Comments on: Photoforge 1.93 for iPhone: iOS 4 multitasking, optimized image processing https://isource.com/2010/07/19/photoforge-1-93-for-iphone-ios-4-multitasking-optimized-image-processing/ #1 Source for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac and AppleTV Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:46:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.6 By: PhotoForge 1.95 for iPhone: now actually supports Fast App Switching « Just Another iPhone Blog https://isource.com/2010/07/19/photoforge-1-93-for-iphone-ios-4-multitasking-optimized-image-processing/#comment-25884 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:44:04 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=19119#comment-25884 […] here), the little Photoshop-like app that can, has been updated to support iOS 4 fast app switching for the second time. Apparently, there was something about the last update that didn’t quite stick, or was […]

]]> By: DoubleAron https://isource.com/2010/07/19/photoforge-1-93-for-iphone-ios-4-multitasking-optimized-image-processing/#comment-25281 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:31:36 +0000 http://isource.com/?p=19119#comment-25281 I like all the little apps that let you mess with the images but they are all terribly flawed in a way that makes them useless to me. All the camera apps have the same flaw but since there is no alternate I'm stuck. The problem, they only save images as jpeg's. I know Apple only allows jpeg's to be written to the camera roll but that does not mean they can not write a tiff or png file to there own "lightbox" area.

The jpeg format is a very good compressed format when file size is most important. However it is a final format because it damages the image as it compresses it loosing data that will never come back. So you take the image and it has a bunch of data stripped out and jpeg artifacts added. Then you manipulate the image (damaging it further) then save it adding another round of jpeg damage.

So in the end I only use the photo manipulation apps for fun once in a while. I guess that is what most all people do and what they are intended for. Being a professional photographer though I see so much lost potential in my iPhone 4 which has a decent camera. I hate that it is so crippled by software.

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