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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] matthew5025:
Will confirm working on Motorola Atrix with HD dock running Gingerbread. Used in conjunction with a 50D.

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Did a brief review and run with the app and have some things to point out.

1. I don't know if it's just my phone but when reviewing image and the camera gets disconnected, the whole app will freeze up and would need to be FC. Not your fault, it's more of mine, but just something to share.

2. When doing exposure bracketing, the picture review will come out after every shot. It would probably be better to show the preview after the 3 shots are taken, just like the HDR function.

3. On the point of HDR, can the HDR images be processed in phone, or is it too taxing on the phone?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] MadMikeSS:
Cool app, would be cool if it worked with other brands of DSLRs. I use a Pentax K20D.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
1) I am aware of this

2) Set drive mode to continuous shooting to prevent this from happening, press-and-hold shutter. It will take exactly 3 shots, then show you image review.

3) Very very basic processing could perhaps be done, but you're going to need a computer for anything proper, especially when dealing with raw shots. I don't think it worth the effort spending time on this feature right now. Maybe in the future, though !

Also.. will this work on Atrix with rooted stock kernel/ROM ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gemini8026:
Chainfire....

In a reply to your post above there regarding HDR....

I think this app is perfectly suited for the TAKING of pictures and getting the technical stuff down. I would hate to see it get diluted with post processing and such. I use Photomatix and Photoshop to deal with my HDR and processing, I dont want more clutter in the app dedicated to post effects :D

I cant wait to try this out on my Canon 5D.... I purchased the app, but have to wait for a damn cable to arrive now, and that could take a week!!!

Quick question.. A downside to my 5d is that I can only take 3 shots at once when doing multiple exposures for HDR. Anythign where a guy is facing the sun requires more for best results. Is it currently possible to set up the exposures to take for example -4,-2,0,+2,+4 (5 exposures) in succession? If not, that would be fantastic to make a feature where we can set the amount of exposures and spacings for optimal HDR goodness.

I can do it manually on the camera, but sometimes when you have a scene with fast moving clouds, that extra 15-20 seconds of changing your exposure range can lead to clouds that are far off!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Yeah, I hear you re: HDR. It would be insanity to dupe PS and such, but maybe (after everything else is finished) this is something to add like a "preview mode". That's like a million years off, though.

What you are asking for re: taking HDR images is not yet possible, but will be soon. Hopefully within a week, even :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] maurrubio:
Any change to use it with Nexus One?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] matthew5025:
I am running stock rom, and tried it with a stock kernel, no problem.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] wkwkwk:
Amazing application.

I can confirm it works on Cyanogenmod Nighly build 115 on Galaxy S2 (international version).

Thanks for all your work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gemini8026:
Chainfire. I recently flashed over to KI8 (2.3.5) Did they re-enable Host Mode in 2.3.5? I read on your blog how it was shut down in 2.3.4

If so, what build/rom would you recommend for performance and the ability to your app. Im prepared to make some sacrifices in order to make this app work with my phone, as I decided on a S2 in large part due to this app!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] darkshift:
Root needed

You have to root your device first. I rooted my S2 with latest SuperOneClick. The phone must be set to debug mode first.

Also set heap size to 192m in /system/build.prop. This can be done with ES FileExplorer after you set "Root explorer" in its settings.

Make sure you've got right kind of USB host cable.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] darkshift:
Calculating histogram

Hi,

About calculating histogram for 8-bit jpg images:

There's an example in web written in PHP:

http://bubble.ro/How_to_create_the_histogram_of_an_image_using_PHP.html

So it should be quite simple to do. For raw images it is in fact calculated from jpg embedded in a raw image.

It would be very usefull for reviewing images. Also nice to have would be blinking warning for min & max levels.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I know it can be done like this - the question is, is this the same method used by the camera. I'll try it out sometime soon.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] darkshift:
Re: histogram

After reading the last comment in the linked page, I think the algorithm in that example needs some fixes.

Anyway the histogram in camera is based on JPG version and is affected by picture settings (contrast, saturation etc).

The latter can be verified by shooting a raw photo in B&W mode: per channel histogram is same for all channels and monochrome histogram. The jpg is embedded in the raw.

So I think in camera histogram is calculated in a simple way.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
No worries, I was never going to directly translate that code - even for PHP code it is a bad example :) It's just the general method I was wondering about, which is straightforward enough.

Good to know the histogram is affected by the settings even in RAW mode, makes it all a lot easier :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] OmidSystem:
thank you!:cool:
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ian00:
Well it looks like I got my hopes up again... After pretty much giving up, I was pretty excited when my phone got the 2.3.5 update this month, and the market said that my phone was compatible, I successfully rooted my phone, since the devices page said gingerbread 2.3 devices are compatible if rooted. Thankfully I decided to first try the free remote release app, to see if that would even work, but of course, it doesn't, and it says "Your device is not compatible with usb host mode". Reading through this thread, I think I remember hearing that a kernel for USB host was required, or whatever. I'm not a developer, so I don't even know what a kernel is really. Is there a way of installing this on my fascinate, or is there something else I need, or should I just give up for good?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
The Samsung Galaxy S1 series and family (which the Fascinate is a part of) are unlikely to ever be supported.

USB host is a relatively new feature in the Android world, that's why it isn't so well supported.

While you are on this device, yes, I would just give up. When you get a new device in the future, check again.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] berobero:
OK, I'll try VillainROM.

Thanks!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] csshih:
Chainfire, good news!

With my rooted Bionic I am able to use the "Remote Release (USB)" application with my 5D2... but I'm actually using an Atrix Lapdock's (modded for bionic use) USB port :)

Now all I've got to do is get my hand on one of those microusb cables.

C

Note: I'm currently using the Theory Purity ROM and actually have my Webtop on the SD card. Shouldn't affect usage though.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] matthew5025:
I would advice getting a

POWERED

USB cable. The atrix can do USB OTG but does not send power to the USB, that is why the dock is needed. If a normal USB OTG cable does not work, you know where the fault lies. :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] csshih:
Ah, yes, but I'm using a Bionic! Does the Bionic power the USB port?

Craig
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] g2145:
i just found this thread...not going to read 91 pages.

is there a way to get this app to work on a rooted htc evo 4g running 2.3.3?

i get the device is not compatible...not a usb host error
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
No.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] matthew5025:
I don't really know. You can try it out and if a normal USB OTG cable and if it does not work, you know what to do =D.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] taaz69:
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Thanks Chainfire. Using the phone would be much better, portability wise but, you can only do what you can do.

I'll be watching for ATP on your site. :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I have raised the issue with some Samsung internal people I know... maybe it has some effect.

However, I know that a few years ago Sprint didn't actually have maintenance contracts and such with the manufacturers, and they 'ate' all the problems, because that costs less. If they still don't, we won't see this fixed... ever.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bad pixel:
First of all I would like to say that this app is the stuff of dreams.

Then I would like to ask a question that I haven't been able to find an answer to.

Is there a way to disable live view so you can use the camera to take the picture and in turn use the android device (in my case a Gtab 10.1) to review the picture? This would be immensely useful when on location to review the pictures taken!

I am sorry if this was answered elsewhere but I did not find it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Yes, click the Auto-Exposure-Mode button. (I didn't make that name up btw, Canon did). Better know as the button at the very top-left, that displays your current camera mode (M, Av, Tv, P, ...). Tapping it turns liveview on and off.

EDIT: Or maybe you want to go to: Options -> Image Review / Followshot. The followshot mode lets you take pictures with the camera as normal, and the pictures show up on your tablet/device almost immediately.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bad pixel:
Excellent! Thank you very much!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dath1974:
First, I wanted to give you a huge thanks for this app! I am mostly a Nikon shooter these days, but I have a Canon T1i (500D) and a Galaxy S2, so I decided to buy the app to play with it. Very cool and I see so many possibilities. Before I go crazy making all kinds of suggestions, I need to read back through this thread some more, but I figured I'd chime in on the histogram stuff since that's pretty current;-> These are features I find *very* helpful when reviewing images:

A combined histogram, and separate R/G/B histograms as well as both highlight and underexposure warnings for the full histogram *AND* each channel. I mostly photograph people and find myself needing to look at the red channel for highlight warnings as it tends to blow out before the other two and the combined view will not show overexposure until all of the channels blow out. It really is a big deal, especially if you're relying on the histogram/warnings instead of using a light meter;-> Underexposure warnings are really handy and neither of the cameras I own even offer this feature as a built-in, so if I need it, I have to tether. My most major use for underexposure warnings is when shooting people in front of black backgrounds where I want to ensure the background is fully black (no detail showing). Right now I use Lightroom on a laptop if I really need that level of detail and don't trust my meter/eyes.

Edit: Also, I should have mentioned, but for me personally, live view histograms/warnings aren't super helpful as most of my photography is flash photography. For others I know the live histograms are indispensable though.

-Daniel
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] akash2924:
Huge THANKS on your app. It is really nice app. Really appreciated if you can develop the same thing for Nikon and Wp7.

Thanks :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Well, Nikon will ultimate be supported as well. Not sure when yet, though. The Over/underexposure warnings, on a graphics level, I assume overexposure is just finding the pixels that (nearly) clip. In your example, would underexposure mode flash the entire black background ? (i.e. the exact opposite over overexposure)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
v0.80 released !

I realize a lot of you are waiting for a great many functions, but there is only so much I can code and test in a day :) I thought it was time for an update.

Some of these things are still a work-in-progress (like MLU support).

Here is the changelog:

- Added fullscreen liveview option

- Added keyguard dismiss/disable

- Added dedicated image review button

- Added basic Mirror Lockup support (2000ms auto-release)

- Fixed image freeze (internal thread deadlock)

- Fixed crash when saved HDR settings do not match camera model

- Fixed infinite permission loop

- Fixed standard theme per Android API level

- Fixed AF/MF button wrong state

- Fixed R-MF controls visible in MF mode

- Fixed video button display

- Fixed timing issues (1DmkIV)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] darkshift:
Scroll in zoom mode

Nice progress. Maybe grid could stay on with fullscreen mode to help with composition.

Is it possible to make 5x/10x mode scrollable by wiping? The focus area might stay where it is. The easier/faster the better.

This way it would be faster to check focus in other areas of the image while zoom is on. In camera you've button for this but its not very fast either.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] msatter:
A big thank to Chainfire to solve the problems between DSLRcontroller and the Canon 1D MKIV. I finally can start to use DSLRcontroller with my camera.

I am also very pleased with the dedicated review button and it makes it a lot faster to check the pictures just taken.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I'm currently building the review stuff. Underexposure is only displaying true blacks (no per-channel), while overexposure will display per channel (white for all channel blowout, red for red, yellow for (red and green), etc). It's implemented both as a review filter as well as a liveview filter, so everybody should be happy :)

Wiping to scroll is really difficult in this case because the camera handles changing the zoom position and zoom scale really strange. It's doable, but it'd probably take me a few days of full-time coding just to fix that - I don't think right now that is worth it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] darkshift:
Panning zoom mode

Allright, how about arrows for moving left/right/up/down or is it equally hard to do?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dath1974:
Nikon support would definitely be awesome, but I read your FAQ, so I wasn't going to bother asking about that... :) I'm interested in this regardless, though obviously I'd love to have support for the gear I use.

I love your idea about the overexposure warnings in the other message (flashing either white->black or the color for the channel combination that is over). I would imagine underexposure to be similar as well. I can't think of a way to actually have them simultaneously active though where it would be obvious what is being communicated. So it seems very reasonable to have a toggle for "no warnings"/"over exposure warnings"/"under exposure warnings". So long as there is a simple way to quickly switch between them of course :D

One other thing that I haven't seen covered, but would be quite interesting to see would be a way to capture just JPG images to the phone while using just the camera controls (phone put away in a pocket with a cable trailing back to the camera or the phone mounted to the camera). Then have these images transferred either to a remote computer or a tablet (iPad/Android/whatnot) for stylist/customer/model review. I think this may already be roughly possible without any changes to your app by just having another app that shares the directory your app is capturing to, but I haven't tried it and I figured it may be worth a mention. I use an Eye-Fi for this today, but the range is very limited and the performance is not as good as what I think you could get via usb->android->remote location. Plus as I understand it, the Eye-Fi solution really suffers in camera bodies that use CF cards as the SD->CF adapters plus the camera body really wipe out most of the signal. There is so much flexibility in what is possible having the capture go to the Android directly too...

-Daniel
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] wallrat:
Samsung Galaxy S II and T1i

Both of these devices are stated as being supported but, try as I might, I can't get it to work. I tried the Remote app to test compatibility but I get the camera not supported error message.

My SGS2 is the i777 from At&t, rooted UCKH7, and I have a t1i. My otg cable works fine with a flash drive or a Garmin 500 GPS. Is there a specific firmware the phone requires or any type of required setting that I'm missing? TIA
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] druckgott:
do anybody test it with samsung galaxy ace???

thx
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bawilson:
7D and Xoom problem

I have a 7D (firmware version 1.2.5) and a Xoom (Android Version 3.1, Kernel 2.6.36.3) and DSLR Controller Beta (Version 0.80). I have updated the Xoom and the 7D to the latest available updates and they have only worked together 3 times prior to updating the firmware and application. Currently DSLR Controller says it can’t find a compatible camera connected even though I am using the same cable and camera that worked earlier today. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I'll reply to you in a PM.

If the 7D battery is low, it will not work. I've received reports from a few users that some cables can interfere and their problems went away by replacing the USB host adapter cable (even though it did work fine with USB drives and what not).

Also, are you sure the camera has not automatically gone to sleep yet ? Connect the Xoom to the 7D while the 7D is off, then turn it on. Do you get a popup asking you to select a program to use ? DSLR Controller should be listed, and selecting it should start DSLR Controller in working state. If the entire operation took >15 seconds, the 7D probably fell asleep again.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gadgetfl:
Can't help you with your issue, but I have the same configuration and am NOT having an issue. So that leaves the cables.

I did have this issue a couple weeks ago and I found it was an issue with my 15' USB cable. Replacing fixed issue.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] The Afroman:
So, I searched, and saw that on page 63, someone mentioned if this would work on HP Touchpad. So i went ahead and installed Remote Release. It says "Your device is not compatible with USB Host mode"

As there is only 1 major ROM for android at the moment for the HP Touchpad (CM7) and there is 100% conformation that USB Host mode works with the rom and device.

Also, the same team did the Nook rom.

Is there anything i can do or help/send for compatibility to happen for the HP Touchpad?

The app just the video on Youtube has blown me away! it's amazing. Sadly i do not own another Android device.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gadgetfl:
Feature Request - Blinkies

The AEB / HDR works great. TY

I did not see Highlight Notifications or "Blinkies" on your road map. Is this possible?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArhQe1PJpjo
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
I have no idea what you are talking about (blinkies)

Nice setup by the way... may need to spend that $14 :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gadgetfl:
Steadycam with Monitor.

I built a steadycam like the one on http://14dollarstabilizer.org/

Using the RAM Mount and Xoom Bracket, I now have a Steadycam with Monitor. DSLR C Works near perfect. (Just a slight lag but does not effect recording)

Total investment ~$100 (Not counting Xoom & DSLR C) but most of that was the RAM Mount (Which I already had for tethering)

I am waiting for a "V" light bracket and Video light (Christmas). This will allow me to add my Zoom H2 recorder as well.

I'll take PICs then and put together a build parts list

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArhQe1PJpjo
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
That is in my development version and will be in the next update :)

(as chance would have it, I coded that yesterday)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] bawilson:
Thanks for the information, I was able to get the application to work with my 5D Mk II (firmware version 1.0.7) using the same cables that failed to work with the 7D (short USB mini to USB Attached to Motorola camera connect adapter). I was able to get the 7D to work one time by reseting all the custom functions then turning it off and connecting it to the tablet. I thought my problem was solved but now it (7D) refuses to connect but the 5D is working every time. I did find that with my setup if I unplug the USB for any reason I have to turn the tablet off then restart it to get it to recognize the 5D again. Not sure if anyone else has had that issue, I don't recall reading it anywhere in the discussion.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] gadgetfl:
Great Minds.....
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] msatter:
Is it possible to combine under/over-exposure with focus-peaking.

example: Luminous Landscape forum
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Chainfire:
Er... ehm...

Thinking about it. Just as I was almost ready... sigh!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] msatter:
It does not have to be implemented right now. :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Jip-Hop:
Just a really crazy idea I have in my head: if the recorded video will not be stored on the camera itself but instead directly on the phone/tablet.. there might be a way to cross the 12 minute (4GB) limit. Some companies made NTFS drivers for Android Paragon, Tuxtera, or EXT2/3 will do the job as well (reference) That would be a really nice feature to have but I am not sure if it is technically possible because of transfer speeds and such.

I know it can be irritating if people are talking about stuff that is still miles ahead when you are working on a project. Just wanted to share my thought.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] shaggy-h:
I applied the 4.0.2 update to my Galaxy Nexus and now I can say that DSLR Controller works wonderfully with my 40D! I'm impressed with what this app offers already and really look forward to all the improvements that are yet to come.

About the only niggles I have are very minor ones:

- Instead of requiring a press of the "back" button to cancel a popup (eg I press the ISO button, then I decide I want to keep the current selection), it would be nice to just be able to touch anywhere outside of the popup to dismiss it (and perhaps open another one directly).

- I'd prefer if the grid/ratio toggle button presented a popup with all the options to choose from directly, rather than cycle through the possibilities.

Other than that, I had one crash when I pressed the "A" button in the top left (I send a crash report), and everything else came down to the limitations of my camera. Thanks for all your hard work on this!