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How to Edit a Video Taken on Photobooth Mac

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Whether you're cropping your photos, importing them into Photoshop, or adjusting your color and saturation, there are tons of different ways that you can successfully edit pictures and videos in Photos for Mac. Photos for Mac has everything you need to make your pictures look exactly how you want, and what's more, all the edits are non-destructive, so if you don't get something perfect the first time, you can change it again whenever you like or even go right back to the original.

Combine that with the large screen, and editing photos on the Mac isn't just easy; it's accessible to everyone. Here's how to use it!

  • How to adjust brightness with Photos for Mac
  • How to adjust color saturation in Photos for Mac
  • How to convert an image to black and white with Photos for Mac
  • How to access white balance, noise reduction, and more in Photos for Mac
  • How to adjust Sharpness with Photos for Mac
  • How to adjust Definition with Photos for Mac
  • How to adjust Noise Reduction with Photos for Mac
  • How to adjust Vignette with Photos for Mac
  • How to use Selective Color in Photos for Mac
  • How to quickly retouch an image in the Photos app on your Mac
  • How to correct Red-Eye in Photos for Mac
  • How to add a filter to a picture in Photos for Mac
  • How to automatically crop and straighten in Photos for Mac
  • How to manually crop in Photos for Mac
  • How to manually straighten in Photos for Mac
  • How to rotate in Photos for Mac
  • How to flip in Photos for Mac
  • How to trim a video in Photos for Mac
  • How to reset the trim on a video in Photos for Mac
  • How to edit a video from Photos for Mac
  • How to move an image out of Photos and into Photoshop, Pixelmator, Acorn, or other external editor
  • How to bring and edited image back into Photos for Mac

How to adjust brightness with Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.

  4. Drag the Light slider left or right to adjust the brilliance in the photo.

    Click Edit on the top right, click and drag the Light slider

  5. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to adjust color saturation in Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.

  4. Drag the Color slider left or right to adjust the brilliance in the photo.

    Click Edit, click and drag the Color slider

  5. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to convert an image to black and white with Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.

  4. Drag the Black & White slider left and right to activate and adjust the photo's black and white intensity. You can also adjust a photo's black and white Neutrals, Tone, and Grain.

    Click Edit, click and drag the Black & White slider

  5. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to access white balance, noise reduction, and more in Photos for Mac

Histogram, sharpen, definition, noise reduction, vignette, white balance, and levels can all be added to your photo adjustment options; that elevates Photos for Mac from a basic photo editing tool to something more advanced.

The histogram, for example, lets you see the distribution of light and dark, as well as red, blue, and green pixels within your image. Sharpen and definition can help make the blurry aspects clearer. Vignette darkens images around the edges, and white balance and levels let you change casts, crush blacks, and more. All you have to do is turn them on!

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.

  4. Click the arrow next to any adjustment you'd like to expand on the right. There's everything from Retouch to Vignette.

    Click Edit, click the arrow next to the adjustment you want to make

  5. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to adjust Sharpness with Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.
  4. Click the arrow next to Sharpen on the right.

  5. Drag the sliders left and right to adjust your photo's sharpness. You can optionally click Auto to let Photos automatically sharpen the image for you.

    Click the arrow next to Sharpness, click and drag the sliders

  6. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to adjust Definition with Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.
  4. Click the arrow next to Definition.

  5. Drag the slider left and right to adjust your photo's definition. You can optionally click Auto to have it done automatically.

    Click Edit, click the arrow next to Definition, click and drag the slider

  6. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to adjust Noise Reduction with Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.
  4. Click on the arrow next to Noise Reduction.

  5. Drag the slider left and right to adjust your photo's noise reduction. You can optionally click Auto if you want it done automatically.

    Click Edit, click the arrow next to Noise Reduction, click and drag the slider

  6. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to adjust Vignette with Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.
  4. Click on the arrow next to Vignette.

  5. Drag the sliders left and right to adjust your photo's vignette. You can optionally click Auto if you want it done automatically.

    Click Edit, click the arrow next to Vignette, click and drag the sliders

  6. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to use Selective Color in Photos for Mac

Selective Color allows you to adjust the Hue, Saturation, Luminance, and Range of certain colors, meaning you can choose how the colors look and how prominent they are compared to the other colors in the photo.

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Double-click the photo you want to edit.

  3. Click Edit.

  4. Click on Selective Color in the sidebar.

  5. Adjust the sliders to your liking.

  6. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to quickly retouch an image in the Photos app on your Mac

Ah, the controversial act of retouching a photo, but let's face it: we've all done it. Luckily, retouching a photo is a lot easier than going and retaking it!

Photos for Mac offers a retouch tool that lets you quickly remove small imperfections such as skin blemishes or even a small object that wasn't supposed to be in the image to begin with. It may not be as powerful as spot healing tools in software editing programs like Photoshop, but in a pinch, it gets the job done!

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.
  4. Click on the arrow next to Retouch on the right.
  5. Drag the slider to adjust the size of the retouch tool in the right hand menu if you need to before clicking on the area that you need to retouch.

  6. Click and drag on the photo to retouch the areas that need it.

    Click Edit, click the arrow next to Retouch, drag the slider to size the tool, click and drag on the photo to retouch it

  7. When you're happy with the results, click Done in the upper right corner.

You also have the option of holding down the option key on your keyboard and clicking to select a pattern. If you ever need to Undo a retouch, just hit Command-Z on your keyboard to step back.

How to correct Red-Eye in Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Double-click the photo you want to edit.

  3. ClickEdit.

  4. Click Red-eye in the sidebar.

  5. Adjust the size of the brush with the slider.

  6. Click the brush.

  7. Click on the eye you want to fix.

  8. Click Done on the top right of the Photos window.

How to add a filter to a picture in Photos for Mac

Photos for Mac brings the same kind of damage control to the Mac. Whether it's by adding a color overlay, boosting or flattening contrast, it lets you take pictures that look wrong and make them look artistic instead.

They're the same subtle filters Apple introduced for the iPhone and iPad, while they may not have the same punch as some others, they're consistent and even more importantly — they're non-destructive. That means you can change your mind and even revert to normal at any time.

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo you'd like to add a filter to and double-click on it to open it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the upper right corner.

  4. Click on Filters in the top navigation.

    Click Edit, click Filters at the top of the window

  5. Click the filter you'd like to apply by clicking on it.

  6. When you find one you like, click on Done in the upper right corner.

    Click a Filter, click Done

How to automatically crop and straighten in Photos for Mac

Whether the horizon or a building looks oddly angled, or extra people or space are stealing focus from your subjects, Photos for Mac has just exactly the tools to help you line up what you want and cut out what you don't so that even if you didn't frame the perfect photo, you can still end up with it.

Also, if you need to rotate or flip a picture, you can do that too!

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.

  4. Click on Crop in the top navigation.

    Click Edit, click Crop at the top of the window

  5. Click on Auto towards the bottom right of the screen.

  6. Click on Done in the upper right corner.

    Click Auto, click Done

How to manually crop in Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation panel.

  4. Click on Crop in the top navigation.

    Click Edit, click Crop at the top of the window

  5. Click on the arrow next to Aspect on the right.
  6. Choose the aspect ratio you'd like. Alternatively, you can grab the corners of each photo and free crop if you'd like or click Custom to create a custom aspect ratio.

  7. When you're happy with the crop, click on Done in the upper right corner.

    Click the arrow next to Aspect, click and aspect ratio or select Custom

How to manually straighten in Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo in your photo library that you'd like to edit and double-click on it.
  3. Click on the Edit button in the top navigation.

  4. Click on Crop in the right navigation.

    Click Edit, click Crop at the top of the window

  5. Click the dial and drag up and down to adjust it.

  6. Click Done in the upper right corner when you're finished editing.

    Click and drag the dial, click Done

How to rotate in Photos for Mac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
  2. Find the photo you'd like to straighten and open it.
  3. Click Image in the menu bar.
  4. Click Rotate Counterclockwise (or Clockwise) to turn it 90 degrees.

  5. Repeat to turn another 90 degrees, for a total of 180 degrees.

    Click Image, click Rotate Image Counterclockwise (or Clockwise)

You can also use the keyboard shortcuts Command-R for counterclockwise or Option-Command-R for clockwise.

How to flip (mirror) in Photos forMac

  1. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.

  2. Find the photo you'd like to straighten and open it.

  3. Click Image.

  4. Click Flip Horizontal (or Vertical) from the menu to mirror.

How to trim a video in Photos for Mac

Whether you synced them from your iPhone or iPad using iCloud Photo Library or imported them manually, all your movie moments are right there alongside your images. Editing, however, is a different story.

While you can trim videos in Photos for Mac, that's about all the editing you can do. For more, including titles, traditions, and other effects, you have to escalate to iMovie #sadtrombone.

If you started or stopped recording a little too early or late, it's easy to remove the excess from the beginning or ending of your video. Here's how!

  1. Launch Photos on your Mac.

  2. Find a video you want to edit.

  3. Double-click on the video to make it fill the Photos app.

  4. Hover your mouse over the video to reveal the control overlay.

  5. Click on the gear icon to show options.

  6. Click on Trim.

  7. Drag the yellow handles on either side to trim from the beginning or end of the video.

  8. Click Trim to confirm the change.

How to reset the trim on a video in Photos for Mac

If you trim a video and later regret it, don't worry, the edit is non-destructive, and the original video can easily be restored.

  1. Launch Photos on your Mac.

  2. Find the video you want to revert.

  3. Double-click on the video to make it fill the Photos app.

  4. Hover your mouse over the video to reveal the control overlay.

  5. Click on the gear icon to show options.

  6. Click on Reset Trim.

How to edit a video from Photos for Mac

If you want to add transitions, titles, or other effects to your video, or if you want to cut or mix it up with other videos, you'll need to use iMovie.

  1. Launch iMovie on your Mac.

  2. Click Create New and select Movie.

  3. Click on Photos Library in the sidebar.

  4. Find the video you want to edit.

  5. Click on the video to select it.

  6. Click on the + icon to add it to the clips in the current movie.

Then start editing away!

Once you're done, you can share the video right from iMovie or save it out and drag it back into Photos for Mac for syncing and safekeeping.

How to move an image out of Photos and into Photoshop, Pixelmator, Acorn, or other external editor

  1. Launch Photos from the dock or Finder.
  2. Click on the photo you want to edit.
  3. Click on File.
  4. Click on Export

  5. Click on Export Unmodified Original.

  6. Click Export after you fill out the photo information and choose where you would like to save it.

  7. From your desktop, drag the photo into your favorite image editor. (Or control-right-click the icon and choose "Open with..." and then your favorite image editor.)

How to bring an edited image back into Photos for Mac

  1. Save or Export the edited image back to your desktop from the photo editing app.

  2. From your desktop, drag the image back into Photos for Mac (or choose the File > Import menu item and then select the image to import.)

Questions?

Let us know in the comments below!

Updated March 2019: Updated for macOS Mojave.

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