Make objects float like magic with Levitagram for Windows Phone (Hidden Gems)

Want to pick up a cool photography app for your Windows Phone? Check out Levitagram, which arrived a few days ago for Windows Phone 8 devices. Levitagram (www.levitagram.com) is made by PixoMobile, based out of Redmond, Washington, and it's on iOS and Windows Phone at the moment (sorry, Android!). Not only that, it's free for a limited time.

Because of all of that, Levitagram is today's Hidden Gem. Remember, by leaving a comment, you're entered into our contest to win a new phone or tablet!

What is Levitagram? It lets you remove objects from photos to make them look like they're floating. Sure, you can do such trickery in Photoshop, but that presumes that you own that app and that you know how to use it. Levitagram lets you create those illusions with nothing more than your phone and finger.

Levitagram works by taking two photos, the first with the object and the second with the object removed. It then combines them into layers, and with your finger you can either erase or re-create the layer. As a result, you can erase objects – any object – by just swiping your finger like a paint brush over it. If you make a mistake, just chose the other brush and bring it back. The final result lets you create a photo where objects look like they're floating, falling or people are hovering.

When editing in Levitagram, you control brush size and its coarseness. You can also manipulate the brightness, contrast and coloring of the area where the object was removed, letting things blend in and hiding lighting changes.

Like HDR, I can't imagine using Levitagram all the time, but every once in a while you can create a startling and hilarious image.

This isn't a party trick

I should point out that there are a few guidelines in order to create a convincing Levitagram, some of which take the spontaneity out of the app:

Tripod + smartphone mount will help greatly
Have good lighting but watch out for shadows
Use the 15-second timer
Patience
Practice

A tripod helps because you need to take two photos with removal of only the intended objects. The steadier the two photos, the better they will overlay, much like how true HDR works in photography. Shadows can be tricky, as you can see in my photo below: to the right you can see the shadow of the ladder. In hindsight, I could have edited that using the app, but I missed it. The timer is on a 15 second countdown and lets you snap a photo, run in, remove the object and it'll snap the second photo automatically in 15 more seconds. Makes everything a lot easier and you don't have to touch the camera, possibly causing a misalignment.

That's where practice and patience comes in. You'll want to zoom in to the max when working around edges and go almost pixel by pixel. The cleaner and straighter the removal, the more convincing the image. Practice is important too. The images you see here, while not bad, are my very first attempts. They improved as I went along, but I know I can do even better the next time. Watch the video below to get an idea of how it works.

Isn't that tedious?

Not at all! Besides the setting up part, which is easier if you have a second hand, the actual process of creating the Levitagram was fun, cathartic and a little bit like magic. It's probably the most fun you can have editing a photo on your phone.

Where it can be better

There are a few areas though were Levitagram can improve, and one of them is huge. The app right now needs the physical camera button to snap a photo. Levitagram can tap-to-focus, but it can't take a photo without the physical shutter key to get the process started. That's super lame for ATIV SE owners on Verizon or Lumia 630 owners as well. The good news is that's simple for the Levitagram developers to fix, and if enough of you leave a polite review requesting it, I'm sure they'll oblige.

Another feature I'd like to see would be to re-edit previous creations. The app can optionally save both images separately, in addition to the third creation, but it can't go back. This inability to go back means you get once chance. It's not a deal breaker by any means, but it'd be nice if that could be achieved.

Wrapping it up

Levitagram is a fun app, and I enjoyed playing with it. Creating those images is something of an art, and I really like the creative possibilities and chances for improving my skills in it, like a game. Sure, it's a tad gimmicky, especially if you post 20 photos all doing the same thing to Instagram, but on occasion, you'll create a photo that will confuse and bewilder.

Levitagram is free for a limited time, so snatch it up now. Let me know what you think of it in comments, where it could be better and maybe share your own Levitagrams!

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Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central, head reviewer, podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007 when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and for some reason, watches. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.

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Cool idea, I think ill make some cool stuff with it ;)
Well the idea of the app is pretty clear, clean and neat!
Maybe more features ?like adding shadows Otherwise 10/10
Yeah I like your 'shadow' idea dude.
Very clever, would recommend watching the in app video first showing how to use it, will save time.
Used it several times. No complaints. Tried to impress my GF with a few edited photos, but she just beh'ed (doesn't understand the awesomeness of this app)... What I would ask the developer for is to polish the process of deleting unnecessary objects. One thing that could be of a great help is a half-transparent initial photo on top of the viewfinder when you make a second shot, just to make sure two pictures match perfectly.
Tried it a few times but only once it was able to match the two images. But maybe a real tripod does a better job than my collection of books. Cool app though, but better image alignment (from my few experiments I learned that it works better when the object is smaller and fails completely when using glass objects) and an auto-brightness/contrast mapping would be cool.
Levitagram lets you create those illusions with nothing more than your phone and finger . if it capture the motion of image : for few seconds from starting to end or something similar would be great + few fantastic filters and integration to other social apps
This sort of app can look frivolous at first but with some imagination you can spice up a blog or your social media accounts. It's fun, slick & very easy to use. Give it a go!!
I wish there were a way to select/detect objects without manually brushing it out with your finger on the screen. I've always been terrible at that, like with selected blur in Nokia Creative Suite.
This. My finger is so huge
Maybe add better support for 512Mb phones? Keeps crashing on my W1 :/
Introduction please!
Ladies and gentlemen, one and only! Meeee!
Alright, lets go..
Woke up this morning, live tiles poking, something new showing, hidden gems growing, chance to win I'm noting, but I'm just beats throwing, new app coming, levitating storing, what my phone won't opening, my mind blowing, it's getting boring, like the app is bugging, I'm not able to stop it, it just keeps quitting, so my review is missing!
Shadows that's a great idea
Its a Definite try! Reminds me of the old Face Swap from MS. It needs some tweaking in case of shadows part. it appears odd when there are no shadows on a heavy one sided lighted images.
Guess its time to say goodbye Photoshop express... Hello to Levitagram...
I really wanted to write a full review but couldn't get the app to work for me ;_; P.S:-My photography skills are really poor so that's probably the main reason
when are the results coming out??
It looks pretty interesting, but a like the article said unless you have a tripod you're going to have some trouble. It would also look nicer if they had the ability to add a shadow under the object
Great Idea. Add more features.. And it is recommended for Hidden Gems. ;)
It's usful app. and has high quality output. But UI is boring and tile should be a little flat
I guess it has probabl y been already said , but well I'm saying it anyway : it would be great if this was a universal app ; also the capability to edit the photos once they've been saved would be great too.
This app is a very clever/smart "Hidden Gem"! It is very well thought and in my books, the ultimate pranking app 3:)
Tried this app yesterday. If you don't have a tripod of any sort, you should have another person make the adjustments to the photo subject while you stay as still as possible. Also, be aware of the different sizes of ' brushes' when you edit the final product.
The next step maybe is to explore same magic in video making, that would make this more fun. Or create videos using multiple levitagrams.
Using a second person is actually what even I thought of. Its not always that one carries a tripod, however another person is almost always there. :)
This app is amazing, downloaded it day before yesterday. Love the layout, and it is very simple to use.
I've always wanted to make Dan into a magician but didn't have PhotoShop. Lol.
I can now make it appear as though alcohol is floating in front of me. I'm watching the NHL draft right now and will need plenty when the Hawks make some stupid trade (was that helpful enough? I like free stuff)
Seem much leviosar...
It's LevioSA. Not LevioSAR! ;P
Ok Hermione... :D
There's no wand waving here, its the Force.
Very kewl concept! Love ❤ that we got it before Android!
Haha, it is a bit interesting to see it on WP and iOS first before Android. Glad to see you guys at least got it. Looks interesting, now I just need it to come to Android, since it doesn't look like this app is available in the Surface store. Posted via Surface
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Yes, yes, I will be making very many things float with this app!! I can't wait❕
It's quite a good app however its hard to keep the camera still without a stand or something. However it does try to aline the photos. So it does create quite a good floating effect.
Its really nice. Does the magic as described.
I want the bloody SP3 not the app! lol
Pay up
Nice app but you have to be very patient though
This is a perfect app to prank your friends :)
Wow, it is really cool!, so see ya. I gotta levitate for a while :D
I like this app. Funky idea, and I use it more than I thought I would! 5 stars!
Now I must buy that tripod I've had my eyes on...
You could always just use a couple books to keep I upright lol
Watching the NHL Draft myself and I would want to levitate Claude Lemieux's son to the Devils, I don't think the Hawks will make a stupid deal have faith I sure do
I'd say that's my Surface Pro 3 levitating in that pic except that I chose the black keyboard. Downloading this app now. Thanks WPC.
I have this app and I am already thinking about how I can make the best UFO hoax picture ever!
Isn't the idea of an app to make things vanish?
I like the simplicity of using the app... Though cannot be as accurate as Photoshop but still a much better app for beginners... I am thinking to make a Mountain Diving scene with this...
I feel like it isn't very convincing without some simple shadows, otherwise it just looks like the objects were enlarged.
Exactly!
I like how it has detailed instructions on how to operate the app. I was first worried about the outcome, but I was impressed, the trick works well.
Sweet. Downloaded and testing now. For another hidden gem Please check out Tonality : http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=7ac59477-9b21-41a7-9433-9f9f602e8f77
Great app and a Great hidden gem. Every cam app needs this function but this app did it first.
Looks like a cool app, going to download it now
App is great, the on screen instructions make it easy to know how to perfect a photo with the levitation illusion. As someone else said, good for pranks!
Huh, doesn't it appear the subject might just be sitting on the ground, just a different size at times? Then again, as is the plight of 2D.
This is actually the first Hidden Gems that's caught my eye due to how much creativity the average Joe can do. Nice find, I'll gladly give this photo editing app a go. :D
Levitation not included
I like this man, for remembering that awesome ad.
I guess I'll buy a tripod.
Been looking for an app that does it, mainly to remove people from pictures lol.
I'll have to test it out in the wild soon & see how it goes ... The Hold Steady part gonna be tricky ... Especially without a tripod lol.
A few notes,
- It Does not scale properly on my HTC 8X.
- I'd love to have an option to import preexisting photos & make things "Float"
- A Double-Wide & a Live tile would really cool.
- The picture resolution is kinda odd ... Never seen it before, according to my phone its 1365x1024. Anyway, it's a great app with a lot of potential . Thanks guys, I love the Hidden Gem series!
Did you know that you can remove people from pictures since years ago, when Nokia Smart Cam was announced? You can try it! ;) This kind of trick can't be made with old pictures just because you don't have 2 versions of this same pic; the trick stands on overlaying 2 pictures and pulling out the objects that weren't on the other one. Unless you luckily took these 2 pictures randomly on another moment of your life, which I think is almost impossible to happen. I found this a must have photo editor, like Nokia Smart Cam. They do one simple, but neat and useful trick! Not a magic, but it looks like magic for the ones that don't know that much about software possibilities.
The Nokia app is ... Well, exclusive to Nokia devices ;)
I do take multiple pictures of the same shot :P
Nice app.....looks like I can make a few friend think I am doing some sort of magic......5/5 for this app
I use this app almost daily.
Downloading. This looks like a promising app.
Yes I read the article... But by reflex I kept touching the screen for the image to be captured. It focuses and I got irritated. And then I used the camera button and it worked.
Love this app. Now I need to find my tripod and phone attachment. My wife misplaced them. :(
Now you can always make your wife vanish lol
Nice!!! I will have lots of fun with this!
I really like this app! Seems like an easier version of how to do this in Photoshop! :D
Maybe time to say Goodbye Photoshop and Hello Levitagram... App is a brilliantly built with all those simplicity...
Absolutely! :D
Im already toying with the idea of levitating my car, my house....my office building?
Another good idea that I don't get how to use :-(
What!! this app is awesome! Tripping my friends out
The app should be smarter and require less manual work by the user, the results don't look very reslistic. I achieved better results by simply throwing my object into the air and taking a photo of her during flight.
im going to have a ghost of a time with this app
With a little work, getting the shots right, you can do nice images! Nice App Edit: Acctualy, if there was a transparent overlay of the first shot when taking the second, to get a perfect alignment, would be alot easier.
Beautiful idea mate..+525..
This
Perfect use for my camera grip and tripod. Too bad I can't make my cats stay still!
Tranquilizers mate!!!
Cool, don't need to do this in Ps anymore.
i had to levitate myself to get the second shot!!! but i did it!!
I used to spent a lot of time doing this in my laptop with photoshop. Now I can do it from my phone. What an awesome idea..
Sounds like a good app to make ghost photos...
Will give it a try.
Really nice app. Tried it and it's awesome for the intended functionality. Gonna keep using it to make some pranks.
After fiddling about with it for a bit, its ok, but without the addition of shadows it just looks like you've pasted an object onto a canvas. It's missing depth of field. Good to mess about with though, and really good that you can do it all on your phone. Cheers
Huh. The variety of camera apps on Windows Phone 8 never fails to impress me. I'll certainly be fiddling with this on my 1020.
It Works well with the camera grip and the 1020. Using the camera grip itself as tripod is good but using a tripod plus camera grip is deluxe ;) If you have ever used Photoshop masks you will not have much problems using this app.
A fun, quirky photo app! Does one thing, but does it well. Tap to capture photo is really pretty much a must have - hope it comes soon.
Downloading right now...... I will leave my review as a reply to this comment
Alright, I had fun using this app for a long time doing magic tricks and illusuions. Its a very nice idea but has a mix of nokia smartcam’s too. The best part I loved to hear is that this app is not available in Android. You know,Usually apps are first released on Android and IOS but here its for Windows and IOS. That mean Windows Phone is climbing the hill more fastly and can beat Android. That’s good to hear since I am a hard core fan of Windows Phone, especially Nokia Lumia devices. Now , coming back to the app “Levitagram”. Llevitagram is the first of its kind on windows phone which give you developers a high hand on big success. But if you guys wanna make it to the top rank, you seriosly got to do a lot of work on the app. I will suggest some improvements needed in the following Article …………...FIRST IMPRESSION………...
The app was built quite simply. If you guys wanna make it more attractive, you need to add more option and designs. The guide was usefull for becoming friendly with the app. But there are many cons on it as well which I will suggest later on “IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED” sectoion
…………..USER INTERFERENCE………….
The app was very easy to use.But the way it looks is not attractive. You sure got some interesting pictures onn Guide page. But it dosnt felt satisfing. It was really not a good idea to add physical camera button to take the photo. Using this app require much accuracy to hold the camera steady. With that problem in one hand , having the physical camera button for taking shot makes it much more difficult.Over all there are only few features in the app and I liked them all. But there are points where you need to improve the app , which arwe listed below …………IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED…………
1, In addition with physical camera shot add touch screen shot also. It help to take better photos.
2, Make the “Guide” page more intersting with giving subtitles, like IMAGES for showing images and subtitle VIDEO for showing video.
3, In the photo guide, at first I didn’t even noticed the discriptions given at the bottom. It’s very less in size as compared to the picture. So you guys need to work on that
4, The “info” page shouldn’t be put like this. Its very annoying to see a page like this with no design and all. I suggest you to put the each options (Feedbacks, Share, Like on Facebook) on the option buttion on the bottom where it is more suitable just like in other major apps like”PICSART” posted sometimes ago by WPCentral.
5, I also suggest you to remove the “Guide” page and make it as a subtitile to the “Main Menu”.Currently you don’t have a main menu at all.If you had a main menu then you could also add the lauch “camera” tile to it istead on the option at bottom .
6, I would also like to be able to adjust the timer for taking automatic photo. Currenty its permenantly set on 15 second for each shot. Its quite annoying to hold the camera that long.
7, I also found that no matter how hard I try to take the two photos in a same way, the message shows that “ it couldn’t align with the other photo since it couldn’t find any sharp points” . why does it always says like that? I think you guys also need to work on that too.
8, I also found a problem with the app. After using the app for a long time, say like 30 min. the app freezed and wont do anything, I had to holld back button and close it .
9, The splash screen wont even stay for 1 sec . it happens so fast and open the “Guide” page.
10, Give it more colour , colour gives life to the app. Currntly it looks like dead. :-D
…………….CONCLUSION……………
The idea of the app is very good but you need to do a lot of improvements to make it good. If you work on all my suggestions, then its gonna be one of the best photo apps ever on windows . I hope you devlopers read my comment. Its only for you and for no one else.Thank You.
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I love this app because it has that different factor. Not to mention the fact that it makes every picture unique. Yet, there's always a room for improvement in the UI.
I'll give it a try
This is seriously an AWESOME app. I can see myself using it a lot. There are just a couple of suggestions I would like to make: - In the guide, it would be helpful to have an indication as to which gesture we must use to go to the next page. This because we need to swipe from right to left, but being Windows Phone also constructed vertically (the start screen, for example, scrolls vertically) an indication would help make things more clear for people new to the OS. - The use of the physical camera button to take the photos is ok, but when it comes to an app that requires the phone to move as little as possible, it's not the best choice. Adding a touch screen camera button would vastly improve the experience and lead to better results. - In the edit room, I would put the zoom feature always available through the pinch gesture. It's a bit cumbersome to have to keep changing settings when we're selecting what's to be erased. Apart from that, awesome app and I'll keep using it some more.
Already sold on the idea after just one attempt. I was able to do it without a tripod or any help but both would be better. I had to use the camera button to take the picture as tapping the screen wasn't doing anything. I had to use the camera button a couple of times too before the picture would take. Love the app though.
Great to see an app coming to WP before Android
Seems like fun
This app was amazing. I could make different stuff levitate. It was great for pranks, then one day I showed it to an evangelical christian and he smashed my phone for being the devil. :c
Real cool app, love it
Cool concept, just needs a way to edit in some shadows maybe so it gives it more "realism". Fun regardless...
Do the ativ and 630 not have physical buttons? I love getting apps first!
All ATIV Windows Phone models have a hardware camera key, except for the Samsung ATIV SE...
Fun concept! App crashes on me quite often. However the algorithm that lines up the pics works well. Improve stability and its a winner.
Pretty awesome
Downloaded the app yesterday, looking forward to making some unique and creative pics. Great review.
very cool concept but tripod looks like a requirement for the final effect to be convincing, making it kind of cumbersome for spontaneous shots on random notice
This seems to be a cool idea. Especially for vacation photos.
So awesome. .i love the idea of the app. .more power
The app is fun but the app logo i.e. the live tile really needs a makeover... A more metro style logo could do wonders!
Cool beans
It sounds like the developers could make good use of the Lumia Imaging SDK image alignment feature. That helps to fix minute movements without a tripod. Tripod is always best though! Being able to re-edit would be great, and lack of hardware button is easy to accommodate.
My mind is blown from all the possibilities!
Never knew this one existed. Can think of a ton of cool stuff to do with this one
I freaked my grandma out with this app. She's religious so she started saying my cousin must worship the devil because he was floating. :) hahahahahaha @_@
I like it, I convinced my friends I'd learned to use PhotoShop hehe.
Using this app for week, so far it's great for ILLUSIONS....!
But a word of caution ⚠, STEADY HAND NEEDED!
It's a very good app to for creating special effect. The app is nicely built. So far no annoying bug or crashes on my Lumia 920. I prefer to have a more colorful and flat design for the app UI. And thanks for the developer bring the app to Windows Phone before Android.
Levitation is also possible without any image manipulation trickery with a short exposure time, high iso and big aperture so that no motion blur appears.
This has some potential. But I think the developers a little ways to go before it is ready for prime time.
I downloaded this earlier today and have been having fun with it... The only catch is you will have to make a photo of sth on a bed or stool and then wipe that part away... Playing with the brightness helps you to fade out the marks left behind after erasing the other item! It takes some work, but if your patient enough you can have some genuine fun :D
It does take come practice and a little planning. But you can end up with some really nice photos. I like odd photos for my work computer (for the screen saver). Makes people ask questions. A dog floating above the back yard deck!! Very nice!!
Yessss, at last we've outrun an app with android :)
Nice idea, but when I start editing my photos it always crushes and when you're selecting the photos in the gallery the sorting is not starting with the recent photos you've taken. I hope they'll fix it soon I'm using Huawei Ascend W1 (8.1).
Super cool. Gonna give this a shot and see how it easy it is to use. You can get real creative with this
"Jack, I'm flying"
I love when they create apps that uses the power of a camera to shortcut long works on Photoshop. It makes a lot of things easier, specially for people who dont know how to Photoshop, or just don't have the time.
Need some practice though.
The best part of this app is....your Android friends can't have it yet he he he *evil grin*
Finally..... An app that does the same as layer mask in photoshop.... Awesome app.... Would love to see more filters....
What a cool idea. Thanks for this hidden gem!
Owner of an Ativ SE here. That's really sad that it requires a physical button. I really hope they patch in an option for myself and others. For now I'll download it while it's free and hope. Q_Q
Cool App, having guide is definitely useful, wish they could allow us to take multiple attempts for the background image
Really cool app, the levitated objects really look realistic and kinda scary lol. Can't wait to try it out.
Its not a bad app. I mean it's a toy app something to have fun with. In that it Succeeded. Though this app isn't for me as I tend to be more original with my photos. The layout is good I didn't find it Intrusive at all.
Gives a whole new meaning to planking.
"Look ma, no hands!!" Lol!..Will surely try this out once i get my phone ;)
Looks neat. I'll try it if it's that simple.
Very cool!
Hi everyone! As you can set the brush for better object removal, the timer has enough time to remove object in any distance, can remove as much object as possible from the second shot for better productivity (ex. birds, insects or any other moving object from the first shot), use it easy and the guide to the point, This app is wonderful for instant levitating photography. http://file1.hpage.com/012181/75/bilder/levitagram_edit_20140628_050545.jpg This is not filled Cartridge This is a space pen in cartridge shell
This is actually kinda funny and neat to use.
The idea is great, the use of it a bit difficult. Can't get exact the same shot with and without the "floating" object. To hard to hold still the phone and push the camera button (for quite a long time) to take two exact the same pictures. A need of somekind of tripod would be usefull. Automatic alignment didn't work for me. No sharp corners it saids... Gonna try it tomorow in bright sunlight, hopefully with more succes.
Glad it's on WP, but it is a little tedious to use. If it can be simplified a bit I would probably play worth it more.
It's like magic
The ideia of the app is cool, but I don't think will have many adopters. Maybe instagram's addicted will have more use. Would be nice to add a video option, to make a video of something floating, like you're sitting on your couch and just using the "force" you can bring the remote to you!!
I've been looking for an app like this! Works very well indeed.
I really like the large number and variety of photo (and video) recording/editing apps on Windows Phone, it really speaks to Lumia's focus on imaging. I'd like to see Microsoft make a marketing push in that regard.
Sounds like a very fun app and I'm sure people will come up with some crazy photos from it. Let's see what all you creative ones out there can come up with. Posted via the WPC App for Android!
I like the effort developers are putting into these apps and the creativity, but I think I'll probably pass on this one lol.
Download today, looks kool but haven't had a chance to use it. It might make for some kool Christmas Card Photos
I knew it. Magic.
I can make things float like a bird! ...now if I could make them sting like a bee...
Yo dawg, I took a picture of your Gram levitatin' with Levitagram.
It is a fun app but it can be so tedious, automate some things could help that, like a button for automatic contrast or brightness, that would make this app a lot easier to use.
Also in lumia 520 is a little bit difficult select the image, in comparison with 925, I guess is just the screen response.
In conclusion, is a fun "one-time" app, but I would use it a lot more if only it had social media features for discovering levitation photos from all the world (inside the app, not in pinterest or tumblr).
Really a fun app But I would like to have the zoom in our zoom out feature available everytime I use two fingers... It bothers to tap zoom icon everytime I need to zoom in or out of image... Rest all good...
Cool
Good, fun app
This app is amazing! Love the simplicity and smoothness of it. Don't like the fact that you can't add shadows for the levitated object, the UI could also use an upgrade. Other than that, the app is great and unique and it makes it even better that it's not on Android second :)
Looks really neat, but a nice improvement might be if you had the ability to take the first shot then see a ghost image of it to perfectly align your second shot onto it. Maybe include a grid to assist with alignment. This would eliminate the need for a tripod, a steady hand or an assistant to remove an object. Still a great start to a cool idea.
Sometimes it can look fake and so you need to make sure that it is set right. Posted via Windows Phone Central App
Cool but im going to delete my Microsoft account and create new one cause i cant change my country/region in my developer account. All my free apps will disappear.
Awesome app.. Very thoughtful..
Very cool app with cool idea.. Very fun to share pictures with friends..
I love how apps like this get my creativity going. It's been cool to make a can float above my dining room table, but now I'm on to more complicated setups. Hopefully, I'll have something cool before the weekend is over.
This App is good just add shadows of objects and stuff and add few filters like Blur and motion so it will look even more Amazing all together this app is great to make our friends fool :P but it some improvements as I mentioned above. I'll give It 9/10 right now after those Addition 10/10
Before this I have to use Photoshop for levitation pics but now its came to my phone
I'm loving it
Didn't get a chance to use this for levitating objects but it creates a cool effect for showing the insides of a container.
I took a picture of a jar from the top. Then removed the lid and just erased a small circle to show contents. It made for a really neat effect.
I'll give this a try!
I was hoping I could actually make things hover, but a be photo app is also acceptable. I may have to think of something to try it on.
Hmm kinda cool! :D
Something new......excited:P
Downloding now.
Simple but amazing app. I wish they had a "ghost" background when taking the second pic though.
It looks like a nice app, but to get a good picture is going to depend entirely on how much effort you put into making it look good!
I think this is a cool concept, hopefully it works well.
A good utilization of Nokia imaging SDK... Keep it up developer
What a nice tricky app.. Perfect to show to my friends..
Perfect. We were doing skewed perspective shots yesterday and wanted to put in a few other special effects to sell the illusion of skewed gravity, like some floating objects. This app helped. :)
Very well thought of! I can fool many people with this app! Muwahahah. Love it.
That's so wonderful.
Choose the background wisely, and your pictures can look really real. Shaded background is much nicer than bright background. :D
What a brilliant idea for an app! Amazing work by the dev.. The app itself is really awesome.. Plus its free! (Only for a while though) All in all, an excellent effort by the dev.. Very different kinda app! :D
Ok
So cool how many different photo editing apps there are now!
Next Nokia Camera App should have this feature... A really well crafted idea for an app...
Thank you for highlighting this app in the hidden gems. I've seen friends use this app with apple devices for some pretty cool photos. While I'm not much of a photographer, I was able to get a couple of decent photos the first time I used this app. This is not an app that most people will use every day but it can be interesting to play with from time to time. Definately worth the download!
I like it. The idea is very interesting and funny. I can do very fun and creative things with this app. It can be improved in terms of design and presentation.
I think the app could use a little more photo editing tools
Well I need exposure, ISO settings, and tap to focus options for the app while talking pictures...
A pretty cool app, tried it and I would like to see an on screen camera button instead of the physical camera button, I would like to see more additions to the brush as to make it more fine, or just more editing tools
A very cool app none the less will keep it in my collection!
cool they should also make vanishogram.. make objects disappear or combine both functions into one and call it vanishalevitogram, yeahhh sounds cool
Wow this APP is amazing, really funny to make objects 'float' on photos (I'll try to make with real people haha) Posted via Windows Phone Central App
The network dependency wrecks this app. The phones are powerful enough to handle these operations, so let them. Cloud should be a solution not detriment.
Looks like a cool app. Gonna check it out when hit the club up tonight
This is a very nice app and it's a hoot to use. Your friends will be amazed.
Pretty neat app to use. Simple, convincing and easy to use.
sweeeeet app
agree
Cute app, hope some people find it useful!
Looks great, thanks for the heads up!
Free, clean, WP first app. Kudos to the developers. Room for improvement, magic/lazo selection, removing an object will be more neat.
I installed this but haven't tried it yet.
I really like this app
Yesterday, just after the release of this app, I downloaded it to try out. It's one of the most advanced app that uses the Nokia Imaging SDK to the fullest potential. I can say that because after taking two photos and when we combine them by removing the object, it appears as if the photo is originally taken as if thesame, without editing. I just liked the app a lot. Yesterday, I made my time in taking pics like jumping in the air, standing on a stool, and tried this app. Its pretty good and wroked truly awesome. The uage is alos simply awesome without many difficult options. The dev developed it to fit even easier WP Users, and he made the app in much understandable way. I just love this. Feeling like a magician, and I was fooling my friends that I took the photo when it was in air, without blurred movement. They are other smartphone users, and they dont know that Windows Phone got this amazing app. Thanks Dev!! Tip: To get great pics,please take the photos in full lighting so that you can get awesome images. I tried in dark lighting, but it wont show good results. Every Lumia user should try this app to know the real capacity of what a Windows Phone Camera can do!!
Looks like an awesome app. I'm going to have a lot of fun editing photos :)
Wow... Will give it a try another fun camera app...
Nice app. But since most people don't have tripods with them all the time it'd be useful if the camera showed a slight ghost or overlay of the first shot during the second shot to help you align it properly even by hand :)
Another great photo app. Now I can take those surreal shots with my phone!
My daughter and I will have fun with this app! She is a new convert to WP and is loving it.
So something to cheer for people who don't use Photoshop ... Nice UI ... And good functionality .. .. I made myself fly :P
Cool app. One suggestion though, would be way more useful if removing objects was automated instead of manually brushing them away. Something similar to Nokia camera
This is a pretty cool concept for an app that's executed well.
This looks like fun! The 15 sec timber I'd probably the best thing about it. Going to give my L1020 with camera grip a real workout! Paired with a ZipShot tripod, making these shots should be a breeze!
Nice to see its not on android!! Win phone has all the best picture editing
seems to be something similar to Clipr
This is so cool.. Really amazing app. It is not easy to use, as u have to be very still while clicking the photograph if you don't have a tripod. And if we could add shadows too, the picture would look even real. But the concept of the app is pretty good and lots of effort has been put into it to make such a fun app.. With a few more options as I mentioned, this app can become even more kick a**
I once spent so long doing the exact same thing in photoshop! Wish this would have came out earlier... Thanks!
Please make it availible for lumia 610..y developers are neglecting wp7.8?? No one to care ..?? Should ppl with 7.8 devices suffer with this lack of softwares??please help us
Tried it but couldn't make a perfect floating effect.
That's a clever app! While its easy to find many camera apps with nice features, this one is very polished, well thought and unique. I say, give it a try while its free!
This ^|^
Very nice idea! And..... Well app for showing off that we can do a levitation. And..... It's not on Android!. And..... It's free. And.....
Great Idea! Now I Can Float Objects. Love It That Windows Phone Developers Come Out With This!
Used it for a little while now. I liked the splashscreen design but after that I don't think I will call the UI as awesome. Right on the main page there is this guide menu, which is nice to have. But on the main page?
They could have gone with a modern design creating tiles... One for the guide other for the camera and one more for the settings and info and whatever. I sincerely believe the UI can be improved.
Nice concept, with good results and easy to operate! But I think it still has lots of things to improve, mainly in the UI: 1. The main purpose of the app is the creation of photos, but the main screen is busy with two big images that open tutorials. Tutorials are necessary mainly on the first use of the app. So my suggestion is to show the tutorial as a slideshow at the first time the app is opened (as in the Nokia Camera app, for example). Then, let it just as an option on the 3 dots menu or in the "info" panel. The main screen of the app could be the camera, as in the Photosynth app, or a big "tap to start" button. 2. Why two tutorials (slideshow and video-tutorial)? One, well executed, should be enough. 3. An option to delete the final images is needed... Why should I leave all images, even the ones that are not good? 4. An option for automatic removal of the support in the picture would be nice. I have seen other apps that do similar things of removing elements of the photo by making rough indications of the object to be removed/maintained and the app does the rest of the job (but please, options for manual correction are necessary to fix any mistake)...
i iz no amyuzd. so meni bulzits hurr!
herminy no liek diz :(
so peyk srsy, whtevr it is... i'm all for WP growth. because i love WP! won't b using this app though.
Really the app review says it all... Cool reduces my editing in some places
Reduce the timer to 10 seconds ! The brightness gets changed in the second picture which needs to be fixed!
Wingardium Leviosa!!
Cool,creative,gonna check it out
Great app. It's fun to use. Be aware of the brush size when editing though.
Nice reference to the Levitation not included marketing for Surface 3. ;) I hope this ends up as a Win 8 app so they can go with a Levitation now included when promoting it
Eh, seems pretty gimicky to me. I'd try it but not sure I'd have a common use for it. /shrug
It's a real neat idea. It's a little funky doing low light shots, didn't really work in my basement. Needs alot of light
Ha ha its super cool .. Now I can become a superman
Awesome app. Very unique feature that will confuse alot of people and make for some neat pictures for instagram.
Maybe it will make my kids disappear when they're naughty!
Erasing objects with hands is a little difficult isn't it? How far can we zoom in? And is there a feature that automatically match the position of the first and second picture?
I'd like the ability to edit existing creations in-app.
Sorry Android!! Lol
Hurrrr........... HERE IS TODAY'S WINNER .....:P
Since I don't have a tripod, I had a bit of trouble getting two consistent pictures but i like the concept and anticipate using it to take fun pictured of my pets and family.
Great app for making those cool looking instagram pics :)
I feel like almost levitating by using this app . Good app and gotta download it now..
Coolish
Does seems they could further improve the edging
I think this app is an interesting one but I am not sure if I can use it yet. For some reason I didn't get the pictures look very good. Maybe another UI iteration might improve usability.
I should get one
It would be cool to layer several photos to create floating collages
Cool app so far. I like how the effect applies so well and looks almost real (if it's done real). Nice UI, just a bit flat but it's cool enough:D The app can be like a Photoshop substitute and a cool app to show off to some friends and have fun for a while. I've been testing it for a while and it renders some nice and well-worked pictures. Nice work:DDD
It's awesome. Fast. No more photoshopping for now.. :D
Not really sure what I would do with this, but at least it's something different... might have to download and try it out. If nothing else, just because it's an app that's not on Android, for once! LOL.
Trying, will review later..
So I've been using this app for around 2-3 hours now, and I am getting the hang of it. Pretty clever idea & solid app imo.
Anyways, here is my review.
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First Impression:
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The app is pretty cool & fun. It's not meant to replace PhotoShop, but it is there to provide you a quick and fun effect to your images.
Picture fanatics, can use it to take some cool pics & share it on any social network.
The app has a lot of potential, but needs improvement.
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User Interference:
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There is nothing special about the UI, it is tad sloppy & simple & the app desperately need a UI overhaul.
That being said, it's quite easy to navigate around the app. On the main page you get the picture/video tutorials, which to be honest I didn't like. They should move it to the navigation bar.
Speaking about navigation bar, there is a camera button on the navigation bar to take the picture.
Swiping left shows you the pictures you have taken, nothing special.
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Working:
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The app is quite easy to use. You take two pictures e.g one with a person standing and the other without the person and the stool, then you remove the stool. Which gives you levitation like effect.
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What I Like:
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• Clever idea, works pretty smoothly.
• Easy to use, once you get a hang of it.
• App is free, even though it's for a limited time it's still good.
• I like that the dev release it on Windows Phone before Android iOS.
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What I Don't Like:
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• UI is really pathetic, needs a major overhaul.
• Really hard to use it, as there is no on-screen camera button.
• Really slow on 512 MB RAM Windows Phone.
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Bugs:
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• App crashes on low memory devices like Lumia 520/620/720, though it works fine on high ends one.
• App crashes when you open it after using another app. So it's not Multitasking friendly.
• Really slow to load effects, needs major performance improvements.
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Suggestions:
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• Needs better UI.
• Improve 512 MB RAM support.
• On-Screen Camera button.
• Better tutorial.
• Better App Icon & Splash Screen.
• Adjustable Timer.
• Need picture Auto-Fix, to get the best result.
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Overall:
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A app that has a lot of potential, but needs major improvement. Still in it's current form it's functional & pretty cool.
All in all if you are looking to fool your friends with some cool effects, get this app now, especially since it's free for a limited time.
One cool effect will be the ability to create shadows for the object to make the photo more convincing.i know it sounds far fetched but it would be amazing if it is present
Mene it for Windows 8.1 to as a universal app! We need apps for Windows RT!
This is going to be fun. I can't wait to try it during daylight hours. Thanks for posting it.
It would be useful to have a picture overlay for the second picture, like when you lose your location in a panorama picture and you have to move to the last location
Nice app! I do agree with Dan on possibly implementing the ability to snap photos with on screen buttons or taps. Aside from what Dan mentioned, it can also prevent shakiness if the device is not on a tripod. Thanks!
Crazy app because it has the ability to change brightness at instant so best app according to me for some magic
My experience is that the app is nice in what it says.,. Cool because of the thing its doing
I shall rephrease my comment into a constructive sentence. Please provide different brush options, zoom in closer, and automatic alignment recognition (if it can be done)
this is some great app. although it can be more refined. overall it is competitive :)
This app is saucy... Insert floating flying saucer
Android doesn't Have it ...... Yippeee .. i'll show this to my arogant android friends !!!!!!!!
Add shadows will be good Then floating like cinemagraph effect would be cool Then awesomeness
What they have - Everything :D What they need - shadows :D
Its Amazing! :D
Terrific app and perfect to do some pranks. The app is excellent on what it is supposed to do and I like the detailed guide. Only coins are that adding screen touch capture and if possible shadow effect.
This app is ingenious. Could be made faster. But true work of creativity.
If you had told me 15 years ago, in the days of the Palm PDA, that someday I would have a phone that can do this, I would not have believed you, unless you had also told me that I would live to be 100 yers old.
This app really levitates everything and its nice and easy too.
You should be able to add objects as well! So there could be five of me in one photo!
Love it with my 1020, Nokia camera grip, and my tripod!
At least, as you said, Im not having to open photoshop to do this with images I take with my Lumia anymore. Great app.
This is the first time I am downloading a hidden gems app, since I wanted to review and comment on something that I actually liked, not just because I could win something.
If the developer is reading this, I would congratulate you. It is an excellent app, very creative. The only other editing app I have on my phone other than the standard Nokia ones.
The layout is simple and uncluttered, which is great. Tutorials are good enough, though a little more explanation on how the alignment system is supposed to work would be helpful. There seems to be a bug, the screen goes blank sometimes when I take the 2nd photograph. All in all, it is an excellent app, certainly amongst my favourite ones. Good job.
Amazing app. Loved it. And the response is over whelming as well
This app definitely needs a spin. It is unique creative app. WP is full of editing & photography apps in my opinion but as its free for limited time so try it fast bros.......
Forward to see such more apps in the nearby future.
Ofcourse we can do it on photoshop but not on phone.....this app makes the phone more functional...
Now this is a cool app! I can't wait to try it out! The app comes with an easy to follow guide and an easy to follow UI. When taking pictures, it gives you guides to make sure you take the right steps to get to your desired picture. I like the timer feature. It helps you get that perfect picture. What I'd like to see in future updates is a grid feature, to allow even more accuracy to pictures. Overall, awesome app. Great job developer(s)!
I like this app very much all my friends also loved this app.Best app for creating illusions.
pretty cool app, i wonder what fun pics this will produce.
Now that's an interesting app!! Can have lots of fun with it! LOL
Sorry, but OMG! I can't believe that this kind of applications exist for Windows Phone, had many for the and android, but generally friends who had it not had such good results. This fashion, the photos levitating began in Japan some time ago and was very successful, now I want to I do some mischief with toys and this application.., looking at Amazon for my a tripod for my L920!
Cool now I can make my bike to fly.
Had a play with it, and it's very clever, though hard to get the two photos aligned properly without a tripod. But like the article says, it's not an app I'd use all the time. Plus, I have Photoshop so if it came to it, I think I'd use that instead.
This works pretty good once you get the hang of it. But as mentioned, a good steady, and clear photos are needed to give it proper functionality. Good job
Fun idea! I'm not too worried about the camera button thingy, since I wisely bought a Lumia. ;-) A missing feature that would work wonders for believability would be a shadow-creator!
Nice application ,pretty good once u get use to it it can create wonders..thank developers for making for making something new....
This is tubular
cool apps! but i think it has many limitations/steps required to make a nice shot just like selfie from the outer space kindda app~ maybe i should consider getting a tripod
Wow... Its a real hidden gem. Thanks for sharing
Such a great and unique app. I just downloaded it and I'm having so much FUN! The UI is simple aswell as using the app. The editing is pretty hard to use but its no big deal. I'm gonna surprise my friends when I show my pictures taken with this!
I believe the art of photography is capturing what is occurring in front of you at the precise moment that it creates an emotional reaction. This app creates false images that don't actually occur, and therefore does not meet my personal criteria for photography. However, I see where it could be fun to play around with :)
Two comments. First, I'm really glad that I got the Lumia Icon instead of the Samsung as I have learned the value of having a physical shutter button. Second, I can forsee some serious April Fool's jokes in the future!
Very well designed. If there is more options like the burn/heal in PhotoShop it would be perfect. The app size is good too.
Damn! This is actually a very nice app! I just downloaded it and I'm playing with it as we speak. Surprisingly, there are no distortions etc in the edited picture(at least i can't see them), so quality is definitely assured here. Nice app!
Great idea and with some tweaks to the ability to use an onscreen shutter button for physical stability would be nice.
Looks cool..I'll download and give it a try :-)
Cool app. But the problem will always be lighting and shadows, just like the photos above. None of the objects have any shadows!
Nice app it's fast and easy to use. I like how simple of an idea it and how many uses it has. The only thing I would improve is the rendering time.
A shadow effect would improve this greatly. Very fun app nevertheless.
You also need a tripod or very steady hands.
There would be 2 things I believe would make this app even better. First is a suggestion which would make creating the magical picture even easier and that is the ability to select a color from an object, then paint or fill an object that was revealed the same color. I say this because in the demostration video built into the app the picnic table color that is revealed underneath is quite noticably different from the picnic table that is not revealed. It would be nice to just pick the color of the table on top then basically paint or even fill the picnic table color below. The picture I did at my place i had to completely reveal the table underneath to avoid the color difference. Secondly, from a fun perspective, it would be great to add captions so that my superhero son can be saying something like "You are invited to my Super Birthday", you get the idea. What would also be great is making this app universal so I can use this app with my stylus on my SP3 instead of my finger on my L920 ;-P Great app otherwise though, especailly good to get it free and I am loving the hiddens gems!
Feelin like David Copperfield. This is cool for my kids they love messing around with it. "Dad I'm floating!"
Very nice app, nice background event. The thing i didn't like was long rendering time and the was no sound on the guide video. I barely understand what was going on.
A nice app since it promises to be fun and works like a charm. Sometimes the pics do not align even though they are visually very similar. One cannot be expected to take pics with high precision using just a camera phone. Also the little editing options are nice and add a touch of class to the app.
I like the app and it's great that it's not available for Android yet
Well, that looks fun!
What a simple and very clever idea. I downloaded the app and it is very intuitive. I love the idea of making objects float. Take one photo without the object and another one with. Then using your finger erase the bottom object and allow the top one to float. Cool and effective.
Awesome idea. Must have
This one caught my eye....
As nice as it is it just seems like it requires more effort then it should.
Wish PhotoShop express had magic lasso & layers though unless its on a pc its hard to get the details just right
Nice :)
Now I want a tripod...✅
What they should include is a button to click pics on the screen. New Lumia phone like the 630 don't have the camera button
Simplicity with perfection; it will not only help in making you float things but when you choose two different pics (thanks it don't say sorry as you have two different pics) the person from main image can be placed in background image. Getting more precise about Levitagram, its cool and simple in editing but a bit hard to have two aligned pic unless you have a tripod or a person to help. I use a photo editing app on Lumia named "Fantasia painter" under which you have similar option named clone. The thing I loved about Levitagram that it locks the brush while zoom that I always wanted in my editing app. Now the feature that should be here is manual alignment option in which one can Slide main pic over background pic with separate zoom for both pic. It will help editing too professional.
great! Now I will be levitating in the toilet bowl. :D
Awesome app, and it's free! I really like it.
Getting automatically alinging is difficult, but I was able to manually remove objects, which is good... Overall a good app...
Awesome app. Very pleased!!
I am happy that Windows phone store is getting filled with these kind of quality apps :)
It is a nice idea of an app but not really useful for more than a few attempts with it. The UI is simple to use but without a tripod or the phone standing in one spot, you can't really use this.
Seems like a Nice app.... Will give it a try :)
I downloaded this app a few days ago and love it! If you don't have it get it!
Any layer filers? As a designer I'd like to see the ability to use filters for a specific layer as well as shadow options. With the right shadow subtlety that tablet could be floating more realistically or firmly on the ground more realistically. Also transparency filters for the top layers. Bring on something like Photoshop that can export to .Psd files for later use in a project in PhotoShop while on the go.
Its very simple to use,i liked the gui,I love levitagram.
Not so good app.
First of all,you have to work hard in order to get that 'floating image'
Second,you have to press the dedicated camera button , which further makes the pic shaky.
It would be good if they add like 'tap the screen to shoot'
And there is no tutorial too in the app.
Ha!! I gonna use it to make my robot models "fly"..
Seems like a good app but I can only post that much floating pics before it gets tiring and boring. A novelty in my opinion. I dont know how else they can expand more without looking like any other photo editing app out there.
Nice app, but the get started should be more clear and informative
My buddies and I can be seen flying with this app. Lots of love for windows platforms in the second quarter of this year. Awesome
Neat. I want to use it to remove a cyclist, so it looks like an invisible man with a helmet is riding by.
Auto select objects will be helpful.
Hmm it can also have an option to add shadows as well after we are able "levitate" something. It will be like cherry on the cake. Custom shadows may also help so that the image looks 3D i guess...
hey Nice app It would've been cooler if we could make short levito_video_clips
I felt like its an average app(I dint find usefull much)
Yes the concept is goood but these type of apps dont work well with low camera quality phones.
Otherwise it needs improvemnt in the tutorial it sholud have been a bit detailed about how to take pic.
As it is first on windows phone and iPhone hope androides would not be jelly.:P
I don't think I'd be a must have app but is good just for having fun!
Superb application! I want to know few algorithms used in this app to implement few of its features in Clipr app.
Nice idea, I wish PhotoShop express had this feature.
Levicorpus
Like the idea of the app but, like others have stated, you need a tripod or something to hold the phone as still as possible. Was a good bit of lag between each option as well that made it seem like the app wasn't doing anything.
I would love to see how tho thing works with a person instead of objects. Guess its time to play
Fantastic app
Won't it be nice if there were any kind of animation that we could use to give a little more twist rather than just ordinary levitating objects? A tiny tornado under the laptop to maybe make it a little humorous... It doesn't always have to be plain levitation... ;)
Apps like this are great for aspiring digital artists who are curious about photo editing but don't have experience with Photoshop or GIMP yet. Most lifelong passions start with playing around so this is perfect for that!
Love to make things flying !!
Cool app
Nice app. Need a bit more practice and patience to do a good job of erasing/painting. Fat fingers didn't help me either :p
I hope the developer provides the option to tap on screen to take the pictures and not just by pressing camera button(the phones moves a little bit if you do not have a tripod)
I haven't downloaded yet but I most certainly will. This is going to be a huge time waster for me. I've tried this with a dslr and PhotoShop but this app seems simple enough that I'll actually try it out with this first. Brilliant idea! I wish it was exclusive to Windows Phone initially but oh well. WP needs killer exclusives to attract a crowd. At least it shares this with iOS only thus far. :) I'm happy to support devs that support my platform of choice. ...downloading now!
This app is pretty cool...i like apps like this that play with the camera :P
This app makes me think of those Japanese guys that played ping pong, but there were actors and then guys dressed in black from head to toe, and they manipulated there actors, table and ball in such a way a live show looked like a matrix movie... Like "Aakash006Sharma" said, this a needs to take a few seconds, like a gif, can make great illustration
I don't know if this is a helpful comment or bot but the app crashed when I pressed the auto align button on my Lumia 625 z
Now I can pretend to have Photoshop skills, but I don't have any! :D
Downloading, will give a review soon...
Its magic magic..n..magic :-)
This app is excellent...... Till when it will be a free app??
Hey can anyone tell what is hidden gems ???
It has a small issue when operating near shadows
Awesome app, I will surprise some friends
I really like the idea of this app but I just don't have the tripod setup to actually be able to use this on my 1020. Maybe with someones help I would be able to move the objects without moving my hands too much.
Confusing! Need improvement regarding UI. Disappointed.
Thats what makes windows phone so special! Because of this apps!
I checked out that one day back. It was really good . It was working fine in low light in my nokia Lumia 520. Bt I think the within app camera is not working.(may be, I had to use the app by choosing two pics). But if they use a rectangular shape instead of circular shape to do the editing dn we may do the editing more precisely. Wat do u say guys.
If the photograph of an object is taken in sunlight and is made to look as floating then the floating object must cast a shadow on the ground but floating objects from this app doesn't cast shadows...... I hope this helped app developers to create even better apps....
Great app. For a moment it looked to me like cloning in fantasia painter, but this app has auto aligning and few other tweaking's, in conclusion its gonna stay in my so list.
It's a little difficult to use. But you can get a hang out it after using it a few times. And boy I'd a really cool app. I floated my dog!!:P
Now this one is really new and innovative... being a photographer and editor i loved it... it's almost photohsop layering on ur own phone.. a great step toward becoming advance... Although if manual editing can be reduced by somehow then it will simply rock... but now also its awesoem... But we have to be careful or use tripod to be inn safer side.. so overall 7/10 rating will be appropriate for this.
I remember nokia buying a company that has similar technology, but without any manual intervention, the original app was on iPhone, hope they bring it to WP
forced to use the camera button to capture photos has increased the difficulty to produce a nice levitagram! I'm hoping it will support touch to capture in future update
The thing about prizes.... Is it true??
Great application really love that i can levitate stuff on my phone without the need of a laptop or so and love the fact that it is free great job dev. hope the updates keep flowing
Useful in a fun sense!
Awesome pick as a hidden gem.. Love the auto alignment..Great App thanks. :-)
Cool stuff
A nice app, but somewhat complex for a beginner like me. Will play around it for a while
Easier to use than most other apps to get this effect.
By using this app removing objects from photos has become a piece of cake
I really like the concept and the app it's not difficult to use, the problem is making pictures like that is difficult, I would like the app takes a picture as Nokia camera does with smart shot, that could make things easier.
Lol had fun using this app
Nice app!!
Great concept! Hard to get good at though, the missing shadows under levitating objects are a dead giveaway unless you get the angle right. Also somewhat confusing editing interface, its not completely obvious at first glance how the editor works without messing with it for a bit
Those who boast about android OS now the time of android is over, it's reign of windows phone
Abra kadabraaa! Tadaaaaa! A flying me!
yeah.go.goo
Cool app:)nice to see innovative apps on wp platform....
Very interesting idea... Time to fly few things in free space now ...
Awesome app.... One of a kind...
Should capture photo without need of camera button....
Interesting app. Would love to see a graph or set points where I know where I should line my camera up for the second shot.
Perfect app for editing and levitation.. The instructions are precise.. Takes too much time though.. I feel that that parity should be minimised..
Using the snap button is difficult..... It must have the feature of tapping on the screen to click photos
Am I the only one who cannot levitate things!
I tried the app and while it looks like fun, it actually proved to be quite tedious. I tried ten times and I couldn't get a usable pir of images. Sometimes both images just turned black or one of them was overly distorted by alignement algorithm. My advice:
1. Transparent overlay of the first picture. Will make candid levitation shots perfectly possible.
2. Manual alignement could help where automatic fails. Could also use zoom for precise alignement and rotation control as well. I'm gona try it out a couple more times and see what I can do.
Cool app
This app is a lot easier than PhotoShop! Thank you!
Nice app.. Nice idea.. Shadows missing.. Some more filters needed..
Overall 7/10
Cool app
Add extra filters and make the app as a default one
Worked alot better than I thought it would, and fairly easy to use. Nice little photo app to have in your collection!
Wooow before Android, hope the future updates also come in the same way. Okay a really fundoo app, really enjoyed playing around with it..it takes time to get it right. but oh boy when you do, its FUN! :D What I Like The app is really cool, really unique. had no problem in overlaying the photo, and the tools for editing that come with this app are really fantastic, and easy to use. The Ui is good..and the tutorial was easy to understand. Things that can be done to improve: Certainly on screen camera button would be nice, an undo button too. I know the brush brings back the photo but just adding undo would be convenient! Overall: Amazing app, really cool to see all these app come to windows phone. must have Go to some open space, take a stool and float like GOKU!! :D :D
This is an interesting app
Starting with what I liked:
What the app does is pretty cool . The effect of making someone fly is pretty good.
Tutorial is good enough to understand how to use the app.
Create amazing pictures and show it off for fun.
What I didn't like:
No auto options. Would have been better if it auto detected the subjects for removal of object in one tap. Secondly, if it's manual then it should provide for auto detection of brush hardness as per the picture so that removal of object looks perfect and it should not feel edited.
Hope to see these in updates. Overall:
A very good app. Does what it says. A great concept. But might get boring in sometime if not updated with new features. Good for occasional trick pics.
Apps like dis make a gud appeal to try something new and exclusivness than other platforms is another bonus...!! :)
It's probably too complicated to do, but it would be nice if there was some way to reference the first shot as you're setting up the second, so that a tripod would not be necessary.
Its a cool idea, but I don't know if I will use it. Not a big fan of these type of photos. I'm more of a traditional photo guy, people smiling and what not...
Look at it that way, you can hide those annoying Photobombers, bystanders & pedestrians. :P
This app sounds pretty cool. Downloaded it, will try to create some good effects :-)
App works like magic , but I need tripod for perfect result and best thing about this app is its available in wp before Android :p
Excellent.
Love it, going to make lots of fun pictures :)
Cool. Although this is one of niche app that won't be used by majority, some creative hands will definitely make outstanding arts. For improvement, maybe adding some smudge tool can be good for removing object that covering the main object i.e. when the main object is hanged and we want to remove the wire/rope. We need to smudge the wire rather that erase it.
Obviously I'll have to levitate a human head. I may need to do some additional work to add a shadow, and some blood.
That's cool stuff! I'm going to levitate myself over the Grand Canyon and get myself a ABC special!
Looks pretty awesome. I might have to give it a try
Alright, I had fun using this app for a long time doing magic tricks and illusuions. Its a very nice idea but has a mix of nokia smartcam’s too. The best part I loved to hear is that this app is not available in Android. You know,Usually apps are first released on Android and IOS but here its for Windows and IOS. That mean Windows Phone is climbing the hill more fastly and can beat Android. That’s good to hear since I am a hard core fan of Windows Phone, especially Nokia Lumia devices. Now , coming back to the app “Levitagram”. Llevitagram is the first of its kind on windows phone which give you developers a high hand on big success. But if you guys wanna make it to the top rank, you seriosly got to do a lot of work on the app. I will suggest some improvements needed in the following Article …………...FIRST IMPRESSION………...
The app was built quite simply. If you guys wanna make it more attractive, you need to add more option and designs. The guide was usefull for becoming friendly with the app. But there are many cons on it as well which I will suggest later on “IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED” sectoion
…………..USER INTERFERENCE………….
The app was very easy to use.But the way it looks is not attractive. You sure got some interesting pictures onn Guide page. But it dosnt felt satisfing. It was really not a good idea to add physical camera button to take the photo. Using this app require much accuracy to hold the camera steady. With that problem in one hand , having the physical camera button for taking shot makes it much more difficult.Over all there are only few features in the app and I liked them all. But there are points where you need to improve the app , which arwe listed below …………IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED…………
1, In addition with physical camera shot add touch screen shot also. It help to take better photos.
2, Make the “Guide” page more intersting with giving subtitles, like IMAGES for showing images and subtitle VIDEO for showing video.
3, In the photo guide, at first I didn’t even noticed the discriptions given at the bottom. It’s very less in size as compared to the picture. So you guys need to work on that
4, The “info” page shouldn’t be put like this. Its very annoying to see a page like this with no design and all. I suggest you to put the each options (Feedbacks, Share, Like on Facebook) on the option buttion on the bottom where it is more suitable just like in other major apps like”PICSART” posted sometimes ago by WPCentral.
5, I also suggest you to remove the “Guide” page and make it as a subtitile to the “Main Menu”.Currently you don’t have a main menu at all.If you had a main menu then you could also add the lauch “camera” tile to it istead on the option at bottom .
6, I would also like to be able to adjust the timer for taking automatic photo. Currenty its permenantly set on 15 second for each shot. Its quite annoying to hold the camera that long.
7, I also found that no matter how hard I try to take the two photos in a same way, the message shows that “ it couldn’t align with the other photo since it couldn’t find any sharp points” . why does it always says like that? I think you guys also need to work on that too.
8, I also found a problem with the app. After using the app for a long time, say like 30 min. the app freezed and wont do anything, I had to holld back button and close it .
9, The splash screen wont even stay for 1 sec . it happens so fast and open the “Guide” page.
10, Give it more colour , colour gives life to the app. Currntly it looks like dead. :-D
…………….CONCLUSION……………
The idea of the app is very good but you need to do a lot of improvements to make it good. If you work on all my suggestions, then its gonna be one of the best photo apps ever on windows . I hope you devlopers read my comment. Its only for you and for no one else.Thank You.
Takes to much time to use, its almost not possible to use with just you're hands, then u need to brush it away, it would e better to just select the item that you want to disappear. So for now its not the app for me, takes to much time, time I don't have lol. But its a good start for all the photographers here :)
So cool, works pretty well. Its crashed a few times though.
Okay this is my review:
• FIRST IMPRESSION: Simply designed, easy to get used to, good tutorial.
• UI:
- Only 6 buttons in editing mode, this makes this app simple to use. HOWEVER, it will be difficult for new users to figure out what each button does, so MY SUGGESTION: Add a short tutorial video about editing to help new users.
- I suggest add a 'Library' access button to main menu for quick access instead of having to launch the camera.
• FUNCTIONALITY:
- Does what it needs to do, so this app is good. Take note that this app only aligns the two pics, finds out the differences, and then your job is erasing the unnecessary object to make the rest 'floating', but the problem is that you can also 'erase' the object you want to keep, so be careful and patient.
- When you take two pics from the same position and angle, but in different light conditions, then just 'erase' something and you will see the odd. Hope the developers will fix this and add some 'light condition synchronization' perhaps?
- On my Nokia Lumia 630, it looks like there is no way I can take a shot with the built-in camera since there is no on-screen 'capture' button, and the phone doesn't have a hard camera button either, so please add a camera button.
• USABILITY: This app is a cool idea, but it requires 'Hands of Steel' to use though. You can hardly take two pics without moving your phone, so you will need a friend to help you for a perfect shot.
CONCLUSION: Overall, this is a good and creative app, it makes your photos cool, unique, awesome, etc... so I'm positive about this app. However it still needs more improvements. My suggestions are listed above. I will support the devs with 5 stars, so keep up the good work!
Sorry if there are any grammatical errors in my review.
I love this app. I am looking forward to seeing what comes out from it. Would be great if you could do it with video. Or flip cook still images. Will keep an eye on this one.
Really nice, love its ui, seems easy to control the magic.
This looks like an awesome app. I'll edit my pics where in people would feel I have special abilities. :P Nice to see an app thats not on Android and already on WP. :)
What a unique app.
I used this app to "do a tomahawk dunk". Friends on fb went crazy. Needless to say, this app does what it says really good! I'd love to see an even simpler way to remove objects by detecting object outlines like it does on the app "clipr".
This is an awesome app, had a lot of fun when playing with it. Wish the app had the ability to recognize objects in the photo, brushing things out isn't very accurate when using just touch. Overall, it is a very nice app
Finally an app worth using(after trying) showed in hidden gems section till now....
Clean interface, simple design. It will be fun to make some levitation effect!
I can call this app a true " hidden gem". Been using it for a couple of hours and its really unique compared to other apps.
Needs to allow exposure and focus lock.
In some ways this is easier than photoshop, me likey!
Iiinteresting
Wow, seems f*poof*.......
Wow... Very nice app offering good functionality and simple interference. I think it is smooth stuff, but the real kicker is in the creativity ;)
Allow us to take the picture using on screen button. It I'd hard to take it using the physical button.
But it is very creative app.
It would be great to have more options for the timer. E.g. 15 seconds, 30 seconds.
Awesome app. Works fine for me, makes people laugh. I would like to see another icon of the app and also camera shutter on display would be great for users with Lumia 63x
Very fun and quite easy to use. I got great results within the first 3 minutes of using it. 9/10
Not bad but it needs improvement.
Apps like this one are more than welcome
These type of apps are awesome
Wow that's a really unique app. Hats of to the devs. If you could somehow as realistic shadows that would be incredible
Doesnt seem like the kind of thing You would want to do on a phone. But its easier than photoshop. And could allow You to make a cool holiday card. Just make sure You have a flat surface for your phone!
All these photography apps..no more space on my 925. Maybe I should delete some, this seems pretty cool
Excellent app
These type of ships are encouraged
Firstly nice app didnt expect it to be free but really nice with clean instructions although the UI could use alot of work Like, 1- the tutorial should have an option to not play after first time (If the person wants he could review by himself from help section), 2- delete button 3- Main menu 4- More attractive UI Second its a timeconsuming process to take a floating object pic but as far as I know this is the only app that does that.but the possibilities to add to this app are endless like 3d movements, and other htc m8 like features. Third the margin for error is pretty low if your phone moves even a mm you get error or if the light is low in taking the 2 shots, the pic is ruined, Overall There are so many editing programs the app store is saturated with them, but this is a truly unique app although I wont be using it much but will keep it in my apps lineup. +1520 & +1020
Another fun app for wp. Really getting there. Great work MS.
Definitely some potential for comedy here. It does seem like the kind of thing I'd just do on my desktop, but I guess many people would find an app easier.
Nice one. I will give it a try!
Cool
Another awesome photography app on windows phone. Nothing beats wp on account of editing photos now. Keep it up!!!
This is very funny :)Will love playing with it. Cool idea.
The idea of the app is great and I think I'll do some cool stuff with it.
When I am searching for idea for an app, People are coming with a lot of ideaas :P
After testing this, I can only mark the shadow or lack thereof as a downer, other than that, it's a fun app :)
Seems like a lot of fun but the main setback with these apps on wp is that we have such slow photo processing times unlike iPhone where you can just take hdr pictures in a snap which minimize misalignment
Oooh hoo! I'm going to enjoy this!
Wow! What an app. This was my reaction when I read about it. It was a great app with not much size. Firstly I clicked two photos and I don't got to know about the timer that it clicks two photos automatically. As I didn't know about that, I clicked two pictures with great difficulty. After that I got to know (I was just fixing it in TV wires as I don't have any stand and I got a surprise that it automatically clicks two photos. But It's really nice app.
Points of improvements:
1. A better tutorial please: I didn't got to know about that timer button as I thought I have to press shutter button twice but I will destroy the picture by shaking.
2. Touch click: Like Windows default camera has touch to click button which engineers the user of primary button and prevents shaking of pictures.
3. Better features: That brightness feature is somewhat like outdated. Please make it automatic with manual control also or any alternative to this.
3. Optimization please: It is a little laggy when it load the pictures.
4. Crashing: Please fix crashing of this app.
Otherwise the app is great for me
It had helped a lot to make my friends really shocked. Thanks developers.
Awesome! This app will make it easier to put a wide variety of things on Oolong's head that would otherwise be impossible! Thank you!
I like this as it's something that involves a little work from the user rather than just the app doing everything for you.
Very useful application..simple and easy
Really good app to prank your friends. I used the app and the negatives I can only find, is first that you have to keep your phone too steady and that's not easy when you press the camera button, and second sometimes the app crashed when I was taking the last photo (Lumia 925)
This app is amazing. It's a very good app for pranking though. The best feature is that it's free, but for a limited time.
Get it when it's free! :P
Good effort. With little patience you can have great results :D
Time for sky selfies :D
Metro mail free now
Interesting little app. Needs a decent back button. On my first attempt I went past the point of no return, and had to take another one. Was also good once I found the brush sizes. Would love it to auto detect the item. The use of brush sizes is good. One suggestion I have, and this goes for every single editing app, is a handle on the brush. I hope I can communicate this properly. So only a leading edge, either curved or straight, does the erasing. Think the pointer on a mouse, only the end bit is the action bit.
Wow! What an app. This was my first reaction when I read about this app and it is really a great app. Firstly I clicked two photos (I don't got to know that with the help of timer we can click two photos without pressing primary camera button twice) and the object(my phone) got levitated! But an areas of wall was not looking like a weak due to shaken cameras. Than I was fixing my phone to TV wires(I don't have any stand) and I pressed timer button and wow it clicked second picture automatically. Great surprise for me and my friends when I had shown then.
Points of improvements:
1. Better tutorial: A better tutorial is needed as I didn't got to know about the timer button.
2. Touch click: Is an important feature missing from this app. Like default Camera app has touch to click feature it should also have to prevent camera shaking.
3. Optimization required: It lags a little when it loads pictures.
4. Crashes: This app crashed a lot.
Thanks developers for such a great app by which I can show off about Windows Phone to my friends as it is better than any other OS like Android or iOS.
And also a great suggestion for WPCentral: It happened to me many times when I submitted the comment but it didn't got submitted.
Wow! What an app. This was my first reaction when I read about this app and it is really a great app. Firstly I clicked two photos (I don't got to know that with the help of timer we can click two photos without pressing primary camera button twice) and the object(my phone) got levitated! But an areas of wall was not looking like a weak due to shaken cameras. Than I was fixing my phone to TV wires(I don't have any stand) and I pressed timer button and wow it clicked second picture automatically. Great surprise for me and my friends when I had shown then.
Points of improvements:
1. Better tutorial: A better tutorial is needed as I didn't got to know about the timer button.
2. Touch click: Is an important feature missing from this app. Like default Camera app has touch to click feature it should also have to prevent camera shaking.
3. Optimization required: It lags a little when it loads pictures.
4. Crashes: This app crashed a lot.
Thanks developers for such a great app by which I can show off about Windows Phone to my friends as it is better than any other OS like Android or iOS.
I'm going to try it, seems fun ;)
WPCentral please improve your app. I am not able to submit my comment. I had tried three times but no comment visible.
Nice app! But I am hoping that the next update will give users the ability to use their projects as lockscreen wallpaper.
Looks fun but not for me as I will never have the patience it takes to make it work properly.
I'm gonna try this app, just to show my lads how cool WP is
Wow! What an app. This was my first reaction when I read about this app and it is really a great app. Firstly I clicked two photos (I don't got to know that with the help of timer we can click two photos without pressing primary camera button twice) and the object(my phone) got levitated! But an areas of wall was not looking like a weak due to shaken cameras. Than I was fixing my phone to TV wires(I don't have any stand) and I pressed timer button and wow it clicked second picture automatically. Great surprise for me and my friends when I had shown then.
Points of improvements:
1. Better tutorial: A better tutorial is needed as I didn't got to know about the timer button.
2. Touch click: Is an important feature missing from this app. Like default Camera app has touch to click feature it should also have to prevent camera shaking.
3. Shadow effect: A shadow effect would be really welcomed and appreciated.
4. Optimization required: It lags a little when it loads pictures.
5. Crashes: This app crashed a lot.
Thanks developers for such a great app by which I can show off about Windows Phone to my friends as it is better than any other OS like Android or iOS.
Another improvement for Windows Phone Central:
I want able to connect from your app. My comment wasn't visible even when I commented three times.
A drop shadow effect is needed to show perspective
Nice idea, but app has crashed in first 5mins of using it which is never a good look (Lumia 920). I've also found the image positioning is a big hit and miss. Could use a manual feature to line up images as unless the app matches the images the app is pretty useless.
Looks awesome I will download it
Cool app...gunna have a play around and get used to it before making some freaky looking levitating shots to weird out my mates :) and it's on wp before android wicked :)
Okay,it's a great app though. I think a little sharpness around the edges will make it more 'real'. But so far,so good!
This is the first Hidden Games app that I will actually download.
Lol just the other day I was thinking how cool it would be to have an app like this, tnx this truly is a gem. Now all I need more is a barcode scanner app :D
The purpose of the app is very interesting and innovative. I mentioned the defects in the UI in a comment above (which I couldn't find in this ocean) . I floated a water bottle and then one of my friend. The app really alligns the two images perfectly and then you rub away the stand or the unnecessary part away with your finger. It definitely does what it says.
Looks cool
Good app.
Great addition to the WP app store.
Good app, enabling to make great and funny photos. My daughter will love it.
Its like Theatre of Magic! I really appreciate the efforts put by the developers behind this app where they used imagine APIs thoughtfully.
It is a defnitely cool and unique app. Pictures one could make with the app definitely look amazing and without jagged edges, if everything was done right. This app stimulates creativity in a way and you can impress friends with some amazing and magical-looking pictures.
It will be a great fun to show such flying objects in your friend circle.
Nice app. Thanks for making it free for a limited time. :)
Tried this out and the results were disastrous... Patience is what I lack!
it's good to see more photo related apps in the store, hope instagram adds it's standard abilities to wp
I like the fact that it's free.
Add auto focus nd as soon button is pushed bam..!!! the photo is processed ;)
nice app. and funy :)
Real cool!
Used it yesterday, perfect for the Ultimate one, Nokia Lumia 1020 with my new camera grip :D
Really a funny app :)
Yeah awesome indeed
Fun ... but I don't see myself using this more than a few times :)
Great app! Had some fun with it already. Really easy to use, could do with being able to take photos without the camera button though as mentioned.
Amazing.... This is a cool concept.... Hahaha and sorry droids....
Downloading now...will checkout and post my comments later
These type of apps are encouraged
Excellent
cool
Cool
I could freak some people by making a flying saucer
It is an awesome app, easy to use and works wonders !!!!!
Alright, I had fun using this app for a long time doing magic tricks and illusuions. Its a very nice idea but has a mix of nokia smartcam’s too. The best part I loved to hear is that this app is not available in Android. You know,Usually apps are first released on Android and IOS but here its for Windows and IOS. That mean Windows Phone is climbing the hill more fastly and can beat Android. That’s good to hear since I am a hard core fan of Windows Phone, especially Nokia Lumia devices. Now , coming back to the app “Levitagram”. Llevitagram is the first of its kind on windows phone which give you developers a high hand on big success. But if you guys wanna make it to the top rank, you seriosly got to do a lot of work on the app. I will suggest some improvements needed in the following Article …………...FIRST IMPRESSION………...
The app was built quite simply. If you guys wanna make it more attractive, you need to add more option and designs. The guide was usefull for becoming friendly with the app. But there are many cons on it as well which I will suggest later on “IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED” sectoion
…………..USER INTERFERENCE………….
The app was very easy to use.But the way it looks is not attractive. You sure got some interesting pictures onn Guide page. But it dosnt felt satisfing. It was really not a good idea to add physical camera button to take the photo. Using this app require much accuracy to hold the camera steady. With that problem in one hand , having the physical camera button for taking shot makes it much more difficult.Over all there are only few features in the app and I liked them all. But there are points where you need to improve the app , which arwe listed below …………IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED…………
1, In addition with physical camera shot add touch screen shot also. It help to take better photos.
2, Make the “Guide” page more intersting with giving subtitles, like IMAGES for showing images and subtitle VIDEO for showing video.
3, In the photo guide, at first I didn’t even noticed the discriptions given at the bottom. It’s very less in size as compared to the picture. So you guys need to work on that
4, The “info” page shouldn’t be put like this. Its very annoying to see a page like this with no design and all. I suggest you to put the each options (Feedbacks, Share, Like on Facebook) on the option buttion on the bottom where it is more suitable just like in other major apps like”PICSART” posted sometimes ago by WPCentral.
5, I also suggest you to remove the “Guide” page and make it as a subtitile to the “Main Menu”.Currently you don’t have a main menu at all.If you had a main menu then you could also add the lauch “camera” tile to it istead on the option at bottom .
6, I would also like to be able to adjust the timer for taking automatic photo. Currenty its permenantly set on 15 second for each shot. Its quite annoying to hold the camera that long.
7, I also found that no matter how hard I try to take the two photos in a same way, the message shows that “ it couldn’t align with the other photo since it couldn’t find any sharp points” . why does it always says like that? I think you guys also need to work on that too.
8, I also found a problem with the app. After using the app for a long time, say like 30 min. the app freezed and wont do anything, I had to holld back button and close it .
9, The splash screen wont even stay for 1 sec . it happens so fast and open the “Guide” page.
10, Give it more colour , colour gives life to the app. Currntly it looks like dead. :-D
…………….CONCLUSION……………
The idea of the app is very good but you need to do a lot of improvements to make it good. If you work on all my suggestions, then its gonna be one of the best photo apps ever on windows . I hope you devlopers read my comment. Its only for you and for no one else.Thank You.
Magic.
Like it said precision if you dont have a tripod or anything else, so after 10th time i succeed :)
great app, works unexpcetedly good. Thanks for the tip!
Really really nice app, easy to use and has a ton of amazing features that you cannot find anywhere else, unless you have adobe after effects on your PC, one of my favorite apps
I liked this app very much.Yes! It is a little difficult to stay in one position unshaked.But the app pretty much easy and it makes me float in air professionaly.The only problem is it's automatically align is not perfect.Hope It fixes in next update.
Will try it, although it looks worse than what you can achieve in ps in three minutes. Maybe I'll be pleasently surprised!
A intressting and cool app but how is that demo movie you have at the end of the article done?
To be frank donot like it that much.. 2.5/5 as rated. Add manual adjustment like separate zoom for both pics (+1), add rotation and sliding of one pic over other (+1) and make it look a bit good.. It looks boaring while using it (.5) then 5/5 from my side.
Cool app. I need to think something funny to do with this app :D
Great idea will get a lot of fun out of it
Super idea downloading now
It's easy to use but you can only take photos with the camera button, so it's hard to use this app with a Lumia 630
Nice idea, gotta dig out my tripod to give it a crack
Seems to me to be too much work for a small effect.
Looks great
Great idea
Awesome app, nice to see something different :)
Simple app that allows you to levitate objects near you although it takes some time to get desired results
The idea is fun and the app has a very functional design. But I think it could be better: I would very much like to see a function that automatically detects the difference between foreground and background. This would allow a function to automatically remove objects from the foreground (just like in Nokias burst shot functionallity). The object used to lift the floating object could then be detected with edge detection (computer graphic...). Other than that I like the app. Even though it has a very special use case and I propably will use it rarely...
This is a fun little app. I don't have a tripod for my phone but took five minutes to try it out. Despite this, and doing it in doors with not the best lighting conditions and with a 520 the pic came out ok. Also had no problems running on a 512mb device
Very cool! And is it a trend? iOS/Windows first in stead of Android? With reveneu in 2013 from the Windows Store almost as high as that of GooglePlay (with Windowsphone only having a fraction of the userbase Android has) the platform has to start to spark excitement into the hearts of developers ;-)
Fun app to mess around with, but there doesn't really seem to be a big use for it
Now, this is the app I was waiting for... This is app is just awesome. And that's also great that it is free for some time. Only "bug" is that it can only take photos with the physical camera button, but that's not a big problem. This is my new favorite app.
Interesting app but I think it still has to be refined. For starters it was crashing even on my 1520 (with the mention that I have wp8.1 dev installed). And personally I don't like the UI and the fact that you cannot go back and reedit older pics. I hope to see some updates soon.
This app is cool and works quite well. I think it's more fun to create levitation photos without such post-processing apps. But this app is handy and fun to play with.
Downloaded it, I have to admit, pretty good app but you can't delete the photos that you messed up.
(or I just wasn't able to find the option...)
The app looks simple which is okay. I would like to see something to better line up the pictures if taken by hand, like the first picture you have taken is shown in your camera screen but than half faded away so you can see the new picture you are about to take as wel, something like in project tripod. Also an option to manually align the pictures would be great. At last i wanted to point out that i dont want to see the how to use guide everytime i start the app, if someone wants to see it again it should be available under the options and not as a first page. Good luck, i can imagine myself taking some great pictures with this app.
I hope there could a shadow removal too on their next updates. Posted via the WPC App for Android!
I want the tablet
Nice ideia! Needs optimization for phones with 512mb of Ram
I Think this is a great app but mine is 610
Tested it. I find it quite cool and easy to use. The effect seems bit strange sometimes. The example with the doll in the app looks pretty good, so you have to be a bit creative otherwise the object seems more like patched into the picture...
Great idea, just downloading to try it on my Lumia 1020!
To get a cool effect you have to be a bit creative. Sometimes it seems the objects were just patched into the picture. But once you found out how it works you get a very cool photo! Me likes the app ;)
This is a super great app to show me friends why Windows Phone is so awesome! Actually it looks pretty realistic but it was a bit difficult but still a cool concept
android is killed! Love it...
This is a great app! Just downloaded it. Its a simple way to create illusion.
The idea is really cool, but there's one big problem: the app depends from tripod, as I get from the review. So the target audience of this app is less than amount of users, who'll download PhotoShop express, for example.
But despite this, I've recently download it and I think the app is worth to try
Levitagram it's amazing!! It can remove objects perfectly, while other apps always leaves some imperfections. Very good job, that's the power
Well, it does everything described. It's a fun app with not so much functionality.
The app is amazing and useful if you don't know how to use PhotoShop or if you don't have it and its much simpler to use even though the setting up process I'd a bit annoying but as Dan said the editing post is really fun
Can't figure out exactly how to use it :((
Now I've got the power!!! This kind of apps are very nice, because they transform our windowsphone in more than just phones. I will make ton of hilarious pictures. The developer did a very good job, because the app remove every single part of an object, while the others don't!!
The app is really good even though the setup process is slightly annoying if you don't have a tripod but as Dan said the editing part is really fun and really easy to use
Cool app , but doesn't look that impressive to me. The Surface esepcially looks out of place, like a bad Photoshop .
Cool app, a lot of fun to play with!! Posted via the WPC App for Android!
Pretty cool app, fun to play around with and see what you can make! Posted via the WPC App for Android!
Cool app!
Its awesome but will be better if we can edit it again after we save it.
Very nice app, I was looking for an app like that!! Easy and very nice controls it even has different brush types in order to accurately remove every object type and shape!!!
Thanks a bunch WPCentral for this hidden gem!!!!
awesome stuff! and very smart solution!
this is the kinda stuff we want and like!! :D
I always have a problem with photo editing on a phone. It may look great on small screen but once you open it on desktop, you start noticing all sorts of shortcomings. Having said that, the app is pretty nice. Would be better if it was able to detect and remove elements automatically though.
its only a pity the examples kinda look like its been pasted on the pic..byt then again! we still want to be able to paste stuff onto pics! :D
Amazing software
can't wait to try it...and it doesn't hurt that it is free...nice find
This app is amazing! But it would be nice if there is a on-screen camera button to take the foto with.
I agree that they definitely need to add touch for the picture taking. The app does work well and your edit can look very real if done properly. My only problem was finding a scenario that was worthy. Maybe I'll erase my dogs legs...
Need a camera button
I'm always on the look out for camera or photo-editing apps and this one is pretty interesting. It would be nice if it had the ability to cut out the levitating object and move it around in the picture. For instance, the doll position of the doll in the tutorial could be changed from where it originally was. Even better if the orientation could be changed too. Imagine the Exorcist vibes you'd get from that doll facing down!
Looks really awesome! Not sure if it is something I would use, but great work on the app!
This is a nice app for those who want to levitate things but have no clue how to use photoshop like myself. The UI needs some more work having the tutorials on the main paige isn't a very good idea, I personally tried the app myself but couldn't work out how to use it but later figured it out. with maybe a few updates here and there it will make the app more fun and enjoyable. Overall first impression 8/10
Great concept !!!
Its a good start! I like it!
Seeing it's availability on windows before android shows android really sucks !!!
The camera apps keep gettin better !!!
About great app
Instructions are helpful ....
Planning to buy a tripod stand....
Photoshop substitute ......
A must have app
I soooo love this app. Love fooling my friends. Hahahaha! This app is awesome :D
If I win the contest I'll definitely not take a xolo or micromax windows phone !!!! LOL !!!
Crashes on Lumia 520
Clever idea
This app is AWESOMEEE I like the easy way you can edit the photos. The only thing I don't like about this app is that I can't edit some other detals. It can be better by putting in some more features.
Waiting for this app , finally paid off
Great to see levitagram on WP Store... Will check it out..
Wow 550 comments :-):-)
Cool concept, but a little unwieldy. Remove object while holding camera as still as possible? Seems unlikely with a cell phone camera.
Really cool app , while doing pranks imagination is the only limit ;)
How cool if it was updated to have moving floating objects like cinemagraph! Save them as GIF files. Hell, save them as a video file so you can post them to instagram...now that would be cool!!!
App crashes a lot. App should be able to detect objects automatically for one trap erase.
Awesome so
Its a unique app
This is a great app. Never came across anything similar in the app store, but it's great fun to play with! A bit of creativity and you can do a ton with the app.
It's a unique app
The only problem in this app is that a floating object in the sunlight doesn't have a shadow even though it is supposed to have a shadow according to people watching the photo
Seem a very fun app,but my mom 630 cannot use (no camera button ),but i have a 925 heheh
The in-app guide is priceless. Between installing and snapping the first image, not two minutes passed. It's easy and fun.
Going to buy a tripod now! :)
Very smooth app ...... Love it
Instructions are very helpful....
Good for the platform
Another great camera app
Quite interactive
Windows the best
Great substitute
Works smoothly
Needs to fix bugs
Really a gem
The app is definitely on the very cool side of things. Takes planning though, so it isn't the "let's just make my buddy float in a snapshot" thing. But if you take a little time to plan your shot, the results are amazing. Definitely worth having.
Great idea but takes some planning to get it right, and the colors are tricky to match up so you can't see the editing.
This is the best app for hidden gems so far, its keeps the kids well amused. Cutting there limbs off or removing their heads etc they find it very funny. Perhaps we could have a way to add another image over the top of the one image like if a person is stood in a place find another photo and add someone else's head
I usually used Fantasia Painter for things like this, but this is more intuitive and easier to use. Pretty cool app
Camera can offer exposure,iso and brightness control (presense of object can change them in auto mode) OR allow users to import pictures from library so we can take controlled photos from nokia camera and import them here. They can also add something like smart selection just like Creative Studio and Lensblur have, with currently present brush to refine that selection. They also need to make the brush more softer at its minimum hardness. And voice commands to take the shot for more accuracy. Currently its just capable as much as fantasia painter's one tool.
This should be a very cool app, I just ordered a phone grip and tripod. I can't wait to use it but I'm installing it now.
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This is a very nice app. I downloaded it, played around with it and then read the article - the tripod suggestion is very good so i'll have to get one and try the app again. It very nice that a guide is included in the app to tell you how to use it but it took me a few times focussing the image before trying the physical button and taking the first photo. It's also nice that i am able to open photos from my camera roll so i can edit later - but of course the photos need to be shot correctly and steadily. But overall looks like a nice app!
It's a nice idea and works well. However you really do need a very steady hand or a tripod for perfect results.
There is a lot of potential and fun that could be had with this app.
Very nice! Great review Daniel, agree with you completely on the necessity of the physical shutter to shoot even though having a 1020 as my daily driver I always use the physical button anyways. I love this app and I am super grateful to the dev for making it free for a time. It's very rare that we on WP get a app thats this cool and not on android! :)
It is simple to use, though the result may be varied by users skills. Obviously you need to practice to get good results, the app tools already good.
The app is nice and simple to use, but it's a bit of a niche use case. Listing improvement recommendation: provide a screenshot of the completed doll photo.
Great alternative to the official Photoshop app. However, it is miles simpler. Excellent work by the dev team.
Okay had much fun with the app now review time :)
Well as a photo editor I got too interested when I read about this app.
- Download size 6 mb was great for an app like this which does the work of Photoshop :D
- The app is fast enough, doesn't lag a bit in my 520 too ( even faster than light in 1520 :D )
- haven't seen as such noticeable bug
- I liked that it even shows up in the lenses menu ;)
well I would like some improvements. Some of them have already been stated by you Dan.
-Yep, solid camera button use is thumbs down by many users. Would like to see something done with this in next update
- You haven't provided any option to share pics on social network. You know, many of us are addicted to show off things especially when we have awesome apps like this :D
- I agree with other friends here that the app design is not so attractive. Maybe you should add random pics in the background to look more colorful. Work on the main screen,its where you grab your attention( For this you can also take some ideas from Photoshop express or camera360)
- Please give a metro look to the icon! And yeah!please give an option for a transparent tile (we love it) and a live one to showcase our edited photos on our very beautiful home screen ;)
- please give a transparent look of the background while manually aligning the pics
That's all, i hope to see some improvements in the next update. Thanks :) (plzz plzz plzzz select my review I want a new phone :P )
Okay had much fun with the app now review time :)
Well as a photo editor I got too interested when I read about this app.
- Download size 6 mb was great for an app like this which does the work of Photoshop :D
- The app is fast enough, doesn't lag a bit in my 520 too ( even faster than light in 1520 :D )
- haven't seen as such noticeable bug
- I liked that it even shows up in the lenses menu ;)
well I would like some improvements. Some of them have already been stated by you Dan.
-Yep, solid camera button use is thumbs down by many users. Would like to see something done with this in next update
- You haven't provided any option to share pics on social network. You know, many of us are addicted to show off things especially when we have awesome apps like this :D
- I agree with other friends here that the app design is not so attractive. Maybe you should add random pics in the background to look more colorful. Work on the main screen,its where you grab your attention( For this you can also take some ideas from Photoshop express or camera360)
- Please give a metro look to the icon! And yeah!please give an option for a transparent tile (we love it) and a live one to showcase our edited photos on our very beautiful home screen ;)
- please give a transparent look of the background while manually aligning the pics
That's all, i hope to see some improvements in the next update. Thanks :) (plzz plzz plzzz select my review I want a new phone :P ) (I'm not sure whether my first comment was posted so posting it again)
I never thought I could create such amazing looking photos with Photoshop. Levitagram truly lets me use my imagination.
After giving this app a few of my morning hours, this is what i found: WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE APP: When i first saw the name of the app i thought its yet-another-instagram-client for windows phone but i read the whole article only to find myself wrong. The app does what it is meant for and it does very well. The app is really good! The UI is OK. The end-results are just amazing that's for sure. The Guide is really very helpful. Sharing options of the levitation within the app is a plus point. The App is fast and has a fast resume too (something which we dont find in most of the apps). WHAT I DIDN"T LIKE ABOUT THE APP: The app is good no doubt, But what i feel is this app cannot become my go-to app. because i wont it using it most of the time. As Daniel Rubino mentioned in the article that this app needs patience. And patience is something which we lack. Sorry. I dont want to disappoint the developers. Trust me. In Fact I feel that developers have done an excelent job with this app. But this app is not gonna make it to the most used apps list! I faced a few app crashes after taking the two pictures. The app crashed when the two photos were getting aligned. That was really spoiling the fun! Fix it as soon as possible.! WHAT THIS APP NEEDS: Simplify the procedure of taking levitations if possible! Instead of taking two photos. If an object can be removed by taking only a single shot then this app can become one of the highest rated app in the store.! And it might appear on my most-used apps list! Add some basic photo editing tools. It will just like a cherry on the top! Fix the Crashing issues! Please! WRAPPING IT UP: This App is a real fun! Sky is the limit for this app! We can click some unbelievable pictures with this app! Just needs your imagination! I personally had a lot of fun this morning with my friend using this app! I clicked some amazing and some hilarious pictures. Wish I could Insert images in the comment. (Suggestion for Mobile Nations: Add the ability to insert images in to the comments. ;)). Kudos to the developers!
I am going to have so much fun with this app!
Great!!!!
I want to erase the background only leaving the object I pick…
Using a 720 and so far the app works as it should. I suggest putting an undo button cuz it desperately needs one and some different eraser shapes (square, presumably). Other than that, it's a superb app :)
Haha this is looks like a really fun app it should help me to scare my friends lol. ****
Update: Wow I'm actually very impressed with the app. For example after it disappears the table or whatever you have your thing on it can still show what's behind the table you just "hid". It's a pretty neat app and I'm having a little fun with it.
Downloading....bit late but still...just because i want a new phone...;)
So flippin' neat! I love my WP! I'm still rocking the 920 and waiting til November for McLaren!
It looks interesting
At least now i can pretend having a hoverboard. Interesting app with cool features. Would be nice if you could also change the background of the levitatet object.
I'm not big on using this kind of gimmicky photo manipulation apps, but I'm always intrugued by their inner workings. the app it's fun and easier to use than what I expected, but could improve in some aspects. I can envision a few ways to improve the process of photo creation and manipulation: right now the app it's only usable with a tripod, and in most cases can not align a photo taken while hand holding the phone. It would be good to have an overlay of the first photo on the screen while shooting the second one, to help with aligning. It could also go as far as to perform on the fly edge detection to automatically snap a new photo when the camera it's in position. I know it's not as easy as I make it out to be, but I don't think it's impossible and would greatly enhance occasional use of the app, outside of a carefully constructed environment. also, with a few tricks one could try an automatic object identification and removal. it's almost impossible to entirely automate the process, but it could take care of a first pass and only leave fine adjustments to the user. All in all it's a good app and nicely executed concept. I don't see myself using it too much outside of the occasional photo.
I'm gonna love this amazing app. Downloading it now.
this app is pretty cool. i already downloaded. kwhat i dont like is that, tutorial doesnt go away. it just stays there taking up space. overall the idea is very nice. i really like it. keep up with the good work
It is a nice idea, but it is still too simple. Needs shadows, because you can already make photos like these in almost every pic editor.
Takng pictures with this app on my Lumia 525 seems impossible. Out of like 50 times I pressed my camera button, only 2 -3 times it actually took the pic. Sometimes the app exited out .. It is very frustating. But thankfully, they had implelemented the option to import photos on camera roll which made it work for me :)
looks really interesting! glad to see this caliber of app coming to the WP ecosytem... the naming of the app kinda of reminds me of "Wingardium Leviosa" from the harry potter movies, where the point of the spell to was lift items in the air.
I'll try to freak someone out with this app
Quite cool I shhhupose
App is awesome. Gonna have a lot of fun with this!
I love this app. At first I was a little confused as how to do it all but once I got it, its really fun. Cool idea XD
Great app for editing photos like that, more like a simplifed and mobile version of Photoshop! :)
DAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYMMMMMMMMMMM SO KUWL, SWEG
This is an awesome app, but as someone said, it should be implemented to support multiple devices, if possible windows phone 7.8.
What a cool idea !
Exteremly Fantastic and cool app. This app can be used in many ways to create unique and impressive photos
The is fantastic but you sometimes need a stand for clicking the pic for better results, and you need the perfect things too... But the App is fabulous :)
Good on my 620. It should be great on 920 or above due to OIS.
Really fun app! Although having a single app for only one feature is not always the best solution, I still think this one is worth it.
Yeah, I am floating in air
Cool app, would be nice to add more options like double exposure or other effects
Awesome App.Im having great Ideas shooting through my mind cant wait to try it out.And Sorry Android Users quality apps like these deserve a Windows Phone.
this is awesome, just needs shadows of objects and it would be totally awesome, it should allow user to set light source with x,y,z and distance and generate a shadow based on that info !
Looks good, feels good....love it for 2 reasons - 1) Its a fun app 2) One of the 1st apps, I've seen, that has released on WP before Android As for areas to improve on, well, its hard to get 2 pics under perfect conditions....so a few editing options would be a nice additions, especially something like shadow removal or so.
Wow! Now windowsphone can make things fly
I thought the app would be a lot better. First, I don't think it to be a gem, nor to be hidden as I got quite some exposure upon release. What I don't like about the app is ... its concept. Not the whole levitating thing, but the way it is achieved.
It's more about brushing the support away than what I thought it'd be.
I thought you'd be able to move the object around as the app would just cut it.
On top of that, I think a proper result requires way too much effort to achieve as the brushes feel kinda clumsy. I wish there was an automatic detection of the "borders" of the object to prevent accidents.
Great app but it does need spme improvements. Not all the time we bring tripods along, an algorithm enhancement for handheld shots would be very much appreciated.
Sent the app link to my friend who is into using his Lumia 925 for photography and is a PS afficionado. He said it would be a good addition for those without PS, for sure, but for him, he'd stick with what he already knows and does.
If you have unsteady hands or not having a tripod available, I find that 'erasing' the whole picture sans the levitating object is helpful. Also, it'd be really helpful to have an on-screen shutter button. :)
That's pretty cool! And an excuse to pick up a camera grip for the 1020...
I like the idea of the application, but it’s very difficult to create nice images. In order to help the user, an improvement could be to add the possibility of taking photos by tapping the screen of the phone. Another thing that developers could do could be to set the possibility to change the timer.
Moreover, to go back to modify the images could be useful and the Guide section could be made better, for example by making available photos or videos that show how to use the application correctly.
The application has also some problem like some bug or crash and that should be corrected. In the end, even the design could be improved. Oh, and as always I don’t like those applications that aren’t free, but maybe that’s a problem of mine.
Wow! The image looks suprising when ready. Had a good time showing it off to my friends(especially the ones with Android).Don't we just love when we get the app first!! I found the idea of free hand editing rather satisfactory and more accurate. It would be better - 1)If they had added a "straight line" feature to cut off the edges because I am having a hard time doing it. 2)If we could add some kind of motion to it.( like Nokia Cinemagraph).Imagine me falling off a cliff (while still tied to a rope), could be actually helpful for motion film-makers, IMO. Well, I hope this app would get regular updates and support and more & more apps like this would fill the Windows store.
This is a nice idea , nische app ,but nevertheless awesome !
Wow. What an app. Liked it so much
Levitagram is a fun app. Levitation included. Windows phone before Android is always good.I would love to see continues updates for this app. Nice niche app to have in your WP photography app collection.
the object to be floating in the picture seems to be without any shadowy background thus making it less natural and more edited..inserting a option to insert one would be highly welcomed...
Shadow thing z cool...!!
Great app. I took a few photos and made my little sister think that I had telekinesis. Although I would suggest having a button on the screen to take a photo when in the camera mode. Taking pictures with the camera button on the side of the phone may cause a bit of shakiness while taking photos. Otherwise, great.
need to try it now
A great gem !
Would be great if it is optimized a little for usability comfort. Will be producing great edits ! Thanks!!
Great app! It has some performance issues though
Love playing with apps like these. It takes a little effort but sometimes the results surprise you.
Simple but genius app. This is really funny. :)
I'm impressed! Just put my phone on top of Big Ben. Should be a Microsoft stunt.
They really should add the shadow effect otherwise it seems it's a bad photoshop crop
It's nice to see the developer has put a considerable amount of effort in the tutorial. The tutorial is short and very easy to understand. The UI is clear and straight to the point, no nonsense at all. Everything looks clean. However, the fact that I can't save my edited pictures to my Picture Hub is a big drawback for me. All I see is the option to share my edited picture via apps. That's a slight disappointment for me.
It's nice to see the developer has put a considerable amount of effort in the tutorial. The tutorial is short and very easy to understand. The UI is clear and straight to the point, no nonsense at all. Everything looks clean. However, the fact that I can't save my edited pictures to my Picture Hub is a big drawback for me. All I see is the option to share my edited picture via apps. That's a slight disappointment for me.
This is pretty awesome. I put floating shoes all over my house. You definitely want to use a tripod or something. I didn't and it took me a few tries on each picture to get it to look right.
It's not great but it's not bad either. I mean, this app is so simple it doesn't even deserve to stand with all the other Hidden Gems. Here's my opinion: PROS: It's funny, a real time killer app. It's simple enough not to take a hard time understanding how it works. Nice effects and results. Clean UI. Takes full advantage of imaging SDK. If you want a gimmicky app to surprise your Instagram followers, look no further. CONS: I don't think I'm keeping this app on my Lumia. Yeah, I had a nice time playing with it, but after ten minutes it's all over. At least the app does exactly what it's meant to do, but it's not enough to me to consider it a Hidden Gem. I'm giving it a 7/10 and hope the developer adds some other features. Moreover, it's not always easy to get perfect results and photo processing and rendering is frustrating sometimes. No re-edit option. Keep working :)
Thought this was pretty gimmicky to start with but after a bit of playing around I see you could have some fun and get quite creative
This app is fun!! But I would like to see support for tap to take picture on my lumia 630 asap!
Tried it once.. The results were disastrous.. Patience is what I lack.. And those shadows... Sigh.
Mke sure that the background is not the ground. Otherwise it will blend in too much with it and you'll lose the effect.
The “Levitagram” App for Windows Phone 8 allows you to edit photos by taking the objects out of them and make them looks as if they are floating. The App takes 2 images, in one your main object should be there and in the other it should be took out. For this to work properly you cannot move your phone at all because it has to make it look like it’s floating and not edited. This can be very gimmicky and frustrating unless you have a camera stand however luckily you can turn this feature off and make floating objects in your images, however they won’t look as good as they could. Personally I had a lot of fun using this App, I didn’t have a stand and would’ve loved one to test out this feature outside. One annoying thing is that you have to use the physical camera button to take a picture and you cannot just touch the screen to take one. This can really affect image alignment when trying to take two identical images to get the perfect ‘floating’ affect. The ability to adjust the timer from maybe 15 seconds to 10 seconds or even to 20 seconds if you needed it would also be helpful. However this App is sweet and a lot of fun to use and with some practice you’ll be on your way to taking great ‘floating’ pictures! My rating is a 8.5/10 for the App. Looking forward to seeing what PixoMobile do with this App next!
Good app! Will do an undo button, and maybe even a smaller brush and square brush, and shadows.....
Eh, why not.
I've used a similar app (AfterFocus - instead of hovering objects it gives you a bokeh like effect) on my phone and honestly, it's too much effort for me to use most of the time. You really do have to go down to the pixel level in order to get a satisfactory result, and I don't have time for that, I'm afraid. However, it was a bit of fun, and it's always great to see the things other people create using tools such as this.
Interesting, WP really has its photography apps sorted!
This is so cool..! This app is just amazing, all the time I spent on my laptop to make a levitating pic, can now be done within seconds. One of the best apps I've seen..! Lets hope windows phone will soon surpass lagdroid and iOS :D
Wow, love to ser new apps, downloading! 720.
Alright, I had fun using this app for a long time doing magic tricks and illusuions. Its a very nice idea but has a mix of nokia smartcam’s too. The best part I loved to hear is that this app is not available in Android. You know,Usually apps are first released on Android and IOS but here its for Windows and IOS. That mean Windows Phone is climbing the hill more fastly and can beat Android. That’s good to hear since I am a hard core fan of Windows Phone, especially Nokia Lumia devices. Now , coming back to the app “Levitagram”. Llevitagram is the first of its kind on windows phone which give you developers a high hand on big success. But if you guys wanna make it to the top rank, you seriosly got to do a lot of work on the app. I will suggest some improvements needed in the following Article …………...FIRST IMPRESSION………...
The app was built quite simply. If you guys wanna make it more attractive, you need to add more option and designs. The guide was usefull for becoming friendly with the app. But there are many cons on it as well which I will suggest later on “IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED” sectoion
…………..USER INTERFERENCE………….
The app was very easy to use.But the way it looks is not attractive. You sure got some interesting pictures onn Guide page. But it dosnt felt satisfing. It was really not a good idea to add physical camera button to take the photo. Using this app require much accuracy to hold the camera steady. With that problem in one hand , having the physical camera button for taking shot makes it much more difficult.Over all there are only few features in the app and I liked them all. But there are points where you need to improve the app , which arwe listed below …………IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED…………
1, In addition with physical camera shot add touch screen shot also. It help to take better photos.
2, Make the “Guide” page more intersting with giving subtitles, like IMAGES for showing images and subtitle VIDEO for showing video.
3, In the photo guide, at first I didn’t even noticed the discriptions given at the bottom. It’s very less in size as compared to the picture. So you guys need to work on that
4, The “info” page shouldn’t be put like this. Its very annoying to see a page like this with no design and all. I suggest you to put the each options (Feedbacks, Share, Like on Facebook) on the option buttion on the bottom where it is more suitable just like in other major apps like”PICSART” posted sometimes ago by WPCentral.
5, I also suggest you to remove the “Guide” page and make it as a subtitile to the “Main Menu”.Currently you don’t have a main menu at all.If you had a main menu then you could also add the lauch “camera” tile to it istead on the option at bottom .
6, I would also like to be able to adjust the timer for taking automatic photo. Currenty its permenantly set on 15 second for each shot. Its quite annoying to hold the camera that long.
7, I also found that no matter how hard I try to take the two photos in a same way, the message shows that “ it couldn’t align with the other photo since it couldn’t find any sharp points” . why does it always says like that? I think you guys also need to work on that too.
8, I also found a problem with the app. After using the app for a long time, say like 30 min. the app freezed and wont do anything, I had to holld back button and close it .
9, The splash screen wont even stay for 1 sec . it happens so fast and open the “Guide” page.
10, Give it more colour , colour gives life to the app. Currntly it looks like dead. :-D
…………….CONCLUSION……………
The idea of the app is very good but you need to do a lot of improvements to make it good. If you work on all my suggestions, then its gonna be one of the best photo apps ever on windows . I hope you devlopers read my comment. Its only for you and for no one else.Thank You.
The shutter controls take a little getting used to, but once you figure that out it's pretty easy to use. But once I complete a picture, although it saves in my camera roll, it doesn't save in the app under "my", saying that I haven't created leviation photos yet.
Not for the Lumia 520 besides I am not into making silly objects float.
I really like this. I see all kinds of cool pics I can make with this!
Works as advertised even worse, hard to critic....though, adding shadow effect would be nice & better support for 512mb phones or less.
Looks great ! , now if it only becoms a universal app it would be even better !
Works as advertised even worse, hard to critic....though, adding shadow effect would be nice & better support for 512mb phones or less
Works as advertised even worse, hard to critic....though, adding shadow effect would be nice & better support for low end phone e.g: phones with 512mb ram or less.
ES bueno que existan alternativas a otras aplicaciones en la store
Se ve flasa lla edicion
Creo que le le falta mucho para lograr un efecto de nnivel profecional
Another great find I never knew existed! Love the concept but I'd like to see shadow support added.
Hmmm! The more I use it the more I like it. As pointed out already there are significant improvements to be made but it is a good start.
As a full time magician and magic inventor, I like the idea of this app. Here are my thoughts. Prop the phone against a soda can or open your wallet into a V formation (for stability) and lean it against that and use the timer for perfect tripod free shots. It would be great if the brush outline was not directly under your fingertip but slightly higher so you can see more clearly where you are drawing. Your finger can obscure the brush outline as it is at the moment. As others have said, shadows are important. To be able to draw them on say as a 50% opacity darken mode, would be perfect. It is important for the illusion of levitation. Voice activation or waving in front of camera/proximity sensor could be another way to trigger photo capture. Touch screen to capture IS important because the future 8.1 handsets may not come with a physical camera hardware button as it is no longer a requirement by Microsoft. So to future proof the app, you need an onscreen capture soft button or voice recognition or other. I love the app, just needs tweaking. Magic!
any suggestions for a nokia 1320 tripod?
It looks more like the object was added from another photo tah floating. Just a feeling.
Downloaded..nice app.
Great app. With some imagination and patience great pics can be created. But physical camera button requirement is a bit annoying that too if you dont have a tripod. Nice app overall.
gr8 idea, simple and elegant
Fun app! I found the instructions were thorough and easy to follow, but without a tripod things were tricky. Maybe the alignment software could be a bit better.
this is a great app and it works great.new apps are gaining their attention in windows 8 and wp8 what about wp7.8?developers please develop these apps for wp7.8.people bought these phones paying a lot of money and getting disappointed because they cant get best softwares like this.help us by developing apps to 7.8
this is a great app and it works great.new apps are gaining their attention in windows 8 and wp8 what about wp7.8?developers please develop these apps for wp7.8.people bought these phones paying a lot of money and getting disappointed because they cant get best softwares like this.help us by developing apps to 7.8.please
It is a great app but unfortunately just a novelty that I will forget about, after a few uses.. unless the developer adds more cool features and I read about it on WPCentral.
Very nice
My review: The idea for the app is pretty cool. Its easy to use, if you can manage to hold the phone still. The guide is very usefull, so you dont have to figure it out by yourself. After playing around with it i got some crashes after taking the 2nd picture and leting them align (could be my phones fault). But the other functions work just fine. A nice app for making some funny pictures.
Cool
Fine.
Actually, this app makes for better photography.
- It's quite fun editing with Levitagram
- Can take photo with my physical camera button, but in the future there might not be a physical button present in my future phone. If not fixed, then you can't use the app really.
- Practice makes perfect, unfortunately I'm not so precise with my fingers right now (I'll have to be more patient) and shooting with a tripod might be neccessary for me... perhaps with some built in software aid/enhancement.
Nice to see creative camera apps on WP
wow... A really good app.. Keep the "Hidden Gems" coming,,,
This app amazed me more than Photosynth..Very clever idea behind it's making..Did try to do what Daniel did----Not showing good results in pictures taken in low lights+Gets slow sometimes+Facing lot of long waiting periods between processes+Though will wait for performance improving updates and even bug squashing will do=Overall the concept is nice..Kudos to the Devs.+It's good the app has landed on WP before Droid....
The idea of this app is so cool. However, I found it a bit difficult and time consuming to completely remove the background object. If it could automatically detect the background and remove it, would be AWESOME! Also you need either a tripod or an extra person to help you remove the background while you try to stand still.
They haven't thought this through , they should have allowed the users to tap on the screen to take the pictures, using the Hardware buttons make it a tad bit harder to take the pic as good as you'd like.
Hey, looks like a tri-pod is a must for this app. Be ready to carry some extra gear, but have fun.
Oh, a clever and fun app, I like these. Well, it probably needs a few improvements but hey, this isn't a desktop Photoshop to perfectly mask an object out of its background. All I can say is that, as the article says, that camera button-only capture is a bit weird and some sort if "import and edit" option would be amazing - so I wouldn't have to take a shot if I want to make a picture where something floats. Anyway, it's a great app, it needs to get some things fixed but it's already awesome - and I like the idea behind the app :-)
To make a shadow for the item you want to float, hang it down with a fishing line, and voila no after effects needed. Lol
Putting shadows in the after pic may be hard to perfect due to angle of sunrays, size of object, and such. So the app is nice to play with, until you want to impress your significant other, or professionals that you can use the force in front of the camera, then shadows play a large part.
Anyway, fun app with future updates from the dev can bring it toward for months, or even years.
May the force be with you, dear developer.
First glance, I thought it was a cheap party app. But it seems to be pretty good. Like Daniel said, not always going to be used all the time but a nice app to have. Posted via Windows Phone Central App
Looks sweet, but to much work for me :(
Very cool!!!!! Posted via the WPC App for Android!
Uhh, Nice app...
Nice idea and implementation, but IMHO it is a bit tedious to create such effect. This kind of app may be useful, but I prefer spending my time (and patience) with a photo editing application on my PC to obtain the same/better results. Just my 0,05$
Nice idea for an app.
Add the ability to take a photo without having to use the physical shutter key.
Add a "shadow" effect.
The app is pretty cool.. to create stunning pics. prefer a design modiciation : Camera button also to be added on bottom bar. Currently, have to press the physical button to take a shot! Just a suggestion.
I will test it :)
Nice to see one more developer giving attention to Windows Phone when they could be spending their time on Android first. This trick is easy and at the same time genial! It detects objects that are not on both images and give the option to remove them. Fantastic! I will just sit on my desk, take a picture and remove the desk; then, have fun on my social networks! :D App's UI is accordingly to WP's guidelines and has no special textures to make it look different, but the functionality talks for itself. Very nice!
Is such a great app, really works and easy too. Maybe they can add animation where objects can move in future update that will be pretty awesome thnks...
what a great app, thanks for sharing it with us
Cool app What i like in the app is as one of instruction in the page guide says "The only limit is your imagination" thats how i can sum up this app in one sentence. As far suggetions is considered 1) you need to add a onscreen camera button. 2) Timer should have more options
This is so cool.. I made a pic of my hat floating above my head.. Got Everyone talking.. Hehe..
I often use photo manipulation programs, so usually this type of apps its not excited for me. Except this, because its really a very good "game". It would be more perfect, if you could make wizardy photos fully automatically, but I think we need to wait for an app like that
Thanks Daniel for this suggestion. This is one clever fun app. Gonna recommend this app to my friends. It's a simple no nonsense app with basic features. Not sure if it is possible, but if it had automatic feature detection, then it would be awesome. It would become easier to eliminate objects. Kinda similar to what Nokia uses to eliminate unwanted objects in Nokia Camera. I know that there is a paint option, but is it possible to have undo? I might be nitpicking here, but just asking if it is possible. one last request. Auto adjustment of brightness of both the pics as if the brightness of the pics is different, it really shows up during the erasing process.. But all in all, a great app. Thanks to the developer for making it free for a limited period
It's time i make my cat a super hero with this app. Purrfect companion for my Lumia 720, although i wish i could have shot the pics on the higher end phones. :( Anyways.Mr. Cat, let's float away to our fantasy land! Where do you want your first selfie taken? Taj Mahal? 'Wingardium Leviosa'- Let the magic begin! :)
let us see your floating cat :D lol
He he! Nice app! Works great on Imgur and even Facebook:)
Well, I can't hold my phone steady :(
This is a very good app but only one flaw is that the floating objects don't cast shadows which gives away the fact that its actually not floating
It works like a charm... Still I need the basic camera settings found in Microsoft Camera App like exposure, ISO settings, Tap to Focus and more of the others... Rest is all awesome... Goodbye to Photoshop...lol...
A must have app !!
Looks like a fun app. I don't think I'll be using it though.
Can't wait to try this
Very nice app, I saw it on an iphone a while ago and was hoping to see it on windows phone too!
I've done what the app does with post procecing on my PC but with this app it's much faster and I can do it just after the photo is taken. It does take some time to get some good results and propably a tripod is required (hopefully I have one). Besides that it enables you to make some interesting creative shots.
Great app, does what it says very nicely! Sadly I lack the imagination to make any rely use of it
#awesome_WPapps a must have for pic fanatics such as myself!!! One suggestion is to possibly add a shadow blotch effect for the levitated object. Thanks much for this #WPCentral_HiddenGem, putting it to use as we speak!!!
Fun app with cool effect, even just by holding the phone in m hansd I was able to produce passable levitation. It's fast, has a great "How to" and is easy to use.
I found this a must have photo editor. It does one simple, but neat and useful trick, that not too much people would think about it. Not a magic, but it looks like magic for the ones that don't know that much about software possibilities. The concept was early introduced (as far as I remember) by Nokia, with Nokia Smart Cam - sorry to the developer that eventually had had this idea before, I just never heard about your work. But Levitagram made it different from Nokia. Meanwhile Nokia Smart Cam uses the trick of overlaying 2 different pictures to remove unwanted objects, Levitagram has on its purpose to remove an object to create an illusion that another is levitating (though you can also use it to the same goal as Nokia Smart Cam). That's awesome! I like very much when awesome and at the same time simple-to-do things appear. Is genious without having hard work to make it real. Just overlay 2 pictures and you are a magician! Thank you, developers!
This app looks quite nifty, I'm going to check it out. Somewhat sceptical of the quality of the 'levitated' objects, but hey, can't hurt to try it out and see for myself :)
At first I wasn't interested in this app but then looked at some of my current pics and thought some of them would be cool to add this effect. First download and then make myself float. Wish me luck.
What kind of sorcery is this? Seriously though, I think it needs to improve on the algorithms used to make the object floats. There are times when the images are not "cut clean." And you do need to have steady hands to make good images.
I think the video tutorial child be greatly improved - it is very uninviting. I'd like to see an actual video of a person using the app with audio on how to use it (with the appropriate language subtitles). I'd also like to see the ability to take pictures without the need for a physical camera button. I don't like how the live tile is a picture and I'd like to see it be a logo with a transparent tile option. The live tile messes with the start screen layout I have because I use a picture background, so the levitagram tile conflicts with my background.
Great app, it is really funny to do all this stuff. Alongisde all the things that are written on the article, I believe that if you could add shadows to the pictures, it would be great (the same image you cut but turned into some sort of black that mixes with the object's colors). It's an overall good product, congratulations to the developers!
This is a great app and I had great fun making things float at work and absolutely love it... i definitely was left hoping their was a shadow feature and i really think adding a light source to provide shadows would be awesome.
its a good app. but i found something that annoys me. i hope the developer locks the camera setting at first take because taking the second picture is somewhat trickery to get the correct color(to match the color setting of the first picture.) or, should i say, Please put an option on camera page to let us choose for auto settings or lock settings. Anyway, Thanks since you make it free at first., im pretty sure, above comments and suggestions will help you to develop your app since all those comments were all from the full application experience.
This is really an awesome app. I tried with few photos and it came out really nice. I like the innovative idea. I want more features like shadow effects and more editing options. awesome job developers.
perfect to fool friends thumbsup very nice app
Best photo app ever! It's so easy to use but delivers wonderful effects.
Amazing app, Now I can say my friends that look at this photo, I made this.... People who siad windows phone lakes apps are fools......
Great way to add special effect to your pictures which was only possible in Photoshop before. Kudos to the developer.
This app is actually pretty cool! I like how its on WP before android for a change :)
This looks pretty cool! Liking how its available on WP before android :)
Fun app... cant stop clicking pics
A fun app I must say. I've been playing with it now for half an hour and I like good design, simple, easy to use as all windowsphona apps. I do not like the name of the app that sounds frivolous.
Should add a timer time length option. If can allow us to simple edit the photo produced would be great ( crop rotate ). The basic function ( function on normal camera ) should be all enable during using the apps then it would be very nice. I wish I could change the resolution. Manual focus also very important to me. It weird when I press and hold the photo it doesn't allow me to delete the photo. Also option to delete multiple photo at once. It should have the option to allow recapture one of the photo before align it. ( by tapping one of the photo before align it )
I love how clever this app is. This adds more dimension in photo editing. Keep up the good work devs.
Works pretty much as advertised, so it's a cool app. A few things, though:
the brush settings icon isn't very clear as for what it is there for, maybe use a brush icon combinded with a cog, somehow. don't know. but the generic settings cog icons suggests more general settings, not specific brush stroke settings.
Your example image with the girl jumping in the grass - seems out of place, first. If you want to advertise, that you you can combine to completely different pictures to create something like that, I'd suggest to add it to the tour, to make it clear. I don't think many people will get it otherwise.
i really love the purpose of this app and how clean it executes the merging of photos. it really looks cool and can be awesome with those instances where you can showcase cool photos..
+ Fun!
- Starting the app at the guide page isn't very great. You know how it works after the first time!
- No shadows... :-(
- The UI works, but you don't think 'wow, great UI'
This fun free camera app lets you do what you only dreamed about doing! Hovering over people/objects with only the push of a few buttons! lol ..While this app is not an essentail part of my collection, it still houses some of the best photo editing mechincs you can find on a mobile device. The only dowfall is that when its said and done, it's really a one trick pony in the world of apps and therefore needs to gain more features and options in the fututre before imataions come out of the woodwork. Nonetheless, phenomanal job!!
looks like a fun to use app. i think i'm also going to give it a try
This is fun... But I don't know how often I'd use it. It entertained me for a couple photos, then I just kinda got bored with it. I would recommend another contest. Maybe Wpcentral ought to work with the developers of this app to make some sort of creative floating object contest. I think that would yield some pretty entertaining photos and bring even more attention to the possibilities of this app.
This App is a great source for making interesting photos and share with your friends, they will want to know how you did it. I agree with Daniel Rubino about the physical camera button, PixoMobile should allow to take a photo using the App. Another thing that they should improve is the shape of the rubber and pencil, there is only the circle format but when you need to erase a 90 degree angle you can do it accurately.
This is a little clunky but so much fun. Love it.
I think this would be a great app if we could add shadows of some sort to make the end results a bit 'less faked'. Overall a great idea. Should be used with a tripod to ensure both photos are very similar...
I like the concept, but I wish you could do more with the app, I'd like to see if it has support for foreground or background placement, as well as some in app lighting enhancements to make it look even more authentic
Thanks to WPCentral and Microsoft for the GEM contests This app is very simple to use and it was really fun. Actualy the one who had the more fun with it was my niece :) However it would be very if we were able to cancel modifications or go backward like a CTRL+Z. it was the main feature missing or maybe i didn't found it ?
The magic is in your Windows Phone devices. Going to play some tricks with my friends, but i think it is a bit hard to use. Hope the next update will make it even better.
Awesome app, my favourite till now amongst the "Hidden Gems" series. The user interface is clean, minimalist and simple to use. The guide is easy and self-explanatory and the timer option makes the the entire process a breeze. The edting tools and options in the app are precise and effective, the only negative point is the requirement of a camera button as this excludes the non-camera button phones and also those who prefer to take photos by touching the screen to reduce instability and misalignment.
I need that to make myself fly. Cool app Posted via Windows Phone Central App
The app would be great, if it wasn't that complicated to capture the images and if the after processing wouldn't be that difficult
I agree with the review noting that a tripod or second person makes it a lot easier. I tried doing it myself, and it was hard to make sure the background had the same lighting and positioning. Each time I tried it myself, it failed to match them automatically too. Otherwise, a pretty cool app that's a good bit of fun.
A really creative idea use to make app. WHAT I LIKE:
- The tutorial and tutorial video before using the app.
-Splash screen
-Simple design. WHAT I DON'T LIKE: -No feature to capture photo by touching on screen.
-App crashes very much Suggestions: -Please add the feature to capture photo by touching on screen.
-Pls give better tutorial.
-And pls fix the crashes. OVERALL RATING: 6.5/10
8.7/10
This app is so cool. I love it.
Things I like:
*pretty good end results
*'in-built' basic editing (brightness, contrast, saturation)
*its FREE!! :P
*picture alignment feature
*timer
*adjustable brush size and hardness
*good zoom when editing
*ability to switch background and main picture
*I'm diggin' the splash screen
*clean UI
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Suggestions for improvement:
*add 'undo' to remove previous action (for convenience)
*I wish there were options to tinker with the ISO and shutter speed (exposure time). This will probably make the app slow plus its possible to do it with Nokia Camera separately before editing it with Levitagram, but I thought it'd be nice.
*add crop, clarity and sharpness features, maybe? (not necessary)
*the app crashes sometimes but I guess that's expected on low RAM devices like my Lumia 520. However, I'm hoping that this can be fixed.
*brush and eraser icons confused me a bit. Maybe you could change it but its not much of a problem as one gets used to it quickly.
App which has the power to attract everyone, especially designers.
More 3d effects can be added to make the app a hit!
I love doing these stuff, and I think providing an app for it just made everything so much easier. Oh, the things I'd want to recreate!
looks like a fine app. didn't feel helpful. nothing i would use for taking photos on trip. wasn't impressed tbh. nokia's own apps do a better job than this at removing objects from the background. didn't understand the purpose of the app.
I have two suggestions: 1, A ghost image (something like when you try to make a panorama picture and lost the previous pic) after the first shot. 2, An obvious one. Rotate the tutorial video to have it on full screen. Otherwise a pretty nice app. Thank you!
Really it creates magic as the article says....
Although its pretty difficult the first time you try the app for getting that floating objects...
Further tries can ease your job....
Also using a tripod would be the best...in case of a Lumia 1020...
Didn't try...will post after trying with that too....now quite busy....
That's kind of neat, I think the tripod mount on the 1020 camera grip will come in handy when trying this out.
Pretty cool app. A little hard on smaller screens, but it still works well. Add some effects to it (like shadows) and it would be pretty good.
No offense, but why? I see no need for this app. Even though free, I don't need a photography app that let's me levitate objects via photoshopping methods. It may be a good app, but I'm not about to install just for a cool effect.
Kinda silly. Looks like a one time try and forget about app. Hardly a "gem".
What an amazing app! Truly incredible, I'm really impressed! There are some limitations, of course, but once you understand the trick, you can easily (kind of) create awesome pictures. The interface is very sinple, which I like, but I would love to see the possibiliy to add a few effects to the final picture... other than that, great job, developers! :)
Fun photo app, but I'm trying to think of legitimate uses that go beyond the novelty of a floating or removed object. Perhaps it's just the way I use my phone's camera. Either way, I think the implementation here is really well done. I especially like the difference brush sizes. It can be tricky to get some edits just right using touch alone.
Works great. Use the brightness to hide imperfections. Also use a steady hand!
Ok, this is really awesome. I was able to use this app to show a potential customer for a friends company what security cameras would look like in his hotel, without having to install them. My friend holds the security camera up, I take the picture, he moves out of the way, I take the picture, do some magic with my magic fingers and voila, my friend makes money on an installation contract for new security cameras. Seriously, interior decorators could make good use of this program.
Dont take pictures by touching the screen, the app van crash that way.
Amazing! Love it
Magical results! Requires a steady hand or a tripod.
Nice app but misses an important thing. New Windows Phone hardware does not include hardware camera button. And there is no virtual button included in the interface. So users of the Lumia 630 for instance won't be able to take any photos.
haha very cool app...! my friend did a yoga position and i made the table disappear from underneath him! that was fun to edit ! :D
To be honest, I don't see the usefulness of this app, I understand it's a bit of fun, and I surely would use to have a bit of fun, however the fact that you have to set up a scene, have perfect light, a tripod etc, I would much rather use photoshop to be honest, I don't know if that's just me being lazy, but I don't see myself using this app much if at all. However saying all that, it's still a unique and cool concept, which i'm sure some people woould appreciate and make use of, so for those people this app is a Hidden Treasure, but not for me :)
This is awesome, finally got something to make my Instagram a little more interesting.
This is very neat for what it does. I don't see myself using it very often, but it's certainly a cool niche app.
Cute, but... how many photo editors do we need?
Seems to be a creative app, but it seems that it requires a bit more time than I would have during my down times. Just not for me, but I like the idea.
this one is just for win, not really interested in the app.
Hi, I usually dont use photo editing app in my phone, because they dont have all options that I need. But, I must admit that for some specific tasks and fast do-and-share, they are great. This app does some cool effects, but I dont sure If I'll use them. However, here are my good and bad points. The good point is its easy of use (this is important for an app), with two photos and a couple of swipes, you get a cool effect. In the bad side, It is a bit tricky to remove some objects, espcially if they are small or irregulars, but I hope developers will enhance this later. CHeers
Below is my review of Levitagram: Features The ability to create optical illusions is pretty cool, and I think that this app provides a novel way of achieving it. I like the ability to "erase" the original image or to "paint" it back in. Also, being able to set the hardness and size of the tool is great. However, I really wish that pinch to zoom was an always-on feature and that the app would detect two fingers and simply not apply any changes from the first finger down. The color settings are basic, but a nice touch. I wish that there was no need for them though, and it seems that my second image always looked quite different from the first in terms of the coloration. I'm not sure if that is just due to the absence of the object in the image or a camera sensor issue. User Experience The video tutorial is a really nice addition to the app, although a narator would make it better. The app could also use with some flash or eye-candy. For instance, the pivot or panerama control could display the splash-screen image as a background, or better yet, randomly pick one of the users creations as the background. Additionally, the info page is a bit boring (this is where a lack of background really shows). What's Missing This may seem obvious, but the example images don't have any shadow. Shadows are a must if one wants to fool the eye. You have to use some clever photo taking to put a shadow in your second image and it would be so much easier with a shadow "painting" tool. The feature seems like it should be trivial to add with the ground-work laid for the existing painting tool. Add the ability to paint a soft or hard shadow with variable darkness, and this app is complete.
This is the "houdini" of all photography apps. Great going guys! :)
I actually got this app and thought it was legit!
It helped me on my Summer Photography Course as well.
Thank you Levitagram and Nokia Lumia 925.
Cool app, but it can only be used in a small number of circumstances. I haven't seen anything like it before, so props for being unique. I know this is sort of a hard issue to fix, but it can be quite annoying how sensitive it is to shadows and whatnot. It would be a lot more user-friendly if it didn't require such precision. Thanks for the new app :)
The App looks very nice. The design is good.
Results are really god... On my lumia 820 the app crashes twice by merging the two photos.
I had an idea about "shadows" but some comments already mentioned it, so i think it would be great if this app have special effects so the result images could look like they're a part of X-men's or avatar's movie scene :v
hidden gems are good but if realved window cyan update in india fastly then the sale of the window phone will increase rapidly because every budy wants more then anroid and in cyan update it is like file manager background wallpaper etc. and one more thing bring more games in 512mb because people buying lumia 520 more campare to other lumia phone so do some thing about that.
Kudos to the developers, they brought a magician out of me. Works pretty well. Thanks.
It is a good app but you need two things patient and practice.. Holding the phone steadily between two shots is a tough job..
Hm, not so useful i think.
I really like the idea but to be honest I don't think it's suited for a smartphone app. Since you need a tripod and time to get the best out of the picture I'd say why don't you take it to Photoshop... I tried it anyways and gotta say... well, it's good enough. It really needs time and patience, however the UI is good and I think they got the best out of it. But like I said before, I think the idea is flawed...
Sounds fun, but I'm still not convinced that the editing is not tedious. Too much hassle if you ask me.
could we get shadows? it would be nice
Too bad you'll need a photo of the background to make an item float. Would have been even nicer if that whasn't necessary. Nice app thought!
Wow, this is awesome. And works surprisingly well!
It's obviously a fairly limited use app, but another fun photo app to add to the collection. I'm excited to try it out with the kiddos. Flying super hero toddler perhaps?
Cool
Alright, I had fun using this app for a long time doing magic tricks and illusuions. Its a very nice idea but has a mix of nokia smartcam’s too. The best part I loved to hear is that this app is not available in Android. You know,Usually apps are first released on Android and IOS but here its for Windows and IOS. That mean Windows Phone is climbing the hill more fastly and can beat Android. That’s good to hear since I am a hard core fan of Windows Phone, especially Nokia Lumia devices. Now , coming back to the app “Levitagram”. Llevitagram is the first of its kind on windows phone which give you developers a high hand on big success. But if you guys wanna make it to the top rank, you seriosly got to do a lot of work on the app. I will suggest some improvements needed in the following Article …………...FIRST IMPRESSION………...
The app was built quite simply. If you guys wanna make it more attractive, you need to add more option and designs. The guide was usefull for becoming friendly with the app. But there are many cons on it as well which I will suggest later on “IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED” sectoion
…………..USER INTERFERENCE………….
The app was very easy to use.But the way it looks is not attractive. You sure got some interesting pictures onn Guide page. But it dosnt felt satisfing. It was really not a good idea to add physical camera button to take the photo. Using this app require much accuracy to hold the camera steady. With that problem in one hand , having the physical camera button for taking shot makes it much more difficult.Over all there are only few features in the app and I liked them all. But there are points where you need to improve the app , which arwe listed below …………IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED…………
1, In addition with physical camera shot add touch screen shot also. It help to take better photos.
2, Make the “Guide” page more intersting with giving subtitles, like IMAGES for showing images and subtitle VIDEO for showing video.
3, In the photo guide, at first I didn’t even noticed the discriptions given at the bottom. It’s very less in size as compared to the picture. So you guys need to work on that
4, The “info” page shouldn’t be put like this. Its very annoying to see a page like this with no design and all. I suggest you to put the each options (Feedbacks, Share, Like on Facebook) on the option buttion on the bottom where it is more suitable just like in other major apps like”PICSART” posted sometimes ago by WPCentral.
5, I also suggest you to remove the “Guide” page and make it as a subtitile to the “Main Menu”.Currently you don’t have a main menu at all.If you had a main menu then you could also add the lauch “camera” tile to it istead on the option at bottom .
6, I would also like to be able to adjust the timer for taking automatic photo. Currenty its permenantly set on 15 second for each shot. Its quite annoying to hold the camera that long.
7, I also found that no matter how hard I try to take the two photos in a same way, the message shows that “ it couldn’t align with the other photo since it couldn’t find any sharp points” . why does it always says like that? I think you guys also need to work on that too.
8, I also found a problem with the app. After using the app for a long time, say like 30 min. the app freezed and wont do anything, I had to holld back button and close it .
9, The splash screen wont even stay for 1 sec . it happens so fast and open the “Guide” page.
10, Give it more colour , colour gives life to the app. Currntly it looks like dead. :-D
…………….CONCLUSION……………
The idea of the app is very good but you need to do a lot of improvements to make it good. If you work on all my suggestions, then its gonna be one of the best photo apps ever on windows . I hope you devlopers read my comment. Its only for you and for no one else.Thank You.
I downloaded a few days ago and already used it to make my beer "float" at the nearby Hoppy Brewing Company. It's really cool. I've shown a few people and the initial reaction is WHOA how'd you do that? I actually told my friend with an iPhone about it and he downloaded it right away. The video tutorial was pretty cool also. Very simple and to the point. It took about 5 mins to get the image just right and I did it by hand at the bar as I mentioned. My hands weren't exactly steady. The auto-alignment works rather well. Get this app!
the UI was bit awkward to use. but it getting better after the latest update
haha what a fun app! Thanks WPC, you made my days funnier. Great app, really liked it!
This is a very wonderful app and it work like a charm good for playing around with photos.
Nice one,simple
I am so glad you highlighted this app! I love taking pictures and I've always been bummed about how I am not skilled in Photoshop to make things levitate or float. The interface is pretty easy and quick to use, I found that certain subjects matched with specific colors or backgrounds provide for better looking edited pictures. It would be cool if there was a tips section in the app to advise users on how to improve their pictures!
The UI and the app itself are very simple which makes the app easy to use but unattractive aswell. I like how you included the Guide, it was very helpful.
I also like how it came to WP before coming to Android ;)
Suggestions: Add an on screen camera button and more editing tools.
Overall, a nice and fun camera app. Nothing special, though.
Has novelty value, but long term I couldn't think of what I'd use it for everyday, but app worked, did what it said on the tin!
A pretty cool app, tried it and I would like to see an on screen camera button instead of the physical camera button
I could see the ability to change the opacity of the levitating object (to make more of those creepy paranormal ghostly photos) as an added function to this creative app.
What kind of trickery is this?! I clearly remember the Surface Pro 3 ad noting levitation was NOT included!
Wassup Guys... Lol.. This is the craziest app in the Hidden gems serires.. Now I can stand next to any Hollywood celebrity(U name it I can show that).. Regards Vamsi Thatha
This app could make for some pretty interesting martial arts photos...
This app is awesome fun! The picture gets messed up a couple of times but I'd blame my unsteady hands for that.
It's a clever and fun app. It may be a bit difficult to use, but it's understandable and it's still easier than photoshopping.
Wow,awesome. Very cool app.
Surprisingly easy to use! I was smiling through the process but had huge grin on my face when the first one was finished. Such a pleasure to use. And needlessly to say, very very cool.
This is the best camera app ever :D :O awesome one! simple to use for not so non tech people like me.. thanks a lot Pixomobile.!
Cool idea, but it's almost impossible to get identical backgrounds. If there were a way to individually edit the photos (after they're merged) that would be great. Specifically adjusting brightness and white balance.
When are the results coming out?????????
It seems cool at first, but the novelty wears off after some time. Still, it's a useful app if you really need what it does.
Another good photography app. Let me try this one... But I dont have a wp phone!
This app is incredibly awesome to use. It does take some time doing the editing when you can zoom so far in. The editing quality is just nice although i think there could be other editing tools to be added such as shadowing as mention by the abovee comment. Maybe have some color-pop? I would suggest to have a task to re-select the pictures and re-do another editing, rather than just leaving the edited photos in the gallery to be shared. I mean what if I find that i made a small mistake in the picture and I can't edit it again =/ But great work on this app, I really love it. Thanks!
Cool app :D Now I can levitate like Superman in my instagram (?)
This app definetely looks good, although sometimes the results aren't the best they could be.
Pretty cool app for those of us a little ignorant with photshop:)
Nice app to prank people ;)..but I think addition of more editing options like crop,filters will make it perfect !
Yeah..i am seriously bad at this.. Not even one good picture.. Not the app's fault though.
Awesome app, should be able to fool some of my friends. :p
This app needs an awesome feature: when you show the image that you have created to someone the phone should shoot a photo of their reaction.....it could be cool and fun
Ok so a few things they can add,
1. Maybe add some shadows and option to remove and adjust such shadows
2. The support on which the object is kept shld be allowed a more free shape than just a shar edges. I know this will be quite difficult but still i wld hope for it to happen. On the whole i have really enjoyed this app, have been using it quite extensively. Also played a prank with it on few of my friends. They didn't suspect a thing!!
Great app! :D
excellent app, it will be great if it can auto crop the object. sorry for my bad english :)
It's an awsome app, been having a lot of fun with my kids using it, even the 4 year old suggest some poses they could use. It's so easy to use.
this might be the next big thing like instagram - to be honest i stay away from things like this almost always but may make an exception as this app is of really good quality
Very intuitive. I would like to see a video function on this app. I've always been a big fan of scenes in videos were there is just a seamlessly empty space, and then something just appears out of the blue, literally. This seems like the perfect app to do it because you could film 5 seconds of an area without an object, and then film another 5 seconds with the object (while keeping the phone still of course), so it would appear that the object had just come out of nowhere. Also, maybe the developer can add some VFX functions on top of this to spice up the transition as well, like a cloud with a 'poof' sound effect. Though, these are just ideas I'm throwing in so maybe the app can be improved. The ideas are a bit too much to ask, however, that's what happens when you create an app so amazing - it becomes harder to improve! Posted via Windows Phone Central App
Well thats amazing idea...,worth having... Already made my friends drool with awesome imaging of my 920.. This app is the cherry on the cake :)
I want lumia 930
I think this will be one of those apps that I install because they are fun for a while, but then I never use them again. They should try to improve it a bit, like being able to produce a .gif or something so It could be animated
Nice app
I tried many times worked properly
I will recommend to everyone
Thanks wpc
Levitagram.If you want to loose some time,laugh a little,or make friends think you threw away your stuff,and cought a picture of them in mid-air(they could also knew that you edited photo,which is not so bad,they are going to think you are good at it),i would reccomend you this app.And if you think,making things look like leviteting is the only thing you can do with this app,you are so much wrong.You can take a picture of yourself(selfie),and a picture of the beach(or anything you like).After that,you can make third picture in which YOU ARE ON THE BEACH!I didn't mention how simple this app is.In few simple clicks you can make all this happen.If you are complaining that there aren't enough apps for windows phone,try this app.If you think photo editing is hard,try this app.There are much more options which are just waiting to be discovered.My reccomendation,TRY THIS APP.
What a fantastic app. Just like the review said, a little bit of patience and practice makes a world of difference. The end results are easily as good as professional pictures. Will be keeping this app around for a while :-)
I played around with the app a bit and didn't really care for it. I can see where it would be a fun time waster, but I didn't find it all that great.
My aunt is really into photography and has a 620 so I'm sure she'll like this when i tell her!
I am used to extracting objects using Photoshop, and also retouching surfaces, areas or skin, but what you can do with this app, with the mentioned patience and practice using your finger/stylus on a phone's screen, is really pretty amazing.
I've tried it! I don't know if I'll use it, but it's certainly good, and I'll have fun trying it with my friends :)
Very good app for creative minds. Great filters, integration to social apps, etc. Needs stability fix for 512 Mb ram devices.
Fantastic app.. But litle bits you have to change that how to crop floating object , just you have to change that function. Pick the crop function from cam scanner, it's very near and clean and also easy way to crop any object. Good to see this changes in this app in next update.
This looks like a fun app! I am constantly impressed by the quality and variety of photo and photo editing apps on Windows Phone devices.
This App is so Great ! I tried it last week and it was awesome.
Levitagram....options to add shadows to make the object w look levitating is absent plus we should be able to add levitating objects aswell...tbh This is a try for the phone. Sigh....
A bit confusing. Not great UI. Need to Work on that. Can have a built-in how to use video as there is in Moli player.
Fun novelty app, but you need a steady hand for the shots. Also using transparent objects as the floating object (a bottle for example) makes it harder...
This app is a very interesting concept, and no doubt took a good bit of work to develop. It seems like a bit of a niche app, but if there is use for it it's pretty awesome!
Works great on the Lumia 928. Would probably work better on Lumia 930... Please!
want!
Taking levitating stuff was tough at first, but now I am an experienced 'Levitagrammer'
Wow...amazing app..using on my cousin's 1520 for two days now . A pretty cool app. Only a kind request would be to add the onscreen shutter button in future update.Though it isn't necessary on the 1520 ,but would expand its usage on other devices not having the physical shutter button. And one more thing is to add the shadows to the edited pics,so as to give the image a more realistic feel. Android owners are gonna miss this app for sometime, unless the developers make it available. Kudos to the developer for a unique app...\m/
.. Editing little bit difficult and also to click two photos of same site with our without object
Nice feature app. I wish there's an option to edit the first pic so I can crop the "floating" object.
Anyway like this magical app
Took a bit of playing around and do take the tip about lighting seriously. Really really fun though!
Need time to edit and make magical image
Tried this app. Problem with it can't lock exposure. Both pictures taken might have different exposures hence making us harder to create more natural levitation feel
The earlier post suggesting to watch the video first helped me greatly. Great app. Definitely underrated.
This app is awesome, my friends wish they could have it
Entirely too much fun. This is a great little app!
I feel like it would be so much better with a shadow effect, It is still an interesting application none the less!
Its a amazing addition to our dearly beloved windows phone I have made my brother float in the air by using this app, to make it work i even removed a bed, but its needs more trimming and cutting and one day it would rule the windows store, I mean who would not like to fly Posted via Windows Phone Central App
Really cool app!!!
Started experimenting with some objects.
Next step I'll make my mom fly over her kitchen ;-)
I love this app. It could use a bit more image stabilization. It would work best with a tripod.
You need patience, a steady hand and maybe one of the higher end camera's on your phone (im using a lumia 520). It took me a while to figure out how to get it to work and would recommend the 'how to'. I dont have any examples to share because they are all quite poor. While the idea is fun, its just not something that I am going to be successful at with my current hardware.
I found the App pretty useful if you have a tripod, or at least a phone with an optical stabilized sensor. In a device, like my Lumia 520, at this moment is useless because of the app's performance on 512 Mb of RAM. But I downloaded it anyway, as it seems future proof and I think I will upgrade my WP in the next months to fully enjoy the OS on capable hardware
This is neat, time to play!
This app has given me another reason to show off my Lumia to my 'Non-Lumia' friends. This app is also another gemstone in camera folder of my Lumia 720.
Nice app design & easy to use.
A good app but lacks some important options for instance I can't adjust the background picture to adjust to the front image which can be irritating at times however the editing can be done with ease as the picture can be zoomed into pretty good extent!!! Loved this app but could be better!!
Really unnecesary but fun to play with for a while, some results are really good but others are a total disaster. Im not a fan of the app but ocasionaly these pictures will be fun to show to people
"Surface Pro 3 - Levitation not included" With this app, you can enable levitation for your surface! Looks like a totally awesome app and I'm going to use it when I get a Surface Pro 3 to make my surface levitate.
Funny app, but unfortunately it required quite some work from the user. Too bad it doesn't automatically correct the brightness and saturation. Maybe it would be nice if it would remember the camera settings from the first shot for the second so the exposure, etc would match better.
One cool application. A tip, should try to make the same focus on the two pictures, or a pic will come out darker.
Still using this app just one complaint I have found over time though that I can't seem to fix, damn kids don't stand still long enough to actually get a good pic lol
One thing I have noticed its great for making the Mrs disappear shame it cant mute things too lol
Finally made a decent one!! The recent update must have helped me I'm sure :P 4.5/5 even though its the best (only) levitation app that I own :P
Awesome concept and pretty stellar execution!
Daniel, this is really awesome. Hoping for the best
Awesome app... Take a pic, remove the object, take a pic again, tap the object to remove and you are done... And the best part, exclusive to Windows Phone...
Well... We had a problem in timing the photos which involved jumps.. With this app its too easy now.. now we stand on a table or bike.. voila... moreover we get images without blur... hahaha.. Thank u so much.. It would be more helpful if some effects and filters are added to the app so that pictures look cool.. :)
App continues to keep on crashing when taking pictures. More like hidden waste thus far..
I hope I win. Posted via Windows Phone Central App
This app is just fantastic..... Can make many wonderful scenes with it
I downloaded this app the first day. I saw that it can only click photos with the physical camera button. As nowadays camera buttons are dissapearing in WP I notified the developers they fixed and updated it with support for taking photos by tapping on the screen. This is a very nice concept.
I downloaded Levitagram and then immediately uninstalled it because I knew that I would need a tripod of some sort to actually make my ideas come to life. I am sure some of you will say no you don't, but I have an extremely unsteady hand, almost always shaking. Hopefully I can find a good tripod or some way to hold my phone steady for this app to work like I've read that it does.
My kids NEVER leave my phone alone if I show them I have this App. The app is pretty cool, though. Can't really blame them.
Great app!! I had never seen anything like it. I think you can improve the final result by lowering the contrast. This way, if your camera shot the pictures differently (i.e. it changed the exposure) the differences in color can be attenuated.
Looks like this could be a really fun app, will give it a go during my holiday.
I don't know, it seems too much of a hassle for such a result, but it’s always nice to have more wp apps.
I like the idea of the app, though it is already very "specialized" so to speak.
It would be great if it could recognize areas with similar colors, so that one could for example choose a black box to levitate the puppy, and then simply select it with one click. Better accuracy plus less effort to get the right part! :)
App seems to be very neat, fun and easy-to-use. Accomplishes what it claims, but there are some loose ends here, namely, support for touch to capture and the ability to pinch zoom while editing will vastly improve the while experience. Other than these few caveats, this app is absolutely amazing
Amazing what you can do nowadays with simple camera apps.
It seems really nice but, I think that it clearly can't replace Adobe Photoshop which is really perfect for such work.
In Levitagram, the problem is that shadows aren't really always well respected and so, it could be great to see an option which will help to change these shadows in order to have a better picture with an outstanding Levitation product on it.
Perfect app to make floating possible in air...
Liked th app especially the shadows option keep going like this
Fun little app. Great for the odd joke picture to post to social media. Intuitive and easy to use. I do have several friends with windows phones and will be suggesting this to them.
I think it's great that apps like this one are attempting new fresh and fun ideas. While the concept is interesting, I don't find this app to be game breaking. I think this app is a positive sign that more high quality and creative apps will come to add more diversity to the windows app store.
Another app with a new effect. I think, I'll use it so much!
Very neat idea. Love that this app is available on WP first and not other platforms. Win!! :)
A very nice app to create a cool effect. Would be nice if it could blend the images automatically so you don't need to make more adjustment to get rid of the brightness differences.
Looks like a hit.
This apps been out for a while now, and I've had the chance to see what it could do. I was astonished by what my friend could do with the apps, he's very artistic so he cam up with ideas that were amazing. It is a great idea for an app because of its differences. However I would like some support/improvements for weaker phones like my L521 because you t felt incomplete....or maybe that's just my phone and I should upgrade...but I am poor and that's not an option...
I think this app is quite difficult to use. Tried a few times, none of then could achieve a good result...
This is kind of cool as a novelty app, but I really don't have any use for it to be honest. This would be an app I'd download, use a couple of times and then delete it after I had a bit of fun.
This is cool, but it doesnt really work without the tripod, like the article said.... Wish they could maybe like increase the buffer zone to make this work free hand
Well for me editting pictures is difficult like making thing float and etc but this is the first time i ecer found making things float so easily.. Great app.. Especially for begginers
Loved this app !!!!
Well, this was quite the goofy app! It's kind of a neat, gimmicky app. Nothing more than that though. I tried taking a snap, but this definitely would not be something I'd be using too regularly.
Now for a bunch of floating head pics...
It does look like a very usefull app, but instand of using it to make things floating, I would rather use it as some kind of photoshop, to remove or add certain things, like an easy fast photo addeting app! Beside of this, it is an very easy to use app and it gives you quite some possibilities and for some people, just that one thing, they were missing, when they use regular photo addicting apps!
I'm going to check it out but it seems like a lot of work for a novelty shot. The brushing seems hard - comparable shots should be able to isolate the missing objects.
Great application. I use it every day. Runs smooth and it is very simple and easy to use. Bonus point-Its FREE!
Wow! A different kind of app. It's really fun to use and make pranks! Nice one! Another great app for WP!
App looks pretty cool; I'll give it a try Now I can trick people into thinking I'm David Blaine.
Can't wait to try this one out.
COOL. Good idea. Simple implementation. Some refinement will make it even COOLER.
This is a great App. I like the function to erase all things from a picture what I want.
First of all, this app rocks 'cause orginal idea for a camera lens app. As for me this app one of must have fun tools. But still there are few points to improve. 1) Weak layout, unattractive and simple graphics 2) Guide video is almost slideshow, has no difference get started picture guide 3) Physical camera button is only option to capture, screen button missing 4) I think after first capture, reference trails shuold show up for second shot (like first picture + %80 transparency) so we no longer need tripod or something Overall 7/10
Interesting how sometimes it's the simple apps that we use the most. I'm going to go check this one out.
Wow, it actually worked far better than I expected, even without a tri-pod. And judging by my two shots (which I moved quite a bit) the alignment algorithm seemed to work quite well. For what it is I don't see much that needs to be "changed" per se, but there are always improvements, mostly around UI/UX. First I would have the "Get started" start with the first launch of the app. Nokia and Microsoft have both been doing this to great effect. Also, with the "Get started" guide, I would suggest adding something to hint to the user that they should be swiping to move the to next slide. An arrow or a partial bleed over from the next slide are simple things that can remove any unsureness with the user. Since the guide is vertical the bleed over doesn't work as well horizontally, but it could be change to be a vertical swipe to get around it, with the next slide peaking out at the bottom. Or even having an button (an arrow) on the page to move it to the next slide would work as well. Anything so the user isn't unsure what to do next. As a design/style change I would suggest making the images full bleed across the entire screen and placing the text on the photos, probably will alpha layer underneath the text to add contrast for readability. With the guide video, if you're going to use a vertically framed video play it so it fills the screen, ie, play the video on the vertical edge. You can also remove the standard media controls. I would also suggest removing the pivots and just having your "Album" show up when you open the app. Once the user has seen the "how to" guide once, it's not likely they will need to see it again. Instead place the guide under the application bar along with links to the stuff under the info pivot. Now when the user opens the app they can immediately see their previous works instead of being greeted with a guide they've already viewed. Now will only one page I'd encourage a bit if stylization done the Album page (there are some great example in other apps if ideas are needed). For the timer icon, when taking a photo, I would change it to 15 from 3, but even more so is I would add the option to control how long. A simple settings page can handle this again under the application bar, but being adventurous and adding a UI onto the image pane can be very handy for faster setting changes (like a slider for how long to delay). Pinch to zoom while editing would be nice, as in two finger touches automatically invokes zooming while one finger is painting. This saves time and tediousness when zooming in and out a lot, but if done poorly can be annoying when you go to pinch to zoom and you instead paint a mark (I'm looking at your Fresh Paint!). Change the gear Icon to a brush for the brush. I would change the color dialog so that it doesn't cover the photo at the bottom or at least add a way to move the photo up so that you can view the bottom. As far as I can tell no amount of zooming or un-zooming alleviates this. It would be nice to be able to do a long press on the album view to delete a previous photo, instead of having to go to the main Photos app. If you want to start getting into crazier advanced stuff, I'd suggest looking into using the gyroscope and accelerometers along with some on screen computer vision algorithms to help guide the user to be steady outside of using a tri pod. Or... an easier way is to just overlay the first image at about 50% alpha when taking the second and the user can line them up. Anyway very neat app that I hope to see even better in the future.
The app is too good. I dont know wether it is in other platforms but when i show it to my friends they are jealous of my windows lol.
The Idea is cool! What I like: - the overall desigh - the easy UI Don't like that much: - the picture with a jumping lady - it doesn't express the idea of the app at all - alligning works only in very good light conditions
It's a really cool app especially exclusive for windows phone users..
Something that we can feel proud of... It lets you be innovative and creative using just your phone and finger..thumbs up to the creators
This is what I call a real hidden gem (y).
Such an awesome app to play with.
Hats Off To WpCentral. ;)
Well it works, but there are quite a few problems, first of all, when you finish with your image the app crops it to 4:3 and that's very disappointing at least for me, second, the brightness settings covers the bottom of the picture and considering your cheat is most likely a base keeping the subjet in the air. it kind of defeats the purpose, and third... there is no way to "undo" anything, and that's seriously important for this kind of app, other than that, it performs good enough, smooth and fast, and never crashes, that's very important. Anyway, keep the good work devs, I'm sure most users here appreciate new, creative apps like this ;)
Nice App!, at first it's hard (with a 520) to keep the phone in the same position. It would be nice if it shows you the previous picture while taking the second, like the nokia panorama app.
Is someone updating the website template?
Every page I've been loading seems to be broken. Unless this is due to the popular demand of people commenting on articles (Hidden Gem).
I'm quite sure it will be very useful.
Downloaded this and made a floating box with help from my teenaged daughter. We had so much fun making it. We plan to make some more. A realm easy app to use. Works best if you have help so that the camera can stay in same place or use a fixed tripod. My only criticism is that the thinnest poem is still a little fat, but the overall effect is still good. A great hidden gem.
Hey, that's what I'm looking for my college task!!! The idea is brilliant, I love the photo apps, that's why I have a Windows Phone!
Simple idea and endless possibilities to find out what you can float like magic :) + Easy handling + good results - you have only one chance to take the photo, no after-editing, would be a nice change for an update :)
This app is awesome! Very simple to use. Granted It's basic, but I've already played with it for an hour after downloading. I already have plans for this with my art work. I highly recommend using this app, if not for projects, just for the sure fun of it.
Wow this App is pretty cool! At times I wished at had a stylus to get cleaner lines, instead of my nubby fingers, but other than that; nice!
This can be used to make some very cool pics! My 5 year old daugher loves playing with it!
cool. downloading now!
awesome. love the app.
I like some of the ideas that are presented in the screenshots. I think it would be funny to do this with my friends.
I think this app is fun, but I don't think I will use it enough to keep it on my phone. It's a fun app, but not a neccessity for me. And it would be nice to be able to have more than just the one chance to make the final pic.
Cool idea for an app.. It needs some more work tho!
Why not a bit of magic to cheer days so tedious? The app is good, does its job without complaints about its functionality. I just think it is devente in aesthetic, the layout is very simple and underdeveloped.
this is a cool app. you can make some pretty awesome pics with this. now time to get experimenting
I'm In
I'm gonna levitate a whole lot of things now!
Would be cool, if it had some sort of auto-adjustments to fix the colour/light differences between two photos.
(MS Face Swap kinda does this with the skin tones and it works quite well there) Overall, I like the idea of this app. Great to see some more fun camera tools.
This is an swanky idea. The concept of levitating objects is fascinating to the mind. I had one problem with the app though. I found it hard to align the two photos. So when I went to erase the holding item I found that the light was off very often and I would end up erasing the levitating object.
I will continue using the app and hopefully freak some friends out too.
Quite the fun app actually. We'll see if if stands the test of time or remains just a gimmick. Lining up the second shot is quite hard without a tripod. An overlay would be a nice addition. Can't complain about the shutterbutton thing, tapping to capture might make the lining up easier thou.

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