Edit photos and videos on iPod touch

Use the tools in the Photos app to edit photos and videos on your iPod touch. When you use iCloud Photos, any edits you make are saved across all your devices.

See Use iCloud Photos on iPod touch.

Edit a photo

In an album or moment, tap a photo thumbnail to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then select a tool to make your adjustments. You can do any of the following:
- Use the Remove Red-eye tool when you take a photo with flash. Tap the tool, then tap each eye that needs to be corrected.
- Tap to use the Crop tool. Photos suggests an optimal crop, or you can pinch the photo open or closed to set your own. For a standard crop ratio like 2:3 or Square, tap . Tap to rotate the photo 90 degrees, or rotate the wheel to tilt or straighten.
- Use photo filters to apply different effects, such as Vivid, Dramatic, or Silvertone.
- Adjust settings for light, color, or black and white. Tap , tap an option, then drag the slider to the desired effect. To make fine adjustments, tap .
Tap Done to save your edits.
If you don’t like your changes, tap Cancel, then tap Discard Changes.
Tip: As you edit a photo, touch and hold the photo to compare the edited version to the original.

Photo app extensions can provide additional editing options. See the Apple Support article How to edit with third-party apps and extensions in Photos.

Revert an edited photo

After you edit a photo and save your changes, you can revert to the original image.

Open the edited image.
Tap Edit, then tap Revert.
Tap Revert to Original.

Edit a Live Photo

In addition to using the photo editing tools like adding filters or cropping a photo, you can also change the keyframe, trim the length, or mute the sound in any Live Photos you’ve taken on iPad or iPhone.

Open the Live Photo.
Tap Edit, then do any of the following:
- Set a key photo: Move the white slider on either end to change the frame. Tap Make Key Photo, then tap Done.
- Make a still photo: Tap the Live button at the top of the screen to turn off the Live functionality. The Live Photo becomes a still of its key photo.
- Mute a Live Photo: Tap . Tap again to unmute.
- Trim a Live Photo: Drag either end of the black frame viewer to choose the frames the Live Photo plays.

Mark up a photo

Tap a photo to view it in full screen.
Tap Edit, then tap .
Tap Markup .
Annotate the photo using the pen, pencil, or marker, and erase your marks with the eraser. See Use Markup in apps on iPod touch.

Trim a video

In Photos, open the video, then tap Edit.
Drag either end of the frame viewer, then tap Done.
Tap Save as New Clip.
The new clip is saved in your Videos album, and the original remains unchanged.

Set the slow-motion section of a video shot in Slo-mo

Open a video shot in Slo-mo, then tap Edit.
Drag the white vertical bars beneath the frame viewer to set where the video is played in slow motion.

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