FaceApp is a fun editor that will save the moments of your life in a new format! Now there are several applications for changing faces, adding effects, creating collages and images with superimposed templates, but almost all such programs have one drawback - the deterioration of the camera quality. When you enter the application, the camera simply decreases the resolution and shooting speed, which indicates poor optimization. Forget this problem with the new FaceApp photo editor!
Dozens of different effects, filters, photo editing capabilities and small videos - all this will surprise you with the program. In this review, we will analyze the program point by point: from the interface to the effects and saving the work! You will also learn how to download FaceApp to your computer through a special emulator that gives you access to all exclusive programs and utilities on Google Play absolutely free!
About the app
Who created?
The application was developed by a very young company called Wireless Lab, which appeared only in 2015. Their main task is to work on technologies that allow transforming and editing faces on the go, highlighting the contours of the face in a matter of seconds and immediately applying the desired effect to them. FaceApp is the studio's debut work, showing all the prospects and readiness of the program to create new masterpieces. So far, no new products have been announced, but we are waiting for updates and new utilities!
Interface
After entering the program, a window immediately opens in front of the user, in which he can take a picture of himself or the objects around him on the back and front cameras. Since the program is designed for editing exactly the faces in the photograph, it is advisable to use the front camera - it will be much more convenient to substitute the face under the white frame, in which all the effects take place.
Don't want to be photographed in the app? Then you can add photos from different social networks (for example, Instagram), as well as from the gallery of your device. You can switch the type of uploading photos using the icons at the bottom of the screen: Camera Roll (add photos taken in the program and from the gallery), Instagram (upload photos from your social network account). By the way! With a recent update, the program has added the ability to create GIFs, that is, short videos of 3-10 seconds that can also be shared on social networks. Unlike videos, such animations weigh much less and are quickly processed when loaded and viewed.
Further, after adding a photo or creating a Gif, the user is transferred to a special menu, where the photo is edited and filters are applied. This is where you really have fun! Here you can make yourself old, and a baby, and smiling and sad - and this is just the beginning. You will be pleased with several different emotions: anger, cry, joy, surprise, fear, as well as a couple more masks that you can put on yourself. Want to see how you age? It is possible to create a collage of 4 photos, which will show your transformation into the appearance or emotion of your choice!
The main disadvantage of the editor is that the user cannot change the filter settings, weaken them or increase them, adjust the parameters of transparency, clarity, sharpness, white and black balance in the photo. All filters are added automatically, after which the user can no longer change anything. But on the other hand, you do not have to understand the parameters, because the program will choose all the optimal settings for you.
Optimization
The program does not slow down the device, does not degrade the quality of shooting and quickly responds to user clicks - the optimization is perfect!
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PC Application Features
The functionality of FaceApp is the same on all operating systems: from Android to Windows 10. In the editor, you can add a new filter to an existing photo in a few clicks, or take a photo directly in the application, and then change the image using built-in effects.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- Simple and user-friendly interface.
- The program is good at tracking faces, and the added effects do not capture the rest of the photo.
- The ability to photograph both from the rear and from the front camera.
- Saving finished projects in different formats: JPEG and PNG (regular photos), GIF (video with a duration of up to 10 seconds, low weight and optimal quality).
- Excellent optimization, the effect of the program on the operation of the device and the state of the RAM is not noticeable.
Disadvantages:
- Filters cannot be edited. If you want to weaken or enhance the effect, change the parameters of the photo, then this will not work, since the filter is applied, and immediately after that the photo is processed.
- Few emotions and masks. At the moment, the application is only being developed, and filters are being added gradually. But even this amount is enough to have fun with a couple of hours with friends, considering funny emotions, etc.
How to install FaceApp on a computer
How to download Face Up to your computer? There are at least two ways, about them below.
Method 1. BlueStacks emulator
- Download and run it.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
- Start the emulator.
- Sign in to your Google Play account. If you do not have it, then you need to register. The process is simple - we fill in the fields, confirm the account, proceed to using the emulator.
- Download the app by finding it in the BlueStacks search box.
Not so long ago, the FaceApp application began to occupy the first lines in the App Store and Play Market. Today, I want to figure out what kind of program it is.
Consider also what she can do and where you can download the version for your iPhone. I think it will be very interesting if you are not familiar with it yet. Surely after reading the article, you definitely want to download it and use it a little.
FaceApp - what is this application?
Face App Is a photo processing program created by the developer of Wireless Lab. It is becoming more and more popular due to the very unique filters.
To be more precise, thanks to neural networks, any person can be turned into an old man, made to smile or even change sex.
How long this noise will last is still unknown, but I know one thing for sure that it is definitely worth using it at least once and now I will tell you exactly how.
How do I use FaceApp?
The first thing I want to note is the simplicity of the interface. You definitely won't have to figure it out for a long time, despite the English interface of the Face App.
All such programs had a very similar scheme of work. Moreover, there were plenty of such programs to say that we are all already quite experienced in this matter.
- Photo selection. After starting the program, you are offered two ways to choose a photo: the first is to just take a selfie (or take a picture of someone) and of course choose from ready-made photos.
In the first case, you need to achieve that the oval disappears and then you can take a photo. It usually helps to just move the camera a little away from your face.In the second option, the contours of the face should be clearly visible and, in general, a high-quality picture is desirable, otherwise nothing will work out.
- Smile filters. The first two filters can make absolutely any person smile. The smiles are completely different.
Most often, you could see Trump and other famous personalities smiling. It looks like it is very funny. - Filters with age. There are two options to help you travel back in time, or vice versa - to look into the future.
Of course, I'm talking about youth and old age. I think these filters can be called the most successful in this program. - Filters for gender reassignment. Changing the floor is not a problem here either. If you want to see yourself as a man or a woman, then you are always welcome.
If you are already a man and apply this type of filter, then just become more brutal. The results are also quite interesting.These two options have very small images and can be used exclusively in collages. The reasons for this limitation are unknown to me.
- Filter fire, collages and GIFs. The last filter is pretty funny and kind of turns you into a hot little thing. In a way, it makes you prettier or prettier.
The whole thing is usually laid out by people in collages. There are options for two and four photos. Just click the plus sign and add the filter you want.There is even an opportunity to combine the whole thing in one picture with GIF format. The animation will turn out to be very effective and worthy of Instagram.
- Conservation and social networking. During this whole process, you will be haunted by the social media buttons. Therefore, as soon as a suitable photo is taken, Instagram, Facebook or others become available.
To easily save to your smartphone, just press the button on the right, which is with the down arrow. By clicking it, you will see the inscription Saved successfully, which indicates a successful save to the album.
Where to download Face App on iOS?
If your iPhone is equipped with an iOS version of at least iOS 8.0, then feel free to go to the App Store and download it. You can find it using the search or in the rating of free applications.
Today I will talk about the online FaceApp application, explain how to use it, and how to run Face App online on Windows computers.
The use of neural networks in photo processing allowed us to open up qualitatively new, outstanding possibilities for transforming our photos. Now we can get photographs similar to the work of famous artists of the past, apply many filters during the shooting, and even "swap faces" with other people. Now we have an application that can add a smile to our face, remove or add age, and also demonstrate how we would look in the image of the opposite sex.
Using the Face App on a computer (Photo: instagram.com/financeoleg)
What is Face App?
FaceApp is an online application for iOS and Android smartphones that uses neural network technologies to transform an image and apply various visual effects to it. Later in the article, I'll show you how to use the app on a PC!
The main feature of FaceApp is the ability to add a smile to your face, show you as a young man or an old man. And also in the form of a person of the opposite sex (if you are a man - in the form of a woman, and vice versa).
At the same time, the application received a certain amount of criticism for using unnatural colors when working with a number of filters (for example, "Young"), and "changing gender" in the application sometimes leads to rather unexpected results.
How to use FaceApp
- Download and install the FaceApp application (link for Android or iOS) on your PC next.
- After installing and launching the application, you will be taken to the main screen, where you will be prompted to either take a photo by pressing the white button (in front), or download such a photo from your phone's memory.
- After taking a photo, the program will offer to select the desired neurofilter.
- Presented are "Collage" (collage - several photos on one basis), "Original" (original), "Hot" (hot), "Smile" (adds a smile to your face), "Old" (old), "Young" (young ), "Male" (man), "Female" (woman).
- After choosing a filter, your face will be processed accordingly, and you will receive a result that you can download to your phone.
Online FaceApp on PC using an emulator
Despite the fact that this application is intended for mobile platforms, it can also be used online and on a PC, using, for example, the capabilities of any of the Android OS emulators (BlueStacks 2, Nox, Andy, Droid4x, etc.)... Consider installing Face App on Windows computers based on the popular Nox App Player emulator.
- Go to ru.bignox.com, download and install this emulator on your computer.
- After installing and launching the program, enter your Google account data in it (if necessary, create such an account).
- After entering the account data, go to the emulator on the Play Market, in the search bar, set "FaceApp", and after finding this application, install it on the emulator desktop.
- Then go to the settings of the emulator (the button in the form of a gear), in it select "Advanced".
- Set the value to "Phone" there, and then restart your Nox.
Now you can use the Face App application on your computer, but keep in mind that the photo through your PC's webcam will not be of sufficient quality, therefore it is better to use the portrait photo you already have.
Use the "Nox App Player" emulator when working with "Face App"
Conclusion
To run FaceApp online on a Windows computer, you need to use one of the emulators I listed above. The highest stability and speed of work was demonstrated by the “Nox App Player” emulator, therefore I recommend downloading and installing it on your computer, and then using it to work with “Face App”. Good luck with your visual transformations!
In the past few years, apps for processing photos and creating unique selfies have gained immense popularity all over the world. For example, it applies virtual masks and effects in real time, and the sensational Chinese allows you to turn any person into an anime hero.
In January 2017, the range of the App Store catalog was replenished with an interesting application called FaceApp, with which you can make even the most severe person smile.
FaceApp is an iOS exclusive. The app uses a neural network to do wonders for the selected photo.
With the help of FaceApp, you can not only add smiles, but also age (rejuvenate) and even change the gender of a person in a photo. The latter feature is perhaps the most interesting feature of the app.
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By analogy with the Prisma application created by Russian developers (using artificial intelligence technology, the program is able to turn any photo into a painting made in the style of famous artists), FaceApp uses neural networks to process the image. Previously, similar applications were presented by Google and Facebook.
According to Yaroslav Goncharov, a former Yandex employee and now the head of Wireless Lab, the Android version of FaceApp is already at the alpha testing stage and will be presented to the public in the near future. As Goncharov noted, the neural networks used in the application were trained from scratch. He also added that the photos uploaded to the application are stored on the company's servers, but are soon deleted. Also, unlike Meitu, FaceApp does not ask for suspicious permissions or track GPS data. In the future, the developers promise to add a number of new filters to the successful versions of the program, including for creating the "bokeh" effect.
FaceApp is available in the App Store for free. The app requires an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 8.0 or later.
