How to find that one Instagram filter everyone else is using
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How to find that one Instagram filter everyone else is using
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Instagram introduced the ability for users to make their own augmented-reality filters last August, via the Spark AR Studio. Since then, we've seen a steady stream of user-made filters, and users have made some very creative ones that you'll no doubt want to try out for yourself. So how do you get those effects on your face? It's… complicated.
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The filters have ranged from the generic to the geeky. One trend I've noticed in particular is "Which character are you?" filters, in which users essentially have a slideshow run over their heads of characters from various films, anime, and games. The filter stops on the character they supposedly most resemble. Yeah, it's kind of dopey, but damn is it fun!
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So how do you find these filters? It's not as easy as you might think. Instagram doesn't allow you to search for filters from the actual camera - or anywhere, for that matter. You can "browse effects"