Folks,
I've been a photographer for many years, and have noticed the availability of a great number of "Photo Editors" for Android devices. However, except for quick down and dirty edits or fixes, do not expect much from these apps, as they simply cannot perform like a true PC Photo Editor.
My suggestions for real photo editing are as follows:
1) If you can afford it, and have the time to learn it, nothing beats Photoshop.
2) If that is too expensive, try Lightroom or even Photoshop Elements, as they have many of the Photoshop functions at a much lower price.
3) If those are still too expensive, try Cyberlink PhotoDirector 5, as it appears to be somewhat of an emulation of Lightroom at a lower price.
4) Another program I have used is Ashampoo Photo Commander 11, which is also quite capable of producing good results.
There are many more photo editing programs out there, but the bottom line is, if you want the best results, do your editing on a good PC with a good program.
Good Luck.
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After trying all sorts of pdf readers, I come close to the conclusion that reading pdf documents on a PDA is not practical at all and even irrealistic.
Due mainly to the fact that one cannot view an entire page with a readable font size without having to scroll sideways.
I end up converting pdf to lit.
Please, give opinion and eventually solutions.
Thanks all, and take care
Come on folks, just a few words about your experience with pdf...
donno i read a book as pdf once
on my pda
only had to scroll down not sideways
depend on the doc in question really i suppose
pref lit though because of bookmarks and cleartype
and not being as much a res hog as acrobat reader which i used at the time
VGA a requirement
I use an older version of Adobe reader on a VGA screen. My eyes are still good enough that I can zoom out, get a full page on the screen, and still read it. I have read an entire book this way. I am sure there are better ways to do it on a PDA. But my goal is to be able to grab a document off of the web and read it as I travel. If there is going to be conversion between formats, it would have to take place on the PDA.
That being said, it is still easier to read a word or text document than a PDF. But if you have the screen resolution and size to work with, PDF's are not impossible.
Thanks folks, that was my impression.
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There are ways to improve PDF experiance. Using reflow when creating PDFs (available as an option when saving PDFs from OpenOffice, for example) greatly improves things.
Anothr good option is Repligo - you can print / convert PDFs to that format. It uses less space, documents open faster and look better (less jagged fonts).
Believe me, PDFs are annoying even in actual, desktop environments. >_>
That said, I'm using Foxit for the PPC. It loads 15MB++ files faster than Adobe, follows the original PDF format faithfully (doesn't try to rearrange like idiotic Clearvue), yet it is a standalone program that requires no installation.
That said, PDF reading is only for devices with a big screen. Definitely bigger than a Mini, let alone an Atom. Otherwise, at a big enough text to be legible, scrolling to the side is necessary - and that tends to lag a bit with bigger PDFs for devices with only 64MB of RAM or less.
I have train skeds and the Tokyo Metro Map plus a crap load more pdf files
that I use on my X01HT and yes you do have to scroll both ways but I mean
have you seen the detail of the Tokyo Metro Map?!?
It works for me. I actually like it.
Plus I get 'really cool' nods from Japanese when they see me looking
through the Tokyo Metro map on my X01HT because most of them
use the low tech pocket paper fold out.
Yes, I am a gaijin otaku and proud of it!!!
imexp then big pictures makes pdf useless on pda's as they can move the text to scale but in there is a picture in the middle they cant really handle scaling the picture down to match the width of the pda screen
I think converting to repligo is the most elegant solution since images are conserved...but it is not free
Otherwise, if pics are not important, converting to text then to lit and using microsoft reader is an acceptable free solution.
To "AquiEsta!": why don't you use the excellent "metro" freeware?
You can use the free xpdf (pocketpdf). It at least has better zoom functions then adobe and it has the option to read pdf as text files with associated functions. You lose pictures but pure textfiles are a breaze to read...
elio said:
I think converting to repligo is the most elegant solution since images are conserved...but it is not free
Otherwise, if pics are not important, converting to text then to lit and using microsoft reader is an acceptable free solution.
To "AquiEsta!": why don't you use the excellent "metro" freeware?
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I didn't know such a thing existed. Where would I find that? In English
would be great too!
Thanks
AquiEsta! said:
I didn't know such a thing existed. Where would I find that? In English
would be great too!
Thanks
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http://nanika.net/Metro/
You will love it
elio said:
http://nanika.net/Metro/
You will love it
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"more than 350 cities covered now"... I'm already in love with it because
I travel a lot and this hopefully will save me time and advils.
THANK YOU!!!
off I go to set it up...
Adobe Reader for PPC 2 works with my HTC Athena/Advantage VGA screen without legibility problems using its reflow function which wraps the text to your screen - no sideways scrolling needed.
Even if your documents were not prepared specifically for this Active Sync will do the necessary conversion when you transfer the docs from your PC (turn it on in file settings). If you bypass ActiveSync your reflow button gets greyed out.
For documents like maps you can switch to sideways scrolling whenever you want.
My only gripe is that the characters are a little fuzzy, so I'm looking for a fix for this.
UPDATE: fuzzy characters fixed:
Switch resolution to 95 dpi using RealVGA before opening Adobe Reader. Now works as it was meant to. Only downside is the the resolution switch involves a reset.
For reading articles and such offline I use ScrapBook (a Firefox extension) to capture the page/selection and delete ads/sidebars and then 'Save Page as...' and copy the html and corresponding images folder to my SD card. It's a pain but it's the best solution that I could find.
I use Mobipocket Reader to do the conversion and reading, it's free and works well for me www.mobipocket.com
For PDFs Picel Browser, and Foxit Reader for Windows Mobile are pretty good.
I second the picsel reader. http://www.picselpowered.com
Don't let the number of Cons over Pros put you off.
Even with these problems I still use it on a daily basis, and preferred to buy it over using free alternatives like Adobe.
Proof that mobile apps don't have to look like clunky old windows apps.
Pro
Excellent rendering of PDF files
Fine control over zoom, can use a gesture (tap & drag)
Cons
Out of memory errors with just a few other apps running
Remembers last document opened, but not page
No Search
No way of jumping to a page
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I second the picsel reader. http://www.picselpowered.com
Don't let the number of Cons over Pros put you off.
Even with these problems I still use it on a daily basis, and preferred to buy it over using free alternatives like Adobe.
Proof that mobile apps don't have to look like clunky old windows apps.
Pro
Excellent rendering of PDF files
Fine control over zoom, can use a gesture (tap & drag)
Cons
Out of memory errors with just a few other apps running
Remembers last document opened, but not page
No Search
No way of jumping to a page
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I back this as well, it is bar far, THEE most impressive on a PDA.
It has no rendering lag, making it the fastest PDF reader on WM.
I would only recommend that VGA users view PDFs, QVGA isn't practical.
I guess I'm getting older than I realized. When I was in school there were scientific calculators and adding machines... both allowed to do long calculations with reasonable ease but it in different ways. Now there is a third class... pathetically cheap calculators, which unfortunately seems to be the class of calculator that comes on these devices. Maybe I was just somehow never aware of these because.. well they are bad?
All I want is a calculator that when given
2+4/2=
replies with the number 4, not 3. If you don't understand why then never mind. I don't need trig. I don't need calculus or hex or lots of memories... I just want it to know that it should divide and multiply before adding and subtracting. This is programatically not even as hard as it first seems... not that it even seems hard, and it allows to do long arithmetic calculations without needing to stop to write stuff down or start over or deal with memories just becuase you ran into a fraction somewhere.
So there seem to be several "scientific" calculators programs out there, does anyone have a favorite?
I don't want alot of screen space wasted with advanced features (although i don't mind them if screen real estate is somehow cleverly managed)... I just want to be able to do basic arithmetic in a reasonable way.
Use 1-calc Bro, It Works Just Like That 2+4/2=4
I found MyCalculator. It is free. It is simple. It does math correctly. It has an unusually easy way of doing memory/recall which is good, because on the downside you must use the memories to operate on the last answer. The keys aren't huge, but still thumbable. There is still room for me to find a more perfect solution, but this one will work quite well for me.
also check out http://wiki.xda-developers.com/inde...Instruments' calculators under Windows Mobile and http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Emulating HP's calculators on Windows Mobile
I use HiCalc. It is not free and it's not cheap, but it is really great calculator if you need something that you can call scientific. In new version you can change between different calculator pages with left/right gestures. You can even see how would your equation look like if it was written on the paper.
If you need something more advanced (like 2D/3D graphing, advanced equations...) you can try SpaceTime.
I’ve promised in my ThemeGenCE review & tutorial that I would quickly compare & evaluate the current theme editors so that you know which one to pick. My previous, direct comparison of the then-available theme editors is severely outdated (for example, FunnySnake’s developer’s homepage isn’t any more accessible and ThemeBuilder 2003 is no longer available, either) and doesn’t even address WM5+-specific issues. (Nevertheless, you’ll want to read at least the second, not-that-technical part of the previous article.)
Note that I’ve reviewed the latest version of all the apps.
First, Benoît Thonnart’s already-reviewed ThemeGenCE is, despite being free, is a VERY powerful product (as of the current, 2.5.0 version). It, unless you need to create Microsoft Smartphone (touchscreen-less phones) themes or absolutely need in-program paint / red eye removal tools, is, in my opinion, the best tool for theme management. Please head over to the review & tutorial for more info on using it.
Netwasp.net Limited’s ThemeMaker lineup is one of the most important tools. There’re several, differently priced editions of them; of them, TM X (current, tested version: 3.6.1) is the most powerful one. (See the capability list * the comparison of the four versions on their homepage.)
Its image editing capabilities, on the whole, are slightly better than those of the free ThemeGenCE. For example, the latter doesn’t allow for paining at all; the same stands for it not allowing red eye removals. Selections can’t be done either (Except for, of course, effects like radial blur / zoom, where, in ThemeGenCE, you are allowed to select the center).
However, ThemeGenCE does have some advantages over TM X. First, the price: in that, it’s absolutely unbeatable, particularly because TM X costs US$ 30. Second, you can freely set the JPEG saving quality; this way, you can control the size of the output. You can’t do the same with TM X: in there, you only have three pre-defined output formats: JPG, PNG and (256-color) PNG. Third, it has some other niceties TM X doesn’t offer; for example, you can freely set several parameters for some visual effects like hatching and patterns.
If you do need freehand painting in pictures (one of the biggest advantages of TM X), you’ll want to pre-edit your imported images with, say, the free GIMP (or any other desktop tool you already have – Photoshop etc.) If you do want this at all, that is: in my opinion, painting is very rarely used and if you do need it, you may want to go for an (even more) powerful, external paining / image editing tool. All in all, I don’t think painting (and red eye removal) itself warrants the high price when compared to the free and, in many respects, still superior ThemeGenCE.
Of course, should you want to create MS Smartphone themes, you’ll want to go for either TM X or its Smartphone-only, much less pricey (and, of course, much less capable: no image editing capabilities) sibling, TM SP.
Finally, the demo version of the TM X is absolutely useless: you can navigate the menus but are only allowed to do very simple tasks (importing images – where not even the parameters may be set - and creating TSK files from them). In this regard, the commercial alternatives are definitely better: VITO ThemeEditor has a full-working 14-days version (without(!) any demo watermarks on the output images); ThemeMaker McDeb puts a huge DEMO watermark in the Today image, but still allows for accessing all the functionalities. (Note that the trial version of TM X also watermarks the output.)
VITO ThemeEditor (current version: 1.11) is a cheap ($7), but really simple product. For example, it doesn’t support non-QVGA themes. It doesn’t have image editing capabilities either. What is more, when importing the image file, it doesn’t resize it (unlike all the alternatives). Color setting-wise, it only lets for setting the today text / lines, menu text and tap&hold dots color – in addition to the WM5+ BaseHue when creating WM5+ themes. All in all, it’s, while certainly very easy to use and cheap, can’t hold a candle to the even cheaper (free) ThemeGenCE. I don’t really recommend it unless you don’t want to learn how ThemeGenCE should be used. (VITO ThemeEditor is certainly easier to learn.)
Finally, ThemeMaker McDeb (current, tested version: 4.2.0 – note that it’s still denoted as 4.1.1 on their homepage) is another “also-run” product. While its price ($18.00) isn’t particularly high, it certainly lacks functionality otherwise existing in both TM X and ThemeGenCE. For example, it has almost absolutely no image editing capabilities (except for transparency setting, flipping and resizing when importing). It, on the other hand, has much wider color setting capabilities than VITO’s ThemeEditor. Not that this helped a lot: both TM X and ThemeGenCE have excellent color setting capabilities. All in all, I don’t recommend it: go for ThemeGenCE or, if you absolutely need the additional capabilities of it, TM X.
In addition, on desktop Windows machines using Large DPI fonts - for example, on (extra) high-resolution ((W)UXGA etc. on 15(.4)”, SXGA+ on 12” monitors etc. - , the GUI is messed up. And, of course, changing the DPI setting, at least under Windows XP, does require a reboot. That is, it’s better to forget it altogether if you use large fonts on your (compared to the resolution) small-screen notebook.
Verdict
You can’t go wrong with ThemeGenCE. Make sure you give it a try – it’s certainly worth it. Again, don’t forget to check out my review & tutorial. You may also want to check out TM X but, again, I don’t think you’ll want to prefer it to ThemeGenCE, unless you need its specific features like MS Smartphone support or painting / red-eye removal functionality.
Hello
To get started with Basic4Android, I'd like to help a friend who works as a nurse and develop an application that can take a picture of a wound and return infos about its colors and size, so as to monitor how the wound evolves and what type of bandage to use.
I read about OpenCV, and I was wondering...
if OpenCV is the right library for this (apparently, it does real-time image processing, while I just need it to analyze pictures taken by the smartphone)
if not, are there other libraries available for Basic4Android that I should check instead?
Thank you.
Recognize.im
I have been using the library available at recognize.im with good results. It is intuitive and easy to use. You can check it out and see if it is possible to use it for your specific problem.
OpenCV is great. It is very powerful.
ImageMagic
I think it is better to use ImageMagic.
It is a simple in use console library, but it is really poverfull.
I have been using b4a only for a couple years and a half, but i think opencv is a good choice
Hi Guys,
I'm delighted to be a member of the Forums, and am very keen to ask you guys a few questions. Do any of you use smartphones for digital image editing, if so what is the best phone, software, OS, etc?
To use smartphones for digital image editing? Do you think its display is small?
Well first of all for any major editing I find phones are no good for it. Small screen bad controls etc. But for small edits you could use a app like this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iudesk.android.photo.editor or something else like it.
I don't use my phone for imaging editing. My main camera is a Canon EOS70D. Which means I require Camera Raw and the real version of Photoshop. Not to mention that my RAW files are 500MB each...
But for regular pictures taken on a phone, there's no app better than Snapseed. Google bought NIKsoftware, the company behind the extremely popular (Amongst professionals) Photoshop plugin NIKefex. Then made a free version of it for Android.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed
It's not an Instagram-like app, but rather a more professional tool; you have to do all the tweaking (light, blur, colourbalance, saturation, etc) yourself.
As for which device, I recommend something with a big screen and high-end hardware. You'll need a MicroSD slot as well if you're going to juggle larger files.
The 5.7" high-end Note 4 is an excellent option. The Spen is an additional bonus to the big screen, because it allows much more precision and control when editing. Very good canera, too.
Or the 6" Nexus 6 if you don't need a MicroSD. Bigger screen, vanilla Android, good specs.
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