We first had the idea of Monuments Mode about 4 years ago, in one of those “what if…” discussions where we explore crazy thoughts about potential new features for our app. We thought of a system to automatically shoot against static subjects, and automatically remove moving objects or people walking by and getting in the […]
REC’s First Year
As we explained last time, when the COVID crisis set off we took a couple of big decisions: hire Rachel, and work on a new video app we had always wanted to do. That app is REC, and this is the story of its first year. The best thing about starting a new app is […]
2020: A Year In Review for Camera+ 2
Yes, it has been a weird year, indeed. Fortunately, all of us have been mostly unaffected by the pandemic. Having team members in three different continents, spanning 17 time zones, we were already used to working remotely, so it was easy for us to make some adjustments: no weekly meetings at the office for the […]
Introducing REC 2.0
When we started to work on REC, we set out to create a full-featured video app useful to professionals and accessible to everyone. In our first release we concentrated on the basics —manual controls, intuitive design, judicious auto exposure system—, but of course we kept working on what the evolution should be. The new version […]
Introducing REC
We have great news today! We are thrilled to present you with REC, a video recording app that is a perfect match for Camera+ 2. Video recording is one of the features that comes up frequently in conversations with our customers. The first design decision we had to address was whether to add it as […]
Magic ML: The Making-Of
Every year new iPhones are released, and every year the new cameras in those iPhones are arguably their most important selling points. Advances in optics and sensors are obvious when you compare the latest models with those from just a few years back. But the new software that accompanies the new cameras is becoming increasingly […]