Moving from the TINY LITTLE SMALL as i see it now, the S2 Screen to the Lovely screen of NOTE... i have the following issue with photos assigned to contacts,
previously on the S2, this was not an issue due to screen size, but now, photos, even i use high resolution ones, when assigned to Contacts, they look a bit degraded in quality. is there a way to keep photos of contacts in real good & sharp resolution?
** i posted this here by mistake, i think it should be in General forum...
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Hi all
I don't really know where to post this. I recently browsed the market for a "panorama" type of application like many phones come out with standard. I couldn't find anything but it got me thinking that it would be awesome if a camera app could "stitch" together photographs using the angular co-ordinates provided by the accelerometer (at least relative co-ordinates between successive photographs). This would allow "panorama" like photographs to be stitched together on the horizontal as well as the vertical axes.
Do you think this will be possible? (considering the phones processing power etc.)
I know the some camera apps record the [X,Y,(Z)] coordinates from the GPS for geo-tagging, but can the accelerometer's angular co-ordinates also be recorded on the photo e.g. [rho,theta, phi]?
I would like to hear your comments
leonpierresusan said:
Hi all
I don't really know where to post this. I recently browsed the market for a "panorama" type of application like many phones come out with standard. I couldn't find anything but it got me thinking that it would be awesome if a camera app could "stitch" together photographs using the angular co-ordinates provided by the accelerometer (at least relative co-ordinates between successive photographs). This would allow "panorama" like photographs to be stitched together on the horizontal as well as the vertical axes.
Do you think this will be possible? (considering the phones processing power etc.)
I know the some camera apps record the [X,Y,(Z)] coordinates from the GPS for geo-tagging, but can the accelerometer's angular co-ordinates also be recorded on the photo e.g. [rho,theta, phi]?
I would like to hear your comments
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this goes in the apps section... preferably in the "request an app" thread or a new thread to get noticed, but i doubt anyone would develop this anytime soon.
Not sure if this is worse the effort... there is a (or several) quite good programs around that will stitch your randomly-dropped-in-a-folder together (on you PC) which works nice and smooth. (photostitcher for example)
I don't know what all the discouragement is about. My wife's phone (Motorola Zine) does this without an accelerometer and a processor that is anemic in comparison to the G1. I think it absolutely could be done on the G1, or more generically Android. Getting someone to develop it is another question.
Street View
I guess you got this idea while seeing the Street View.
I had the same thought of acctualy integrating it with a map program like the HTC Footprints where I can make my own street view photo of places i like and want to share with frnds....
If this is possible we would help google get more street views and also let frnds and family experience what you can see where u r standing....
Would just love to have an app like tht
We should look at doing things on the mobile.... on the go....
Start asking your questions in the right sub-forum (Q&A) (Theme) or even in (General), or simply search.......Final result can or will be issuing a ban for you up too 3 days or more.
Thanks
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I've been looking for an app or a way to complete a form using a picture of it. We have dry erase boards set up at work which employees fill out during production and at the end of the day we transfer the data to an excel file. I'm one of the, youngest, only tech gurus around work and I usually take a picture of each board then sit at my desk and complete the forms rather than stand at each one and hold the work laptop. Anyhow, we have a galaxy note 10.1 (wifi), iPad and several other devices. I prefer the Note! I'd like to create the board in an app then take a picture of said board which will then complete my form by transferring the numbers. I'm sure some of you may have seen the Words With Friends aspect of this...screen shot your current game board then the 'cheat' app loads it and gives you all the available words you can play. I want the same thing basically, if possible?
Any suggestions?
If I understand you correctly it sounds like you could take a picture of the board and use it as a background in SNote then just place your text in the proper places. Problem you can not (as yet) save the picture as a template so you need to add the pic for each new note.
Hi all,
I am starting a series of videos that will look at every aspect of the Surface RT tablet. I do reviews on different aspects of the device, basic tutorials to learn how to use the device and app reviews on the best, most useful and free apps.
I have previously done very successful videos on the Asus Transformer Prime (150 videos) and the Nexus 7 (100 videos) but I see this as being my biggest project to date since Windows 8 is such a radical departure from previous version that I'll be posting many videos as I learn new and interesting things. Here are a few videos just to give you a flavour of my work.
I am literally scratching the surface (every pun intended) of this device and will be kicking out a couple of videos everyday for a good few weeks. I'll be updating this thread regularly. I hope you find them useful, entertaining and informative.
Thanks in advance,
vgjfelix
Cool - Couple of comments.
On the Tile Screen, if you drag one app way to the bottom, it will also shrink the size of the start screen overall, making it easier to drag long distances accross many groups. I am finding this crucial, since my start screen is getting really long - over 70 apps. Which brings me to my next comment - Hopefully MS or a 3rd party developer will come up with an option to group tiles into folders as you can do on Ipads and Android, as app management is going to be an issue with the current layout and no ability to group into folders
Regarding the charging cable - I am surprised you made no comment how tough it is sometimes to get the magnetic connection to seat properly and start charging even though it appears to be connected - I think MS failed on the design. Apparent in your video when you are using 2 hands to get it seated correctly. I had heard this can be fixed by filing the sharp edges of the connector but have not been brave enough to do it yet.
Other than that - Good job - Keep them coming . .
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Cool - Couple of comments.
On the Tile Screen, if you drag one app way to the bottom, it will also shrink the size of the start screen overall, making it easier to drag long distances accross many groups. I am finding this crucial, since my start screen is getting really long - over 70 apps. Which brings me to my next comment - Hopefully MS or a 3rd party developer will come up with an option to group tiles into folders as you can do on Ipads and Android, as app management is going to be an issue with the current layout and no ability to group into folders
Regarding the charging cable - I am surprised you made no comment how tough it is sometimes to get the magnetic connection to seat properly and start charging even though it appears to be connected - I think MS failed on the design. Apparent in your video when you are using 2 hands to get it seated correctly. I had heard this can be fixed by filing the sharp edges of the connector but have not been brave enough to do it yet.
Other than that - Good job - Keep them coming . .
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Thanks for the comment. Thanks for the app drag tip. I am learning just like everyone else at the moment so whenever someone tells me something like this I think 'this needs a video' so I'll probably do one about it.
I have noticed since doing the plug review that is it a little tricky to connect up the charger. I might bring this up in a later video.
vgjfelix
Two more videos here.
First of all I know this review is completely out of number sequence, I just wanted to put this one up as soon as I did because this topic is important to me.
Font sizes. Once again another tablet fails to deliver when it comes to giving us the freedom to set font sizes how we would like. That's what we do a lot of the time with tablets, and you can always resize fonts in books readers. So why doesn't this extend to apps and the tablet (and I'm talking about tablets in general here) eco system as a whole. Well one app in this video proves it is possible with a brilliant feature.
And the second one: here begins my App-Snack videos. First one is a simple live clock and date tile:
vgjfelix
A quick look on my experiences (so far) of how the tablet lock and unlocks
If you use the legacy (non-Metro) control panel, you can adjust the DPI to enlarge text and everything in the screen. However, this may push the display below the minimum resolution to use metro-style apps.
This video is a quick test about using the tablet in a confined space:
Today is a quick look at an odd problem with the youtube reply button on the browser.
Just in case you didn't know. You don't have to get an official HDMI cable:
This is a video about some of my first impressions tile arrangement on the start screen:
This one is a quick look at the lack of uniformity when changing settings. Why is the same option accessed by different methods.
Another quick look, this time at frustrating experiences of the App store search function (am I really doing something wrong?):
As I start to get a grip on this operating system, more and more Basics tutorial videos will start to come out. In this one I look at the offscreen swipe gestures (on the startscreen).
Another quick look, this time at my shrinking storage:
Another quick look in this one regarding High Contrast Mode:
A look at an excellent Tech news app that's arrived early on Surface RT
A guide and impressions of the app store in this one:
In this video I show you how to quickly move tiles around your startscreen,
So the Surface RT is seriously telling me that it won't support the resolution of my television so I can't watch movies on it? Very disgruntled! Help someone!
A quick basic video about lock screen passwords.
Hi,
I had this issue a year back and since yesterday I now have it on my Z3 (D6603 23.4.A.0.580).
In essence (and I'm a commercial photographer) I shoot an image, render it on a PC then post to various forums.
One of those forums links to Google Drive / Picasa and the published photos appear on my handset.
If I use the Photo app, the image displays perfectly for 2-3 seconds then the image is simply bleached out and 40% darker with all saturation and definition lost.
If I quit the application, then re-enter, again the image (1000's all told) are perfect for 2-3 seconds, then turn darker.
Am I doing something wrong or did something change?
Regards,
Neil
I can't believe that making a photosphere in this day and age is impossible on the S22 Ultra.
I've not been able to create one with any software so far that I've tried. Google Street view for instance is useless because it doesn't have the ability to figure out the focal length of the lens so the stitching is a complete mess.
Does anyone know of a solution? Or am I wasting my time.
If not does anyone know of an assist app that will provide the guides (like) Google street view but save the individual pictures so I can use stitching on the PC?
louiscar said:
I can't believe that making a photosphere in this day and age is impossible on the S22 Ultra.
I've not been able to create one with any software so far that I've tried. Google Street view for instance is useless because it doesn't have the ability to figure out the focal length of the lens so the stitching is a complete mess.
Does anyone know of a solution? Or am I wasting my time.
If not does anyone know of an assist app that will provide the guides (like) Google street view but save the individual pictures so I can use stitching on the PC?
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Samsung used to have a camera plugin that allowed you to capture several images and stich them together. I could do it on my S8+ and Note 8. It was a little clunky, but it produced decent results.
Samsung stopped supporting it after the Note/S 9 series because I couldn't do it on my Note 10+. It wasn't a widely used feature.
Here are some PC and Mac apps that can do 3D image stitching. Not all are free.
Best Photo Stitching Software for Making Panoramas (2023)
An updated roundup of some of the best photo stitching apps for making panoramas, from free and simple to paid and powerful.
havecamerawilltravel.com
gernerttl said:
Samsung used to have a camera plugin that allowed you to capture several images and stich them together. I could do it on my S8+ and Note 8. It was a little clunky, but it produced decent results.
Samsung stopped supporting it after the Note/S 9 series because I couldn't do it on my Note 10+. It wasn't a widely used feature.
Here are some PC and Mac apps that can do 3D image stitching. Not all are free.
Best Photo Stitching Software for Making Panoramas (2023)
An updated roundup of some of the best photo stitching apps for making panoramas, from free and simple to paid and powerful.
havecamerawilltravel.com
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Hi Gernerttl,
Thanks for your reply.
Yes I had this feature on my Note 4 which did deal with spherical panoramas (or photospheres ) and it did a great job.
As I say the problem with apps that do this now fail on some smartphones due to the focal length of the lenses and the ineptitude of the software in failing to find out what that fl is.
So whilst Google and other software are good at guiding you in covering the whole sphere the stitching is poor and sadly they are so basic that they don't make the separate photos available so you can export them.
The link you gave is for stitching software and that isn't the problem for me.
Ideally I'd like to find software that would work on the phone but if not I'd like to find software that would provide the guiding process of covering the sphere and save the separate tiles so I can then put them into the stitching software.
louiscar said:
Hi Gernerttl,
Thanks for your reply.
Yes I had this feature on my Note 4 which did deal with spherical panoramas (or photospheres ) and it did a great job.
As I say the problem with apps that do this now fail on some smartphones due to the focal length of the lenses and the ineptitude of the software in failing to find out what that fl is.
So whilst Google and other software are good at guiding you in covering the whole sphere the stitching is poor and sadly they are so basic that they don't make the separate photos available so you can export them.
The link you gave is for stitching software and that isn't the problem for me.
Ideally I'd like to find software that would work on the phone but if not I'd like to find software that would provide the guiding process of covering the sphere and save the separate tiles so I can then put them into the stitching software.
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Here is what I found. Have you tried any of these?
The best 360-degree camera apps for iOS and Android | Digital Trends
A 360-degree photo lets you observe a scene from a single point of view. We show you the best 360-degree camera apps for iOS and Android.
www.digitaltrends.com
gernerttl said:
Here is what I found. Have you tried any of these?
The best 360-degree camera apps for iOS and Android | Digital Trends
A 360-degree photo lets you observe a scene from a single point of view. We show you the best 360-degree camera apps for iOS and Android.
www.digitaltrends.com
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Yes I was working off that list actually as searches are so limited this is about the only thing that comes up.
Google view and one of the others proved exactly the same - Google obviously implemented that companies version into their street view.
One is for IOS only and I have not tried (but will) the last two even though they appear to have less regard for settings. I'll look at some of the Android stitchers too in case some offer the assist to take the photos. Most expect you to already have taken them with adequate overlaps but as you can imagine doing a whole sphere and making sure you are tracking what you have covered so far is a pain.
Thanks for the help I will try the offerings here but unless they photosphere offerings allow you to change camera lens FL they will assume a standard lens and fail. I'm surprised developers did not think of this as it's a complex process and I would have thought it'd have been essential.
You're welcome. I'm not sure it'll get fixed anytime soon. Not until OEMs figure out how to make a camera module that can implement an optical zoom with ultra-wide to super-telephoto focal lengths using one lens.
Hehe, well finally I've worked my way through all the pathetic offerings. All the apps are kiddy type apps which have no complexity whatsoever, most just do circular panos and the stitchers were even worse refusing to deal with anything but circular panos.
Sadly disappointing.
I think the only solution is to get a 360 standalone camera, these do video which I'm not interested in, so expensive and the quality isn't up to the camera on the S22 Ultra. [sigh 2023 - that's what we get - LOL)
Gcam has a photosphere plug in, I've just tried it seems ok, but maybe you've already tried?
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Gcam has a photosphere plug in, I've just tried it seems ok, but maybe you've already tried?
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No, I had a link to a table of models and versions (somewhere) and when I checked there wasn't a gcam version for the S22 range.
Can you tell me which one you installed?
My version is also with Exynos chip if that matters.
Not sure if I can link it but Google gcam s22 ultra and its the getdroidtips link but I've just checked and I'm using snapdragon model.
OK, thanks
You can capture (for now) 360° photos with Street View app from Google.
Salkrikaltor said:
You can capture (for now) 360° photos with Street View app from Google.
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As per my first post. Done that - it fails to stitch properly.
Unfortunately 360 image capture has, for the most part, gone back to being a niche genre. The Samsung 360 camera plugin worked pretty well. Then Samsung dropped support for it when it decided to market and produce a 360 camera. Unfortunately, Samsung's foray into producing 360 image capture didn't last that long. Because the market is small, it was already saturated with devices made by Ricoh, Go Pro, Insta360, etc.
GCAM :
MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV1zfix_ruler.apk
Has a working photosphere on exynos S22ultra
https://1-dontsharethislink.celsoazevedo.com/file/filesc/MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV1zfix_ruler.apk
brouwerchris said:
GCAM :
MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV1zfix_ruler.apk
Has a working photosphere on exynos S22ultra
https://1-dontsharethislink.celsoazevedo.com/file/filesc/MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV1zfix_ruler.apk
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Thank you . Will give that a try.
I actually tried Google view outside and it failed on top and bottom stitching unlike when I tried it indoors where it failed to stitch almost everything.
Hopefully this will be better.!!
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Unfortunately 360 image capture has, for the most part, gone back to being a niche genre. The Samsung 360 camera plugin worked pretty well. Then Samsung dropped support for it when it decided to market and produce a 360 camera. Unfortunately, Samsung's foray into producing 360 image capture didn't last that long. Because the market is small, it was already saturated with devices made by Ricoh, Go Pro, Insta360, etc.
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Yeah, I recently got fired up because I bought a DJI mini 3 pro and the spherical panos on that are superb.
Got to thinking about them again and having access to panos on the ground.
Which makes me also wonder about the viewer.
Gallery on my S23 works fine if the meta shows a pano. I get a 360 photo button when it's recognised and it will display with several options.
I sent this to my friend and he has the S20 and his Gallery doesn't seem to support pano viewing at all.
Found that strange since I had the viewer on my Note 4 many years ago and the S20 isn't very old at all.
Oh well.