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hi guys,
i would like to make a short "stop motion" video for my girlfriend on our 4th anniversary.. i cant do that as of the moment using x10 mini coz the video doesn't have the pause function... do you by any chance know what apk can i use for that certain function.. wish to make that by thursday..
thanks!
maybe it's not the answer you are looking for but the most easy way for making a stop motion video is by using a digital camera with a tripod. It gives you the most constant image because you can set the iso-sensivity/aperature/shutterspeed manually. and besides that, when using a tripod your camera frame doesn't move.
hehe13 said:
hi guys,
i would like to make a short "stop motion" video for my girlfriend on our 4th anniversary.. i cant do that as of the moment using x10 mini coz the video doesn't have the pause function... do you by any chance know what apk can i use for that certain function.. wish to make that by thursday..
thanks!
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It's not exactly what you are looking for, but try timelapse.apk (search market). It makes time lapse videos, you can set time interval, so it will shoot a frame after desired time.
Another method is taking digital pics instead of continuous video, and import them as frames in any video editing software or Flash.
ok i got your point.. make gif instead..
is there any substitute for video capturing which has pause function? thanks again..
(video provided by Joel5121)
~~~Latest Version~~~
Some tips related to taking good photos added, view 3rd post of this thread or press HERE.
----------Version 4.2------------
What's new?
-Higher video recording quality.
-Higher sound recording quality.
-Higher photo shooting quality.
[This mod is edited by cwk_and by using better camera mod Version 4.1 and compile into zip by me.]
Don't forget to flash this file everything you update you ROM.
Enjoy!
~~Previous Version~~
----------Version 4.1------------
What's new?
-Update of Version 4 due to unable to flash in clockworkmod3+
-Root users are able to flash this Media_ProfileV4.1.zip in clockworkmod+3 or ROM Manager
[If you've copied the media_profile.xml, you can ignore this version.]
This info was given by darkstep to cwk_and.
If you feel this mod is helpful, please thank them by pressing their name and hit a thanks!
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Don't forget to flash this file everything you update you ROM.
Enjoy!
-----------Version 4-------------
What's new?
-video recording at 480x320 @ 15fps discovered by cwk_and.
-bitrate is increased
-please copy the media_profile.xml from the zip to system/etc by using root explorer or ES file explorer.
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(imaged was provided by cwk_and)
Some of you will say the it is rubbish due to the bad quality.
Ya, the quality may be bad at night because wildfire doesn't have a quite good camera hardware. But it is really good in the morning.
Don't forget to flash this file everything you update you ROM.
Enjoy!
-----------Version 3-------------
Original posted by vegetaleb in Nexus one theme and apps [MOD] Better camera mod for CM7 RC3/RC4 Thread. and dont forget to Thank him for gread MOD!
Permission to post in Wildfire Theme and Apps is approved by OP.
-Edited vegetaleb media_profile.xml for Nexus One for our wildfire.
-increased bitrate, photo file size from 600kb-800kb to 2mb, an increasement of 250%
-video recording is in 720x480 @ 1fps [BROKEN camrecorder]
How to apply this to CM7?
Use the Media_Profile.zip under in attachment and flash it via recovery by using ROM Manager or recovery mod.
[except MediaProfileV4.zip]
---------------------OR------------------------
Copy and paste it from the zip file to system/etc and REBOOT.
Thanks,
From Melvinchng
Was using CM7 Nightly
HTC Wildfire @ 710mhz/768mhz
16GB Class 4 Kingston SD card [1.1GB EXT Partition]
with 160/175mb phone momory available.
Special Thanks to vegetaleb, cwk_and for great MOD!
Please check the thread before asking questions.
Please press THANKS button if you feel it is useful and it can make me happy!
Bad link at the bottom of page.
Will try soon , when next nightly release
btw: I'd like to see this mod in my WF , thats awesome :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935918.Probably it have to be resized. Maybe someone tried this?
Tips for taking better photos
These are a few tips that is quite helpful for you guys to take good photos on your Wildfire.
1. Camera Advance Lite / Camera Advance
-There are a few settings that is quite useful and can apply it really quick.
-Useful settings, E.g: Burst setting, grid, EV, Panorama, reduced noise, OSD ......
-You can apply these setting really quick when you are in a hurry to take a good photos
2. Try not to use Zoom
-Zoom in mobile phones are fake! There are zoom, but not optical zoom and it is just digital zoom.
-If you want to enlarge focus of the photo, just go to gallery and enlarge it.
3. Take several photos instead of one
-Take a few photos and pick the best one to store it.
-Try to take from different angle and choose the best one.
4. Hold your camera steadily
5. Not to use flash
-Try to use EV/ISO to enhance the brightness of photo instead of using flashlight.
Hope these tips is helpful for you guys.
Give me a "Thanks" if this is useful =]
melvinchng said:
[MOD] Better camera mod for CM7 RC3\RC4 Thread.
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This one
THAnks for informing me.I was rushing to do this thread before I went out..
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA Premium App
Unfortunetally next bug has appeard , check that out there are two http:// and some other not neccesary marks
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Unfortunetally next bug has appeard , check that out there are two http:// and some other not neccesary marks
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Thank you once again! but there isnt two http... i dunno what gone wrong.. i just deleted it and relink.
Do we really need this? JPEG is designed to compress files with least possible visible quality impact.
If you zoom you will see more readable e.g. text
Formiak said:
If you zoom you will see more readable e.g. text
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I've never had ANY readability issues with the compression on. I take photos of school timetables and exam schedules all the time.
Edit: Just my opinion - i normally have over 150mb of camera pics already, without compression it would be 250mb-ish.
nhnt11 said:
I've never had ANY readability issues with the compression on. I take photos of school timetables and exam schedules all the time.
Edit: Just my opinion - i normally have over 150mb of camera pics already, without compression it would be 250mb-ish.
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watch the corner... without new profile, the four corner is bit blur.. with new profile.. it is better...
melvinchng said:
watch the corner... without new profile, the four corner is bit blur.. with new profile.. it is better...
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yeah its better, but unnoticeable unless you either zoom in or have a screen with such a low resolution that I would wonder why you're even viewing pictures on it.
nhnt11 said:
yeah its better, but unnoticeable unless you either zoom in or have a screen with such a low resolution that I would wonder why you're even viewing pictures on it.
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normally i snap in phone.. view and upload in computer lol... can u help me fix the video format?? I think if you have low compression, you will have sux high quality video.. cause wildfire has low processing processor...
melvinchng said:
normally i snap in phone.. view and upload in computer lol... can u help me fix the video format?? I think if you have low compression, you will have sux high quality video.. cause wildfire has low processing processor...
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your computer has a high resolution screen. I was talking about a hypothetical low-res screen, which you obviously dont have - which means that you dont need such high quality casual photographs. I'd rather have the 250% reduction in file size any day.
And I don't think you can fix the video quality easily. It depends on codecs which are built into the phone which I have no idea how to import from a HTC ROM.
nhnt11 said:
your computer has a high resolution screen. I was talking about a hypothetical low-res screen, which you obviously dont have - which means that you dont need such high quality casual photographs. I'd rather have the 250% reduction in file size any day.
And I don't think you can fix the video quality easily. It depends on codecs which are built into the phone which I have no idea how to import from a HTC ROM.
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i change the value of cm7 wildfire to the new profile... the image size reduct to 1mb, but the video size high and low resolution is working fine...
nhnt11 said:
Do we really need this? JPEG is designed to compress files with least possible visible quality impact.
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The pictures from the original thread look more detailed after the mod, I for one really like this.
Alex_GP said:
The pictures from the original thread look more detailed after the mod, I for one really like this.
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i for one?
melvinchng said:
i for one?
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LOL, l2r english
The construction 'I for one' is similar to: Speaking personally I/From my point of view/As I see it. It gives the idea that the speaker is just talking about what they think and nobody else thinks.
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I admit I missed some commas here and there...
I, for one, bla bla is the correct form, if I am not mistaken.
Yeah :-D
Works better than before. There is visible change!
Thanks!
[MOD][CAM]GBXperia S|Video 1080p >20mb Bitrate|720p >15mb Bitrate|>100% Image quality
Gingerbread only
Thanks to all the lovely people in the "Root XPS (63 & 67 FW) [Update: 08.03.12]" section I am now able to test my mods and install apps direct to System/app.
As with my previous camera mods this "initial" version increases video 1080p bitrate from 14mbps to 20mbps and 720p from 6mbps(pathetic) to 15mbps.
Also increases Image quality from 90% to some what over 100% by fiddling with the constants array-data and removing the 0x5A cap, image size will be bigger; I'll be able to check images better in the morning during the day.
This version should work with all firmware and roms versions for Gingerbread 2.3.7.
Normal install:
1. Extract the zip files to a folder.
2. Obtain a root file browser like rootexplorer or ES File Explorer.
3. Rename the current files on the phone before replacing.
4. Activate root access via the file browser of choice and copy SemcCameraUI.apk to system/app and media_profiles.xml to system/etc
5. Apply permissions and change owner to match any other file in the same directory for both the above files (06755 and root).
6. Reboot device.
7. Recommend to go into Settings then Applications then manage Applications and find the camera install settings under the All tab and press clear data to restore camera default settings.
ClockworkMod install:
1.Copy the file to your phone, reboot into clockworkmod recovery.
2.Select "install zip", then sip >> sdcard and browse for the file then click and 3.confirm to install.
4.restart your phone as normal.
Seems very smooth with video at these moderately increased levels, will see how high the bitrate goes.
I've tested most of the functions of the app and it should be fairly glitch free, let me know otherwise.
For more info on how I modded these files check my previous mods in my signature below.
Got a few more ideas and as always suggestions welcome.
Edit1:20120314
Seems the media_profiles.xml does have some side effects and i've had a few random force closes with video settings, if you experience this just replace the file with your backup version and restart the phone. I'm looking into this.
Edit2:2012317
New version of the files uploaded, fixed the above issue force closing with video settings.
Edit3:20120320
On comparison it seems the quality of even the 14mbps stock bitrate is extremely good, which says quite alot about the 12mp image sensor used, high praise indeed.
Edit4:20120420
Seems to be a Sony bug with Image stabilization set to on and changing the ISO setting, this actually disables the image stabilization.
Found on the Sony Xperia forums this is currently being looked at by Sony for a fix
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35449
-smc
Testing!
Solid Eye said:
Testing!
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What do you mean Solid, are you experiencing issues?
-smc
not an issue but I'm kinda missing the GS2 days
with Sony everything seems complex
Is there any room for sound quality improvements ?
taxas said:
Is there any room for sound quality improvements ?
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Yes tho the audio is already quite good at 128kpbs x 48khz in stereo, what sound quality would you prefer?
@ Solid Eye what other options did you want that the SGS2 had?
-smc
@ Jozinek tho i haven't had too much of an issue with it, the stabilization feature could be alot better in my opinion.
Also the video format profile is only [email protected] which doesn't allow for CABAC compression, might be able to change this if i find the profile code in the app.
The default-capability.xml file in the system/etc folder shows different format profiles which we may be able to play around with like H264 [email protected] at least which supports CABAC.
-smc
hi folks,
thxx for the mod, one question:
when i try to copy the new files, i get the message "not enough space for complete the operation" any idea why???
thxx for helping
best regards
herve
Th'ats because your system partition has 0 bytes left.
Flash sminki's one here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23729471&postcount=85
can t believe on a 32gb wich has almost nothing the fs is full.
how can i proceed then?
thx for helping
nocomp said:
can t believe on a 32gb wich has almost nothing the fs is full.
how can i proceed then?
thx for helping
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First read the answer carefully. Then click on the included link. Then read that thread and do what is needed but please don't start whining before reading.
somemadcaaant said:
Yes tho the audio is already quite good at 128kpbs x 48khz in stereo, what sound quality would you prefer?
@ Solid Eye what other options did you want that the SGS2 had?
-smc
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I don't know. But if it can be improved why not
gbil said:
First read the answer carefully. Then click on the included link. Then read that thread and do what is needed but please don't start whining before reading.
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<issue>
IN THE FUTUR PLEASE KEPP THAT KIND OF ATTITUDE && SEMANTIC FOR YOUR BOYFIREND OR THE TEENS OF YOUR SCHOOL! HERE IT S XDA, NOT YOUR BACKYARD !
</issue>
Now concerning the link you gave me, i was hoping a solution not only based on flashing an img, but more a cache cleaning option , specially when i am running .65 instead of .67
thx anyway for trying helping out, but pls change of attitude, this ain t usefull and necessary
nocomp said:
<issue>
IN THE FUTUR PLEASE KEPP THAT KIND OF ATTITUDE && SEMANTIC FOR YOUR BOYFIREND OR THE TEENS OF YOUR SCHOOL! HERE IT S XDA, NOT YOUR BACKYARD !
</issue>
Now concerning the link you gave me, i was hoping a solution not only based on flashing an img, but more a cache cleaning option , specially when i am running .65 instead of .67
thx anyway for trying helping out, but pls change of attitude, this ain t usefull and necessary
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You are writing on a dev thread not a FAQ thread, learn to read and accept what comes when you don't read. Also stop caps and learn what netiquette is.
i gonna keep it short, the post above in red is my first post ever made on xda using caps, it was my 339th post, so pls,spare me your lessons && morals about netiquette.
Asking questions is part of the life of a dev topic.
End of the story
danka
nocomp & gbil,
You will both end up being infracted if you continue spamming this Dev thread with your petty bickering.
Now stay on topic!
o.o, so much tremble...
Jozinek said:
I hawe 2 XPERIA S at home, so i record same video in same time by both of phones. One hawe this camera mod and one not. You can compare it.
Video wih camera mod - http://youtu.be/_OcRPEErkDk
Video without camera mod - http://youtu.be/BRB6Xixmk6k
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And what are your observations? Its quite hard to compare quality from shaky youtube videos. But maybe you have noticed any difference?
One thing I noticed was reddish tint on camera with mod. Is this normal?
taxas said:
I don't know. But if it can be improved why not
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Yeah good point, i'll be upping the audio and video bitrates soon and see if we still get a consistent framerate, as long as our min framerate stays above 25fps in low light then im happy.
@ asestar reddish tint I haven't seen yet sorry, is this in video and/or images specifically? Night or day shots? can you upload a sample here for us also?
I have yet to fiddle with default contrast, iso, sharpness etc values.
-smc
can we do this Mod on the Arc???
Hello you all!
I always look for the best posible resources to squeeze more from my phone. In this case I was looking for ways to improve even more the great camera the Poco has and so I searched the internet for super resolution applications (cameras) possible of taking multiple photos at once and then averaging them to create a higher resolution image the sensor is capable of taking, with less noise and more detail.
So I came across this old page where some scientific-like group called Almarvi has an imaging department dedicated to photography processing and there it was an super resolution demo app ( a camera app) capable of testing the algorithms of super resolution directly on Android. For those who knows about this technic, normally it is done with Photoshop o gimp, needing a computer to do so.
So I'm happy to share with you this discovery I made, I couldn't find any blog posts about it or even Reddit nor here in xda.
The app is really basic, pretty unstable, and sometimes it closes, but I must say: In various situations it beated the Google Camera port in term of details and lesser noise.
What it does is take multiple photos (you can choose how much, but normally I suggest you use less than 20), then you can preview a small crop to see the final result and adjust sharpness (as well as changing mode to median or mean, and using averaged colours or not). After the processing, you end up with a 48mp averaged photo (if choosen x2 factor, 96mp x3, etc!!)
I leave the link where you can download it for free
http://zoi.utia.cas.cz/mobilesr
I think is pretty good for taking still landscape photography or non moving subjects. Gcam is still gcam, but this app if used well can give a sharper and best looking image.
All this been said, I found more than 96mp (x3) is not worthy because of the file size and image doesn't improve more than 48mp.
Sorry for the long post, but I think this is a very rare app, people should know it exists besides the well known gcam.
Try it and tell me, and remember, steady hands!U
Update: You can change exposure value with the volume rockers !
To clarify, it creates a real 48mp image (or more), I tested zooming in and you can zoom deeper comparing to gcam, and you can check the information of the photo to see the dimensions. When zooming in you can see less compression and better details than gcam in most situations, difference is very clear when you see it in a computer screen.
It works. How to make it bigger than 48mp?
bucenk said:
It works. How to make it bigger than 48mp?
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Touch the 3 dots in the bottom right corner to open the menu, and touch in "SR factor" to change it, 2.0 is 48mp, 3.0 would make an 109mp image, you won't notice much of a difference though but is fun having such large image (use 10 or less photos or it will close probably)
It mention it uses yuv format acquired images, thought poco wasn't able tu produce this kind of images because of lack of full level 3 camera api
tavocabe said:
It mention it uses yuv format acquired images, thought poco wasn't able tu produce this kind of images because of lack of full level 3 camera api
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I think it has, that's why gcam port is also fully working, and this app works too, you even can save the yuv frames but I never tried
Pretty good results (see picture), but at 100% the quality betrays this technology. Anyway, there is place to improving. I'll follow this thread.
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Full HD here.
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roursamajor said:
Pretty good results (see picture), but at 100% the quality betrays this technology. Anyway, there is place to improving. I'll follow this thread.
Full HD here.
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Yes, it's pretty limited since you can't zoom or change the exposure for example, but I think it is useful for some special situations, like a landscape
This app still work in progres or not? Probably have update?
Alvian_P said:
This app still work in progres or not? Probably have update?
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It looks like it won't be updated because the app is basically just a demo they used to test the super resolution algorithm they created, is a shame because it's the best implementation I could find on a mobile phone, and any phone with camera 2api enabled could improve a lot their photo quality with this app, specially those who don't have a gcam port. I tested the app a lot , for several months, and I've found that In terms of quality it beats the gcam most of the times, but it doesn't mean it produces a better photo, gcam is well know for taking great looking photos in just one click, but if you zoom in and compare the two photos side by side you will see this app bringing a lot more detail and less compression artifacts, noise is in several cases equal or less than gcam aswell.
In the end, I want it to share because it's another good option, and maybe if someone wants to print their photos taken with their phones then this app will help a lot thanks to the super resolution
Paquinho said:
I think it has, that's why gcam port is also fully working, and this app works too, you even can save the yuv frames but I never tried
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Actually the gcam port is not 100% functional, for example it doesn't have a working "photo booth" or "top shot" specifically because the pocophone camera drivers won't support yuv format which is needed for said features
tavocabe said:
Actually the gcam port is not 100% functional, for example it doesn't have a working "photo booth" or "top shot" specifically because the pocophone camera drivers won't support yuv format which is needed for said features
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Are you sure? I know there are features missing but that doesn't mean necessarily that it can't take yuv photos, at least in this app I can, there is an option to save yuv files and they appear in my files when I take the photo, I think this app only works using yuv pictures to make the super resolution, if Poco doesn't support them then this app should throw some error (like the one you get if you try this application on devices without camera 2 api enabled.) Please check that information
Paquinho said:
Hello you all!
I always look for the best posible resources to squeeze more from my phone. In this case I was looking for ways to improve even more the great camera the Poco has and so I searched the internet for super resolution applications (cameras) possible of taking multiple photos at once and then averaging them to create a higher resolution image the sensor is capable of taking, with less noise and more detail.
So I came across this old page where some scientific-like group called Almarvi has an imaging department dedicated to photography processing and there it was an super resolution demo app ( a camera app) capable of testing the algorithms of super resolution directly on Android. For those who knows about this technic, normally it is done with Photoshop o gimp, needing a computer to do so.
So I'm happy to share with you this discovery I made, I couldn't find any blog posts about it or even Reddit nor here in xda.
The app is really basic, pretty unstable, and sometimes it closes, but I must say: In various situations it beated the Google Camera port in term of details and lesser noise.
What it does is take multiple photos (you can choose how much, but normally I suggest you use less than 20), then you can preview a small crop to see the final result and adjust sharpness (as well as changing mode to median or mean, and using averaged colours or not). After the processing, you end up with a 48mp averaged photo (if choosen x2 factor, 96mp x3, etc!!)
I leave the link where you can download it for free
http://zoi.utia.cas.cz/mobilesr
I think is pretty good for taking still landscape photography or non moving subjects. Gcam is still gcam, but this app if used well can give a sharper and best looking image.
All this been said, I found more than 96mp (x3) is not worthy because of the file size and image doesn't improve more than 48mp.
Sorry for the long post, but I think this is a very rare app, people should know it exists besides the well known gcam.
Try it and tell me, and remember, steady hands!
EDIT: I accidentally found how to change exposure values in this app but I think it isn't working, only works for the preview but no in the final image, by using the volume rockers.
EDIT 2: I tried again this time activating the option use lowest iso possible and then you can adjust exposure using volume rockers!, it changes the shutter speed, so now it only lacks zoom and a better stability, but pretty good alternative and best of all free!
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It might be the best of the free apps but is there a paid app better than this one?
The pics turned out blurrry... The mega pixels are there, but no quality, detail and sharpness for me...
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Guys, the app is good. I tested it thoroughly and tested also the upscaling of Photoshop, which is far worse than SuRmob's.
My example of SuRmob capture: link.
The upscaled Gcam picture using Photoshop's best algoritms: link.
And because my rebel neurons wanted to test also the result from RAW picture upscaled using Photoshop, I also made a collage with two crops (100% scale) with SuRmob result vs RAW jpg upscaled with PS. See it attached in the link below.
Those who got bad results I advice them to let default settings. I only modified ISO (to low), 10 captures instead of 5 and never use sharpness over 3.
https://i.postimg.cc/YMP18rwW/comp.jpg?dl=1
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Malexirian said:
It might be the best of the free apps but is there a paid app better than this one?
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I searched everywhere, but in Android this is the best I could find. The only one paid app that does this is cortex camera, but I tried it and it hangs when trying to take well lit scenarios, it's really buggy and abandoned in early stages by the dev, but in iOS there are 3 cameras, the same cortex (much better than Android and updated one), Hydra and other one I can't remember.
roursamajor said:
Guys, the app is good. I tested it thoroughly and tested also the upscaling of Photoshop, which is far worse than SuRmob's.
My example of SuRmob capture: link.
The upscaled Gcam picture using Photoshop's best algoritms: link.
And because my rebel neurons wanted to test also the result from RAW picture upscaled using Photoshop, I also made a collage with two crops (100% scale) with SuRmob result vs RAW jpg upscaled with PS. See it attached in the link below.
Those who got bad results I advice them to let default settings. I only modified ISO (to low), 10 captures instead of 5 and never use sharpness over 3.
https://i.postimg.cc/YMP18rwW/comp.jpg?dl=1
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Exactly, those are the settings I recommend too. After months of testing it I can say you need to experiment with it to get the best results, but the best about this camera I think is the far more natural looking photos it produces, and very noticeable quality improvement when looking on bigger screens or printed.
I also tested against raw and gcam and, while gcam is still the preferred choice in a lot of cases, when needing take a more detailed photo or cropping I use this app, so, the best I think is to leave it installed and use it when you like it.
This was my secret app so show some love , I think is a really great discovery, not only for this device, but for everyone with camera2 API, I think if xda developers found this app they would write a post about it because it is really good
Isn't this the same as almalence's "Super" mode in thrir "a better camera" app? Never tried that app on the Poco, but I think that app checks the devicename in the build.prop regarding the super mode. This feature was only available for the Nexus 5 and a few other devices, so probably "Super" mode won't show up on the Poco. Anyway, thanks for the demo app link!
Hello OnePlus Addicts,
Here is a Custom-Made SUPER-PACK of some of the newest Google Camera Mods available out there, which contains the work of several developers such as Greatness (Rakin), B-S-G, P.Z.D, MTSL, LMC and Wichaya.
Please, keep in mind that I am not an app developer, myself, just an enthousiastic end-user happy to share the good stuff!
DOWNLOAD (APKs + Custom Profiles): https://gofile.io/d/OCsHTd
[ LMC R15 is currently the latest GCAM Mod included in this Super-Pack ]
>>> The included XML configuration profiles are made for ONEPLUS 8 PRO ONLY! Using them on another device may result in some serious bugs, crashes, and it will definitely not bring you the same user experience... <<<
1) Just download the file above, unzip it (using the provided password), then install the apk file of your choice on your device.
2) Extract the appropriate xml configuration file, as well as its folder, onto your phone internal storage.
3) Then, just start the app, give the necessary privileges, double-click on the lower black area near the 'shutter' button of the app, it should allow you to load custom profiles. Select my xml, press ok, done!
Some of these mods come with Face Detection, Face Retouch (both Front & Back sensors), great color reproduction, low noise, excellent details (especially on the main back sensor), FHD & 4K videos @ 30/60FPS with OIS/EIS stabilization, Night Shots, Astro-Photography, Portrait and more...
However, there is still no Distortion Correction/Fix on Ultra-Wide sensor, on any GCam mod I have tried sor far actually. This might come in the future, but it seems to be quite hard for devs to implement in their respective mods. This can be fixed by some apps in post-editing anyway...
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There are some 'hidden' shortcuts in some of these GCam mods! For example, with Greatness, P.Z.D, MTSL and LMC, you can access the (very useful) Exposure/ISO menu by long-pressing the circle 'gallery' button on the lower-right of the main app screen, which will provide you with a choice of ISO settings, as well as Exposure choices. The lower the ISO, the better the final picture quality, but it will take more time to 'capture' your image. The same goes for Exposure; the longer the time, the better your image (and the lower iso at the same time), but you may have to be steady if you go lower than 1/10s.
A long-press on the Camera-Switch button (on Greatness Mod), on the lower-left of the main app screen, will directly bring you to the App Settings.
Double-Press the viewfinder itself will zoom 2x to what you want to shoot, and will display the Zoom Bar at the bottom, so you can finely adjust it!
There is also a 'Sunset' shortcut on the main screen/viewfinder (Greatness Mod), just above the 3 back sensors, which should theoretically bring better color reproduction and lighting to your sunsets.
Also, one personal advice when using some, if not all of these mods: You will get BETTER EXPOSURE as well as LIGHTER SHADOWS when selecting your focus zone MANUALLY (within limits of your focus zone of interest, obviously). This goes for Daylight shots, as well as Nightshots, and another advice would be to try to select either a Dark area of your image (when shooting in daylight) OR one of the Brightest zones (for example, some streetlights at night), and then take the shot. The App should then do a better job at adjusting your Exposure, Contrast and Shadows, and this will greatly reduce risks of Under-Exposing or Over-Exposing your shots. When taking snapshots of people, in case the app can't detect their face, make sure you select it manually, you will definitely get brighter, more detailed skin results. It may be one extra-step, but I personally found out that it was usually worth doing!
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** NO Need to be ROOT **
Learn more about GCam and How to Master it: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/p/f/2021/05/GCam-Handbook.pdf
Learn more about RamPatcher settings (BSG MGC): https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-bsg/help/2/
Surfeur-des-Reves said:
Hey,
If you feel frustrated by the low-light performance of your new OP8 Pro, , just give a shot to this new GCam release, with support for most recent OnePlus/OPPO (Nord, 8 / 8 Pro...) flagships, great AWB and awesome night mode.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/Gcam7.3.018_Greatness.Build2.0.apk
I've managed to get wide-angle and tele to work perfect with our 8 Pro, as well as great quality from those 3 lenses, especially the primary one. Front cam works good as well.
[N00b m0de 0N] I made an XML that you could load to the app to get everything set perfect, so you can play with it immediately, file is attached to this thread. Make sure you have created a 'GCam' folder in your internal storage, as well as a 'Configs7' subfolder, and copy the xml file inside this subfolder. Then just load my file by double-clicking on the black area of the GCam app, near the shutter button. [N00b m0de 0FF]
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Hi Thanks for such a wonderful Gcam. But Astrophotography is missing how can I add it. Oh Sorry got it it's there ?
hitesh03 said:
Hi Thanks for such a wonderful Gcam. But Astrophotography is missing how can I add it. Oh Sorry got it it's there ?
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You're welcome, glad if it could help.
I wish we could benefit from the macro and photochrom Aux modes with this release, but not yet. Maybe in the future
Surfeur-des-Reves said:
You're welcome, glad if it could help.
I wish we could benefit from the macro and photochrom Aux modes with this release, but not yet. Maybe in the future
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Thanks so much for this Gcam, I look forward to your future updates
Nice to see! Kudos
Always excited to try a new GCam and Config against the stock camera. When sampling a couple captures, I am noticing a yellow tint vs stock in low light. Anyone else with the same result / suggestions on tweaking to correct for this effect?
names said:
Always excited to try a new GCam and Config against the stock camera. When sampling a couple captures, I am noticing a yellow tint vs stock in low light. Anyone else with the same result / suggestions on tweaking to correct for this effect?
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Hi names,
Not getting any specific yellow tint in 'normal' low light on my side, except maybe in extremely dark / near obscurity which gets slightly orange (not the normal night scenery you would capture, anyway). It's definitely related to the AWB, so I suggest you try some other options in the settings if you get this yellow tint, but it might also be that the device lens cannot even "guess" the white balance if too dark to capture. However, if you don't get this yellow tint with stock, as you mention, then it's definitely something you may want to tweak in your GCam AWB settings. Good luck and please share your results with us
MrZippo said:
Thanks so much for this Gcam, I look forward to your future updates
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Thank you. However, I'm not the developer, just a user who provided the xml file
If the developer brings full support for our device's AUX modules, then I'll update my post accordingly.
That's still good of you to do. In regards to your XML file is there any way to change the grid layout to 3x3? I can't find the option anywhere
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That's still good of you to do. In regards to your XML file is there any way to change the grid layout to 3x3? I can't find the option anywhere
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Sure, Advanced > Grid Type.
Amazing! Thanks
How is the video stabilization with this gcam?
moslondon said:
How is the video stabilization with this gcam?
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As far as I could see, it seems to work fine, but I didn't do side-by-side comparison between stock camera app and this GCam release.
Gonna give her a test drive with your settings.
Edit: some photo comparisons. I believe I've uploaded in the proper order so as to tell which camera is which.
http://imgur.com/a/EjVIkCe
Have to say, video in the dark compared to photo is awful on the 8pro camera, be er noticed it before , Superb in the day but at night it's pants.
Thanks for adding this..will give it a shot. Cheers
Edit: installed, working well. Will test tonight.
Never seen that photosphere before, that's nifty. Anyway to actually view them images though? Gallery just shows like half an image.
Great camera though
achapman91 said:
Gonna give her a test drive with your settings.
Edit: some photo comparisons. I believe I've uploaded in the proper order so as to tell which camera is which.
http://imgur.com/a/EjVIkCe
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Hi, thank you for your feedback and for adding those pictures, interesting to compare. As you can see, contrasts are slightly boosted, which results in a bit darker photos, something you can counterbalance to some extent by adding +2 brightness in your settings. It depends on people's preference though, and I personally tend to prefer photos with more contrasts in general, which makes them look a bit more 'dramatic'.
But where this GCam will shine compared to the stock app is definitely in low-light / night-time scenarios, so I invite you to compare both apps and check the results carefully. You should be able to see how vastly superior GCam app is, in terms of noise, dark areas coming back to life, details. As some say, it's like switching on the light in the middle of the night, but better see by yourself
I have another GCam version and if this one is like the one I use it's great in low light compared to stock. It's not even comparable at how bad stock is (everything is red).
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I have another GCam version and if this one is like the one I use it's great in low light compared to stock. It's not even comparable at how bad stock is (everything is red).
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Ive used any gcam but i found stock always better...on any condition..
Or maybe you have a magic gcam
EIS is not working on this mod, only OIS.
Any reason why pictures not showing.
Just show a black background
Picture got taken just when I click on it it's just a black ground
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