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Short, plain explanations of the things people ask about photo editors: skin tone, privacy, watermarks, recipe codes.
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Why filters change your skin tone, and how to tell when one does
Beauty filters blur, brighten and tint, shifting skin lighter and pinker, most visibly on medium and deep skin. A five-second check, and a better way.
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What “on-device editing” actually means
On-device editing processes your photo on the phone, never on a server. Why retouching moved onto the phone, what you gain, how to test an app.
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Free photo editors without a watermark: the catch, and how to avoid it
Free editors pay for themselves with a watermark paywall, a downscaled export or tracking. A two-minute check, and why a clean free editor is possible now.
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How to share a look with a recipe code
Make a Sfuma recipe code, paste one, and see what travels inside: face, skin, detail, color and look settings. Never the photo, crop or body edits.
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How to read your app’s network log
A network log lists the servers an app contacted and why. How to read Sfuma’s, what to look for in any log, and how to check apps that have none.
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