The oposite here. Love Face ID and don't miss Touch ID the slightest. Glad I did not spend my money on an iPhone 6SSS.
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The oposite here. Love Face ID and don't miss Touch ID the slightest. Glad I did not spend my money on an iPhone 6SSS.
I know about photoshop but there are alternatives on the AppStore and really good too. As for the rest, can you please elaborate? I am just trying to understand.
The sound of what you tell yourself to soothe your buyer's remorse must be soothing, because ultimately you feel bad about paying ~1000 dollars for something functionally equivalent to a toy. It's fine to spend your money how you please, but don't try to pretend that a tablet is something it's not just because you bought into the Apple marketing. None of those apps you listed are remotely comparible to any desktop equivalent, because they have to work on a limited mobile operating system that is designed for use with fat fingers (compared to the precise and accurate pointer of a mouse) on lower powered devices that run on batteries. Not only are the creative apps sigificantly less in number, but they're also significantly inferior in functionality.
You can't even write an e-mail on a tablet without wanting to kill yourself, and if you have to carry around a keyboard you might as well carry around a laptop. It will weigh about the same, be much easier to use, and you can do real work on it.
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No iOS app store alternative is even in the same universe as as Photoshop (functionality, features, and performance-wise) unless your use case for Photoshop is equivalent to MSpaint (drawing smiley faces with a brush).
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Personally I don't like this kind of lightning. Its' a bit odd and i would not use it for any work! You look stunning of cause Im only talk lightningWhen it works (and I'd say it works as intended less than 50% of the times) Stage Lighting outputs some stunning, vibrant portraits.
Portrait lighting needs some serious improvement. Most of the times I can't get a decent picture because it cuts something out of my subject and you can really tell it even without zooming in too much. I find the original portrait effect to be more reliable and that's what I usually choose.
I own an 8+ but X has the only advantage of having OIS on the telephoto, it can take sharper pictures in low light but the weird effects are software related, so even X has the same problem.
I own an 8+ but X has the only advantage of having OIS on the telephoto, it can take sharper pictures in low light but the weird effects are software related, so even X has the same problem.
I believe the vast majority of the photos are consumed on the devices that shoot them, or similarly sized devices. In those displays, this kind of photo looks stunning, trust me as I see people literally speachless when I show them the pictures. They work well on an “emotional” level.
Of course the photo I posted here is huge, and it’s been through a filter so on a computer display the result is less convincing, but it’s not how the majority of people will see it.
Your original claim was this:
All the information provided was to show the tablet can be more than a "light media consumption" device for some.
And since you used the the generic term tablet does that also include Microsoft Surface?
Then when you didn't prove the above, you moved the goal post to this:
Find in the post you quoted where it states a tablet is comparable to a desktop.
All the information provided was to show the tablet can be more than a "light media consumption" device for some.
And since you used the the generic term tablet does that also include Microsoft Surface?
All irrealevant to orignal claim. Again a reminder, this is what you claimed:
This would be a hyperbole opinion based on your anecdotal experience.
This is what I ended up doing, I will probably get whatever the equivalent of the X is next year, I’m expecting the same sort of difference in speed and reliability as we saw between touchID 1 and 2.
ok, so I think it's about definition what a "stunning, vibrant portrait" isWhen it works (and I'd say it works as intended less than 50% of the times) Stage Lighting outputs some stunning, vibrant portraits.
You're right. If you see those pictures on a retina Macbook Pro you can immediately start to notice issues, but when you watch them on an iPhone they look stunning. Most of those pics will end up being posted on Instagram or Facebook, and the majority of people look at Instagram on a smartphone.
I have to say some pics look good on paper too, I sometime print pictures taken on my iPhone and they are ok, as long as I don't choose a big size. The blurred effect looks really great, you obviously can tell the pics wasn't made by a professional photographer, but they're better than the average pics taken on smartphones.
Fear not, I’m certain his beard is already back in full effect. Clearly, it’s his bread and butter.Nice to see Enok in such a prominent commercial.
It can figure me out with or without glasses or even sunglasses but I have the attention feature turned off so it doesn’t need to see my eyes.
Face ID was working well for me but has been a bit laggy the past couple of days. Coincidentally that’s also when my display has started turning more pink so maybe something is going on with my phone.
I love this argument, it's a computer. Different computers do different things and meet different needs.
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I have owned three iPads, the iPad Pro is amazing and by far my most useful iPad.
Affinity Photo
Pixelmator
Procreate
SketchBook/ SketchBook Pro
Sketches Pro
Concepts
Forge
Inspire Pro
ibis paint
Art Studio
Memopad
Graphic
Touch Draw
Over
Transfer
HD Photo Sort (an image/document folder based organisation app)
Photogene
Photo Toaster
TItleFX
Retype
Union
Filterstorm
Photomotion
That is great for you and sad for all those who do have issues..
Aside from that, as long as they have the notch covering the display and ruining my video experience, I won't purchase this thing. I bet the next gen will get rid of it...
Also, it is so ridiculous to open and use when you lie in bed and it is all dark.... before I'd just put my thumb on the home btn and be going.. With Face ID I'd feel like a moron let alone kick my girl out the bed if she sat there and stared funnily at here device while trying to unlock it...
Come to think of it, FaceID seems like Apple's all-year April's fool day... Folks look really funny in the metro trying to unlock that thing... Pay 1000+ USD to look weird in public. There truly are no boundaries to what people will go thru' to own the latest Apple Device
You've seen this first hand?That is great for you and sad for all those who do have issues..
Aside from that, as long as they have the notch covering the display and ruining my video experience, I won't purchase this thing. I bet the next gen will get rid of it...
Also, it is so ridiculous to open and use when you lie in bed and it is all dark.... before I'd just put my thumb on the home btn and be going.. With Face ID I'd feel like a moron let alone kick my girl out the bed if she sat there and stared funnily at here device while trying to unlock it...
Come to think of it, FaceID seems like Apple's all-year April's fool day... Folks look really funny in the metro trying to unlock that thing... Pay 1000+ USD to look weird in public. There truly are no boundaries to what people will go thru' to own the latest Apple Device
yes, quite a few got them here already. Which actually surprised me as I was in line since day one waiting for one but never got one.. Anyway, I am glad I had this experience which got me ordering the 8 Plus instead.
Just to clarify.. I have seen two on the Metro and my uncle in my house. The way he stared at the device while trying to unlock it made everyone in the room joke about it.. Its not like you have to look at it 'starringly' to unlock it. It just seems as the thing folks feel compelled to do. They freeze their face, lock their head in a certain position and sit there and wait. Then they swipe up. Quite funny, actually.
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It could be that people assume you need to place it right in front of your face. Which of course you dont.
Yes, one doesn't need to freeze or anything. It will unlock even if you don't stare right at it. And it is quite fast when it worked on my uncle's. Sometimes he would take it out and it was there immediately, other times he would look at it for seconds and still would not unlock...
Face ID rocks. Is it perfect? No, but eventually, like Touch ID, it'll be far more precise than it is. And we all know it'll become the defacto standard, Samsung with come out with a copy as usual soon.
At first I missed Touch ID like anything, but, you adapt. This is the next generation of phones now, so we need to get used to it.
As for FF-portrait mode - it's pretty bad. They have a lot of work to do with their software to produce better results.
At first I missed Touch ID like anything, but, you adapt. This is the next generation of phones now, so we need to get used to it.
As for FF-portrait mode - it's pretty bad. They have a lot of work to do with their software to produce better results.
I'm aware of my original claim; I never moved any goalposts. A tablet is not a computer (we're talking about PCs). It's a toy best suited for light media consumption. The fact that none of the mobile iOS apps on the app store are remotely comparible to any desktop equivalent is supporting evidence for this fact.
It's a universal fact that typing on a touch screen is a horrible experience compared to say, a full-sized mechanical keyboard. I type 100 WPM on a real keyboard. No one types 100 WPM on a touch screen. It feels like ****. You also have to hit a button to see the numbers and the symbols, and then hit another button to go back to the letters. Something as simple as writing an email on a tablet takes ages. A tablet is 30 years backwards in productivity for the tradeoff of being nice to use on the couch to watch videos on when you have nothing to do.
Is that an example of when it works? It's like you edited a photo on MS Paint to make X-Files fan art. Portrait Lighting has been so abysmal it made of my colleagues literally tear up.
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But why do you "NEED" to get used to it? Is Apple holding your dog hostage or something? If something works for you, fine. If it doesn't, also fine, and it doesn't hurt to call a spade a spade. Good design means adapting to the user and not the other way around.
Plus, for a €1400 phone, one would expect perfection, not a proto-FaceID blueprint. So no, let Apple adapt the quality of their offering first to the price tag they're demanding.
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That is great for you and sad for all those who do have issues..
Aside from that, as long as they have the notch covering the display and ruining my video experience, I won't purchase this thing. I bet the next gen will get rid of it...
Also, it is so ridiculous to open and use when you lie in bed and it is all dark.... before I'd just put my thumb on the home btn and be going.. With Face ID I'd feel like a moron let alone kick my girl out the bed if she sat there and stared funnily at here device while trying to unlock it...
Come to think of it, FaceID seems like Apple's all-year April's fool day... Folks look really funny in the metro trying to unlock that thing... Pay 1000+ USD to look weird in public. There truly are no boundaries to what people will go thru' to own the latest Apple Device
Again, I don't have any of these problems. You're not supposed to hold the phone weirdly or make strange faces at it. It works great in the dark. My X got stolen, and am using my old 6 again for a bit before replacing it — and Touch ID is infinitely more frustrating to me with wet fingers, etc. The X is by far the best iPhone I ever owned, which is why I intend to replace it immediately.