Top 5 features of PicsArt Photo Editor App

 Smart phones have changed the way we use our phones, one of the things that dramatically changed over the years is how we take photographs and share the same. Tech giants know that we all love sharing photos hence you have a lot of photo editing, sharing apps available on all marketplaces be it Android, iOS or Windows platforms.

We have been hearing a lot about one such app - PicsArt and decided to give it a try. I must say that we are impressed with the overwhelming features it provides for users to use. As a new user of the platform I am going to list top 5 features I liked about the application so far.

1. One Stop Solution: The app is easy to setup and can be used for both videos and photos so no need to find different apps for different use cases. Once you are satisfied with the final version of your media you can directly share it to social media and to the followers on the app itself. So, edit photos, videos and share or save all from one app.
2. Sketch tool: Sketch tool gives several different options to select from making the pencil outline as if it was a hand drawn sketch to giving the outline as a shadow , user can simply try and finalize the one they like for their image. 
   
   
   

            3. Add Text to Videos: If you are a meme lover you would know how handy it becomes to have an app where you can use a video from your group and turn it into a meme by adding text to it. PicsArt allows you to do so in a very simplistic manner. The controls are self explanatory and you will always be a step ahead in your game with this app.

            4. Object Removal: Ever faced a situation where you have got a nice photo but someone passing by in background ruined the perfect frame? We all face it at sometime in our lives, specially the busy monuments, tourist attractions, beaches you are likely to be surrounded by people and randomness associated with it. PicsArt helps you in getting rid of unwanted objects from your background without even leaving a trace behind it. This also comes in handy when you have some objects you just dont want in your photograph.

            5. Replay: Replay is my personal favorite feature of PicsArt, Replay is basically a gif of set of transitions someone has applied on their images to give it artistic view. These replays are available for try and use giving step by step details of what needs to be done to achieve same effects or even you can customize the options as per your liking. Below is an example of the same.

My photo after using replay option, I changed one of the dust effects with Rain drops

Left image in second row used as template for Replay

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LG LAUNCHES ‘KHWAHISHON SE KHUSHIYON TAK SEASON 3’ LUCKY DRAW WITH PRIZES WORTH RS. 8 CRORES!

 With the onset of festive season in India, LG Electronics, the leading consumer durable brand is launching ‘KHWAHISHON SE KHUSHIYON TAK SEASON 3” with more excitement and even bigger awards. 

In this offer, Consumers who have purchased LG Home Appliances* during the offer period are eligible to participate in the lucky draw by registering for this contest. Unlike last year, this time there would be not one, but two weekly draws to make it more exciting and Winners from the Lucky Draw will get a chance to win LG Products worth Rs. 8 Crores. Prizes includes Styler (Hygienic Clothes Refresher), Side-by-Side and Frost Free Refrigerators, Top Load Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, Water Purifiers & Microwave Ovens. Offer is starting from 26th September 2021 to 30th November 2021. The contest is applicable across India, except the state of Tamil Nadu.

The ‘KHWAHISHON SE KHUSHIYON TAK SEASON 3” lucky draw will be spread over ten weeks with draws every Thursday and Sunday. Additionally, there will be Bumper draw announced on 7 auspicious days which includes Ashtami, Dusshera, Karwa Chauth, Dhanteras, Diwali, Bhai Dooj and Guru Purab. 

Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Praveen Gusain – Business Head – Refrigerators - LG Electronics India said ,

“LG Electronics is one of the most loved & trusted brand by consumers in India. As a consumer centric brand, LG has always been committed to delivering meaningful innovation with a best-in-class experience for its consumers. Our latest “KHWAHISHON SE KHUSHIYON TAK SEASON 3” campaign will enable customers to upgrade and redefine their homes with LG’s innovative products. We are confident that our latest offer will appeal to consumers and will enable them to enrich their lifestyle.”

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happn launches its new range of voice features for singles to provide immersive and sensory online dating experience

 happn, one of the leading dating apps, announced it was developing a range of voice features in June. The idea is to give singles a new and increasingly immersive and sensory online dating experience. The new happn voice features will be gradually launched on the app starting today, first in France and Argentina, followed by the rest of the world.

 

Watch the audio presentation here

 

The voice: the start of a Crush

 

Indian users highlighted that the voice of their Crush is an essential characteristic in online dating. According to a survey conducted by happn, 75% of respondents believe in voice’s importance while crushing on someone.  The tone of voice also plays a considerable role: 45% of respondents found a confident tone attractive, and 42% liked a gentler tone of voice. The survey also brought insight into how voice affected a potential Crush, wherein 33% of users felt that it would help develop a stronger connection. 27% of users felt that Voice or Awaaz of their Crush helps them picture a person even if they haven’t met them. Additionally, 89% of Indian users believed that voice would bring a different emotion in online dating, thus leading to faster real-life connections.

 

“Dating keeps reinventing itself every day,” says Karima Ben Abdelmalek, CEO of happn. “We’re sure that the next major development will be to offer singles more emotions in their experience, enabling them to truly recreate the feeling of a real-life encounter. These voice features are another step in the process, and we are continuing to innovate in this direction.”

happn voice: 3 key features

In the coming months, singles will be able to gradually discover new features which will help them get to know their Crush in brand-new ways. They include:

 

The audio note: happners will be able to add an audio note up to 2 minutes long to their profile. The idea to is introduce other singles to a different side of their personality. They will be able to talk about a subject of their choosing or, for those with less inspiration, use one of the in-app suggestions such as “Explain your favourite scene in Friends,” or “Hum your favourite song.”

 

The audio call: just like video calls, audio calls enable happners to keep talking to their Crush directly via the in-app messaging service.

 

The audio feed: happn will offer a feed of profiles in which users will first be able to discover the voice of their potential Crush before seeing the rest of their profile (photos, bio, etc.). They will have the chance to fall for a resonance or an emotion and take advantage of the opportunity to get to know someone in a completely different way.

 

“These features will be naturally and intuitively integrated into the app,” says Julie Prieur, Chief Product Officer at happn. “We have designed them to be compatible with the profile features already available to users. We have also added lots of suggestions to guide them, and we are sure that singles will adopt these new audio features in no time.”

 

 

These features will be free and available to all happners.

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MG introduces AI in cars for Indian Market with Astor, featuring Paralympic athlete Deepa Malik's voice

 MG Motor India has unveiled MG Astor, India’s first SUV with personal AI assistant and first-in-segment Autonomous (Level 2) technology. Astor is based on the MG’s successful global platform, ZS. 

 

Based on MG’s design philosophy of Emotional Dynamism, Astor’s contemporary style will connect with consumers. It has a prominent Bold Celestial Grille that makes a solid on-road impression. The SUV poses an elegant and ready-for-action stance with a classic leopard jump shoulder line. Astor’s nine crystal diamond elements in the LED headlamps make for a distinct hawk-eye expression with precise details.

 

The interiors are elegantly crafted with soft-touch and premium material. It will be coming in two engine options – the Brit Dynamic 220 TURBO petrol engine with a 6-speed AT delivering a whopping 220Nm of torque and 140ps of power. And the other – VTi Tech petrol engine with a manual transmission & an 8-speed CVT, delivering 144Nm of torque and 110ps of power.

 

The much-awaited mid-size MG Astor will be on display at MG showrooms from 19^th September and bookings will start soon thereafter

 

Talking about the appeal of Astor, Carl Gotham, the Advanced Design Director at the MG’s Global Design Centre in London, UK, said, “The concept of Emotional Dynamism brings a premium feel to Astor. The mid-size SUV is a visual delight with an exceptional level of detailing and remarkable features. We have placed design at the centre of creating the car to make it look as good as its technology. It takes forward the MG’s brand’s legacy with cutting-edge technology and design excellence. India can look forward to immersing into a seamless driving experience with personal AI assistance inside MG Astor.”

 

Speaking on the unveiling of Astor, Rajeev Chaba, President and MD, MG Motor India, said

, “We have introduced several industry-firsts with our SUVs to the Indian automotive market. This time we have Autonomous (Level 2), MG Astor, with a personal AI assistant. With its elegant exteriors, luxurious interiors, and futuristic technology, we believe that Astor is a desirable package that will strike a chord with the customers.”

 

MG Astor’s personal AI assistant depicts human-like emotions and voice. The Paralympic athlete Deepa Malik has lent her voice to the personal AI assistant, thereby humanising the experience. The AI technology in Astor is developed around MG’s vision of Car-as-a-Platform (CAAP) of possibilities, which will enable the users to personalise the services as per their requirements.

 

·         MG has partnered with BOSCH for ADAS (Advanced driver-assistance systems) in Astor. AI technology, six radars and five cameras equip the SUV to manage 14 advanced Autonomous Level 2 features. The car ensures a safer driving experience with 27 standard safety features like ESP, TCS and HDC. Among its host of comfort, convenience and safety features include 6 airbags, 6-way power-adjustable driver seats, electric parking brake, heated ORVM, rain-sensing wiper, PM 2.5 filter, panoramic sky roof, rear AC vent and front and rear armrest,10.1-inch HD infotainment system for the cinematic experience and full digital cluster with 7-inch embedded LCD screen

 

 

Astor has 80+ internet features residing on MG i-SMART technology. On top of it, building on CAAP (Car as a platform), MG Astor hosts subscriptions and services, including maps and navigation with MapMyIndia, Jio connectivity, the first-of-its-kind Blockchain-protected vehicle digital passport by KoineArth and more. MG car owners will also get access to music on the JioSaavn app, along with the industry-first feature of reserving a parking slot through a head unit (powered by Park+, select cities to begin with) and access to unlimited information with Wikipedia.

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National Aerospace Laboratories Adopts Dassault Systèmes’ Solutions to Design Civil Aircraft in India

 Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) announced that National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), a constituent of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has adopted the “Passenger Experience” industry solution experience based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to design civil aircraft in India, specifically the Saras Mk-2 program. NAL is also using DraftSight, a feature-rich 2D and 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) solution for 2D design standardization in the manufacturing of civil aircraft.

 

The “Passenger Experience” industry solution experience helps in reducing engineering costs in cabin completion by up to 40% through engineering, manufacturing and certification processes automation. It also helps in increasing brand perception and reducing content creation by 40% for all passenger touch points for sales and marketing. “Passenger Experience” combines emotion and automation across engineering, manufacturing and certification processes to allow completion centres to deliver personalized cabin interiors profitably. The DraftSight solution unifies essential 2D drafting, advanced 2D CAD or all-in-one 2D and 3D design with full 3D capabilities for modelling, prototyping, manufacturing and laser cutting.

 

With the adoption of the “Passenger Experience” industry solution experience, and by replacing existing 2D CAD tools with DraftSight, NAL has expanded its usage of technology solutions from Dassault Systèmes. It has been using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform in its overall mission and mandate to develop aerospace technologies with strong science content, to design and build small and medium-sized civil aircraft, and to support the nation’s regional connectivity plan such as UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik).

 

“The 3DEXPERIENCE platform-based ‘Passenger Experience’ solution has been deployed in designing the Cabin and Cockpit of the Saras Mk-2 program. Virtual twin-based insights offered by this solution helped us to configure the cabin for various use cases and scenarios,” said Jitendra J Jadhav, Director, NAL.

 

Saras Mk-2 will be a 19-seater aircraft with features like high cruise speed, lower fuel consumption, short landing and take-off distances, low cabin noise, pressurized cabins and low acquisition and maintenance costs.  It will be operable from high and hot airfields, and from semi-prepared airfields.

“As systems in the Aerospace and Defense industry become more complex to design, build and deliver, OEMs and suppliers need to accelerate innovation, drive efficiencies and adopt collaborative platforms to allow for greater agility on production rate. Dassault Systèmes is enabling companies in the sector by providing new ways to conceptualize, design, manufacture, test, certify and sustain new air and space vehicles,” said Deepak NG, Managing Director, India, Dassault Systèmes. “We have long been an integral part of the aerospace industry globally and we intend to replicate the success in India through the association with NAL and in the local development of civil aircraft.”

Note: This article is published from a direct feed and not edited by Tech Siddhi team.

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