Hey everyone,
I will be getting my nexus 7 in a couple days now! (finally!) and I was wondering if any of you have experience with a good app for simple photo editing?
Let me explain what i do. I usually edit my photos with my netbook using picasa. I only change a bit of contrast, shadows, highlights, add some fill lights and crop if needed, that's it, almost no filters etc.
I already got a usb otg adapter and a card reader so that I could edit on the road with just my camera and tablet.
Could anyone share there experiences with something like that?
Thanks in advance!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.psmobile
Thanks for the link but here's the 2nd comment in the link, which is what I want to do so it basically makes it useless for me.
BAD file management! You have to save your files to their new "cloud" system. I can't save as a .jpg, etc. on my own tablet, nor can I access via usb cable. A Great Program, but forcing me to use Another Cloud System makes it a deal breaker for me. And they don't support full resolution pictures.
Picsay https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shinycore.picsaypro
There is a free version
Skitch https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote.skitch
Photoshop Touch is arguably the best but the Play Store says it isn't Nexus 7 compatible. It's perfectly compatible if you side load it, however. If you use Picasa then PS Touch is probably overkill, in which case I'd suggest Photo Editor (by Macgyver), Snaptastic, or Picshop, all very easy to use, all with slightly different features.
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Hey all-
I am very new to developing (and Java). Currently working on my 2nd android app so be gentle here. Is there a way, or a good work-around to display web-based pdf files with android? Basically I am trying to have one of the buttons in my program pull up a website that happens to be a web-based pdf. I don't believe WebView will support that.
I have tried converting the pdf files to .png but I loose all the resolution I need as I need the user to be able to zoom in and see the detail.
Is there anyway to either host the pdf file on-line as something else and/or convert it to something else to make it available off-line?
Thanks for any help
Just throwing this out there, but why not have the link download the PDF file to the user's phone.
Only downside I see to this is in the even that the user doesn't have a PDF "viewer."
Otherwise, I'm not aware of any real way to display a PDF within the browser.
If someone can work this out, I'd be interested in learning his/her technique as well.
Thanks for the reply- I did think of doing it that way but I didn't want to make use of my app dependent on another app- It sounds like that's what I will have to do though as I have searched high and low without finding a solution. I had wanted to make two versions of the app- in the free version the user would need web access, in the paid version the user could have off-line access.
With Adobe's pdf viewer on the market for free and most new phones coming stock with pdf viewers, I suppose it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Is there no graphic format I can convert a pdf to and then host on-line? Thank you again
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Thanks for the reply- I did think of doing it that way but I didn't want to make use of my app dependent on another app- It sounds like that's what I will have to do though as I have searched high and low without finding a solution. I had wanted to make two versions of the app- in the free version the user would need web access, in the paid version the user could have off-line access.
With Adobe's pdf viewer on the market for free and most new phones coming stock with pdf viewers, I suppose it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Is there no graphic format I can convert a pdf to and then host on-line? Thank you again
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Yeah, I know exactly what you are saying. Having an app-to-app dependency can cause quite a hysteria with users. They'll complain that the app is faulty and rate it 1 star.
My other suggestion would be to screenshot the PDF, page by page, and paste them into Photoshop and save the files as jpg's with the highest resolution. It will definitely take up a lot of your time if you have a lot of PDFs with many pages. Granted, you'll be taking up much more space, and the image will be loading a lot slower but you'll have pretty neat quality.
You'll have to weigh the factors on what you find more important - speed or quality.
If you don't mind me asking, what type of app are you making.
Thanks again- well just a few minutes ago my friend who is a bit more proficient with the whole coding thing came up with an idea that might just work-
he suggested taking the PDF and splitting it up into several different images and just creating an arrow button on the sides or top or bottom (depending on where in the image you are looking) and then applying an onClickListener to the buttons which will call up a different image view, which would be the next corresponding image/area of the pdf. I'm hoping that by cutting the pdf into small pieces like that and saving them as either jpg or png files I can retain the resolution I am after AND host them on-line myself for the free-app and give users the option to download the pdf to their SD card in the paid version- which would make my original idea a possibility.
My app is a program aimed at dirtbiking enthusiasts- surprisingly there is not a lot of crossover between the dirtbiking community and the developing community- I am all alone Ha!
I don't imagine I stand to make a bajillion dollars but learning android and java and actually seeing what I am doing work (sometimes) has been a fantastically gratifying experience. Just wish I had more time to do it- a 4-year-old and 5-year-old + wife + full-time job make it hard. I'm in no hurry though
That sounds fairly similar to what Facebook has on their "Touch" version of their site (touch.facebook.com)
If you view pictures within an album, you'll notice you get the arrows on the bottom left and right to keep switching between pictures.
Sounds like that would definitely work.
Keep me posted on your app. I give you props for even being on your 2nd app, as I've seen many people in your same situation (wife, kids, job) just give up after downloading the SDK.
But yeah, I'm interested to see how it turns out.
Thanks hopefully my vision will come together sooner rather than later. I'll keep you posted
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This question has (to my best knowledge) never been addressed in its own thread. I want to use the Xoom (or any other laptop-substitute for that matter) to edit Word and Excel documents, look at presentations on a screen instead of print outs, make last minute changes etc. Maybe take notes during meetings/presentations... you get the idea. It might also be used as multimedia device.
Now, with the currently available accessories (I really like the idea of a case with integrated bluetooth keyboard) is this a reasonable expectation of the Xoom?
Thanks for all your opinions!
I'm not using a bluetooth keyboard but using docs to go with pretty good success. I get an error loading to gdocs but it still does the upload. Some advanced excel functions and word formatting are not the but its decent. The powerpoint part of docs to go is garbage. I have also been using repligo for annotating pdf files and it is very slick well worth the 4.99.
I am trying to use my xoom in place of all the paper docs i used to print and take to meetings. Also signed up to beta test the swiftkey tablet keyboard to see if that works better than this stock honeycomb one.
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Thanks! I'll keep on looking; if not for the Xoom then at least for my Nook
I am considering buying one of these but would like to try it out in a store before I buy it. Does anyone know of a US retailer that stocks them?
I am mostly curious about the following things:
1) How good is it for taking notes in college/university classes? Can you rest your palm on the screen while using the stylus?
2) Is there a way to view the notes taken on pdf on a computer?
3) Is it pretty solid feel wise? Or does it feel like it will fall apart after a couple years?
4) How much bloatware comes on it and is it hard to remove via rooting?
5) Does the screen go dark enough for comfortable reading in dimly lit rooms?
Thanks for the info.
the notes are great, I use Quill, as it works nearly perfect, in the app i have turned on pen input only and jot tons and tons of notes all day long.
You can export the notes to various files, while im not sure about PDF there is certainly a format that can be read on your desktop
Like all lenovo products i've had its built to last like an enterprise system should be. as long as you take care of it it will last a long time past EOL
Bloatware isnt too bad, theres still some stuff lenovo managed to get into the system pretty deep (like the status bar wheel widget thing.) but its never bothered me that much as it only comes up at the home screen.
screen brightness works great in dim rooms, i tend to read books by a small lamp in bed most of the time with minimal strain.
I purchased mine from lenovo direct so I dont know about any local retailers.
Thanks for the info. However when I asked about notes on PDFs I should have clarified a bit. I was asking about their PDF viewer that lets you take notes on the PDF document and weather that can be exported to something useful.
Also I thought of one more thing: If I have my notes backed up with something like spideroak, can the notes be converted on a computer? I ask because I am worried about taking a semesters worth of notes on it then having it die and there being no way to read them without getting a new tablet.
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Thanks for the info. However when I asked about notes on PDFs I should have clarified a bit. I was asking about their PDF viewer that lets you take notes on the PDF document and weather that can be exported to something useful.
Also I thought of one more thing: If I have my notes backed up with something like spideroak, can the notes be converted on a computer? I ask because I am worried about taking a semesters worth of notes on it then having it die and there being no way to read them without getting a new tablet.
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ezPDF allows you to fill out pdf forms, underline, strikeout, and add freehand drawings as well as circles/squares/etc. It should do what you're looking for.
https://market.android.com/details?id=udk.android.reader&feature=search_result
and if you have the file saved as a pdf on your sd card you should be able to open it with any pdf reader (pc or otherwise).
The quill note taking app he mentioned allows you to export your notes to sdcard pdfs
Thanks for the info.
One last thing: has anyone used connect bot or another ssh client on this? I am curious if the keys on the keyboard folio such as escape quotes tild and whatnot all send the proper characters. I had a bluetooth keyboard for my N1 a while back that sent some weird unicode characters for the quotes making terminal usage very difficult.
https://market.android.com/details?id=berserker.android.apps.sshdroid&hl=en
I have used SSH droid with WINSCP worked like a charm, I'm by no means an experienced user with SSH, i just used it to dig around the file system.
SSH droid is a server for the android device, I am asking about using a client on the android device.
My bad, I left my brain at home today... I will test it for you this evening and let you know if the client works with the keymapping
Cool thanks, I look forward to hearing your results.
Update: I just ordered one, so if its too much of a bother don't worry about testing the connect bot thing. My shiny object syndrome overwhelmed my frugal side. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
It works like a charm tested with Moba SSH home 1.22 and connect bot, all the keys from the folio map properly and I haven't seen anything odd at this point, also SSH'd into a couple of Access points over my VPN at work with the TPT to test as well.
Congrats on the TPT! you're gonna love it!
Unfortunately the keys do not map properly, escape is still connected to "back" in the android os and ctrl is connected to "menu". Does anyone know if there is some way to map these to their proper functions?
Thanks
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Can anyone recommend a good Android OCR app that will turn PDF scans into editable text reliably? I use CamScanner to scan documents, but I wasn't able to find an OCR ability (surprisingly). Also although Evernote does scan my pictures for text, it will not let you copy and paste that text, making it not useful for my purposes. I note that Google goggles will do ocr'ing of a pic for search purposes, but nt ideal for a whole doc. I'm looking for something that does the equivalent of what omnipro. Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions.
Jordan
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jframe7 said:
Can anyone recommend a good Android OCR app that will turn PDF scans into editable text reliably? I use CamScanner to scan documents, but I wasn't able to find an OCR ability (surprisingly). Also although Evernote does scan my pictures for text, it will not let you copy and paste that text, making it not useful for my purposes. I note that Google goggles will do ocr'ing of a pic for search purposes, but nt ideal for a whole doc. I'm looking for something that does the equivalent of what omnipro. Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions.
Jordan
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A few months ago I tried couple of ocr apps and I liked two of them:
OCR Instantly (works offline, so the speed depends on your phone scecs, free version)
ABBYY text grabber (needs internet connection but in my opinion gives better results, 5.99$)
Make sure that you have enough light when taking photos, and that they are not blurry. In OCR instantly, you can change brightness/contrast of the photo before recognition. The point is to make it look like black font with smooth edges on white background as much as you can.
I see you're looking for a good OCR app, so I hope this helps.
I've recently made a quick OCR app that relies on Google's servers for accuracy. It does require an internet connection, but the whole process take less than 30 seconds. You can either take a picture of the document or select an image from your gallery and it'll extract the text from it. Please note that it has to be an image (eg .jpg .png, etc) not a PDF/Word Document.
You can check it out here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=website.olivermillers.visionocr
It's free BTW
Thanks,
Oliver Miller
[email protected]
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He was looking, 3 years ago.
For those of you shooting in RAW.... what method are you using to get these pics online? Seems I need to go to a file manager and then upload from there... is there anything easier?
chrisokaly said:
For those of you shooting in RAW.... what method are you using to get these pics online? Seems I need to go to a file manager and then upload from there... is there anything easier?
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I sue FolderSync, which syncs the folders I choose from my phone to my NAS. It's set to run every 6 hours when charging, so it works sort of like an automated phone backup.
You can also use the app WiFi File Transfer, and transfer files via the browser.
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I sue FolderSync, which syncs the folders I choose from my phone to my NAS. It's set to run every 6 hours when charging, so it works sort of like an automated phone backup.
You can also use the app WiFi File Transfer, and transfer files via the browser.
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Thanks! my next question was going to be whether there was a way to automate the process but you answered that too.
Generally you don't upload RAW files. You work on them in Photoshop (or whichever software you use) and convert it to another viewable web format.
RAW format is designed like DSLR cameras, so that you can modify certain features of the image after the photo has been taken.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format
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Generally you don't upload RAW files. You work on them in Photoshop (or whichever software you use) and convert it to another viewable web format.
RAW format is designed like DSLR cameras, so that you can modify certain features of the image after the photo has been taken.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format
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I think he was talking about uploading it from his phone to a computer so he can edit them.
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The way I read it he wanted to upload his raw files to the internet.
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The way I read it he wanted to upload his raw files to the internet.
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yeah, you interpreted it as I wrote it... what i MEANT was how do i get them from phone to PC... bad wording on my part. I'm looking for the easiest way to get them from phone to PC for editing purposes. If there was a way to automate the process (like this FolderSync, upload it overnight or something) that would be ideal - i'd rather not plug my phone into the PC every time.
FolderSync is a good option (have used that for a while) but you might also want to take a look at Redirect (free version does not upload to computer though), and base a decision on what both apps have to offer :good:
If you subscribe to the Adobe Photography package (LR/PS) you can use Lightroom Mobile to both edit on the phone and sync them with the library on your PC automatically.
Does Dropbox's camera upload sync the RAW files too?
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Another option for those without a NAS, is to use Dropsync. It syncs folders on your phone with your Dropbox account, and can be set to run manually, when plugged in, on a schedule, etc. I used this until I got my own NAS.
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Does Dropbox's camera upload sync the RAW files too?
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No, not at this time.
What about google photos? Doe they handle raw yet?
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What about google photos? Doe they handle raw yet?
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Not from what I've seen.
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Generally you don't upload RAW files. You work on them in Photoshop (or whichever software you use) and convert it to another viewable web format.
RAW format is designed like DSLR cameras, so that you can modify certain features of the image after the photo has been taken.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format
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This guy has might have missed the new phenomenon "the cloud" and "IOT".
The internet is not equal to Facebook.
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If you subscribe to the Adobe Photography package (LR/PS) you can use Lightroom Mobile to both edit on the phone and sync them with the library on your PC automatically.
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Piedra, do the DNG files stay on the phone or are they moved to the Creative Cloud or the PC automatically?
I know the Smart Previews are available via collections on the phone when the RAW files are on the Desktop, but what happens if I shoot DNG on the phone? I used up my 30 day preview before the G4 came out and have been wondering if the LR/PS package will help get the DNG files off the phone automatically.
Fairly new to this so go easy on me...but plugging the device in the computer and dragging them over doesn't harm the quality, does it? It seems I can't replicate how well the photos look on the device compared to on the computer in Photoshop.
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Fairly new to this so go easy on me...but plugging the device in the computer and dragging them over doesn't harm the quality, does it? It seems I can't replicate how well the photos look on the device compared to on the computer in Photoshop.
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This sounds like you're looking at the JPEGS on the phone, and are having trouble recreating the LG automated JPEG process using DNG's in Photoshop. Remember, the G4 shoots both JPEGS and DNG's simultaneously.
What you're going to want to do is watch some video training on how to use Lightroom or Photoshop (I prefer Lightroom for 99% of my photo post-process) and maybe even download some presets to do some of the hard work for you. It will take a little while, but once you use Lr or Ps for a while, you can improve on the automated JPEG process in no time. It's especially useful when lighting conditions aren't optimal.
You might be able to set up google drive or Dropbox to sync with a wi fi signal
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This sounds like you're looking at the JPEGS on the phone, and are having trouble recreating the LG automated JPEG process using DNG's in Photoshop. Remember, the G4 shoots both JPEGS and DNG's simultaneously.
What you're going to want to do is watch some video training on how to use Lightroom or Photoshop (I prefer Lightroom for 99% of my photo post-process) and maybe even download some presets to do some of the hard work for you. It will take a little while, but once you use Lr or Ps for a while, you can improve on the automated JPEG process in no time. It's especially useful when lighting conditions aren't optimal.
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I took two photos in raw, and then I dragged those off my google drive onto a PC where I tried to open them on both ACD Pro and Polarr (online RAW editor) but couldn't view them at all... just a black square with a faint artifact in the upper left corner.... any insight as to why I can't see the unprocessed image?
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I took two photos in raw, and then I dragged those off my google drive onto a PC where I tried to open them on both ACD Pro and Polarr (online RAW editor) but couldn't view them at all... just a black square with a faint artifact in the upper left corner.... any insight as to why I can't see the unprocessed image?
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I'm not familiar with those two programs, but a quick test of Polarr worked with .ARW (Sony's version of RAW files) but not with the .DNG files, which likely means the software doesn't currently support that type of RAW file.
I'll have to test ACDSee Pro tomorrow when I'm not limited to testing only on a Chromebook.