Apply color adjustment presets in Pixelmator Pro on iPad
Pixelmator Pro includes premade combinations of color adjustments called presets. These presets let you quickly give an image a certain look, and range from classic and modern film-inspired cinematic treatments to more stylized and monochromatic looks. In addition, you can create presets to reuse and share with others.
Apply a color adjustment preset
In Pixelmator Pro on iPad, select a layer in the Layers sidebar.
Select
in the Tools sidebar.
At the top of the Color Adjustments pane, tap Preset, tap a collection name (Modern Films or Cinematic, for example).
Select an adjustment preset thumbnail.
The preset is applied to the selected layer, and the controls in the Color Adjustments pane are updated.
Save a combination of color adjustments as a preset
In Pixelmator Pro on iPad, select a layer in the Layers sidebar.
At the top of the Color Adjustments pane, Tap Preset, then tap
in the bottom row of thumbnails.
Create a new color adjustment preset collection
In Pixelmator Pro on iPad, select a layer in the Layers sidebar.
Select
in the Tools sidebar.
Tap Preset at the top of the Color Adjustments pane, touch and hold a preset collection name, then choose New Collection.
Enter a name for the collection, then tap OK.
Import, export, and manage color adjustment presets and preset collections
After you create a preset or a preset collection, you can rename it, redefine it, or share it with others.
In Pixelmator Pro on iPad, select
in the Tools sidebar.
At the top of the Color Adjustments pane, do any of the following:
Import a preset: Tap Preset, touch and hold a preset collection name, choose Import, then choose a .adjustments file.
Export a collection: Tap Preset, touch and hold a preset collection name, then choose Export.
A .adjustments file is created.
Tap Preset, touch and hold a preset collection name, then choose Export All.
A .adjustments file is created containing the entire Color Adjustments library.
Modify a preset with new settings: After you make color adjustments to an image, touch and hold a preset thumbnail, then choose Redefine.
Rename a preset: Touch and hold a thumbnail and choose Rename.
Rename a presets collection: Tap Preset, touch and hold a preset collection name, then choose Rename.
Reset all presets to default: Tap Preset, touch and hold a preset collection name, then choose Reset All.
Important: Resetting all the color adjustment presets to default removes any custom presets and returns all the default presets that come with Pixelmator Pro.
Delete a preset: Tap Preset, touch and hold a thumbnail, then choose Remove.
Delete a presets collection: Tap Preset, touch and hold a preset collection name, then choose Remove.
Important: If you want to use custom presets created in an earlier version of Pixelmator Pro (Pixelmator Pro 3.7 or earlier), you must export them from the earlier version, then import them into Pixelmator Pro 4.
To learn about using presets from your Mac on your iPad see Use presets from your Mac on your iPad.