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Top Camera 3.5 update adds Focus and Exposure Lock

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Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:45 am (PST)



Top Camera 3.5 update adds Focus and Exposure Lock - Published on 01/21/12

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Lucky Clan today releases Top Camera 3.5 for iOS, an update to their versatile Photography app that adds more than 25 features to the standard iOS Camera app. Top Camera supports operation in both portrait and landscape orientations, includes iTunes File Sharing, and saves images to its internal Gallery, the iOS Photo Library, or both. Version 3.5 includes many new features & bug fixes, including adding a focus and exposure lock, "send feedback" button, new design of focus/expose box, and more.

Lodz, Poland - Lucky Clan today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Top Camera 3.5 for iOS, an update to their versatile Photography app that adds more than 25 features to the standard iOS Camera app. Version 3.5 includes a lot of new features and bug fixes:

* Added focus lock
* Added exposure lock
* Added "send feedback" button (in settings)
* New design of focus/expose box
* Double tap on focus/expose box to reset focus/expose only
* Fixed problem with recording movie when app was launched for the first time
* Fixed few Japanese translations
* Sound activated shutter - min time between 2 photos set to 2 seconds
* Few other minor bugs fixed

Top Camera description:
An excellent HDR (High Dynamic Range) feature, Video recording in HD, an artistic Slow Shutter Mode with Light Trail effects, and the use of Folders for file management make it unique among camera apps. Additional features include: 4 Picture Quality settings, Burst Mode, 4 Camera Timer settings, Virtual Horizon, Exposure Box, Focus Box, Geotagging, picture alignment Grid, White Balance, Stabilizer, and Digital Zoom. Top Camera also supports operation in both portrait and landscape orientations, includes iTunes File Sharing, and saves images to its internal Gallery, the iOS Photo Library, or both.

Top Camera incorporates a highly sophisticated, user-selectable focus zone feature, as well as user-selectable exposure zone. This means that iPhone photographers can optimize focus for any part of the photo, and set the exposure by locating that zone that produces the best results. Users just drag the purple box on the screen to the area they would like to have in the sharpest focus. Then they grab the green box and move it around in the frame to find the optimal exposure setting for the scene.

Top Camera's advanced HDR capabilities extend this feature to a range of iOS devices (any device with a built-in camera), overcoming Apple's limited support for only iPhone 4. According to Apple, "Now you can take great photos that capture a wider range of light intensity using the new high dynamic range (HDR) setting. After selecting HDR, just point a device at your subject and shoot. iPhone/iPad automatically captures three photos of the scene - each with different exposure levels. Then it layers the shots together to create a single photo that combines the best elements of each shot and more accurately represents the wide range of light in the scene. Both the regular shot and the HDR photo appear in the Camera Roll."

The app also incorporates a new Slow Shutter Mode that brings the compact iPhone even closer to the capabilities of a DSLR camera. Set to Automatic, Slow Shutter Mode produces a blur around moving objects, while maintaining a perfect exposure. Set to Manual, it allows shooting in extremely low light without a flash. And using the Light Trail setting produces pictures where moving lights, such as cars at night, produce time-lapse, trails of light.

General:
The app was designed in cooperation with Artist / Photographer David Scott Leibowitz to incorporate the highest quality in every detail. An extraordinary amount of time was spent designing the interface, to make it as beautiful and intuitive as possible:

* Both portrait and landscape orientation are supported
* File sharing integration
* Save images to the internal gallery, the iOS Photo Library, or both

Camera:
In shooting mode, the app provides a host of visual aids to help users take the best photograph possible. Controls are quick and intuitive: one indicator for focus, and a second indicator for exposure. The photographer now has the fine adjustment camera controls missing from the iPhone's camera:

* Video recording
* Live adjustments: contrast, brightness, saturation, temperature
* Shot stabilizer
* Timer mode
* Burst mode - rapid burst (about 6 photos per second) for low and medium quality
* HDR (High Dynamic Range) - Auto and Manual mode available, it uses the align algorithm
* Slow Shutter - Auto, Manual, and Light Trail Modes
* Digital zoom slider
* AWB - Auto White Balance with optional lock
* Screen Button
* Picture alignment grid
* Virtual Horizon - provides a visual leveling bar to keep images perfectly straight
* Exposure box
* Focus Box
* New Slow Shutter mode, with Auto/Manual Light-trail options

Photo Gallery:
Clicking the picture icon in the lower left corner brings the user into the world of Folders, Viewing, Editing, and Sharing. Entering this function of the app, photographers can see the contents of selected folder. Selecting an image in the Main folder reveals a pop-up window with options to view, edit, change folder, export, delete, or email the image:

* Folders - organize photos into folders. Create new folders, delete, reorder, export, change names, and move photos from one folder to another
* Export - paste image to clipboard, export to photos or send by e-mail
* Share - send one or more images to Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, YouTube or Flicker
* Add new photos - import from the Photo Library, paste from the clipboard or duplicate a selected image
* Select mode - Switching to select mode allows the user to quickly select many images, and then delete them, change folder, send by e-mail, share on Facebook/Twitter/YouTube/Dropbox/Flickr, export to the Photo Library and copy to clipboard

Viewer:
Tapping the View button, or double tapping on a thumbnail will bring up the folder's images for fullscreen viewing and also give users info options to see the photo's metadata including a GPS map view. Clicking the action icon in the top right corner displays a pop-up with e-mail/edit/change folder/export buttons:

* Full resolution preview
* Slideshow display
* Display image info and metadata
* Display GPS location in Maps

Photo Editor:
Tap on the Edit button to open the app's powerful photo editor. Here, users can crop an image, fix common photo problems like bad lighting, low contrast, or fuzzy colors, and apply special effects, or add a frame. Users not pleased with the results can easily revert to the original image:

* Crop - free mode, keep ratio, square, 2x3, 3x4, 9x16, golden proportions
* Rotate - rotate 90 degrees left/right, flip horizontal/vertical
* Adjust - use sliders to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, improve (definition, sharpen), color temperature, tint, shadows, and highlights
* Effect - choose one of 36 amazing effects like pencil drawing, auto contrast, sepia, grayscale, retro, grunge, lomo, and many more
* Borders - add a simple border, vignette, or edge blur

Language Support:
* US English, Japanese, Chinese, German, French, Italian and Polish

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch
* iPad 1, iPad 2 - all versions
* iOS 4.0 or later (iOS 4.3, iOS 5.0 tested)
* 12.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Top Camera 3.5 is $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video category.

Lucky Clan: http://www.iphoneclan.com/
Top Camera 3.5: http://www.iphoneclan.com/topcamera/
Purchase and Download (iPhone): http://itunes.apple.com/app/id441450063
Purchase and Download (iPad): http://itunes.apple.com/app/id465927322
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Located in Lodz, Poland, the Lucky Clan team is an independent software company founded by Sylwester Los in March of 2010. With a focus on the iOS platform, Lucky's mission is to provide their customers with the highest quality, reliability and compatibility with every device produced by Apple. Their flagship app, ArtStudio, has become one of the most popular tools for drawing, painting, and photo editing for iPhone and iPad. Copyright (C) 2012 Lucky Clan. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Doozy 2.0 - Visual Productivity Gets a Huge Update

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Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:00 am (PST)



Doozy 2.0 - Visual Productivity Gets a Huge Update - Published on 01/21/12

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California based Raj Bains announced today the release of Doozy 2.0 for iOS. Doozy is to task management what a chalkboard or whiteboard is to brainstorming. By transforming tasks and events into interactive icons, Doozy literally shows users what they need to do. Doozy takes standard task management - priority-sorted lists, notes, multiple calendars, etc. - and ties in unique features like RSS/XML feed tracking, weather forecasts, tracking/graphing of numbers and progress, and much more.

Sacramento, California - Raj Bains today is pleased to announce that the popular iOS productivity app Doozy has received a major update to version 2.0. Doozy, a play on the words "Do" and "See," is to task management what a chalkboard or whiteboard is to brainstorming. By transforming tasks and events into interactive icons, Doozy literally *shows* users what they need to do.

The visual focus isn't a gimmick. Beneath the unique concept and beautifully-detailed interface, Doozy's powerful feature set can go head-to-head with even the most expensive task managers on the market. Along with standard features like priority-sorted lists and notes, Doozy can do everything from tracking and graphing weight loss (or any other number) over time to displaying RSS/XML feeds to showing you the weather forecast. Best of all, Doozy looks and works how users want it to, with unmatched customizability and flexibility.

Version 2.0 adds dozens of new features, including syncing across devices, reminder alerts up to a week before an event, various time-saving features, and a complete interface revamp.

Major Features:
* Sync, backup and restore via Dropbox
* Priority-sorted lists
* Notes which can be emailed
* RSS/XML feed tracking
* Tracking of numbers, completion, progress, bodybuilding sets/reps/weight
* Statistics, with bar, line and pie graphs of tracked data
* Configurable alerts/notifications for each event. Receive up to 2 reminders anywhere from the time of the event to a week beforehand
* Variety of time-saving features such as Quick Add/Edit/Move/Delete
* Extensive focus on visual cues and feedback, with options to change the color and appearance of just about everything
* Highly-flexible event types and frequencies. Daily, multiple days of the week, monthly, yearly - even ordinal events, such as "the second Tuesday of November." Combine those frequencies with the "Every Other" toggle for even more flexibility
* Multiple calendars with color themes
* Weather conditions/forecasts for as many locations as you'd like

Early Reviews:
* PCMag/AppScout - "The events, lists, tasks, and graphs are displayed in a way that make you want to be more productive, just so you can interact with Doozy."
* AppAdvice - "With Doozy's ubiquitous use of color and flexibility, you need never forget an important event, birthday or anniversary again." (4.5 stars)
* AppFresh Daily - "One of the top apps for August 6, 2011."
* TiPb - Among "the most interesting, the most notable, and simply the most awesome" apps for August 11.
* App Store - Featured as "New and Noteworthy."

User Reactions:
* "Great app ... it's really versatile. Feels like you're designing your own app - you can customize everything."
* "Most Entertaining Task Manager ... This visual system for managing tasks works better for me than the usual lists."
* "Great service, Great app!"
* "Great app for any use!!!"

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 3.1 or later
* iOS 3.2 or later required for Quick Edit feature
* iOS 4.0 or later required for Reminder Alerts
* 4.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Doozy 2.0 is $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.

Doozy 2.0: http://www.rajbains.com/Doozy
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/doozy-visual-calendar-tracker/id451881238
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Based in California, Raj Bains is an independent developer with a strong focus on unique and innovative software and interface design for iOS and Mac OS. All Material and Software (C) 2009-2012 Manraj Bains All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Kinema - The Movie Database

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Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:00 am (PST)



Kinema - The Movie Database - Published on 01/21/12

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Appsequence introduces Kinema 1.0, their exciting new movie entertainment app for iOS. Featuring an intuitive, streamlined interface, Kinema aims to list every detail about every movie ever made. Users can find out what movies are playing in theater and check out what other movies are coming up. They can search through their listings, read the synopsis and reviews and watch the trailer before deciding whether or not to go check out the film.

Tienen, Belgium - Appsequence has announced the release and immediate availability of Kinema 1.0, their exciting new movie entertainment app for iPhone and iPod touch. The app lets you find movie information with simplicity and elegance.

This app is extremely easy to use. Users can browse by "Box Office" , "In Theaters", "Opening Movies" ,"Upcoming" or search for a specific movie. They can scroll through the movies and once a movie is selected, they'll see the rating, length, fan rating, stills and a short synopsis. Tapping the play button will start playing the full trailer and if they want even more info on the film they can read a full synopsis, see the cast and director, and browse through reviews and ratings.

Kinema's has an intuitive, streamlined interface and aims to list every detail about every movie ever made, including who was in it, who made it, the plot, user ratings, trailers, photos, reviews, quotes, and much more.

Feature Highlights:
* Search for any movie ever made
* Browse for Box-Office and Upcoming movies
* Find out which movies are currently playing in theaters
* Find similar movies
* Check out ratings and read reviews from Rottentomatoes.com or from around the web
* Pull up actor biographies and see what other movies they have starred in
* Share articles, movies, and photos on Facebook
* Native Twitter share added for users on iOS 5
* Watch trailers of all listed movies
* iOS 5 enhanced

"Whether you want to find out what's currently playing and prefer to read some reviews before you go or just want to check out stills of that exciting new upcoming movie, there's really only one mobile application you need: Kinema" stated company Founder Mauritz Serra.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch
* iOS 4.0 or later
* 5.3 MB

Kinema 1.0 is only $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category. Review copies are available upon request.

Kinema 1.0: http://www.appsequence.com
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/kinema/id482543858
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Based in Tienen, Belgium, Appsequence is an iPhone and iPad development company with a passion for beautiful apps. Partnering with the best illustrators and designers around, they strive to craft wonderful, delightful applications. Copyright (C) 2012 Appsequence. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod, and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Sepia Apps Releases Location Manager: GeoShare 1.4.2 for iPhone and

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Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:00 am (PST)



Sepia Apps Releases Location Manager: GeoShare 1.4.2 for iPhone and iPad - Published on 01/22/12

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California based Sepia Apps today announces Location Manager: GeoShare 1.4.2 is now available as a Universal application for iOS devices. Essential for professionals who are always on the road, Location Manager: GeoShare allows you to search, save, share, and document any location in the world. Effortlessly organize any location by category instantly with a corresponding address, photo, and notes. Sharing and getting directions to these locations is easily done with one quick touch.

Los Angeles, California � Sepia Apps today is thrilled to announce that their latest application, Location Manager: GeoShare, is now available as a universal application for both the iPhone and iPad. Location Manager: GeoShare allows you to keep all your locations organized by allowing you to search, save, share, and document any location in the world.

GeoShare allows you to organize any location by category instantly with a corresponding address, photo, and notes. Sharing and getting directions to these locations is easily done with one quick touch. Sharing is available via email, text message, Facebook, and Twitter. This type of application is essential for professional who are always on the road. Traveling sales people and real estate agents will quickly see the benefit of seeing all of their business contacts on a map for quick reference.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* Universal Application
* 2.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Location Manager: GeoShare 1.4.2 is $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Navigation category. A free �lite� version of this app is also available for download with limited functionality. For more information, including a full feature list and screenshots visit Sepia Apps online.

Location Manager: GeoShare 1.4.2: http://itunes.apple.com/app/location-manager-geoshare/id465270978
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Sepia Apps, an independent iOS development company based out of Los Angeles, CA, and was formed in 2011 for the purpose of creating a wide variety of both useful and fun applications. Copyright (C) 2012 Sepia Apps. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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sepiaapps@gmail.com

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