Portrait Lens for Android Creates DSLR Focus Effect in Flat Photos
What’s the difference between a snap taken with a phone’s camera and a photograph made with a professional lens? It’s the DSLR focus effect when the important object is focused on and the background is blurred. It makes a photo look beautiful and natural. A new photo manipulation app called Portrait Lens lets you create the DSLR focus effect in photos that you have taken with the mobile phone’s camera.
Here’s how you can create the DSLR focus effect. To begin, take a snap or select a photo from the gallery. The next step is to create a mask by dragging your finger around the area you want to focus on and the background you want to blur out. No matter how complex the shapes of an object could be, the application recognizes the focus area and applies the effect. It also uses a soft finish to incorporate the blur into the photo without making it look sloppy. Once done, you can save the output photo in the desired resolution (up to 3 megapixels). If necessary, you can change settings such as sharpness/blurring and saturation separately for the background and subject.
Effects (separately for the background and foreground):
- brightness, hue, and saturation;
- sharpen and blur;
- reduce noise;
- pencil sketch.
Effects for the background:
- motion blur (value and angle).
Effects for the original image:
- auto levels;
- auto tone.
Google Play link (v. 1.1.9):http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.websiteam.portraitlens
Screenshots:
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Any feedback is welcome!
Installed it to try it.I started the quick tutorial that appears when you first run it. It doesn't get past this screen. None of the buttons work to advance the tutorial.
If I press back, I can use the application normally. But you might need to look at fixing the tutorial getting stuck. Unless that's all there is?
Works fine for me, including tutorial.
Tutorial and integration with the camera and gallery is actually quite well polished
Crashing on 4.4 nexus 4 after took a picture or open one from gallery
the_scotsman said:
Installed it to try it.I started the quick tutorial that appears when you first run it. It doesn't get past this screen. None of the buttons work to advance the tutorial.
If I press back, I can use the application normally. But you might need to look at fixing the tutorial getting stuck. Unless that's all there is?
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I was just on Google+ discussing apps that create effects and whether they are good or bad for the photography industry.
That is another topic in itself but then I saw a post for this. I think this is a very promising app. Going to give it a test drive now.
the_scotsman said:
Installed it to try it.I started the quick tutorial that appears when you first run it. It doesn't get past this screen. None of the buttons work to advance the tutorial.
If I press back, I can use the application normally. But you might need to look at fixing the tutorial getting stuck. Unless that's all there is?
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+1
same here
BIGMOH said:
+1
same here
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I'm encountering the same
Nonetheless looks promising
BIGMOH said:
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same here
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For me the tutorial buttons work till the end of the tutorial.
Nice app!
Can also be used to blur faces out
Thanks
Awesome App. Thanks for your efforts!!
the_scotsman said:
Installed it to try it.I started the quick tutorial that appears when you first run it. It doesn't get past this screen. None of the buttons work to advance the tutorial.
If I press back, I can use the application normally. But you might need to look at fixing the tutorial getting stuck. Unless that's all there is?
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+1 same here!
Sent from my GT_N8000
the_scotsman said:
Installed it to try it.I started the quick tutorial that appears when you first run it. It doesn't get past this screen. None of the buttons work to advance the tutorial.
If I press back, I can use the application normally. But you might need to look at fixing the tutorial getting stuck. Unless that's all there is?
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I'm sorry. New version - View attachment Portraitlens_1_05.apk
finder07 said:
I'm sorry. New version - View attachment 2372379
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After installing the new version, I'm stuck on this screen.
Anyone else having the same issue? ?
Sent from my HTC One
BIGMOH said:
After installing the new version, I'm stuck on this screen.
Anyone else having the same issue? ?
Sent from my HTC One
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This intermediate version works? - View attachment Portraitlens_1_05_1.apk
Nice app. It can be a bit confusing at first, but it's a nice idea. Looking forward to future updates.
Sent from my LG-P990 using Tapatalk 2
BIGMOH said:
After installing the new version, I'm stuck on this screen.
Anyone else having the same issue? ?
Sent from my HTC One
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+1 Same for me :/
App looks pretty nice, though.
finder07 said:
This intermediate version works? - View attachment 2372526
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Yes, this version works.
Was able to take the picture, although when I tried to define the area I had to use two fingers on the screen instead of one, was not able to apply any effects, but was able to save.
Sent from my HTC One
result is only nHD resolution (selected 3m option)
inunxelex said:
result is only nHD resolution (selected 3m option)
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The file name is "~tmp.jpg"?
finder07 said:
The file name is "~tmp.jpg"?
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yes, i knew its, from /sdcard/pictures/portrait lens/~tmp.jpg, im just rename to test.jpg then upload to my server
~tmp.jpg - screen resolution file for quick sharing
20131106_031944.jpg - 3 MP result
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Hi,
I've been developing a photographic light meter app for Android. It has got the stage where it is almost ready for release, so I want to ask for your help with a spot of beta testing to work out the kinks!
The app can be downloaded here (just unzip the apk, put it on your sd card and install from there).
In a nutshell, what the app does is take a reading of the current light level, and display the correct exposure settings, it can also be used as a regular exposure and depth of field calculator. It should be fairly intuitive to use, but if you have any problems just post up and I'll try and help!
Ideally what I need is the make and model of your phone, if metering worked, how (in)accurate the metering was and any other comments/notes
Note: Landscape orientation is not finished, so expect weird layout issues there!
Thanks for the help!
Tom Reay
Hi - it's not of great interest to me due to the fact I hardly take pictures with my phone, however I would have thought there would be masses of people killing for an app like this.
Here's hoping you get the response you need as we need to keep the developers like you around that come up with the niche applications for the community
KUTGW
tomfreay said:
Hi,
I've been developing a photographic light meter app for Android. It has got the stage where it is almost ready for release, so I want to ask for your help with a spot of beta testing to work out the kinks!
The app can be downloaded here (just unzip the apk, put it on your sd card and install from there).
In a nutshell, what the app does is take a reading of the current light level, and display the correct exposure settings, it can also be used as a regular exposure and depth of field calculator. It should be fairly intuitive to use, but if you have any problems just post up and I'll try and help!
Ideally what I need is the make and model of your phone, if metering worked, how (in)accurate the metering was and any other comments/notes
Note: Landscape orientation is not finished, so expect weird layout issues there!
Thanks for the help!
Tom Reay
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Okay I'm game to beta test, I installed the program:
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Make of my phone is a Google Nexus One, Android version: Froyo 2.2 build# FRF91, Rooted (with 1-click root method)
some of the settings I found a bit confusing, for camera type I am not sure what you meant, I have a Panasonic "four-thirds system" so I choose that but I did not use my camera to compare to instead I used my handheld light meter (Sekonic Twinmate L-208), for device I selected HTC Hero, offset I left at zero...
Here are my first test results:
NexuSix said:
some of the settings I found a bit confusing, for camera type I am not sure what you meant, I have a Panasonic "four-thirds system" so I choose that but I did not use my camera to compare to instead I used my handheld light meter (Sekonic Twinmate L-208), for device I selected HTC Hero, offset I left at zero...
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Okay I get what you mean by camera type, you mean the type of camera I would need a light meter for, that being my Mamiya C220 which is a 6 x 6 format film camera:
I will re-test tomorrow in the light day
Just a question: Why would your app need to read phone state?
brgds
Royan
Great APP!!!
But there are 2 APK in the zip, which one should i take?
RinTinTigger said:
Great APP!!!
But there are 2 APK in the zip, which one should i take?
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this one worked for me:
TomReay.LightMeter.apk
128kb
NexuSix said:
this one worked for me:
TomReay.LightMeter.apk
128kb
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Actually, its the other one
I changed the package name and forgot to remove the old apk!
First bug found by NexuSix, the devices should be set to standard unless you have an HTC Hero, not the other way around! However the app should pick up which device your using automatically, the device state access is for the light metering, nothing to worry about but glad to see people paying attention to the permissions apps are asking for!
As for camera type, most DSLRs are APS-C, I'll change the names to make it a bit clearer
Be aware that the metering is only as accurate as the hardware in your phone, which might not be very accurate!
Thanks for the testing so far
Holy cow, this is amazing. I will try it out immediately.
I have a Nikon D40, which, apart from being good and cheap, has the best lens compatibility of any Nikon DSLR, including the professional ones. Downside is the meter doesn't work for pre-AI lenses. This app is going to change my life.
Wow, this is cool. I will test this with my X10 and see how it does.
EDIT: It says light sensor not found, but the X10 does have an ambient light sensor.
Wow! It's p pretty awesome!
But I can't make the dof work... Near, far, dof, always zero...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
lhurtado said:
Wow! It's p pretty awesome!
But I can't make the dof work... Near, far, dof, always zero...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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A few others have noticed some accuracy issues with the DoF calculation, which I'm looking into, but it should work.
Can you try these settings for me and let me know what it does?
EV - 13
f/16
Focal L - 50mm
Subject D. - 10m
Wow, this is cool. I will test this with my X10 and see how it does.
EDIT: It says light sensor not found, but the X10 does have an ambient light sensor.
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This will be because the app uses the standard Android API for accessing the light sensor, which some manufacturers have decided not to implement, I have found a workaround for the HTC Hero, I'll have a look into the X10
I'll try this app cause im a hobbyist photographer
Anyone try this on a MT3G Slide? My gf is a photography student and this app would probably "wow" her... I don't know a thing about camera settings, but I'd install this on her phone as a little surprise if it works...
Neat idea.
I try these settings, but I get this result (screen shot). I think there is a problem with units, when dof is too small its shows zero, as units are always meters.
On the other hand, in the screen shot, dof is 11000 m, but should be 11.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
Ok thanks for the screen shot, I've updated the app, can you redownload and install and see if its fixed for me please?
Also the DoF will be displayed in whatever unit you select when setting the Subject D., it can also be switched to imperial units in the menus
Now it works ok!
Well almost... If you calculate dof, and then you press the trackball to meter, all dof values becomes zero.
Great app!
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
lhurtado said:
Now it works ok!
Well almost... If you calculate dof, and then you press the trackball to meter, all dof values becomes zero.
Great app!
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
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Thanks, have now fixed this too!
Version 0.1 Beta is now in the Android Market, much easier to handle updates that way!
Please, any bugs found please post up hear or email me through the market.
tomfreay said:
This will be because the app uses the standard Android API for accessing the light sensor, which some manufacturers have decided not to implement, I have found a workaround for the HTC Hero, I'll have a look into the X10
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Ah ok... Hopefully there will be a solution.
tried your app on my x10 mini pro.. it works!
but will force close when chose HTC hero in the settings..
and also force close when i press "up" of the volume rocker..
nonetheless, it works when i press "down"!
kudos! now i dont need to find a lightmeter
Now with multi-touch support!
Big performance improvement!
You can now drag the android much faster without a skipping effect.
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Screen size: All
Android: 2.1+
Permissions: None
Price: Free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.suffick.node
This started off as a bit of a physics experiment, but I found it quite fun to play with and decided to turn it in to a
live wallpaper. The pictures don't really show what it's like, it's quite hard to explain, the android acts like gel and
reforms itself after you break it with your finger. The time it takes to do this, dot size, color, background color and
android size can all be change to your liking. I encourage you to try it as words and pictures don't really explain
it well, please let me know what you think! It's not my best wallpaper, but it's certainly quite unique.
Let me know if you have a new shape suggestion.
Premium version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.suffick.nodepremium
Currently has a few extra features, help me make it better with your suggestions.
If anyone tests this on a tablet, please let me know if the android needs to be bigger, thanks.
please link to apk for download this walpaper if can.
@suffick : first of all a big 'hahahahhahahahahah' because i just loved the idea.. i downloaded and installed the app. The only thing is that i would love to get more live wallpaper like these.
I never used live wallpaper because of battery drain but this app would really force me to use it
Sent from Hell!!
Very nice looking wallpaper ! Bug it lags a little bit ? Is it possible to make it smoother ?
tjeannin said:
Very nice looking wallpaper ! Bug it lags a little bit ? Is it possible to make it smoother ?
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I'll try, does changing the dot size affect lag at all?
suffick said:
I'll try, does changing the dot size affect lag at all?
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It is not really laggy but at times feel distorted. Meaning the dots scatter here and there. rather it should be a bit smooth while scatter or what you call leaving its original position.
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.xxx. said:
It is not really laggy but at times feel distorted. Meaning the dots scatter here and there. rather it should be a bit smooth while scatter or what you call leaving its original position.
Sent from Hell!!
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Ok, I'll see if I can fix it, thanks.
Wow not bad! Love the features of it.
Problem :
Lags a little
When I move my finger quickly along the Android body, it created puddle/big dots on the body rather than trails
Features :
Ability to enlarge the whole Android body
frenzyboi said:
Wow not bad! Love the features of it.
Problem :
Lags a little
When I move my finger quickly along the Android body, it created puddle/big dots on the body rather than trails
Features :
Ability to enlarge the whole Android body
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Yea, I may be able to improve it a little but not by much, but to be able to process that many touch points in such a short amount of time the device needs to be lightning fast. I'll see if I can improve it. Glad you like it.
hubert123454 said:
please link to apk for download this walpaper if can.
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Sorry, I don't want to have it anywhere but Google play.
thanks man, i haven't come across any bugs as of now:good:
some suggestions:
more supported images. if you can.
option to add user photos by somehow playing with saturation and threshold perhaps(i'm not sure how exactly this may be done)
anyway nothing less than 5 stars
gandhar said:
thanks man, i haven't come across any bugs as of now:good:
some suggestions:
more supported images. if you can.
option to add user photos by somehow playing with saturation and threshold perhaps(i'm not sure how exactly this may be done)
anyway nothing less than 5 stars
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Thank you very much.
That's a good idea, although it may be laggy depending on the image, I'll play around with it and see.
v1.2
- Huge performance improvement, you should be able to drag your finger across the screen much faster without the skipping effect.
- Added the option to alter touch size (the area of effect when you touch the screen).
- Added the option to toggle random dot placement on start.
- Increased the dot size and spacing range for larger screens.
frenzyboi said:
Wow not bad! Love the features of it.
Problem :
Lags a little
When I move my finger quickly along the Android body, it created puddle/big dots on the body rather than trails
Features :
Ability to enlarge the whole Android body
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Try it now, should have improved quite a lot, I can move my finger a lot faster on my SGS2.
works perfectly on my s3..no laggy..XD thanks
renatoboucas said:
works perfectly on my s3..no laggy..XD thanks
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Great, thanks for the feedback. S3 should be able to handle anything.
Slight performance improvement
Anyone with a tablet that tries this out, please tell me if the size settings are ok.
suffick said:
Anyone with a tablet that tries this out, please tell me if the size settings are ok.
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installing this on my tablet, now. I'll PM you with my review.
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Face2Gif is the fastest way to create your own animated gifs right from your phone or tablet! It's perfect for reaction gifs (reaction faces), and time-lapse shots. If you have been on 9gag, tumblr recently, you probably have seen one of these pictures.
This app uses your front camera to record your face, and converts it into an animated gif picture to share with your friends, on your blog, and just everywhere!
The app is newly released so please bear with me in fixing all the bugs, please report if the app crashes or does something nasty!
Inspired from hdragomir.github.io/facetogif by Horia Dragomir.
Features:
-Create animated gif "reaction faces" with ease
-Share it to other apps and instant messaging
-Upload it online!
-Apply effects like Caption or Vignette to the picture
-Gallery to view your gifs
-Change FPS, the quality of the picture, and if you want to repeat the animation
Permissions:
-Camera: To record
-Internet: Admob ads (version without the ads coming soon, I promise!)
-Storage: Save the pictures to external storage (/Pictures/Face2Gif)
Get it here!
Play Store
Please give any comments on the app here(design, praises, hate mails...). It would really help out on the development of the app.
Just released an update that should fix a lot of crashes. Anyway, please give any feedback here! I would really appreciate it!
Epic!
Works well on my samsung s4.
Im going to have so much fun with this.
I would love to be able to use rear camera!
Thank you!
Woo! No more having to use Vine! .GIFs are back, Ababy! Excellent app, OP.
And congrats on getting featured!
I film in the center of the screen but after processing, the image goes to the lower right corner..
Can you upload it here cause in play store it says that its not combitaple with my device
So upload it here it would be better and I will give you 5stars in play store
Edit: can you make it work with rear camera please
if i share a gif produced by your app via whatsapp wa crashes
is wa able to share gifs?
great work thumbs up
Can you upload the APK? Play Store says it's not compatible with my Fascinate.
androiduser44 said:
if i share a gif produced by your app via whatsapp wa crashes
is wa able to share gifs?
great work thumbs up
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Agree with Whatsapp Crash. Didn't tried FB ..... yet :silly:
Awesome app haha!!! Having way too much fun with it.
But yeah an option to use the back camera.would be a nice addition
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Trying to use it on my tf300t but am seeing 'can't connect to camera'. Any hope?
Great app so far! Easy to use, minimal permissions needed (that's good), decent interface. Fantastic work.
Constructive criticism: Use of the normal (rear camera) would be nice and maybe a setting to change the location of where the finished gif's get stored. Besides that, love it.
yarod_g14 said:
Works well on my samsung s4.
Im going to have so much fun with this.
I would love to be able to use rear camera!
Thank you!
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Would be an incoming feature(maybe in another app, considering the app is called Face2Gif... Stay tuned!)
gonsa said:
I film in the center of the screen but after processing, the image goes to the lower right corner..
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Can you describe it more, or provide a screenshot? thanks!
webhijacker said:
Can you upload it here cause in play store it says that its not combitaple with my device
So upload it here it would be better and I will give you 5stars in play store
Edit: can you make it work with rear camera please
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Sure, check the attachment here. As for the rear cam: check out the answer on top.
androiduser44 said:
if i share a gif produced by your app via whatsapp wa crashes
is wa able to share gifs?
great work thumbs up
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I should have fixed that in the next version, it will be up as an update in an hour or so.
Macadamia Daze said:
Can you upload the APK? Play Store says it's not compatible with my Fascinate.
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Sure, check the attachments
RayGarden said:
Agree with Whatsapp Crash. Didn't tried FB ..... yet :silly:
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Fixed in the new update!
RoyJ said:
Awesome app haha!!! Having way too much fun with it.
But yeah an option to use the back camera.would be a nice addition
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Yeah Will be coming.
Firehead said:
Woo! No more having to use Vine! .GIFs are back, Ababy! Excellent app, OP.
And congrats on getting featured!
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Thank you!
angus454 said:
Trying to use it on my tf300t but am seeing 'can't connect to camera'. Any hope?
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Um, are you running the app in landscape or portrait? There are glitched when run in landscape sometime...
Crackanug said:
Great app so far! Easy to use, minimal permissions needed (that's good), decent interface. Fantastic work.
Constructive criticism: Use of the normal (rear camera) would be nice and maybe a setting to change the location of where the finished gif's get stored. Besides that, love it.
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Thank you! Rear camera is def. an upcoming feature, and I will look into alternate URLs for the gifs.
It crashes when trying to share with Gmail too. The only option to export the gif file so far that has worked is Dropbox.
Besides minor FC when trying to share.... Very nice app... As far as wanting to use the rear camera I'll wait for the new app to do so...
Some criticism would be for the future:
A lot of users aren't willing to install 2 apps that will do the same thing only to be able to use the front and back camera...& changing the name of the application isn't really necessary if u include the ability to use the back camera just keep the front camera as default...
Otherwise great app Google + be ready for some more GIFs lol
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I downloaded the app but it says cannot connect to the camerea
HTC Desire C
webhijacker said:
I downloaded the app but it says cannot connect to the camerea
HTC Desire C
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Does your phone have a front facing cam?
icechen1 said:
Does your phone have a front facing cam?
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Yes, xperia p
.so how can i send via sms? i tried but it only sees it as a image.
Hi everyone,
I'm pleased to present ANO to you, a little application which launch as an overlay
So you can draw / take note from everywhere, screenshot the result and share it
Some pictures :
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Description
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ANO launch itself as an overlay above any applications, images, web pages etc so you can fastly draw anywhere.
Then simply save and share your screenshot.
Your device must be rooted to enable ANO to save the background of your screen shot
With ANO you can :
Navigate through your phone, ANO stills opened
Display / hide ANO
Set up the white background opacity so you can see more or less your background application
Change the pen color and size
Undo or undo all (long press)
Redo or redo all (long press)
Save your screenshot and share it (only the overlay with white background for not rooted device)
Display / hide a resizable rectangle to highlight a portion of your screen
Play Store link
Free : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plumillonforge.android.ano
Donate : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plumillonforge.android.ano.donate
I'm open to any suggestions and feedbacks !
This one of these applications I always needed when trying to instruct things to people. Great to see it done!
Here's a little suggestion: Option to have an opacity layer on the screenshot in a rectangle/portion that is selected or the contrary, have the portion selected with no overlay but the rest with a more opaque layer. This can help a lot to put emphasis on certain parts without having to draw a bunch of arrows.
Still very usable, will come in handy.
Hi polobunny and thx for your kind words, it's encouraging
Regarding the overlay, I'll play around to see how can I integrate it beautifully : the point is I don't want to develop an masterapplicationwhichcandoanything, just the minimum and the needed
But your suggestion match this criteria so !
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Hi polobunny and thx for your kind words, it's encouraging
Regarding the overlay, I'll play around to see how can I integrate it beautifully : the point is I don't want to develop an masterapplicationwhichcandoanything, just the minimum and the needed
But your suggestion match this criteria so !
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I understand your concern. I prefer applications that are not cluttered and full of functions I would never use. Already drawing on the screen is a wonderful tool, the rest is bonus.
Yeah, but I kinda also want to satisfied all people so I'm thinking about a "more" menu where I can stick the bonus fonctions
Thx again for your feedback
Installed your app earlier to try it out & I really like it so far...the only major thing that I see that would have to be changed in order for me to keep using it is there needs to be a way to move the red start/stop button to any place on the screen that we choose and hopefully resize/reduce it also and change the color of that button...I don't have anything on my phone that's red, would much rather change it to Holo blue
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Hello wuzdat
Moving the button around is something I'm thinking about, the problem I have to handle is the toolbar opening (currently it's opening from left to right, so it have to be adaptive)
I'll start a todo list
Maybe just have toolbar always open in its current location & only move around the start button...just suggestion I'm not a dev so I don't know if it's possible
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This one of these applications I always needed when trying to instruct things to people. Great to see it done!
Here's a little suggestion: Option to have an opacity layer on the screenshot in a rectangle/portion that is selected or the contrary, have the portion selected with no overlay but the rest with a more opaque layer. This can help a lot to put emphasis on certain parts without having to draw a bunch of arrows.
Still very usable, will come in handy.
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@polobunny : ANO 1.1.0 is live with the resizable rectangle feature !
I didn't include a "contrary" option though, I think it will confuse the user (and add another button)
Also, I release a donate version without ads, if you like ANO please consider supporting me by buying it : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plumillonforge.android.ano.donate
Thanks again for all your feedbacks
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@polobunny : ANO 1.1.0 is live with the resizable rectangle feature !
I didn't include a "contrary" option though, I think it will confuse the user (and add another button)
Also, I release a donate version without ads, if you like ANO please consider supporting me by buying it : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plumillonforge.android.ano.donate
Thanks again for all your feedbacks
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Yes I've seen it this morning and I got excited haha! I really hope people get to know about your app, it's quite useful.
Great app. Can the background be set to full transparency when starting the app instead of doing it manually every time?
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Great app. Can the background be set to full transparency when starting the app instead of doing it manually every time?
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It's nice you appreciate it
I'll do that : I'll save the last transparency as I did with the pen configuration
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It's nice you appreciate it
I'll do that : I'll save the last transparency as I did with the pen configuration
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where is the save folder Cannt seem to find it.
Edit- they are not getting saved. I get load failed error. Using it on 4.4.2 CM11 note 3
About RAM
Since my android device is low end, i would like to ask you if the app is RAM heavy or would cause lag on a 512mb device?
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It's nice you appreciate it
I'll do that : I'll save the last transparency as I did with the pen configuration
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That would be great, thank you.
By the way, this is really a nice app, I could not find a similar one that would satisfy me.
If you could promote it somehow, I'm sure more people would find an appreciation for it. I'm thinking especially Note 1/2/3 users and even more so, those who migrated to an aosp rom such as myself and lost the screenshot capabilities from touchwiz.
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Since my android device is low end, i would like to ask you if the app is RAM heavy or would cause lag on a 512mb device?
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I don't think the app will eat so much your RAM (or maybe if you draw a lot)
This is a good case to try it on though
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where is the save folder Cannt seem to find it.
Edit- they are not getting saved. I get load failed error. Using it on 4.4.2 CM11 note 3
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The screenshots are saved in your "Pictures" folder in a "ANO" directory
Do you have root and do you authorize the application ?
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That would be great, thank you.
By the way, this is really a nice app, I could not find a similar one that would satisfy me.
If you could promote it somehow, I'm sure more people would find an appreciation for it. I'm thinking especially Note 1/2/3 users and even more so, those who migrated to an aosp rom such as myself and lost the screenshot capabilities from touchwiz.
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Yeah I need to promote it more (the current installs are natural one) but I don't really know how to be effective on this matter !
@Plumillon
Yes I have root. But not working. Whenever I try to save anything I get a notification in notification drawer( like one after a screenshot) but its all black and when I open it it says " load failed".
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@Plumillon
Yes I have root. But not working. Whenever I try to save anything I get a notification in notification drawer( like one after a screenshot) but its all black and when I open it it says " load failed".
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A user had the same problem with CM, it was the Super User distributed with CM which caused the problem
He updated it (or install another one) from the Play Store and everything works fine now
Can you check this out please ?
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A user had the same problem with CM, it was the Super User distributed with CM which caused the problem
He updated it (or install another one) from the Play Store and everything works fine now
Can you check this out please ?
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thanks working now.
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thanks working now.
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Great to read it
I hope you enjoy ANO, if you are satisfied, please rate the app and consider buying the ads free version t
This camera is nice but missing some options I really liked and used a lot. I had some nice cameras in the past on custom ROMs. Anybody know of any camera apps that give you more options? I'm looking for when you take a pic you can filter out certain colors. Not sure what the features are really called.
How bout Google camera.
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How bout Google camera.
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Thanks. I have that one. Works nice but doesn't have the filter options.
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This camera is nice but missing some options I really liked and used a lot. I had some nice cameras in the past on custom ROMs. Anybody know of any camera apps that give you more options? I'm looking for when you take a pic you can filter out certain colors. Not sure what the features are really called.
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have a look at focal or retrica
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This camera is nice but missing some options I really liked and used a lot. I had some nice cameras in the past on custom ROMs. Anybody know of any camera apps that give you more options? I'm looking for when you take a pic you can filter out certain colors. Not sure what the features are really called.
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Personally by far the best is 'A Better Camera'.
Besides being totally manual in its controls it has an immense amount of settings you can apply.
It's the only app that controls not just exposure and white balance but ISO as well.
Camera FV-5 shows it too can change ISO but the second you use it you soon notice the ISO never actually changes in the shot taken.
When you use A Better Camera ensure you swipe the screen twice to gain access to the options for each swipe.
How about camera 360?
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Thanks everybody. I'm looking at all the options you gave me. Thanks!
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If anyone is looking for a camera app that has lots of effects I found camera 2 and it's pretty cool.
jasvncnt1 said:
If anyone is looking for a camera app that has lots of effects I found camera 2 and it's pretty cool.
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Any manual controls?
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Any manual controls?
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There are lots of settings. Here a quick screen shot of some
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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There are lots of settings. Here a quick screen shot of some
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Interesting.... I can see Metering, White Balance, Exposure and ISO.
Anything else?
Unfortunately the developer has not released a free or trial version thus making it difficult to download, especially when you have A Better Camera and Camera FV-5 to try before buying.
If it were based on filters alone I would chose the free and very good Camera 360 app.
However, I am always on the lookout for a great camera app and have not tried Camera 2.
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Interesting.... I can see Metering, White Balance, Exposure and ISO.
Anything else?
Unfortunately the developer has not released a free or trial version thus making it difficult to download, especially when you have A Better Camera and Camera FV-5 to try before buying.
If it were based on filters alone I would chose the free and very good Camera 360 app.
However, I am always on the lookout for a great camera app and have not tried Camera 2.
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I actually never heard of it. Went to best buy yesterday and I guess someone had installed it on an s5. So I tried it there and then bought it. It has those settings and pic effects. You should be able to buy and try it. Then if you don't like it you can refund. I've done that with many apps. I believe as long as you do the refund in I think 15 min
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I actually never heard of it. Went to best buy yesterday and I guess someone had installed it on an s5. So I tried it there and then bought it. It has those settings and pic effects. You should be able to buy and try it. Then if you don't like it you can refund. I've done that with many apps. I believe as long as you do the refund in I think 15 min
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Thanks... You are right it is 15 mins and to be honest that's nowhere near enough time to try a camera app out.
Don't get me wrong, it may be a very good app but with only a 15 minute returns window on apps that obviously need much longer to test I wish it were mandatory for developers to offer you trials or lite versions.
Until then I'll pass but I'm very pleased you found an app you are happy with.