Argent

As a hobbyist photographer, by far one of my favorite apps for my phone is Vignette. I don't always have my DSLR kit with me and sometimes you come across shots that need to be taken...Vignette works both as a standalone camera app or as an tool to creatively edit existing photos.

There is a demo version - so give it a try, but I think it's well worth the price for the full version (UK£2.99/US$4.49 approx)

Vignette - Android app on AppBrain



The software works in both portrait and landscape mode now - but for the ease of screen caps with my setup all shots are in Portrait and on the Droid Incredible.

When you fire up the app you'll be given a typical camera-esque interface


Touch any of the options on screen to access their settings etc

Starting from the left - if you click on Normal you are presented with these options

Most are fairly self explanatory, blind mode turns off the display so you can't see what you're actually shooting at...

Clicking on the Composition Guide at the bottom will change what you see in the viewfinder (this is serious camera geek composition stuff here - I have rule of thirds turned on - those are the black grid lines in my first screen cap)


Click here for more information on the Rule Of Thirds and the Golden Ratio

Back to the main screen - and next up Flash settings


Next, ISO and White Balance settings...etc


Image quality settings (including Geo tagging photos)


and the far right and the most fun....effects and frames!


clicking the effects menu gets you to these options...
[img] http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/4949121274_9de9f2d089.jpg[/img]

clicking on the frames menu gets you these options...


You can also tweak your effects by clicking on Customise (I know spelled wrong)


Another great feature is the ability to import images you've got saved in the phone in to Vignette - clicking menu from the main screen gives you the following...


There are TONS of settings and features to play with, feel free to ask me any questions...

And now on to some examples

Here's the original shot from my Droid Incredible that I'll be using


Effect: Ilford
Frame: Fullscreen


Effect: Summer
Frame: 35mm


Effect: Toy Camera leaky
Frame: Instant Classic


Effect: New York
Frame: 3:2 Bordered


Effect: London
Frame: 3:2 Bordered


Effect: Paris
Frame: 3:2 Bordered


Feel free to post any questions you may have and I'll try and answer them as best as I can
More samples can be found in my Flickr Gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argent34/sets/72157623985437728/

EDIT: Fixed broken image links from photobucket

Last edited by Argent; September 1st, 2010 at 02:35 PM.

Crodley

Wow, nice in depth review, thanks so much!!!

cooksalot

That blows Photoshop away. I just downloaded the free trial. Just like you I got the Incredible because I just can't carry my DSLR with me all the time, and that's always when you seem to need it. Thanks for such a great review. Looks like it will be well worth the money for this app.

Argent

No problems - I love the app and the developers are good about updates

Also on my Incredible - the file sizes of images taken with Vignette (no effects or frames) is larger than the stock camera app (meaning less image compression used and thus it keeps more of the details) just an FYI

chtamina

what does "deblur" mean in sensitivity iso settings ?
(htc desire)

mhotovec

I like this better than Camera 360 - my now ex favorite camera app.
This is more intuitive to use, and I believe it takes better pictures.

Argent

Honestly I have no idea what that does - I've never tried using it. Give me some time to try playing with it to see if I can figure it out, or you could try emailing the Dev and asking them - I haven't had much success at contacting them but others have...

chtamina

devs say they don't know.

Argent

Hrm - hehe ok good cause I couldn't see any differences in my shots when I set it to that...

Vegas863

I recently came across this application, too. As a photo enthusiast I really like the customization this app offers! So far my favorite combination is using a Velvia (loved this film) Effect combined with a Instant transfer 1 frame.

w_bovine

Very nice! I really must start playing with Vignette more. It's just that I'm so dang lazy...

Argent

Cute puppy Vegas!

Here's a massive list of all the effects and frames available

Effects

• None: no effect.
• Normal: generic film effect.
• Vignette: focus attention at the centre of the frame.
• Portra: smooth skin tones for flattering portraits.
• Velvia: vivid colours for nature photography.
• Ilford: classic black and white.
• Toy camera>>
  • Toy Camera: lo-fi effect for candid shots.
  • Toy camera BW: black and white toy camera.
  • Leaky: toy camera with extra leakiness.
  • Cross-process: high contrast with distorted colours.
  • Random: random from ‘Toy camera’ effects.
• Vintage>>
  • Faded: old faded photo.
  • SX–70: old instant camera photo.
  • Summer: hazy warm greens and browns.
  • Colourised: flat pastel colours.
  • Oversaturated: bright washed-out reds and yellows.
  • Yearbook: faded black-and-white.
  • Sepia: subtle tint for an antique look.
  • Platinotype: bright smooth tones and deep shadows.
  • Retro Red: faded photo colour variation.
  • Retro Yellow: faded photo colour variation.
  • Retro Green: faded photo colour variation.
  • Retro Cyan: faded photo colour variation.
  • Retro Blue: faded photo colour variation.
  • Retro Magenta: faded photo colour variation.
  • Random: random from ‘Vintage’ effects.
• Colour highlight>>
  • London: contrasty black white and red.
  • Paris: contrasty balck white and blue-green.
  • New York: contrasty black white and yellow.
  • Highlight red: black white and red.
  • Highlight yellow: black white and yellow.
  • Highlight green: black white and green.
  • Highlight cyan: black white and cyan.
  • Highlight blue: black white and blue.
  • Highlight magenta: black white and magenta.
  • Random: random from ‘Colour highlight’ effects.
• Colour swap>>
  • Swap red/blue: swap red and blue without affecting green.
  • Swap red/green: swap red and green without affecting blue.
  • Swap blue/green: swap blue and green without affecting red.
  • Rotate hue CW: rotate hue 120 degrees clockwise.
  • Rotate hue CCW: rotate hue 120 degrees anticlockwise.
  • Random: random from ‘Colour swap’ effects.
• Tinted monochrome>>
  • Sepia: subtle tint for an antique look.
  • Platinotype: bright smooth tones and deep shadows.
  • Bleach bypass: extreme contrast with subtle colours.
  • Night vision: grainy and green.
  • Duotone red: red-tinted monochrome print.
  • Duotone yellow: yellow-tinted monochrome print.
  • Duotone green: green-tinted monochrome print.
  • Duotone cyan: cyan-tinted monochrome print.
  • Duotone blue: blue-tinted monochrome print.
  • Duotone magenta: magenta-tinted monochrome print.
  • Random: random from ‘Tinted monochrome’ effects.
• Lens effects>>
  • Dreamy: soft-focus effect.
  • Tilt-shift L: defocus top and bottom (landscape).
  • Tilt-shift P: defocus top and bottom (portrait).
  • Tobacco filter: deep orange tint for dramatic skies.
  • Grad Tobacco L: graduated tobacco filter (landscape).
  • Grad Tobacco P: graduated tobacco filter (portrait).
  • Grad ND L: graduated neutral density filter (landscape).
  • Grad ND P: graduated neutral density filter (portrait).
  • Red filter: simple colour filter.
  • Yellow filter: simple colour filter.
  • Green filter: simple colour filter.
  • Cyan filter: simple colour filter.
  • Blue filter: simple colour filter.
  • Magenta filter: simple colour filter.
  • Random: random from ‘Lens effects’ effects.
• Cinematic>>
  • Action movie: vivid agains a blue-green tint.
  • Technicolor: red and cyan 1930s movie look.
  • Scary movie: eerie tri-tone blue and magenta.
  • Random: random from ‘Cinematic’ effects.
• Miscellaneous>>
  • Bleach bypass: extreme contrast with subtle colours.
  • Night vision: grainy and green.
  • Posterise: solid primary colours.
  • Fake HDR: under development.
  • Blackboard: solid white on black.
  • Infrared: high contrast for surreal moody landscapes.
  • Rainbow: thermal-imaging-style false colour.
  • Negative: inverted brightness and colour.
  • Invert: inverted brightness only.
  • Random: random from ‘Miscellaneous’ effects.
• Random: random from all effects>>
• Customise>>
  • Extra vignette
  • Film grain
  • Soft-focus halo
  • Pastel colours
  • Monochrome
  • Red filter
  • Yellow filter
  • Green filter
  • Cyan filter
  • Blue filter
  • Magenta filter
  • Light leaks
  • Extra light leaks
  • Graduate colours (landscape)
  • Graduate colours (portrait)
  • Tilt-shift (landscape)
  • Tilt-shift (portrait)
  • Negative
  • Underexpose
  • Overexpose

Frames

• None: do not crop the photo.>>
• Fullscreen: crop the photo to the same aspect ratio as the screen.>>
• Panorama: extra-wide format.>>
• 3:2 Snapshot: for 4x6-inch (10x16cm) prints.>>
  • 3:2
  • 3:2 bordered
  • 3:2 rounded
  • 3:2 oval
  • 3:2 black
  • 3:2 black rounded
  • 3:2 black oval
  • Random: random from ‘3:2 Snapshot’
• 7:5 Print: for 5x7-inch (13x18cm) prints.>>
  • 7:5
  • 7:5 bordered
  • 7:5 rounded
  • 7:5 oval
  • 7:5 black
  • 7:5 black rounded
  • 7:5 black oval
  • Random: random from ‘7:5 Print’
• 5:4 Large format: for large-format prints.>>
  • 5:4
  • 5:4 bordered
  • 5:4 rounded
  • 5:4 oval
  • 5:4 black
  • 5:4 black rounded
  • 5:4 black oval
  • Random: random from ‘5:4 Large format’
• 4:3 Standard: for 4:3 displays.>>
  • 4:3
  • 4:3 bordered
  • 4:3 rounded
  • 4:3 oval
  • 4:3 black
  • 4:3 black rounded
  • 4:3 black oval
  • Random: random from ‘4:3 Standard’
• 16:9 Widescreen: for 16:9 displays.>>
  • 16:9
  • 16:9 bordered
  • 16:9 rounded
  • 16:9 oval
  • 16:9 black
  • 16:9 black rounded
  • 16:9 black oval
  • Random: random from ‘16:9 Widescreen’
• Square>>
  • Square
  • Square bordered
  • Square rounded
  • Circle
  • Square black
  • Square black rounded
  • Circle black
  • Random: random from ‘Square’.
• Instant>>
  • Instant classic
  • Instant wide
  • Instant mini
  • Instant square
  • Random: random from ‘Instant’
• Grungy>>
  • Instant transfer 1
  • Instant transfer 2
  • Instant trnasfer 3
  • Filed carrier: under development
  • Random: random from ‘Grungy’
• Film Effect>>
  • 35mm
  • 35mm full bleed
  • 6x6
  • 6x6 full bleed
  • Random: random from ‘Film effect’
• Random: random from all frames>>

Krabapell

Another fan of Vignette here

I prefer it over Camera360 and FXCamera because it has the smallest footprint but the most functions. It doesn't limit the size and resolution. Plus, you can assign it to the camera harware button.

My fave is the tilt-shift, allows me to take miniature-type shots.

zoidy84

i have this but in no way am a Camera buff, just want the best apps for my phone. Really need to get into it, have checked out your Flickr account and there are some incredible shots!

Argent

That's the beauty of this app - you don't have to be a camera buff! Some of my best shots come from Vignette being set to Random on effects and frame.

for example this shot of the water tower outside the Detroit Zoo



I see I've exceeded my photobucket bandwidth again - I'll work on rehosting the images on my Flickr page to stop that from happening...

Last edited by Argent; September 1st, 2010 at 06:10 AM.

MF DROID

i just got this, couldnt recommend it enough!

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Booya

I'm having a problem with Vignette (demo version). On my Droid X, When i take a outdoor picture using any of the effects, the processing time takes a long long long time. Indoor shots, I see the picture immediately. Am I doing something wrong?

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braj

My only problem with Vignette is it is slow on my Captivate, is it also slow on other cameras, ie. changing settings, saving pictures? I am using Camera 360 now but own Vignette and like to import photos after taking elsewhere. I wish there were a 'no camera' option, just use it as an editor, perhaps that would make it more speedy.

Argent

You can just import your camera shots in to Vignette and edit them that way

braj

Yeah, but I'm just wondering if a 'Vignette Editor' app sans camera would be any faster. Is this a quick app regarding the UI and capturing images on other phones? It is a dog on mine, but Camera 360 is super fast.

Actually it isn't that bad just as an editor, the UI is more responsive. I guess it doesn't really matter, nevermind.

Last edited by braj; September 7th, 2010 at 07:10 PM.

EasyEEE

Awesome shot. Any idea what effect it was?

Cadamus

It looks like the HDR effect is still in progress. Does it work at all yet?

Thanks!

SteveJones

just too slow on my droid.

maybe i am doing something wrong but i can't even share my photos for 2 minutes after taking them.

camera 360 seems much faster to me or maybe i'll just stick to post editing on my pc where i can apply effects in 8mp in a matter of seconds.

Argent

I believe that's the blackboard effect - that shot showed up with my stuff set in random

and it does take a few to process shots - especially if you're shooting at 8MP as the file sizes are much larger than the stock camera app (less image compression used)

Last edited by Argent; September 8th, 2010 at 10:40 AM.

K.P.

I love it, but after a few shots it crashes to a black screen on my HTC Desire. I can still see the onscreen controls, and I can open the camera as normal, and half the time it will still be crashed to a black screen when I reopen it.

frankbonatelli

I use it on my Desire rooted and custom foro rom. No issues with it at all. I bought this app in April for my x10 and loved it on that device as well. On the Desire I have noticed that if you let the screen go to sleep the screen will not lock. Its in the main app settings. Found a few photos of the inside of my pocket before I discovered that.
Best camera app out there and constantly on my updated list of appbrain.

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rumbataz

Just bought Vignette and like it a lot. I've set the resolution to 5MP (Superfine). I upload to Flickr after taking a shot but the copy of the picture uploaded is very poor in terms of quality and resolution.

Is there any way to get Vignette to upload higher quality versions of the picture? The file sizes on the SD card in Superfine mode are 5.2MB with a very high resolution but what ends up on Flickr is only 322x244 in resolution.

gabbott

I use a combo of vignette and picsay pro for my photos on my EVO. The ability to tap anywhere on the screen to take a shot is great.

rumbataz

To answer my own question from two posts ago... Vignette uploads only a small, low-res preview immediately after you take a picture if you select Share. To upload a better quality version you need to select Menu > Gallery. Then select a picture, select View Picture, press Menu and the select Share to upload to Flickr.

Argent

ah ok - glad you figured it out - I never upload anything directly out of Vignette, I've always gone in to my gallery app and shared from there which does upload the full sized images.

Another trick I figured out when using Vignette as your normal camera app when you don't always want to apply filters and frames is to go menu -> settings and put a check in Save originals

now when you take a picture just hit discard and you'll have that original shot saved in a new gallery called Camera (the downside is that it saves EVERY shot so you'll have to delete the ones you don't want out of the Gallery app itself)

or at least I've found that useful myself

Last edited by Argent; September 13th, 2010 at 10:48 AM.

w_bovine

Hey now...that's very useful information indeed. Thanks for that.

rumbataz

Does anyone know how to set an image filename prefix in Vignette? My photos have very strange filenames (full date/time as a number). I think there were a couple of options when I first set up Vignette but I can't find them now. I'd like to be able to simply specify a filename prefix (eg. IMAG) and for Vignette to append the photo number (eg. 0001), so I end up with a filename like IMAG0001.jpg.

Argent

no problem - I've also made a Favorite in Effects and Frames called None so I can just view the photo as I took it before deciding if I want to apply effects or frames - and I've also created a Favorite called Everything Random where I set the Effects to Random and Frames to Random - always fun to play with if you're not sure about what to do with a shot.

it looks like the option to change file naming has been taken out - I can't find it in the settings. Also as I recall you couldn't change it to what you wanted, just some variation of the date/time like it is now. You could try emailing the Dev's and ask for them to put that back or add the option of a custom file name prefix.

manderle

Tap the on screen icon that tells you the image resolution, e.g. superfine. The choice is at the bottom of the screen that comes up. Your choices are date-time or milliseconds.

rumbataz

^ Ah, okay that's where the two choices were.

It would be good to have a configurable filename for the images. The two current choices produce very odd-looking filenames. I'll try to email the developers to request this feature.

zhonglin_liu

You can use the Silent Spy Camera in android, no sound, no preview, no record file.

lloyd711

I have attempted to upload my photos taken with the Adroid Vignette app to Shutterfly to print, but I keep getting warnings that the resolution is not high enough to support printing... do I have a setting wrong or how do you actually get the pictures off your phone onto paper?

droidman40

Just got the bionic and bought the pro version.


Even though I have the shutter on silent, it still makes a sound.
Any way to take pictures w/out shutter sound??

Also, does it matter if I have effects on when I take the picture
or import them back later and add images? Is it the same?

thx

imaspartyfan

How do you assign it to the camera hardware button? does this mean when i click camera (regular camera built on phone) it will open vignette?!

UssjTrunks

It means that if you have a camera button on your actual phone (like you have a power button and volume buttons) pressing it will open Vignette. Not the camera app button within the phone.

Clevo89

I liked this app too but with some of the processing it was taking hours to complete....it was s shame as I really liked it.

I use a combo of:

Camer zoom FX
Fishbowl Gallery
BeFunky pro Editor

I love the Camera zoom FX burst mode....

chtamina

I've got some infos about this app that you may find useful

bodava

Is there a way to edit and add effects to pictures already taken and saved in your vignette gallery? If anyone could answer this it would be really helpful! Thanks

droidman40

Yes. Just hit the menu button and go to import. Import a picture from any gallery on your phone and edit.

330D

I just found this app a couple months ago. I was duly impressed with it's ability to turn a crappy evo shift camera into a nice point and shoot. I have since upgraded to a better phone and it continues to impress. It takes some great pics for sure...