SDK Version History – Superseded

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Perfectly Clear SDKs

Previous Version History

Here’s what was new in v9:

Stack of balanced stones amid splashing water
Stack of balanced stones surrounded by splashing water

BeforeAfter

Stack of balanced stones amid splashing water
Stack of balanced stones surrounded by splashing water

1. Introducing iAuto 2021

Taking Real Color Photography® to the Next Level

Learn more about iAuto 2021

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Kitten close-up before and after automatic correction
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Portrait comparison labeled “Original,” “iAuto 2019,” and “iAuto 2021”
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Mountain landscape before and after image enhancement
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Before-and-after comparison shows a small cloud detail removed
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Before-and-after comparison of a bride’s retouched wedding dress

2. Better Image Quality - Automatically

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    Better sharpening
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    Skin tone preservation
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    Super Contrast
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    Better highlights and depth
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    Highlight recovery

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    Better sharpening
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    Skin tone preservation
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    Super Contrast
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    Skin Smoothing
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    Highlight recovery

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3. SDK Value Add Tools

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    Pre-built Command Line Utility
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    AI clipart detection and skipping
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    New support for WebP images

Here’s what was new in v8:

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Bride and groom pose together on a beach
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Bride and groom pose together on a beach beside the ocean
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Bride and groom posing on a beach with the sea behind them

1. Better Image Quality - Automatically

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    Face Aware Exposure
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    Stronger sharpening

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    Original
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    Before Face Aware
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    After Face Aware

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Louvre palace facade shown in four different color treatments
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Before and after comparison adds a sailboat to a forest lake
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Before-and-after comparison of a girl in a dandelion field
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Before-and-after exposure correction of a child holding an ice cream cone

2. New Correction & Enhancement Technology

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    Creative LOOKs
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    Foliage & Sky enhancement
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    Finishing & Graduated filters
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    Image Ambulance
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    Color Vibrancy

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    Creative LOOKs
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    Foliage & Sky Enhancement
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    Finishing & Graduated Filters
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    Image Ambulance

Girl wearing glasses reads a book, with glasses enlarged in inset

3. New Imaging Functionality

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    Image Upscaling - Increase image resolution to enable higher quality printing from low res photos. You can also accomplish the reverse - downscale images to save bandwidth and processing time.

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4. 3X Faster

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5. SDK Value Add Tools