Darkroom 3.5 Update Adds Depth Editing, Gives More Control Over iPhone's Portrait Mode

Advertisement
By Akhil Arora | Updated: 29 March 2018 20:22 IST
Highlights
  • Depth editing allows more control of Portrait mode photos
  • Portrait filters benefit from this, as well
  • Depth editing is free, depth-aware filters need in-app purchase
Darkroom 3.5 Update Adds Depth Editing, Gives More Control Over iPhone's Portrait Mode

One of our favourite photo editing apps for the iPhone, Darkroom, just got better. Its newest update – Darkroom v3.5 – is available from Thursday on the App Store, and brings depth editing among other additions, which means you can now get more out of your Portrait mode photos on the iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone 7 Plus. With depth editing, you can individually play with settings such as brightness, saturation, blur, and depth distance with both the foreground and background, allowing you to make changes that are only possible with special lenses, the developers claim.

With the new Darkroom, these depth-enabled features are also coming to the app's filters section, which now have a bunch of depth-aware options. "When you apply a Portrait filter to a Portrait image, Darkroom will automatically apply necessary edits to take advantage of the depth data to make your photos pop even more," Darkroom's co-founder Majd Taby explained. These new filters are free for those who already own the Premium Filters in-app purchase, which costs Rs. 599.

The third big addition is "extended-range" RAW editing, which is fancy talk for saying that you can now get more out of your iPhone RAW photos. Darkroom claims the new v3.5 update brings more detail, and the RAW engine has been rebuilt to pull out more detail from highlights and shadows. And lastly, Darkroom has enabled its side of the integration with Halide, one of the best RAW camera apps on the iPhone, so you can seamlessly switch between the two if you have them installed.

We spent some time with the new Darkroom this week, and found the depth editing feature quite useful in certain situations. Since it allows you to control background exposure without affecting the foreground, you can essentially create a subtler version of Apple's Portrait Lighting effects, while still keeping much of the background intact. And thanks to the depth slider, you can control where the separation occurs, though it can be hit-and-miss since you're working with phone optics.

 

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Advertisement
Popular Mobile Brands
  1. OnePlus 13s Launched in India: Know Price, Specifications and More
  2. OnePlus 13s Review
  3. OnePlus Pad 3 With 12,140mAh Battery Launched in India: Check Features
  4. Poco F7 Launch Timeline, Key Specifications Leaked Ahead of Debut
  5. Vi, Vivo Partner to Offer Vivo V50e Buyers in India an Exclusive Prepaid Plan
  6. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 May Be Unveiled at New York Unpacked Event
  7. OnePlus 13s Key Specifications, Features Revealed via Amazon Listing
  8. Best Smartphones Under Rs 25,000 in India: Check List
  9. Realme 15 5G Could Arrive in These Colourways and Memory Configurations
  10. Stolen Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video: What You Need to Know
  1. Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Leaked Images Suggests a Familiar Design; Specifications Tipped
  2. OnePlus Pad 3 With Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, 12,140mAh Battery Launched in India: Specifications
  3. Nintendo Switch 2 Launches With 7.9-Inch LCD Display, Joy-Con 2 Controllers
  4. Pixel 10 Series Colour Options Tipped; Google Could Drop Iconic Hues
  5. Tecno Pova Curve 5G Goes on Sale in India for the First Time Today: Price, Sale Offers, Specifications
  6. OpenAI Brings ChatGPT Record Mode on MacOS, Adds Tool to Connect to Gmail and Outlook
  7. Truecaller Crosses 3 Million Paying Subscribers Globally; 16 Percent Growth in iOS Users
  8. Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1.1 With Bug Fixes Rolling Out for Pixel Devices: All Details
  9. One of Them Days Now Available on Netflix: Everything You Need to Know
  10. Our Fault OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch Final Chapter of Culpables Online?
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2025. All rights reserved.