What is Aperty?
Recognising the increasing demand for time-saving tools in portrait photography, Skylum collaborated with the renowned portrait photographer Julia Trotti to bring Aperty, a revolutionary new software solution to the market that aims to help portrait photographers edit faster and more accurately.
Set for release in September 2024, Aperty is designed to empower photographers by automating routine face-retouching processes through an efficient, AI-optimized workflow that runs locally on the user’s device. Aperty will make retouching as easy as applying presets, saving valuable time for professional and semi-professional photographers alike. A great tool for portrait photographers and especially wedding photographers
Benefits of Aperty
- High-Quality Results with an Easy-to-Use Editor: Aperty has been developed with insights from professional photographers to ensure exceptional quality and user-friendly operation.
- Expert Collaboration: We have partnered with renowned photographer Julia Trotti, incorporating her expertise to refine the software’s design and guarantee top-notch results.
- Retouching Automation: Our software streamlines the editing workflow, reducing the number of steps required to achieve professional-quality results.
- Time-Saving Technology: Aperty’s advanced algorithms allow users to complete their editing tasks in a fraction of the time compared to traditional editors.
- Batch Editing: Effortlessly group and edit multiple photos simultaneously, applying consistent changes across your entire collection.
Features
Designed with the specific needs of portrait photographers in mind, the new app’s key features include:
- Skin Toning: Make subtle changes to the skin tone of specific areas thanks to an accurate facial skin segmentation model; remove the red hue or unify the overall color. On top of that, the new app’s state-of-the-art face mesh model provides unique makeup correction capabilities, allowing the application of extra textures like blush, highlight, and contour, and changing the color of lips, brows, and other elements.
- Eye Enhancement: Add iris flare, remove redness, and adjust eye shape with a comprehensive suite of tools to perfect a subject’s eyes in portraits.
- Teeth Whitening: Ensure radiant smiles with advanced teeth whitening and brightening capabilities.
- Makeup Application: Enjoy customizable options for creative makeup styles and colors to compliment any complexion, clothing, or backdrop.
- Bokeh Effects: Create stunning depth-of-field effects with the bokeh feature, adding dimension and allure to portraits.
- Body Enhancement: Adjust bodily proportions to correct posture and account for unflattering angles, making sure portraits capture subjects in their best light.
Price and availability
The Early Bird offer started on June 25, 2024 (limited licenses to the first 1,000 customers), with a Lifetime License for $199 / €179 / £179. The beta is expected to be released in August 2024. Find out more on Skylum’s website and sign up for the waiting list for early access.