Category Archives: Apple

A quick stop for a coffee and time lapse

As the sun was shining and I was in need of a coffee so I dropped into Monmouth Coffee at Borough Market. With coffee in hand, I sat down and set up my Canon EOS 7D on the trusty GorillaPod

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Comparing iPhone 4 panoramic applictions – HTML5, Flash or Silverlight?

HTML5, Flash or Silverlight?

So, you’ve seen panoramas rendered with the usual flash (not on this page), sliverlight (photosynth) and html5 solutions.  The problem most solution providers have is compatibility – looking at the market it’s pretty much flash/silverlight across …

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Un-warping 360° panoramas from the Occipital 360 iPhone app with Photoshop

The Occipital 360 app is an excellent and quick way to grab a panorama – especially a 360° one.  However, depending on the lighting conditions, moving objects etc., it can be hard to capture the overlapping layers (either up and …

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360° images captured with the Occipital 360 iPhone 4 app

Here’s a collection of my 360 images captured with the Occipital 360 iPhone 4 app Continue reading

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3 ways to stabilise the iPhone

The iPhone 4 is a great all rounder for taking pictures and HD 720p movies – as long as the camera isn’t shaking! The iPhones sensor suffers from the usual CMOS drawbacks which can exhibit skew, wobble, and partial exposure. …

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Finally, shoot a 360° video on the iPhone using the GoPano Micro lens

The GoPano micro is a lens for the iPhone4 to make 360 panoramic videos! Just snap the lens to your iPhone 4 and press record to make cool interactive 360 videos. At the moment it’s just a kickstarter project but …

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How to charge your gadgets when in the field – iPhones, iPads, Canons and others!

When heading out into the field I always try to make sure that my gadgets are fully charged and if possible, I have spare batteries.  For the cameras I use, e.g. the Canon 7D, it’s pretty easy as I have …

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Am I going to buy the new iPad 2 and more to the point, should you?

There’s been the usual amount of hype surrounding the launch of the new iPad 2, jostled in-between the slow release of the competing tablets – namely the android and windows 7 models.

I’m a great fan of the iPad as …

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Transferring movies from iPhone to iPad for use within iMovie the hard way!

Update

Check out my post on how to use the iPhones USB cable and Camera Connection Kit!

Here’s a demo video showing how easy it it to transfer files from an iPhone to the first generation iPad using PhotoSync

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Can you use Canon 7D files within iMovie for the iPad?

Update!

Read my post regarding the forthcoming iOS 5 as it appears that Apple have introduced support to playback the Canon MOV files.

I’ve been playing with various file formats to see what works on the iPad for (1) playback …

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Time lapse footage of the London Eye, Big Ben and Nelson’s column

Just another short time lapse shot with the Canon 7D, trusty Joby Gorillapodintervalometer and mixed weather!  As per my other post on creating time lapses, I used quicktime 7 with final cut to add in some motion and transitions. …

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iPad with iOS 4.3 tested with iMovie

It’s still a couple of weeks before the iPad generation 2 is released in the UK so I thought I’d see what you can do with iMovie on the first generation of iPads.

Well, from the looks of it, not …

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