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http://blog.midnox.com/post/3819899770/introducing-steadycam

by alexkcd • 15 years ago

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allwein• 15 years ago

I would expect a trademark complaint from Tiffen the second this gets published in the app store.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steadicam

Other than that, great work!

Geee• 15 years ago

Really cool. I guess it works by using the motion sensors?

alexkcd3• 15 years ago

Yup :)

thecoffman2• 15 years ago

Why does it need location permission to display the camera roll? I don't want to give it location permission...

alexkcd3• 15 years ago

That's how Apple's SDK works. Existing photos in the camera roll might be annotated with location information. So for security reasons 3rd party apps need location permission to access the camera roll.

SteadyCam does not collect any location information. We respect your privacy, the HAL 9000 icon notwithstanding ;)

thecoffman2• 15 years ago

Thanks for the clarification!

alexkcd3• 15 years ago

Oh man, I had this "brilliant" idea to make SteadyCam free to try, by inserting a watermark in the demo mode and limiting recording time to 15 seconds. The full version can be unlocked via in-app purchase.

That was the theory, anyway. In practice this has created a lot of confusion as to whether the app is free or not (spoiler: it's not). I'm trying to fix that by making it more clear on startup that you're in demo mode.

If you guys have better suggestions, I'd love to hear them :)

relix• 15 years ago

That's really impressive! The video is a great demonstration and a real eye-opener.

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