Camera Photo BMP Format anyone? - Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General

Has anybody figured this one out ...?
Is there a way to switch to BMP (or other uncompressed) File Format?
On my VARIO III there is a Menu entry which suggest there was an option,
but in the respective sub menue there is only on option: JPG.
(Why this sub-menu then?)
Thanks
V

I figred out that there are registry keys which affect, whether JPG and BMP show up in the menu, but after picking BMP, it still only takes JPG shots.
Anyone tried tweaking CAM settings in registry?
Regards,
v

Instead of using BMP, a higher quality of JPG would be great.
Even on highest quality the artefacts are more than obvious.
Any ideas?
Thanks
v

this would be very helpful, but i guess well have to keep waiting for ateksoft to release the new version of coolcamera.

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CoolCamera for Alpine

CoolCamera - the program to take pictures and video on HTC Magician and HTC Alpine.
key features:
High frame rate (up to 25 fps) and smooth video. Efficient encoding algorithm utilize your XScale processor at maximum!
Easy camera control. All actions can be performed using hardware buttons only.
Camera adjustment without leaving view-finder mode.
Interval picture capturing.
High resolution (up to 1280x960) video in Motion Jpeg AVI format.
Pause/resume video recording process.
Available video resolutions and frame rates (with sound):
160x120 - 25 fps
320x240 - 20 fps
320x480 - 14-15 fps
640x240 - 16 fps
640x480 - 10 fps
1280x960 - 1-2 fps
For more details and download current version see official web-site.
www.ateksoft.com.
it will be cool if with unlock key..... :lol:
Anybody test this program? Does it work om Alpine?
Yes it does work, not a bad little app really.
Really nice app, thanks a lot!
Does anybody know which are the best
settings in order to capture fine photos?
Thanks!
first of all how do you get it to run ....do you just copy into windows as my file is a .php is that right
It is vey nice application....How can I map the default camera key so to use with this application?
To run CoolCamera instead of the standard camera software change the shortcut in \Windows\Start Menu\Programs. Edit the camera shortcut to point to \Programs\ATEKsoft\CoolCamera\CoolCamera.exe
got many software that can remap your hardware button. just search it.....
Yes I know that, I mean inside the program it has not such a setting...
Re: CoolCamera
Ran it on mine, had problems with the menu system and then it freezes, I don't think I#ll bother with that until it hs been developed alot more.
atek coolcamera
Thank you very much for coolcamera. it look nice and pro. I just test it and think it is bester than camera soft on my o2i. especially when take a video.
I set my coolcamera setting like this:6-5-4-5-3

[Q] PNG Screen capture

Hi,
The default screen capture saves the screenshots in .png format. Is there any option to save/convert as a .jpg file? My Samsung Galaxy SII used to save the screenshots as .jpg
.png is a more efficient format. Why the need for .jpg? Just curious.
You can always convert with a computer.
.png does not open on Blackberry phones I guess. Encountered this when I sent a screenshot to a friend having a Blackberry.
ericshmerick said:
.png is a more efficient format. Why the need for .jpg? Just curious.
You can always convert with a computer.
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.PNG gives an error when trying to send MMS. It can not be read by my famliys' phones.
There are plenty of photo manipulation apps on Market that can open .PNG and save it as .JPG. Also, there are several other screenshot apps that allow you to select the output format. So, either convert the images or get another screenshot app.
OT: .JPG is a lossy format, every time you save something as .JPG it loses some color and pixel information, even opening a .JPG file and then saving it again without any modifications done to it does this.
.PNG however is a completely lossless format, there is no loss of information whatsoever when saving something as .PNG. Also, .PNG does not distort colours or introduce compression artifacts. This is why using .PNG is beneficial in situations where every single pixel matters, and thus I can kind of understand the decision for the screenshooter to save as .PNG; after all, in most cases every single pixel does indeed matter if you're trying to showcase the software.
WereCatf said:
There are plenty of photo manipulation apps on Market that can open .PNG and save it as .JPG. Also, there are several other screenshot apps that allow you to select the output format. So, either convert the images or get another screenshot app.
OT: .JPG is a lossy format, every time you save something as .JPG it loses some color and pixel information, even opening a .JPG file and then saving it again without any modifications done to it does this.
.PNG however is a completely lossless format, there is no loss of information whatsoever when saving something as .PNG. Also, .PNG does not distort colours or introduce compression artifacts. This is why using .PNG is beneficial in situations where every single pixel matters, and thus I can kind of understand the decision for the screenshooter to save as .PNG; after all, in most cases every single pixel does indeed matter if you're trying to showcase the software.
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Thanks good info to know.

how can i convert moving photos to gif?

like ios app "motion stills" (live photo to gif)
i wanna make gifs using my moving pictures
plz help me
What are you asking? Looks like after recordding it you tap the bottom, select the GIF, press the "forward" looking button and select GIF?
i mean how i convert p10's moving picture into gif
I don't think the built in camera app can do that. But as you say, Motion Stills does
leekp said:
like ios app "motion stills" (live photo to gif)
i wanna make gifs using my moving pictures
plz help me
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Hey! I have the same question, have you find something that works??
How there no option to export these in EMUI?
leekp said:
like ios app "motion stills" (live photo to gif)
i wanna make gifs using my moving pictures
plz help me
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Looking for the same solution on my Huawei Mate 10 Pro. There's currently no way to export your Motion Photos you've snapped as a MP4 or GIF. They're stuck inside the phone and only viewable in the default Gallery app. ?
I am having the same issue on my mate 10 pro. But if I share the moving picture to the Quik app and save it as a mp4. Then use a mp4 to gif convertor, it works. The only issue is Quik adds effects which I am unable to avoid
Hey guys!
I had the same issue with my Huawei P 9 Plus. And then I did like this:
1. Took my motion picture.
2. Opened it to have it close.
3. Made double click with my index and middle's knuckles to run screen shooting.
4. Then I opened GIF-MAKER-GIF Editor app, selected the screen recording and cutted it as I wanted to delete the "reccording frame" and finally I saved it.
5. At last, once you are intended to share it by whatsapp, it will apper a message so it will be sent as a gif but you should convert it into a gif or a video by whatsapp yourself, as it is not supported by whatsapp.
And then you have your motion pincture into a gif! Nice regards from Spain. "Alegría y buen humor!"
I think quik is the only solution... Because these moving jpg files cannot be played by any other program
Basically Huawei appends an MP4 padded at the end of a jpeg.
Had the same quest.. I've copied the jpeg over my PC and opened it up in 010 Editor and applied the JPEG template, which showed entire megabytes of 'unknownPadding'.
Scrolling through those I've seen the "moov" string and a quick search revealed it was an MP4 header.
To actually copy the MP4, you have to select 4 bytes before the "ftypmp42" string (click there, ctrl-shift-end). Now copy them and paste them in a new HEX file.
Apply the 010 Editor Mp4 template now. Notice there is an unknow header at the end. Delete that.
Save and enjoy your Mp4.
It would be great if some hacker could automate this in an app where you share the jpg file to and it extracts the mp4 from it.
Btw, converting to GIF turned a 10MB mp4 into a 22MB Gif, so it is not recommended without re-cropping/resizing.
Get Moments 2 MP4 app from play store. Tested and it works to convert the moving jpgs on my y9 prime to MP4 clips.

camera settings help

I am able to see how to change the video recording quality under camera settings but I can't find how to adjust the mp for image size on the camera. sometimes I like to use a low MP so the files are not to large to send via e-mail. any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
The only solution I found is to synchronize with google photos and send the uploaded photo (google lowers resolution and size)
claudionmc said:
The only solution I found is to synchronize with google photos and send the uploaded photo (google lowers resolution and size)
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So we cannot set the camera image size on the phone when taking the picture?
https://www.samsung.com/ae/support/...nge-the-picture-resolution-in-the-camera-app/
wallstreet123456 said:
I am able to see how to change the video recording quality under camera settings but I can't find how to adjust the mp for image size on the camera. sometimes I like to use a low MP so the files are not to large to send via e-mail. any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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this is driving me nuts as well , is there no way to get it back where you can see the actual resolution settings and the aspect ratio ?
i dont know what to choose by these little images
So which setting do I choose if I want to take a low resolution image to send via e-mail?
Interesting your finding.....
The only way to adjust the MB would be by opening the camera.. but instead of selecting settings, select the [3:4], where you can select another type of picture size that this will change also the resolution or MB of each pictures.
Yes, I know it's not the ideal but trying to assist you

best manual camera for Google pixel 4 XL?

I just picked up a Google pixel 4 XL on an amazing deal! I'm just looking for suggestions from other pixel users specifically photographers on what the best manual camera app is that they've used in conjunction with g cam?
I've tested a few but everything I've shot with has resulted in grainy photos or horrible UI. If anyone can resent some suggestions I'm sure this would help out others as well.
Moment Pro Cam and Open Cam [emoji1474]
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For photos the gcam app is King from what I can tell, moment app is ok... If you want superior video control go for FilmicPro.
Demolition49 said:
For photos the gcam app is King from what I can tell, moment app is ok... If you want superior video control go for FilmicPro.
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Have you used the moment app recently? I heard it's very buggy that's what's causing me not to pay for it to test out.
Also I'm not trying to shoot video in any way shape or form I'm just looking strictly for photography. But thanks for the suggestion.
thepersona said:
Have you used the moment app recently? I heard it's very buggy that's what's causing me not to pay for it to test out.
Also I'm not trying to shoot video in any way shape or form I'm just looking strictly for photography. But thanks for the suggestion.
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The moment app is buggy, I emailed the devs and they say they are working on an update but couldn't give me a date, so it could be months before we see anything. I'd suggest shooting raw on gcam and playing with the photos in post. There may be something else out there I am unaware of
Isn’t gcam the app that comes pre-installed on the device though or is there some modded version you are referring to that I’m obviously not aware of?
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The moment app is buggy, I emailed the devs and they say they are working on an update but couldn't give me a date, so it could be months before we see anything. I'd suggest shooting raw on gcam and playing with the photos in post. There may be something else out there I am unaware of
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I would use raw from the pixel Gcam however the resolution of all my images on raw is 600 x 800 rather than the original jpeg size of 2040 x 4040 etc. The raw is such a small size leaving me to not be able to use it if needed to print for portfolio etc
Is there a fix to increase the overall size of raw images to larger images or original sizes images like the jpeg counterpart?
thepersona said:
I would use raw from the pixel Gcam however the resolution of all my images on raw is 600 x 800 rather than the original jpeg size of 2040 x 4040 etc. The raw is such a small size leaving me to not be able to use it if needed to print for portfolio etc
Is there a fix to increase the overall size of raw images to larger images or original sizes images like the jpeg counterpart?
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I just took a picture in RAW and checked the Raw folder. The image I have is 4016 X 3008 at 13MB
Am I misunderstanding what you are trying to do?
dtroup64 said:
I just took a picture in RAW and checked the Raw folder. The image I have is 4016 X 3008 at 13MB
Am I misunderstanding what you are trying to do?
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I think I'm just slowly starting to figure out how the phone works. Because I looked at my raw folder the best images I took obviously didn't have raw shooting on so that sucked but
what I realized is that for some reason my phone doesn't take raw photos when in portrait mode (the raw plus JPEG option isn't even available). And that my files are previewed as originals in the photo app and then in the actual files app they're all small kilobytes size files. I did an 8 x zoom that turned out pretty well however that's like 930x688
As seen in the pic attached. I just took another pic and when looking at it it's full resolution and amazing quality yet when I look at it in the files app it's all grainy and
I Could have sworn when I did the 8 x zoom the final quality in the preview looked way better than how it turned out when I look through it now LOL.
Apologies for the rambling but those are two issues no. My phone not shooting raw all the time specifically when I use portrait mode. But also I can't seem to find my original raw files are not in the raw folder they're just thumbnails from what I can tell. No I'm not in the thumbnail folder LOL.
dtroup64 said:
I just took a picture in RAW and checked the Raw folder. The image I have is 4016 X 3008 at 13MB
Am I misunderstanding what you are trying to do?
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Here's my raw folder specifically look at the last 4 images. The aren't recent. And they're so small and pixelated no pun intended.
the photo that I attached in my earlier post above this isn't existent in that folder for some reason. The Spider-Man image below was taken like two minutes ago but for some reason there's only a JPEG of it I can't find a raw file and relating to my earlier post about my phone not always taking raw images.
Somebody can help me figure this stuff out it would save me a lot of headache and hassle
I can't even upload the dng raw file to compare. the Raw file is substantially more grainy than the actual jpeg for some reason
2000x1496 for the raw file
3024x4032 for the exact same image in jpeg.
And much better quality on the joeg. I don't understand if this is normal or not.
thepersona said:
I can't even upload the dng raw file to compare. the Raw file is substantially more grainy than the actual jpeg for some reason
2000x1496 for the raw file
3024x4032 for the exact same image in jpeg.
And much better quality on the joeg. I don't understand if this is normal or not.
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I just tried on my phone and the raw images are all 3024x4032 whether I take them in portrait or landscape orientation. If you are getting different resolutions, then something is up. Double check your setting and make sure you are taking full resolution phones and also that the aspect ratio is set to 4:3. The 16:9 aspect ratio will actually reduce the resolution because it crops the image to 16:9. I suspect this is what is going on with your settings.
As far as the actual image quality, have you ever dealt with RAW images before? I ask because RAW images are just that, raw. They will always need to be edited in a photo editing software to bring out the beauty in them. When you use the stock camera, the Jpeg files are automatically processed through the Google software (which is very good) to bring out the beauty in them. It's completely normal for the processed Jpeg image to look much better than the RAW image. RAW images will always look "flat" and grainier compared to a jpeg image because they haven't had any processing (noise reduction, white balance correction, contrast adjustments, etc etc etc) done to them yet.
Of course the RAW image is a non-destructive file format which is why serious photographers prefer it. What this means is that the edits you do on a RAW image are not permanently modifying the original RAW file. They are just changes that are "notated" or "amended" on to the original file. (That's not the correct terminology, but hopefully you understand my point). This means that you can edit those files and makes an infinite number of changes without effecting the original RAW image data.
A Jpeg file on the other hand is a destructive file format however. This means that when you edit a Jpeg file and save it, it permanently alters the jpeg file with that change. The data that it was changed from is lost forever. You can re-edit the file, but you are changing the actual file data every time you save the file and you can't magically bring back data that wasn't saved in a previous edit. In other words, there is no way to get back to the original file after it has been edited and saved.
Here is a different way to see it. Lets say you have a RAW file and a Jpeg file and you make three successive edits to those files......
With the RAW image this is what the data would look like: RAW -> RAW+edit 1 -> RAW + edit 1 + edit 2 - > RAW + edit 1 + edit 2 + edit 3. You can always undo the edits and get back to the original RAW data.
With a Jpeg image, this is what the data would look like: Jpeg -> Jpeg after edit 1 ->Jpeg after edit 2 -> jpeg after edit 3. There is no way to go back to any of the previous versions unless you save each edit as a unique file. (I should note that using Google Photos to edit your jpeg images seems to allow you to go back to the original file, so Google must be saving the edits as a unique file automatically. But if you use another program to edit your jpegs, you need to be aware of the destructive nature of the jpeg format).
Hopefully that helps - either you or someone else reading this thread.
sic0048 said:
I just tried on my phone and the raw images are all 3024x4032 whether I take them in portrait or landscape orientation. If you are getting different resolutions, then something is up. Double check your setting and make sure you are taking full resolution phones and also that the aspect ratio is set to 4:3. The 16:9 aspect ratio will actually reduce the resolution because it crops the image to 16:9. I suspect this is what is going on with your settings.
As far as the actual image quality, have you ever dealt with RAW images before? I ask because RAW images are just that, raw. They will always need to be edited in a photo editing software to bring out the beauty in them. Jpeg files are automatically run through the Google camera software (which is very good) to bring out the beauty in them. It's completely normal for the processed Jpeg image to look much better than the RAW image. RAW images will always look "flat" and grainier compared to a jpeg image because they haven't had any processing (noise reduction, white balance correction, contrast adjustments, etc etc etc) done to them yet.
Of course the RAW image is a non-destructive file format which is why serious photographers prefer it. What this means is that the edits you do on a RAW image are not permanently modifying the original RAW file. They are just changes that are "notated" or "amended" on to the original file. (That's not the correct terminology, but hopefully you understand my point). This means that you can edit those files and makes an infinite number of changes without effecting the original RAW image data.
A Jpeg file on the other hand is a destructive file format however. This means that when you edit a Jpeg file and save it, it permanently alters the jpeg file with that change. The data that it was changed from is lost forever. You can re-edit the file, but you are changing the actual file data every time you save the file and you can't magically bring back data that wasn't saved in a previous edit. In other words, there is no way to get back to the original file after it has been edited and saved.
Here is a different way to see it. Lets say you have a RAW file and a Jpeg file and you make three successive edits to those files......
With the RAW image this is what the data would look like: RAW -> RAW+edit 1 -> RAW + edit 1 + edit 2 - > RAW + edit 1 + edit 2 + edit 3. You can always undo the edits and get back to the original RAW data.
With a Jpeg image, this is what the data would look like: Jpeg -> Jpeg after edit 1 ->Jpeg after edit 2 -> jpeg after edit 3. There is no way to go back to any of the previous versions unless you save each edit as a unique file. (I should note that using Google Photos to edit your jpeg images seems to allow you to go back to the original file, so Google must be saving the edits as a unique file automatically. But if you use another program to edit your jpegs, you need to be aware of the destructive nature of the jpeg format).
Hopefully that helps - either you or someone else reading this thread.
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hey brother thanks for the amazing explanation I appreciate it. And yes I have dealt with raw files and I'm aware of how they work. I guess the visuals confused me or threw me off because it's been so long since I've done photography.
I feel a little embarrassed coming in here with an amateur worry we're concerned LOL but I am a conceptual photographer and when using my DSLR I have to go to the similar process and I just forgot that raw files are not meant to look like the finalized jpegs. It's been 3 years since I delved into photography I knew I got Rusty somewhere lol thankfully though I bought this pixel specifically so I can revisit and get back into photography using this device in conjunction with my DSLR.
I'm actually going to save your response only so I can look at it and never come back in here with a foolish post LOL. But also I'm going to look into my resolution because I hate having thick borders on my camera screen and maybe that's why I change the aspect ratio not knowing that it was going to actually crop the image substantially. More tests later today and confirm whether your hunch was true or just think it is. ?
sic0048 said:
I just tried on my phone and the raw images are all 3024x4032 whether I take them in portrait or landscape orientation. If you are getting different resolutions, then something is up. Double check your setting and make sure you are taking full resolution phones and also that the aspect ratio is set to 4:3. The 16:9 aspect ratio will actually reduce the resolution because it crops the image to 16:9. I suspect this is what is going on with your settings.
As far as the actual image quality, have you ever dealt with RAW images before? I ask because RAW images are just that, raw. They will always need to be edited in a photo editing software to bring out the beauty in them. When you use the stock camera, the Jpeg files are automatically processed through the Google software (which is very good) to bring out the beauty in them. It's completely normal for the processed Jpeg image to look much better than the RAW image. RAW images will always look "flat" and grainier compared to a jpeg image because they haven't had any processing (noise reduction, white balance correction, contrast adjustments, etc etc etc) done to them yet.
Hopefully that helps - either you or someone else reading this thread.
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Here are the details of a raw image. Why is the resolution so low? Any idea? This specific issue is annoying me because I can't seem to fix it. I'm just baffled at how low the image size is.
thepersona said:
Here are the details of a raw image. Why is the resolution so low? Any idea? This specific issue is annoying me because I can't seem to fix it. I'm just baffled at how low the image size is.
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So just to make sure we are on the same page......
When you open the camera app, click on the pull down carrot at the top of the screen. That should pull down the options menu. Scroll down to ratio and make sure it is set to "Full Image (4:3)".
Then click on the settings icon and scroll down until you see "Camera Photo Resolution" and make sure it is set to "Full Resolution"
Based on your previous posts, I don't think this is your issue, but are you accessing the RAW files via the camera settings menu where you select the RAW + JPEG image? That is probably the easiest way to make sure you are looking at the correct file and not a thumbnail, etc. There should be a "View RAW folder" link in the settings menu that you can click on to open the RAW files in Google Photos. The RAW images I have in that folder are in the 10-12MB size range and yours are only 1MB.
I'm hoping that one of these things is the culprit. If not, I'm at a loss to why your images are coming out small.
sic0048 said:
So just to make sure we are on the same page......
When you open the camera app, click on the pull down carrot at the top of the screen. That should pull down the options menu. Scroll down to ratio and make sure it is set to "Full Image (4:3)".
Then click on the settings icon and scroll down until you see "Camera Photo Resolution" and make sure it is set to "Full Resolution"
Based on your previous posts, I don't think this is your issue, but are you accessing the RAW files via the camera settings menu where you select the RAW + JPEG image? That is probably the easiest way to make sure you are looking at the correct file and not a thumbnail, etc. There should be a "View RAW folder" link in the settings menu that you can click on to open the RAW files in Google Photos. The RAW images I have in that folder are in the 10-12MB size range and yours are only 1MB.
I'm hoping that one of these things is the culprit. If not, I'm at a loss to why your images are coming out small.
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Brother I followed the directions and when I go to the camera app and look in the raw folder there, I can see the original raw images in high resolution. Why can I not access those original files in the file app or downloaded gallery?
thepersona said:
Brother I followed the directions and when I go to the camera app and look in the raw folder there, I can see the original raw images in high resolution. Why can I not access those original files in the file app or downloaded gallery?
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I ended up having a separate album in my Photos app that is entitled Raw. When I take photos with the Jpeg + RAW enabled, the photos appear in that album. Is it possible that you have such an album but haven't seen it yet?
dtroup64 said:
I ended up having a separate album in my Photos app that is entitled Raw. When I take photos with the Jpeg + RAW enabled, the photos appear in that album. Is it possible that you have such an album but haven't seen it yet?
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Yes I definetley have that album. When accessing it via the photos app it's fine I see full resolution raw images but in another gallery app or even the files app it's available but the images in them are substantially smaller files.
The trick I found to work for now was to use solid explorer and go in the app and find the files path. And make a shortcut on my home screen. For the files app specifically, I'd access the list in the left panel just click on images and then access RAW. Prior to that I was accessing the internal storage then manually going to camera then raw. When I did that I found the folder but it only contained the small resolution files. It's really weird.

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