If you’re like most people, you probably take a lot of photos and videos with your iPhone. But if you want to make sure that all of your photos and videos look their best, you need to batch edit them. Here’s how to do it:
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
- Tap on an individual photo or video to open it in the app.
- On the bottom left corner of the screen, tap on the three lines icon (it looks like a gear).
- In the “Batch Edit” window that pops up, make sure that “Photos & Videos” is selected as your source type.
- Under “Edit options,” make sure that “Auto Enhance” is turned off and that all of your photos and videos are set to “Original Size (Large).” Next, click on the blue arrow next to “Merge into One Video or One Photo” and choose which option you want to use: If you want to merge all of your photos into one video, choose “Merge Into One Video…” If you want to merge all of your videos into one photo, choose “Merge Into One Photo…。 ..
Copy Edits From One Photo or Video to Another
Batch editing on iPhone works using a copy-and-paste approach. To apply edits to a batch of photos or videos, you must first make edits to one.
Open a photo or video and tap “Edit,” then make some changes. Try to think about how these changes will affect other images or videos in your batch when you apply them.
Once you’re happy with how the photo looks, tap on the ellipsis (…) icon in the top-right corner of the screen and tap “Copy Edits” to copy your changes to the clipboard.
Tap “Done” to save your edits and return to the library. Tap on a photo to preview it, then use the ellipsis (…) button in the top-right corner, followed by “Paste Edits” to apply your changes.
If you want to apply your edits to more than one photo, you can do this from the main library view. First, hit “Select” and then tap as many photos as you’d like to apply your edits to.
Now tap on the ellipsis icon (…) in the bottom-right corner of the screen and tap “Paste Edits” to make adjustments to the entire batch.
Don’t like the changes you made? You can tap “Edit” then “Revert” on an individual photo or video to return to the original.
You can also do this on a batch scale by tapping “Select” and selecting the photos you would like to revert. Then, choose “Revert to Original” under the ellipsis (…) menu.
Great for Photos Shot Under Similar Conditions
Batch editing can be a real timesaver, especially if you want to achieve a similar look and feel from a batch of photos.
For example, you could go for a striking, high-contrast black and white look by desaturating your captures (using the saturation tool), boosting the contrast, increasing the black point, and even pushing the exposure up.
If you’re after a less radical look, shooting conditions should ideally remain the same between photos. For example, batch editing could be useful for simply increasing the brightness of a set of photos shot on the beach on a hazy afternoon.
More Editing Tips for Better Photos
Understanding how to edit using the Photos app can significantly improve the results you get from your iPhone’s camera.
You can also apply a few simple tips to make your images pop and boost dynamic range to recover details from shadows and highlights (especially if you shoot in RAW).
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