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How do you edit a photo and keep the original.

How do you edit a photo and keep the original?

iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 11.0.1

Posted on Oct 5, 2017 9:14 AM

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Rysz

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Posted on Oct 5, 2017 10:05 AM

Editing in the Photos app is non-destructive. Meaning the original is always preserved and the edits are saved as just a series of actions applied to that file. You can always revert to the original.

If you want to see/keep/display both versions at the same time, make your edits to a duplicate/copy of the original.

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