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SketcherCam Pro now available for the Z10!
App Name: SketcherCam Pro
BlackBerry World Listing:
SketcherCam Pro - BlackBerry World
(NOTE: this app only avaliable for Z10 and PlayBook devices at the time)
Price: $0.99
Summary:
This app is probably in a category of its own, as it is half an entertainment 'gadget' and half a 'photo/video' app.
As a gadget it's simply quite entertaining just to look at the live preview and see how the world around you is cartoonized live, in real-time... walk around the house or take it outside, go to the park, go wherever you want while watching the preview, it's very entertaining, especially for children.
As a photography tool, this app can produce fairly complex pictures and videos. Of course, you may not get (in all scenarios) the same quality you would get with a top-of-the-line photo editor (there's a bunch of those available already), but considering that this app does it all in real-time and only uses a fraction of the time to generate the effects, the results are pretty darn impressive IMO.
Bottom line,
- if you like gadgets, you have to try it!
- If you have kids, try it too!
- If you want top-notch photographic results, steer away (plenty of photo editors already in BB World)
Key features:
- 100% Native app
- Select from a total of 17 effects including:
* 8 awesome, advanced cartoon-sketch and paint effects, and
* 9 simple yet useful standard effects
- Use the live feed from either front or rear camera
- Take pictures or record video with audio! (640x480)
- Landscape and portrait modes for picture-taking
- Landscape mode for video recording
- 3 colour themes available - black/blue/pink
- In-app help and tips
- Zoom-in and out and change effects while recording video
- Swipe left or right to change effects quickly
- Tweak the effects using brightness, contrast and other advanced controls (lines, shades, etc.)
- Experimental 3D views, allow you to apply the camera feed onto a 3D shape and rotate/resize the view using gestures.
Advanced effects:
- Wintery: soft sketch effect in cold tones, reminds me of winter in Canada.
- Chocolat: strong shades and brown tones, dark chocolate comes to mind...
- Tron: this is a traditional glowing effect with a little twist...
- Pencil: super-rich pencil sketch filter.
- Coppery: this effect has a dark-reddish-metallic look to it, kind of like copper.
- CandyToon: colorful cartoon effect... just an explosion of color.
- FancyToon: cartoon effect with a bit more sophisticated look to it...
- Outlines: just the outlines, but fully tweakable.
Standard effects: Basic/Sepia/Movie/Mono/Hulk/Grainy/Thermal/Pixelator/Frosty
3D Shapes (experimental):
- Flat (default)
- Waves
- Cube
- Sphere
Version 2.1 / release notes:
- Added smart-frames support (landscape only)
- Added wide-screen, 16:9 aspect ratio support for pictures and video
- Added 3 new smart-frames (hands, hanging, half)
- Minor tweaks and performance improvements
Version 2.2 (Z10) / release notes:
- Added BB10 support (Z10-only for now)
- Added portrait support for smart-frames
- Added 6 new effects
As usual, some of the effects require good lighting conditions.
If you are not satisfied with this product please contact us at [email protected]
Now for the screen-shots...
The 'Wintery' effect:
Attachment 243255
The 'Chocolat' effect and slider controls:
Attachment 243257
You can also find some videos and more screen-shots here:
New app: SketcherCam Pro
Check it out and let me know what you think!
