A common plotline in wuxia dramas has a character gaining a huge boost in martial abilities after their energy flows become unblocked. Although these stories are fictional, HUAWEI Camera Kit can function as something like an energy flow that helps apps acquire new capabilities.
The camera performance of Huawei phones has received much praise from users, with some describing them as "professional cameras with phone features". For example, thanks to Huawei's proprietary Night mode, Huawei phones can take impressive photos even in low-light environments.
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This is possible not only because of powerful hardware, but also Huawei's software algorithms. Huawei phones also support features such as HDR video and wide aperture for shooting in different scenarios.
The front camera can record video in HDR mode, which captures more detail in backlit or low-light environments.
Wide aperture mode can blur the background to make the subject stand out.
These are some built-in features of the Huawei phone system camera. Many third-party apps also provide photo and video capture. By opening its photography capabilities to developers, Huawei hopes to help give users a better experience in these apps.
As Android hasn't opened all capabilities and APIs to developers, third-party apps can use only its native interface for development. Consequently, the camera performance in third-party apps pales in comparison to the Huawei system camera. With Camera Kit, Huawei hopes to provide developers with easy-to-use APIs that they can utilize to provide a better user experience.
The Camera Kit SDK provides APIs for camera apps, which can be directly called by developers. Camera Kit also supports static compilation, and has a small size of 100k and excellent compatibility.
Photography capabilities at software-level are also integrated into Camera Kit, such as camera modes (e.g. wide aperture, figure, HDR video, and night modes), camera actions and parameters, and operation collections (such as preview, photo capture, recording, and analyzing), covering every step of the photographing process. In addition, Camera Kit supports quick development of extension within two hours, which can reduce the time and cost of app development. It takes just five steps to connect to Camera Kit—mode creation, mode configuration, mode operations, CallBack, and mode release—in order to acquire its multi-faceted camera capabilities.
With the help of Camera Kit, third-party apps on Huawei phones can utilize the features of the system camera, such as Night mode and Super slow-mo mode. Huawei hopes to work with developers in providing a better photography experience to customers.
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Huawei smartphones have gained renown for their photography prowess, consistently landing near the top of the DxOMark rankings, beginning with the release of the P20 series. Huawei's next-level and exclusive multimedia capabilities, mutually reinforced by cutting-edge software and hardware solutions, have been made available to all developers, starting from the EMUI system sub-forum at the Huawei Developer Conference, providing easy access to standout photography capabilities that can make all the difference in crafting a next-level user experience.
Overview of Huawei Multimedia Capabilities
The multimedia capabilities provided by Huawei EMUI are divided into three clusters: graphics, audio, and AR Engine. Developers can integrate the open SDKs to enhance a sheer multitude of multimedia features, in particular those related to short videos, live streaming, long videos, karaoke, and photography. The advanced capabilities can also stimulate the imagination, unleashing innovation across a wide range of usage scenarios.
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Super slow-mo recording
Huawei's super slow-mo capability transcends your vision and perception, allowing users to relive highlights, from perfect dives and gorgeous fireworks shows, to timeless life experience that can't be missed.
Hand-held Super Night Shooting
Night mode comes equipped with AI-powered image stabilization, which implements machine algorithms to identify objects and edges, then filters out and corrects for image offset and blur caused by hand movements. This enables Huawei phone users to take flawless night shots on a mere whim, with no need for a tripod.
Better yet, Huawei's multimedia capabilities are remarkable easy to integrate. Super slow mo can be integrated in less than five minutes, with five easy-to-follow steps. If you're interested in endowing your apps with mesmerizing multimedia capabilities, visit HUAWEI Developers to learn more, and try them out for yourself!
Huawei phones are renowned for having state-of-the-art camera technology. By using their wide range of shooting modes, including Wide angle, Wide aperture, Portrait, Night, Slow-mo, and AI Cinema, experienced and novice photographers alike can capture precious moments in stunning quality.
Huawei is now making its Camera Kit available to third-party developers, who can integrate it into their apps and take advantage of the powerful image processing capabilities offered by Huawei cameras to bring fresh experiences to their users.
Huawei + TikTok: More camera modes means more fun!
[Super Slow-mo]
TikTok is currently the most downloaded social media app in the world, and has inspired hundreds and thousands of people to start creating their own short videos. The Slow-mo mode integrated from HUAWEI Camera Kit can produce incredible slow-motion videos, with high-definition, super slow-motion footage of up to 960 fps.
[Ultra-wide Angle]
Huawei's Ultra-wide angle mode is another option for TikTok users. It can be activated by simply opening the app, logging in, and choosing "Wide Angle" from the right sidebar. It’s never been easier to take impressive panoramic videos!
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With a ToF 3D-depth camera, the subject can be identified accurately, and then reshaped and edited without making the background of the photo appear uneven. Users can apply this 3D shaping effect to videos as well. Currently, these features are available on many phones, including HUAWEI P30 series, Mate 20 series, nova 40, and HONOR V20 phones.
*Actual features may vary depending on the phone brand and model.
More third-party apps are integrating Huawei's media features
Huawei is providing an impressive collection of open capabilities for app developers. By integrating Huawei's ultra-high-resolution image processing feature, third-party apps can increase image pixel size up to ninefold (threefold for width and height respectively). Photos are clearer, more immersive, and look alive. The compression noise is also largely reduced. Even when the screen is enlarged, the photo has clean edges, sharpness, and fine details.
Huawei has built a wholly-open media technology sharing platform, which developers can use to easily integrate Huawei's advanced multimedia capabilities into their apps. All they need to do is download the SDKs. Aside from the camera modes mentioned above, HUAWEI Camera Kit has many more features, including Dual View, Super Zoom, HDR (front camera), HDR (video sensor), Super Macro, among others. Users of non-Huawei phones can now experience the amazing image processing capabilities of Huawei phone cameras when using third-party apps.
Huawei smartphones have gained renown for their photography prowess, consistently landing near the top of the DxOMark rankings, beginning with the release of the P20 series. Huawei's next-level and exclusive multimedia capabilities, mutually reinforced by cutting-edge software and hardware solutions, have been made available to all developers, starting from the EMUI system sub-forum at the Huawei Developer Conference, providing easy access to standout photography capabilities that can make all the difference in crafting a next-level user experience.
Overview of Huawei Multimedia Capabilities
The multimedia capabilities provided by Huawei EMUI are divided into three clusters: graphics, audio, and AR Engine. Developers can integrate the open SDKs to enhance a sheer multitude of multimedia features, in particular those related to short videos, live streaming, long videos, karaoke, and photography. The advanced capabilities can also stimulate the imagination, unleashing innovation across a wide range of usage scenarios.
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Super slow-mo recording
Huawei's super slow-mo capability transcends your vision and perception, allowing users to relive highlights, from perfect dives and gorgeous fireworks shows, to timeless life experience that can't be missed.
Hand-held Super Night Shooting
Night mode comes equipped with AI-powered image stabilization, which implements machine algorithms to identify objects and edges, then filters out and corrects for image offset and blur caused by hand movements. This enables Huawei phone users to take flawless night shots on a mere whim, with no need for a tripod.
Better yet, Huawei's multimedia capabilities are remarkable easy to integrate. Super slow mo can be integrated in less than five minutes, with five easy-to-follow steps. If you're interested in endowing your apps with mesmerizing multimedia capabilities, visit HUAWEI Developers to learn more, and try them out for yourself!
During the global pandemic, video communications have become an indispensable part of daily life, breaking down geographical barriers and keeping colleagues and loved ones connected during this time of physical distancing.
HUAWEI MeeTime provides you with a brand-new way to reach and interact with loved ones, especially when you're in need of some fresh air or a getaway.
MeeTime x dashcam, a distributed imaging capability that enables smarter travel
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Thanks to the DDPai mini 5 dashcam, which supports the distributed image capability of HUAWEI MeeTime, you can hit the road on your own, and never feel lonely.
By switching from the phone camera to the DDPai mini 5 dashcam, the person you're talking to will be able to view the scenery along the way, as it appears to you. The distributed image capabilities even allow for the parties to share multiple perspectives in real time.
MeeTime x drones, new horizons brought into view
You can also share a view from up above with others, captured by a camera drone in real time, during a MeeTime video call.
To achieve this, simply tap on the MeeTime icon on the drone controller' screen, select a contact and device to initiate a MeeTime call, and fly your drone to begin sharing the lofty view that it has captured. This equips your drone to serve as the phone's virtual camera, giving both yourself and the person you're calling, a remarkable opportunity to appreciate spectacular scenery together – with no delay!
MeeTime breaks through boundaries walling off devices, facilitating seamless cross-device connections, and endowing video communications with enriching perspectives, thanks to HD-quality video calling, and the ability to transmit the drone' images to the phone in the blink of an eye. The other party can even switch the video call to a larger screen device, such as a HUAWEI Vision TV, to enjoy truly breathtaking video imagery.
MeeTime x motion camera, for sharing exhilarating life moments
If you're a sports or outdoors enthusiast, you'd be remiss not to try out MeeTime for yourself. With a Drift X1 motion camera, it enables you to use the camera imagery during video calls, rather than that from the phone's lens, and send awe-inspiring images in the midst of a thrilling activity or excursion.
Whether it's cruising on a mountain bike, or racing on skateboard, you'll be able share your movement in real time, so that the other party can experience the thrill of each bump and turn, as you do.
If this article has piqued your interest, by all means, try out MeeTime on your device, and experience a next-level video calling experience that'll blow your mind!
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Since 1839 when Louis Daguerre invented the daguerreotype (the first publicly available photographic process), new inventions have continued to advance photography. Its spike reached a record high where people were able to record experiences through photos, anytime and anywhere. However, it is a shame that many early photos existed in only black and white.
HMS Core Video Editor Kit provides the AI color function that can liven up such photos, intelligently adding color to black-and-white images or videos to endow them with a more contemporary feel.
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In addition to AI color, the kit also provides other AI-empowered capabilities, such as allowing your users to copy a desired filter, track motions, change hair color, animate a picture, and mask faces.
In terms of input and output support, Video Editor Kit allows multiple images and videos to be imported, which can be flexibly arranged and trimmed, and allows videos of up to 4K and with a frame rate up to 60 fps to be exported.
Useful in Various Scenarios
Video Editor Kit is ideal for numerous application scenarios, to name a few:
Video editing: The kit helps accelerate video creation by providing functions such as video clipping/stitching and allowing special effects/music to be added.
Travel: The kit enables users to make vlogs on the go to share their memories with others.
Social media: Functions like video clipping/stitching, special effects, and filters are especially useful for social media app users, and are a great way for them to spice up videos.
E-commerce: Product videos with subtitles, special effects, and background music allow products to be displayed in a more intuitive and immersive way.
Flexible Integration Methods
Video Editor Kit can now be integrated via its:
UI SDK, which comes with a product-level UI for straightforward integration.
Fundamental capability SDK, which offers hundreds of APIs for fundamental capabilities, including the AI-empowered ones. The APIs can be integrated as needed.
Both of the SDKs serve as a one-stop toolkit for editing videos, providing functions including file import, editing, rendering, output, and material management. Integrating either of the SDKs allows you to access the kit's powerful capabilities.
These capabilities enable your users to restore early photos and record life experiences. Check out the official documentation for this great Video Editor Kit, to know more about how it can help you create a mobile life recorder.