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How to Use VSCO

Updated over 2 months ago

In this article, you will find several sections that cover how to use the entire VSCO app. This includes your Studio, Editing, Saving, Profile, Capture, Share, Explore and Discover.

Studio

You can access the VSCO Studio area by tapping here.

Your Studio is where you can import and store media (photos/videos) from your Camera Roll / Gallery and photos captured with the VSCO in app camera. This is the starting point for editing media.

Please note that your Studio no longer stores a new copy of imported media. Any imported media from your camera roll are references to the original media in your Camera Roll / Gallery. For more information, please see how VSCO stores photos.

Additionally, your Studio is separate from your VSCO Profile. Any media located in your Studio are completely private and media that you post to your VSCO Profile are public for anyone to see.

To access your Studio, tap the Studio icon (bottom center.)

Tap the photo or video you wish to edit then tap on Edit icon Edit.png

You can edit one photo or video at a time.

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Montage
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If you want to create a Montage tap on the Montage icon Screen_Shot_2020-03-25_at_2.24.20_PM.png

For more info, please see the article Montage FAQ

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Saving a Montage Project as a Draft

  1. Launch the VSCO app.

  2. Tap on the Studio section.

  3. Tap on the Montage icon.

  4. Add Media to the Montage project and make edits.

  5. Tap Next

  6. Slide the Save options to show "Save Draft."
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VSCO Editing

To start editing, select a photo or video and tap on the Edit icon Edit.png

You can begin editing with Presets Screen_Shot_2020-03-25_at_1.52.14_PM.png or with the Toolkit Edit.png

If you start editing with a preset, tap on a preset you wish to use, and tap on the same preset for more options.

For classic mobile presets you will only have a preset strength slider. These presets are artistically colored presets and do not emulate analog film.

For Film X presets, which have white borders, you will have strength, character, and warmth sliders. These presets emulate actual analog films from Kodak, Fuji, Ilford, Agfa, etc. For more information on Film X presets, see our article How to use Film X.

Once you've made your adjustment to the photo or video, tap on the Check icon √.

Classic mobile presets

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Film X presets

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Toolkit

Tap on the Edit icon Edit.png to access your toolkit.

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Here you can use the toolkit items to fine-tune your photo or video.

If you wish to see more toolkit items, swipe left on the toolkit bar at the bottom of the screen.

After you have completed your edits, tap "Next" in the top right corner.

Saving

After you have tapped on "Next" in the Edit view, you will then have the options to Share to..., Post to VSCO, Save to Camera Roll, Share your Recipe, or (Sync to Cloud (Pro Membership only.))

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Profile

To post media to your VSCO Profile from your Studio, tap on the media you wish to post and tap on the Post icon Publish.png

You can add a caption or hastag to your media and tap on the Check markScreen_Shot_2019-09-20_at_3.36.44_PM.pngin the top right corner to post your photo or video to your VSCO Profile.

Please note posting photos or videos to your VSCO Profile is public for anyone to see whether or not they use the VSCO app.

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Capture

To capture a photo with in-app VSCO camera, tap on your Studio icon and then tap on the Camera iconScreen_Shot_2019-06-13_at_11.05.56_AM.pngin the upper right corner.

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On Android, tap on the camera icon.

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Tap the shutter button to take a photo. On iOS, you can tap on DSCO to capture an animated GIF.

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Share

To share a photo or video, tap on the media you wish to share in your Studio, tap on the Share icon.

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Explore

Tap on the Home icon to access your Feed.

Here, you will find updates from the VSCO Collection and from the creators you follow.

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Discover

To search for new and inspiring educational content tap on the Discover icon

From here you can search for people, photos and videos, Montages, and journal posts on VSCO by tapping on the Search icon

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To find Suggested users, connect with Contacts or see your Followers or who you are Following tap on the Follow icon Follow.png in your Feed.

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If you tap on the + icon in the top right corner, you will be able to search by the VSCO username to Follow the account.

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