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Apple Shares New Ad Showcasing Portrait Lighting Mode on the iPhone 8 Plus
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Very bad ad in my opinion. I can't wait to try the tech on the X, but the ad didn't interest me at all.
When I watched it I thought it was pretty interesting how all these special effects work with a video. But after reading the posts I discover that the effects are not supported in video mode.
That's misleading.
Maybe it will when it's out of beta, probably with next years update/phones?
It’s almost certain that it could work on video at least in post on the X. Recording both the depth map and the video in sync and then enabling people to play with the settings to play the video anyway they want without touching the original
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Only if the final judgement occurs during the first 5 seconds and not at the end of the clip like it should.
not actually sure about it being in the valley..Many thanks
somewhere in L.A. though for sure.
How well does it work with people of color? IT does feel misleading with regards to video vs still. But still pretty cool technology all the way around.
Wow, the song in this ad is a cover of a rare tune written by Sir Ray Davies of The Kinks. About as surprising to hear this in an Apple ad as a song by The Monks in the stickers ad for iOS messages.
Completely agree with you. I have a baby too... and a great smart phone camera is indispensable to capturing all those moments with her. I wish I could upgrade to 8+. Thankfully the 6 I have clocks great fast pictures too. So does 6s and 7... I might upgrade to one of those this year
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I am not sure why you think it would be an issue. It will work even if you put thumb at the the focus point... though not as well as with a face.
[doublepost=1506840865][/doublepost]This is software driven right? Any chance this feature will be available on the other + models? If not thorough the stick camera app, through other apps?
This is ridiculous. If you have harsh sunlight on your face, your fake Portrait Lighting is going to be just as terrible. This is no substitute for a proper studio setup.
I really hope portrait lighting is as good as the ads show (and, yes, I know it doesn't work on video). I know it;s never gonna be as good as professional/DSLR equipment, yada, yada, but I can still produce some quite decent shots with portrait mode on my 7+. If the equivalent is true for portrait lighting (in real life, not in ads), this will indeed be a great feature.
What really blows my mind is that EVERYONE in such videos is an extra or actor, everyone went through makeup, and every car is driven by a contracted driver
I await the day they add portrait mode for video.
(And then a blocker to stop people filming in ACUAL portrait mode!)
(And then a blocker to stop people filming in ACUAL portrait mode!)
Would be nice if the bring this camera performance to the 8 or SE. Love these features but don't want the big screen.
[doublepost=1506855366][/doublepost]Portrait mode stopped working on my 8Plus after day one.
Apple has released a new ad showcasing the Portrait Lighting feature on the iPhone 8 Plus that lets users create dramatic studio lighting effects when shooting in Portrait mode.
Titled "Portraits of Her", the ad features Shannon Wise of music group The Shacks walking along a sidewalk and singing the band's 2016 single "This Strange Effect" as the camera transitions through the Portrait Lighting mode's range of effects, such as Natural Light, Studio Light, Contour Light, and Stage Light.
The short ad concludes with the iPhone 8 Plus operator showing Wise her portrait photo as he taps through the various effects in the Camera app interface before choosing a favorite.
The Portrait Lighting feature on the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X uses sophisticated algorithms to calculate how facial features interact with ambient light. While developing the new camera feature, Apple reportedly studied the work of professional portrait photographers as well as famous painters to see how lighting has been used in the visual arts throughout history.
Article Link: Apple Shares New Ad Showcasing Portrait Lighting Mode on the iPhone 8 Plus
Nothing I can do to get it back, although it does work on very rare occasions.
Waiting for tech support from Apple.
Just tried the stage light mono effect on some objects and they turned out quite good in my opinion. See sample below.
[doublepost=1506856852][/doublepost]Another one (had to reduce resolution because of the upload limit here). No weird contours, looks really fine.
[doublepost=1506856852][/doublepost]Another one (had to reduce resolution because of the upload limit here). No weird contours, looks really fine.
