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Found the place to submit bugs or enhancement requests to the Android Development team. Created a request to get the output of the screen shots changed to JPG or to get option to select between JPG and PNG.
Please post your support at the link below. All it requires is for you to be signed into your google account.
Who knows....maybe this will work if it gets enough posts.
Issue 23969 - android - ICS setting change request for Galaxy Nexus as well as future devices - Android - An Open Handset Alliance Project - Google Project Hosting
All you have to do is click the star....you do not need to comment....but you MUST click the star...it is on the left right next to "issue"....by clicking the star it increases the stars count which in turn supposedly drives the attention. Meaning more stars equals faster results
To stop the emails
Dippa said:
Click the link again, select profile up top > settings > scroll down and uncheck the 2 boxes for comment notifications > save preferences.
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Thanks Dippa...
I don't really see it being a big deal but... done.
I honestly dont see the need for this. What's the big deal?
I'd rather file a feature request with XDA allowing us to upload PNGs instead of having XDA converting our crisp PNGs to blurry JPGs
josteink said:
I honestly dont see the need for this. What's the big deal?
I'd rather file a feature request with XDA allowing us to upload PNGs instead of having XDA converting our crisp PNGs to blurry JPGs
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actually that would be nice or even if Tapatalk as a whole did a better job with the conversion.
I don't think it is a big deal either really....but a simple change to JPG would eliminate the need for people relying on photobucket to post images or converting via paint...or as you said....having other apps try to convert.
Would just be so much easier if the screen shot was saved as a JPG from the start....wouldn't you agree?
I actually prefer .png and would rather camera photos were saved as .png also.
I think a user preference setting would be nice.
nerdslogic said:
Would just be so much easier if the screen shot was saved as a JPG from the start....wouldn't you agree?
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No. JPG is a lossy format and works by smoothing out fourier wavelets, or if you want it less scientific: blurrying out too sharp or crisp lines. This is an absolutely horribly format and compression technique to use on screenshots. It's good for photos, but an absolute disaster for anything where pixel-perfection matters. Both quality-wise and when it comes to compression-efficiency.
PNGs relies on RLE and similar non-lossy technologies and often produces smaller files for screenshots and since they are non-lossy always has better (perfect actually) visual quality.
So no. I dont want ugly and blurry JPG screenshots. I never want that. Which is why I suggested XDA get with the times instead and let us post PNGs.
josteink said:
No. JPG is a lossy format and works by smoothing out fourier wavelets, or if you want it less scientific: blurrying out too sharp or crisp lines.
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I'm not sure you're thinking of the right format. Simply put: JPG scans the image for similar blocks of colour that are next to each other and groups them together as the same colour.
The compression method doesn't leave the image blurry and will generally leave lines intact, but instead leaves the image pixelated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG#Effects_of_JPEG_compression
Which is why I would prefer a lossless format like .png and then still have the option to turn it in to a lossy format later if I want to upload it somewhere.
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I'm not sure you're thinking of the right format. Simply put: JPG scans the image for similar blocks of colour that are next to each other and groups them together as the same colour.
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Said less simply, it actually uses a fourier transforms, quantizes the frequency matrix of that transform and runs RLE compression over the quantized matrix before mashing it all together using a huffman-alghorithm, trying to achieve a Shannons-ratio on the data.
The result is that small changes in colour etc can get erased, but also that maintaininging sharp edges during the quantization process is hard, because it requires an accurate frequency matrix.
And the JPG compression process works as well as it does because it does not bother with an accurate frequency matrix.
So yeah.
I stand by what I said.
Fair enough, looks like I've got some studying to do.
fair enough....I am down with simply getting a choice....that is all I am really after....that way us JPG guys can have our "flavor" and the PNG's can have theirs.
So vote...and specify a choice rather than JPG only.
PNGs are less adopted for the mass market although they produce better highly quality images, they weight more, but are more effective for plain colour images.
JPEG is more efficient at reproduction of images in a manner which keeps reproduction close to the original source, but with compression methods applied.
Already stated, but I wanted my two cents.
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Kinbote said:
I actually prefer .png and would rather camera photos were saved as .png also.
I think a user preference setting would be nice.
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I'm with you in that I certainly prefer the lossless PNG format for screenshots, but unfortunately PNG doesn't support as much EXIF information as JPG, so for camera photos it's a worse format choice, even though the image quality would be better.
Now if these cameras could save in RAW....
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Said less simply, it actually uses a fourier transforms, quantizes the frequency matrix of that transform and runs RLE compression over the quantized matrix before mashing it all together using a huffman-alghorithm, trying to achieve a Shannons-ratio on the data.
The result is that small changes in colour etc can get erased, but also that maintaininging sharp edges during the quantization process is hard, because it requires an accurate frequency matrix.
And the JPG compression process works as well as it does because it does not bother with an accurate frequency matrix.
So yeah.
I stand by what I said.
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Mind.Blown.
Finally Samsung bootanimation binary started to talk to me, she lets film her!
Especially for Themers this meight be interesting.
DOWNLOAD:
http://www.mediafire.com/?6mfvaff436n7at6
How can we apply this bootanimation?
It works on MIUI?
yea how to apply?! Usually they come in a .zip format and called bootanimation.zip right?
Yes!
The fle have .zip format and is located in /system/media, but this file only have the images of the bootanimation, not properly the final boot animation file to replaced
I didn't release this as a bootanimation, cause it is a lot of data, that would need to be processed, I already tried it, but it lags as hell. If you want to try, or if you know how to optimize the performence of it:
DOWNLOAD
Updated Version see a few posts below!
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I didn't release this as a bootanimation, cause it is a lot of data, that would need to be processed, I already tried it, but it lags as hell. If you want to try, or if you know how to optimize the performence of it:
DOWNLOAD
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Maybe the lag is caused by the current number of pictures, not?
I'll see if I can reduce the size by some MB, maybe this will reduce the lag...
will post here as soon as I find time to put my hands on this.
Ok, I optimized it a bit, a bit of quality is lost again, but it's performence seems quite good.
janis605 said:
Ok, I optimized it a bit, a bit of quality is lost again, but it's performence seems quite good.
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Maybe the lag is related with the number of pictures and pictures quality.
If it's true, we have to reduce the number and/or quality....
celiocalves said:
Maybe the lag is related with the number of pictures and pictures quality.
If it's true, we have to reduce the number and/or quality....
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I tried many configurations, but the one I uploaded is the best so far. I also reduced the amount of frames or the compression, but well... it just didn' t look right.
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Thanks! excellent!!
So here we go:
Didn't try it on my phone but should work.
Put the glowing part at the end as part1 folder and set it on infinite repeat so I could delete some redundant pics and the rest was optimized, so no deleted frames inbetween or whatsoever..
Guess 5mb size should reduce lag to a minimum
Good extraction, like this boot
Thanks alot 4 sharing
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So here we go:
Didn't try it on my phone but should work.
Put the glowing part at the end as part1 folder and set it on infinite repeat so I could delete some redundant pics and the rest was optimized, so no deleted frames inbetween or whatsoever..
Guess 5mb size should reduce lag to a minimum
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To reduce the lag, It is needed to reduce to size of the images this means to reduce the resolution to 75% and use jpeg then it runs smooth. What I uploaded had already the looped part at the end.
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i reduced the size of the images without reducing the resolution and know its 5 instead of 15mb and still png-format...
didnt try yours so i didnt know you already looped the second part
edit: just flashed mine and it works pretty smooth without seeable quality loss i would say
Sent from my KillShip Galaxy S2 using XDA App.
I took this a step further and got it to play quicker by removing some frames and increasing the framerate. Just need to figure out how to smooth the shutdown animation now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO_K22ynMW8
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I took this a step further and got it to play quicker by removing some frames and increasing the framerate. Just need to figure out how to smooth the shutdown animation now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO_K22ynMW8
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Nice work
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Upload the last version plz
Here you go. I basically just made it 60 FPS and deleted every other frame along with a few others that looked like duplicates because I noticed a slight hesitation during playback. I just used the windows photo viewer preview and looked for frames that didn't change and removed them. Then I had to double the frames for the part1 folder because it was playing too fast so every 2 frames is the same. Then spent a LONG time renaming files although it doesn't seem to be necessary as it just reads them in sequential order even if they aren't side by side numbers.
It's not quite as smooth as the video from the OP, but it's a lot better than stock.
Here's another version that's even smoother, but plays slower as a result because of the additional frames. I just removed the duplicate frames and converted them all to jpg. It won't seem to play any faster than 60 FPS. It's not a perfect match for the bootup sound like the previous one, but it's nice if you prefer a smoother experience.
I'm working on one that will include 2 bootup animations. It will have the android glow 1 from Dysgenic's thread and the "droid" sound followed by the smooth animation and sound in this post.
I noticed that in the youtube video it has the sound as well. Any chance you can post the poweron.wav?
Important notice from forum moderator gregbradley
please read this
New Camera V4 ReleasedSorry for the delay, my parents are on vacation this weeks, so I took this time to be more time with them.
The greater feature in this version are the Exposure modes and the shutter speed, the rest of the changes are below in changelog.
This versions as some minor bugs, like on SA exposure mode and shutter speed should not be available.
when choosing auto exposure mode, ISO and speed should be disabled and the same on other exposure modes.
when choosing shutter prio, max speed is 1/125s don't know why, when using manual, it always use the next ISO chosen, don't know why...
I was thinking... for the people that have faced some bugs on SA, not showing more resolutions, maybe is because of superior auto xposed mode. The best way to disable signature verification ( framework patch ) is to use some xposed mode, like serajr mode and enabling super user mode, or using xInstaller (hadn't try this mode).
I have made my patched code available on my github account
Special thanks to @Lanchon for the great DexPatcher tools. and to @serajr for the xposed mode, that came really handy to disable signature verification
Downloads and Changelog's are below.
And don't forget to hit thanks
Important Discalimer:Be sure to have a System Backup, bootloop is always a possibility (we hope not).
I'm not responsible if something bad happen to your phone... Blah Blah Blah... you know the deal...
What Is:Well, this is a mod of the Z3 Camera with some features unlocked.
This mod is indicated to people who want more control over camera functions, like scenes, iso and more MP.
Current Features:Version 1:
In this Mod I have unlocked 15MP and 20MP on superior auto mode.
Unlocked the ability to use HDR and Scene modes on 15MP and 20MP.
Added more ISO values on the list.
Version 2:
Based on Z3+ camera (28.0.A.7.27_R6A)
Changed application name
Increased the default jpeg quality from 97 to 100
Added new exposure modes (this new modes appear in ISO, they are not complete, it's only a little taste of what I pretend to do)
Version 2.2:
Fixed lockscreen shortcut and lauching camera when screen is off
Version 3:
Based on Z3App 23.4.A.0.546_R14C
Added new Resolution in SuperiorAuto (8MP , 8MP WIDE, 15MP, 20MP)
Version 4:
Source made available on my github
Exposure Mode added on menu, auto, ISO priority, shutter priority and manual
Added option to control shutter Speed, 0 means 1 second, 12 means 1/5000 seconds
Modded menu order, since it has more options I opted for the more important settings at the top.
Fixed some translations.
Added new focus mode "macro", (for the interested people, give a closer look on the source for more details on the focus mode)
Cant remember if I made something else xD
More will become...
Prerequisites:
A compatible phone like the Z series...
Root
Instructions:
First We will prevent bootloops and messed up things...
So starting from clear camera data and removing original camera App, choose the Graphical or Terminal way, or both if you want to have really sure of the processGraphical way:
go to settings->applications->select camera-> clear data
open your file explorer(Like ES File Explorer), go to "/system/priv-app/"
backup and remove SemcCameraUI folder
Terminal way:
adb shell "su -c cp -r /system/priv-app/SemcCameraUI/ /sdcard/SemcCameraUI"
adb shell "su -c rm -r /system/priv-app/SemcCameraUI/"
adb shell "pm clear com.sonyericsson.android.camera"
Since we have a odexed rom, and our package has a different signature, lets patch service.jar, it's easy!!Patch Framework:see this post for better guidance.
Also if you have serajr Xperia Xposed, with Super User Mode enabled, you are good to go, and can skip framework patch
Mod Edit
Mod Edit
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Mod Edit
Just use serajr xposed module to bypass signature verification (service.jar patching).
I can no longer tell you what was the Mod Edit. No warez allowed :angel:
Install the moded camera:
Download the moded camera V4 Download
Just install the file attached in this thread the way you like it...
Optional move app to System:If you want fast capturing to be able to take photos directly from your locked phone, we have to move the app to system
Open Mod Edit
Click on Camera App
Choose Tools
Choose "Move to /system/app"
ENJOY YOUR NEW CAMERA!!!
Thanks:
@AndroPlus for Xposed module 20MP SuperiorAuto
@luminoso for testing support
@sig.alleh for photography explanations
Screen Shots:
Screen shots are a little outdated, I will put some new one's soon.
Can I just replace the SemcCameraUI.apk with root explorer?
Very interesting, thanks.
Can you unlock anything else in superior auto?
Iso, focus modes for example
Thanks for this, working nicely!
Would it also be possible to mute the start-up sound of the camera when using the hardware buttons? Or isn't that part related to the apk? Cause I've tried replacing the camera related .ogg, .m4a and .wav files under /system/media with empty audio files but the sound is still there haha
rich2007 said:
Can I just replace the SemcCameraUI.apk with root explorer?
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Yes you can replace, but don't forget to wipe data and patch the framework.
jarayn said:
Very interesting, thanks.
Can you unlock anything else in superior auto?
Iso, focus modes for example
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Superior auto is supposed to be "auto", so that kind of mod's only makes sense in manual mode.
aardappel12 said:
Thanks for this, working nicely!
Would it also be possible to mute the start-up sound of the camera when using the hardware buttons? Or isn't that part related to the apk? Cause I've tried replacing the camera related .ogg, .m4a and .wav files under /system/media with empty audio files but the sound is still there haha
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I just noticed that sound now, I don't like it too, I will try to mute it.
nice, bro could you provide the original SemcCameraUI.apk...? please
thanks in advance!
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Help! I.do it all like the instructions and camera fc closes
Provide original semccameraui please
Have you patched the framework and clear data?
Also have you rebooted?
Wait a little, I will provide you the original camera soon
Here you have it. The original camera
https://mega.co.nz/#!hNQRhTSJ!stz9UM_K1keWoPHOqglXiWLnu0fc1DVkHddiCmiO-Vo
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Does this work on LP?
rich2007 said:
Does this work on LP?
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Yes, this is made from LP original camera
Great mod!
Would it be possible to add a feature to force HDR in superior auto? I've found HDR almost always improves the photo.
And add a way to change/choose which camera mode starts with camera button/from lockscreen?
Default is always Superior auto and there isn't a way to change it.
Lastly, would it be possible to add lower resolutions to superior auto, like 3.1MP? Even the defualt 8MP is sometimes unnecesarily big.
Anyway, even without those changes thanks for the great work!
going to try this, thx!
OldAcquaintance said:
Great mod!
Would it be possible to add a feature to force HDR in superior auto? I've found HDR almost always improves the photo.
And add a way to change/choose which camera mode starts with camera button/from lockscreen?
Default is always Superior auto and there isn't a way to change it.
Lastly, would it be possible to add lower resolutions to superior auto, like 3.1MP? Even the default 8MP is sometimes unnecesarily big.
Anyway, even without those changes thanks for the great work!
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About HDR in Superior Auto, as I said before,Superior Auto it's supposed to be auto. Also HDR requires that you won't move the camera when shooting.
About adding a way to change/choose which camera mode starts on Fast Capture I pretend to do it, but maybe it will take a little bit... Just wait
About 3MP I see no advantages, can you tell me what's your reason? Space? speed? other?
Regarding HDR, I know, but was still hoping maybe you'll agree It's mostly a personal preference to how/what I photograph.
Anyway, if autostart mode can be changed/selected, I can always choose to start manual with HDR so no problem That would be awesome!
Also, 3.1MP I've found is the optimal for me for standard photos - speed, size, battery and fast auto upload to the cloud/services, which again saves a lot of battery. No visual difference even when looking on a TV screen because it's resolution is still big enough that it gets scaled down.
I really wanted this to work but it just wont.
have tried every which way to get it installed but it always either fails to install or camera fails when trying to launch
Thanks for the mod, it's working so far!
Only gripe is that I can't select the SD card anymore as saving location. I also applied the SD card fix to the system, but the option stays greyed out. Any suggestions?
Has nobody else the problem with the greyed out SD card option?
Have you tried to reboot after moving to system
Also have you cleared the app data
Here is working fine.
Sent from my D5803 using XDA Free mobile app
zezadas said:
Have you tried to reboot after moving to system
Also have you cleared the app data
Here is working fine.
Sent from my D5803 using XDA Free mobile app
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Yeah I also tried clearing data and rebooted several times. SD card option remains grey.
Other apps don't have problems to access SD card.
not working
Unfortunately it does not work.
I can not enable HDR or Scenes in manual camera mode.
I've tried LuckyPatcher, clean Cache and Dalvik, Reboot, ........
Can use internal and external storage (sd card).
My system:
KitKat 4.4.4 with Firmware 23.0.1.A.5.7 (Stock Rom, Stock Kernel), rooted, Recovery, Xposed with LuckyPatcher, ......
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Unfortunately it does not work.
I can not enable HDR or Scenes in manual camera mode.
I've tried LuckyPatcher, clean Cache and Dalvik, Reboot, ........
Can use internal and external storage (sd card).
My system:
KitKat 4.4.4 with Firmware 23.0.1.A.5.7 (Stock Rom, Stock Kernel), rooted, Recovery, Xposed with LuckyPatcher, ......
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I haven't tested this on KitKat Rom's, as I said before this came from Lollipop Rom.
But that's awkward, since you can open the camera. :s
Have you done the steps right?
Better use this one port
Probably you all may try and find out how to get best shots
Remember to set HDR+ mote to enhanced
Where's the original thread this came from? I'd like to do some more reading up on it.
CHH2 said:
Where's the original thread this came from? I'd like to do some more reading up on it.
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I installed this version as of yesterday. Not sure if the OP's post is newer but this is a good start on info.
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-hdr-customization-raw-support/
qualitymove13 said:
I installed this version as of yesterday. Not sure if the OP's post is newer but this is a good start on info.
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-hdr-customization-raw-support/
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Ok, I've seen that stuff before. So this is still the same line of that port where we have to dig through menus in hopes of finding the magic combo to make HDR stuff work? I had zero luck with that in a previous version. And did you use the same download link?
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Ok, I've seen that stuff before. So this is still the same line of that port where we have to dig through menus in hopes of finding the magic combo to make HDR stuff work? I had zero luck with that in a previous version. And did you use the same download link?
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I used the download at the bottom of the link I sent you. Seems to be the same port you mention but to be honest, I havent even played with it yet.
Yeah, I'm definitely going to need to find the original link to this from a reputable source. Just tried clicking into the link in the OP from work and the safeguard software that usually comes up yellow/gold for sites that are not allowed came up red. That's a first for me and enough for me to not download from that site.
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Yeah, I'm definitely going to need to find the original link to this from a reputable source. Just tried clicking into the link in the OP from work and the safeguard software that usually comes up yellow/gold for sites that are not allowed came up red. That's a first for me and enough for me to not download from that site.
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You may fetch it there https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579488245 and then compare bit-by-bit with file uploaded my me, should be identical
Billy Madison said:
You may fetch it there https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=962021903579488245 and then compare bit-by-bit with file uploaded my me, should be identical
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I can tell you a side by side won't happen. That's the first time I've ever seen that severe of a warning pop-up for a site before so I won't be going there. I did load from the this link though and it looks like this still requires some set-up to get HDR working on it. It's dark out now so I won't know until later.
I tried the google camera. However, I find GP camera app sometimes adds more noise but does not over expose as much as LG camera. However, in some cases the LG is better...Guess it just depends on the situation. Here are some sames I took in auto mode using the same focus point (touched area to make sure they both focused on same object). of course the ones with the post it GP on them is the Google Camera app. These are in low light to very low light.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=SVQ0dTNfY2dfSDBObEJKRE9nMEJCc2RkMG9EY3Fn
ya....i have the same opinions. V30 camera app at times produces better photos, where others Pixel 2 Camera does.
Pixel 2 ZERO SHUTTER LAG is no joke though, and i'm not sure if HDR+ is occuring as since if so the HDR+ is done within a split second with no status.
Is this better or the same as Google camera NX 7.1?
I found this link on reddit and a user there has said to download the newest Arnova port. https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
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I found this link on reddit and a user there has said to download the newest Arnova port. https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
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with this version i actually am seeing the HDR+ processing post image capture. There are a lot less options available in this version though.
hachiroku said:
with this version i actually am seeing the HDR+ processing post image capture. There are a lot less options available in this version though.
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Me too. Have to play with it a bit more but it looks like the main banner features are working using the suggested settings.
Japultra said:
I found this link on reddit and a user there has said to download the newest Arnova port. https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
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I'd been looking for a working recent version for awhile. The other ones I could find were either an older version, or the updated version with all the options, but didn't work. Thank you for this! Going to test in a bit. I know it won't be Pixel 2 quality, but if I could match S8/N8 quality, I'd be super happy.
ok...so last night i was doing a bit of testing with Arnova's 5.1.014_v8.1 (Android 7+): same as BSG's v.4.0, but based on the new GCamera 5.1.x, with settings set as listed below. I do have to say...image quality as well as color reproduction is better than with the V30's camera. the difference is slight, but noticeable when you zoom into hard to focus lock area's. color reproduction is also a touch better. one thing to note though was I did run into a few freeze or hick ups with GCMod 5.1. When I'd press the shutter button, it would grey the screen, or do nothing. Would have to press the shutter button 2-5 times sometimes but it eventually would take the photo. Not always but sometimes this would occur.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74290748&postcount=1016
Settings:
Model: Pixel 2XL (or Nexus 6P if you want more detailed images)
Config camera HDR+: Nexus6 HDR+ Auto Zsl (or Nexus6 HDR+ Auto)
HDR+ parameters: Medium (or higher)
To enable the HDR+ UI button: Settings > Advanced > HDR+ control (img)
The rest (video resolution, camera sounds, etc) is up to you.
Warning: You need to restart the app so the new settings are applied.
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I've tested the front cam with the port at the above settings but LG's own camera comes out better every time. Does anyone have a different experience?
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These settings are for 1+3 which is on 820 snap
The proper for V30 is Settings:
Model: Pixel 2XL
Config camera HDR+: Pixel + Smartburst
HDR+ parameters: Very High
To enable the HDR+ UI button: Settings > Advanced > HDR+ control (img)
And use that port https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74356238&postcount=7
Droid Life today says the V30 Oreo beta is available to a select group of users in Korea. Naturally they cite "speed improvements" and I'm sure the camera software is lumped into that.
http://social.lge.co.kr/newsroom/lg_v30_os_1102/
I'd have to guess that at some point "too soon" in the V30's Nougat development, the team was forced to say "that's good enough -- ship it" and move on to 8.0 (or 8.1 -- fingers crossed) development. No sense in wasting resources perfecting an already out-of-date OS..
It's unfortunate the timing works out the way it does -- surely this results in some of the critiques the phone has received, and those blemishes can't be easily undone, even if they release a *flawless* Oreo in the next couple of months with a fully optimized camera experience.
As usual, simply having this app installed on my device causes a battery drain. Oh well. It works rather well though.
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Whilst this may initially seem pointless, given we have the Pixel gcam of course, has anyone found/tried any gcam mods for our device? The reason I ask is I'd maybe be interested in adjusting some of the saturation/sharpness levels saved as a profile, to suit my personal preferences
I haven't seen any yet. I'm sure there will be in time.
I'm very keen on seeing this as well. Especially the ability to turn down sharpening and noise reduction (so that it can be done more elegantly in post).
Gnaius said:
I'm very keen on seeing this as well. Especially the ability to turn down sharpening and noise reduction (so that it can be done more elegantly in post).
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If you are planning to go post, why not use the DNGs in the first place? They offer way more room for adjustment.
The main use I peronally got from the modded GCAM on my Pixel 3, was to get better JPEGs out of the box that retain the level of detail and natural sharpness off the DNGs. I so hope to be able to do this for my 6 soon. The DNGs are AWESOME, but the JPEGs are just weak.
cd993 said:
Whilst this may initially seem pointless, given we have the Pixel gcam of course, has anyone found/tried any gcam mods for our device? The reason I ask is I'd maybe be interested in adjusting some of the saturation/sharpness levels saved as a profile, to suit my personal preferences
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I experimented a bit (since the new P6 GCam is oversaturating/HDR-ing the s*it out of every picture), and people had some discussion about this in the P6 Dev group - summary: Nope, previous mods/versions don't work properly, just sideloading them doesn't give good results.
We'll have to wait for "decent" custom GCam mods that are tuned for the P6. As far as I know, there are none (yet).
Morgrain said:
I experimented a bit (since the new P6 GCam is oversaturating/HDR-ing the s*it out of every picture), and people had some discussion about this in the P6 Dev group - summary: Nope, previous mods/versions don't work properly, just sideloading them doesn't give good results.
We'll have to wait for "decent" custom GCam mods that are tuned for the P6. As far as I know, there are none (yet).
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I'd like to adjust some levels too so yeah looking forward to seeing what can be done!
ThoroSOE said:
If you are planning to go post, why not use the DNGs in the first place? They offer way more room for adjustment.
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Can you explain/link to what are these DNGs please?
EDIT: nevermind, found it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Negative
ThoroSOE said:
If you are planning to go post, why not use the DNGs in the first place? They offer way more room for adjustment.
The main use I peronally got from the modded GCAM on my Pixel 3, was to get better JPEGs out of the box that retain the level of detail and natural sharpness off the DNGs. I so hope to be able to do this for my 6 soon. The DNGs are AWESOME, but the JPEGs are just weak.
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Well, by "post" I sometimes just mean sharpening a bit in Snapseed or Instagram; and adjusting levels. I like to set the jpegs to be slightly soft, with a bit more noise than most find acceptable, and with lower contrast. Frankly, once I had the modded GCam set up correctly, the 3XL did a great job with the rest of the parameters. You have to do a *lot* of work on a DNG just to bring it up to the level of Pixel's computational processing (once you've dialled down the overprocessing). After which, yeah, you have a 16-bit image with much more latitude, but that's not generally how I use my phone.
I try to do critical work with larger cameras. And on anything larger than a phone, I never shoot jpegs — only raw. Although even that may change if the big camera makers start getting serious about computational photography; Olympus is making noises in that direction. I'm old school, when it comes to working with unprocessed files, but there's a lot to be said for relying on the latest cameras' computational wizardry.
Anyway, I sense that we basically agree here.
Hmm ... I find, that mostly dialing down lighting and highlights as well as pushing saturation and vibrancy by about 10-20 in Lightroom mostly brings Pixel DNGs to a reasonable base, where editing them is not more work than touching up the JPEGs - albeit with much more latitude for edits. But I get, that everyone has their own workflow and baselines.
I just am glad, that we have these possibilities at all
Sine. said:
Can you explain/link to what are these DNGs please?
EDIT: nevermind, found it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Negative
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Glad you found it. If you set your camera app to also take the RAW files, you can find them in the pictures -> RAW folder on your phone. Try it, it really is worth it. They look not that nice at the beginning. But turn down lighting and highlights a bit, push up saturation and vibrancy a notch and you will see, that the details are WAY better.
Free tools to do that on your device are Snapseed and Lightroom.
This mod works pretty good with p6p:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-MWP/
in Mod Settings -> Developer Settings : untick "segmenter_use_darwinn_tpu_delegate" to avoid app crash whenever you shoot a face.
out of this small but fixable bug, with this mods default settings, there are a lot more details vs the stock google camera app.
As always, more details = a bit more noise.
But noise is not a big problem when it's controlled, especially if you make prints.
The xhdr processing in settings increase the dynamic range further too.
Everything can be adjusted in the settings, this mod deserve to be known.
All of you concerned about the over-processing issue, please weigh in here, so that Google can see our complaints: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/208860802
The more people who post, the more likely the complaint will be noticed. (I posted this on similar threads. Apologies if this looks like spam — it's strategic.)