses, there is…
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Create screen videos as animated GIFs
Just film the desktop, a game, a website - and then share it as a GIF. With ScreenToGif, this is particularly fast, simple and yet variable.
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Gimp: draw shapes via plugin
With the plugin "HN: Draw shape" various shapes can be drawn and filled in Gimp - easily and comfortably.
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Show photo location on Google Maps
You want to know where a nice photo was taken? With a free tool and a little luck, you can easily find out.
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Media literacy vs. image editing: faking news screenshots
An image, a title, a teaser - shared as an image on social media is enough to cause outrage... It can be faked in minutes!
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Photographing lost places and perfectly capturing the decay: That's how it works!
Lost Places are abandoned buildings left to decay. Such places are a cornucopia of wonderful photos. However, it is important that you take the photos carefully.
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Google Earth View or: The beauty of the earth from above
Would you like beautiful shots from a bird's eye view? Then off to Earth View From Google. Here you will find the best photos from Google Earth.
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Enlarge photos without loss - with AI from 1,2 to 19,4 megapixels!
From 1,2 to 19,4 megapixels without loss: With AI image enlargers, photos can be enlarged very effectively - with bigjpg also free of charge in the browser.
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Easily resize images and photos for the website
Photos straight from the camera are huge. On the Internet, you should reduce the image size before uploading. We show how to do it.
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Feature Picking: Clipboard Brush Tips in Gimp (S01E06)
Would you like to draw with an asterisk brush? Or a face-of-the-boss brush? Or a colorful fantasy brush tip? No problem with Gimp ;)
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Feature Picking: Straighten with IrfanView (S01E05)
skyscraper crooked? Product photo wrong? Is the horizon on its side? With a cool IrfanView feature you put the world straight again.
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Feature Picking: Batch Cropping with IrfanView (S01E04)
If you want to trim hundreds of photos into the same section, there is hardly a better helper than IrfanView.
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Feature Picking: Mazio's Magnifying Glass (S01E03)
The magnifying glass is very popular for emphasizing an image detail. Mazio can't do much, but very, very well!
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Remove personal (meta) data from images
If you share photos or images online, you should remove personal information from the images. This can be done quickly, easily and directly in Windows.
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Set "X years ago today" in Apple Photos
Sometimes you want to know what you did a year ago today. Creating a daily recap is easy with Apple Photos.
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Edit RAW images for better JPEGs
What are RAW files good for? Quite simply: They allow the creation of significantly better JPEG images than the camera itself delivers. The workflow is very simple.
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RAW-JPEG Pairs: Import only JPEG into Apple Photos
The handling of Apple photos with RAW-JPEG pairs is annoying. Therefore, you should separate them before importing. We show how you can do that.
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Gimp: Batch processing in the terminal - example: cropping
Batch processing runs in Gimp via Script-Fu. Using cropping as an example, we will show you how to do simple batch cropping and use this as a template.
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Backup Android Photos: Three Ways to Backup Pictures
Smartphone photos not only look good, they are also important memories. Reason enough to back them up - we'll show you how the photo backup works.
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Guide: Resize Photos Efficiently (Part 2: Multiple Photos)
Do you want to resize photos on your hard drive quickly and efficiently? This can be done quickly using batch processing under Windows, macOS or Linux.
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Instructions: Resize Photos Efficiently (Part 1: Individual Images)
Photos are beautiful, but they take up a lot of memory. We'll show you how the images have been reduced in size without any major loss of quality and provide more space.
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Instructions: Send photos via e-mail with the Mac
Apple's Photos app is handy, but sending pictures via email isn't easy. We'll show you how to send photos via email.
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TutoTools: Merge images using Drag&Drop
The easiest way to merge images side by side or on top of each other? Drag&Drop onto the TutoMerger. That's how it's done:
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Android: Determine dog breed via smartphone
No idea what's yapping? Thanks to an app, you can determine the dog breed with your smartphone. Take a photo and you'll see whether it's a St. Bernard or a Pug...
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Instructions: Download personal Instagram data
You can download your Instagram data at any time. We'll show you how to backup your photos, videos and more from Instagram.
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Instructions: Turn off the camera sound on the iPhone
The camera sound on the iPhone can be extremely annoying in some situations. We'll show you how to take silent photos on the iPhone.
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Instructions: Extend Gimp with Script-Fus
With Script-Fu you can easily extend the Gimp. We'll show you how to install the scripts and where to find them in Gimp.
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Instructions: Before and After View for All Gimp Effects
With a layer mask, you can make a makeshift before and after view for Gimp effects and edits that don't have any themselves.
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Instructions: Save Mac storage with iCloud Photo Library
With the help of the iCloud Photo Library you can save a lot of memory on your Mac, iPhone or iPad. You only have to set a small setting for this.
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Instructions: Use seamless cloning in Gimp 2.10
Simple photo montages without cropping, light and color adjustments? The new Gimp makes it possible - if you unlock seamless cloning.
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Gimp 2.10: New features in the picture. Plus: Unlock Beta Tools
What's new in Gimp 2.10 and most importantly: what does it look like? And how do you unlock the hidden features? Everything important in a nutshell in the picture.
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Instructions: Convert images quickly on the Mac – without additional software
Good drag and drop converters for images on Mac are scarce. With Automator you can build your own small converter program in no time at all.
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Prevent iTunes and Photos from auto-launching on camera, iPhone or SD card
Is the photos autostart annoying when you connect a camera or iTunes when you connect an iPhone to the Mac? We'll show you how to turn it off.
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Instructions: Create your own brushes and patterns in the Gimp
You can easily create your own brushes and patterns in Gimp by copying and pasting your own photos and drawings - and this is how it works:
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Instructions: Quickly resize multiple photos on MacOS
Got a batch of pictures you want to email, but the photos are too big? No problem: Under MacOS you can easily reduce them.
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Instructions: Share proof photos with Android
With ProofMode, you can easily have photos digitally signed in order to be able to prove manipulation later. This is handy for witnesses, insurance claims, paranoiacs, appraisers, or commercial photos.
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Instructions: Share Android photos without metadata
When you share photos, you also share a bunch of information, like the device name. With Scrambled Exif you can delete metadata directly when sharing. data economy!
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Instructions: Remove RAW files from Apple Photos
If you have imported RAW-JPEG pairs into Apple Photos, they are initially inseparable and eat up space. We'll show you how to get rid of them.
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Gimp: Merge images with layer masks
With the help of layer masks, you can easily combine several shots in Gimp or Photoshop - for example, to show everyone with the best smile in group photos.
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Take creative photos with the iPhone remote shutter release
What many iPhonographers don't know: There is a free iPhone remote release that makes taking photos in special situations much easier.
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Enlarge photos – in magically high quality
You want to enlarge photos in the highest possible quality? No problem with this powerful free web service.
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The 6 biggest smartphone video sins
Anyone can shoot smartphone videos. But that doesn't mean he "can" do it. We have compiled the six biggest smartphone video sins for you.
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Instructions: Rotate iPhone video - in landscape format
You were too quick with the video recording and now you want to shoot a tilted iPhone video? No problem: all you need is a free app.
