Tried using the retouch feature but it only made the area blurry and didn't entirely cover the color of the object. As an alternative, would I have greater edit capabilities on an iPad rather than the Mac?
iPhoto '11, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)
You need stronger photo editing software - PhotoShop elements for example
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Editing capability comes from the app you use not the machine you run it on. Some examples of an image editor on the Mac:
Seashore (free)
The Gimp (free)
Graphic Coverter ($45 approx)
Acorn ($50 approx)
Pixelmator ($50 approx)
Photoshop Elements ($75 approx)
There are many, many other options. Search on MacUpdate or the App Store.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
You can do the following types of edits with Photoshop Elements for Mac:
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How do I remove an object from a photo?
