Updates coming Camera Vault, EZ Loan Calc/Pro, Cameleon Cam
We've been working hard improving your favorite JCLM apps including Camera Vault, EZ Loan Calc and Pro, and Chameleon Cam. You'll start to see some of these features in updates soon while others are still in development but should be available in the near future.
Here's an overview what's keeping us busy this summer:
In Camera Vault:
- Redesigning many interface components to make it easier to sort your photos and share them with your favorite social networking sites!
- New art work is being added to spiff up the look.
- Updating the camera to use iPhone4's amazing camera features like flash
- Fixing a photo library display issue that iPhone4 users notice where the resolution of the image isn't the full resolution iPhone4 is capable of (the images are saved in full resolution, and photos exported to your photo library are full res)
- Re-writing the entire saving system to use iOS 4's new APIs which should make saving faster than ever!
In Chameleon Cam:
- Video. Yes.
In EZ Loan Calc/Pro:
- Verified compatibility with iOS 4, and introduced iAds (EZ Loan Calc)
- Corrected an issue with the loan header being displayed even when it's not named (Pro)
- Fixing a reported bug that the delete button is unavailable in iOS 4 (Pro)
For the really curious and nerdy, I'll be writing a post in the near future which details the plans for Chameleon Cam the application library which is constantly evolving to become the new backend for Camera Vault.
Chameleon Cam Available Now
Chameleon Cam is the first color theme-able camera for the iPhone. Change it from within settings, seeing a preview as you drag your finger across the screen, instantly customizing the color of the entire interface!
Also built into Chameleon Cam are timer, burst, and level features. Use the grid to perfect the layout of your shot, or hide everything to make the interface as minimal as possible!
Features:
- Customizable Color Theme
- Tap Focus controls (iPhone 3GS and newer required)
- Digital Zoom to get that closer shot
- Timer and Burst Modes
- Calibrated Level for better pictures
- Grid overlay to improve layout
- Tap Anywhere feature, to make taking images incredibly easy
- Low Resolution feature to save images lightning fast
- Immediate review of pictures taken via the History
- Share pictures with friends via Facebook, Twitter, or Email immediately from within the application
- Advanced save to improve picture quality
Upcoming Release In the Works
Over the last couple of months, we have been hard at work creating a whole new camera for Camera Vault. The new camera will, we hope, be a vast improvement over the existing camera currently in use. Features will include the normal ones, like taking multiple images, setting the timer, and zooming, but will have other interface improvements that will boost its usability and eye appeal.
When will this come out? That's hard to say right now, but we are at last coming near to completing this new camera. We hope you enjoy it when it arrives, but, as always, feel free to make suggestions or comments!
Another Image Import Snag
When creating an iPhone application, Apple lays out very specific rules that must be followed when leveraging its standard user interface software like the image picker currently in Camera Vault. Unfortunately, trying to augment or improve this software can cause an iPhone application, such as Camera Vault's latest update, to be disapproved despite how effective those improvements are. Sadly, such is the case with our Multiple Image Import feature.
After two attempts to improve the standard image picking interface to allow Multiple Image Import in an intuitive and user-friendly way, Apple has stated that we are forbidden to release such an upgrade as it violates their standards. This does not necessarily mean it is impossible to implement a Multiple Image Import feature, just that the result will not be as user-friendly as it could have been.
Nonetheless, development continues, and we hope to have this all sorted out very soon so we can move on to other important features that will improve Camera Vault.
Multiple Image Import Part Deux
We hit a slight snag over Camera Vault's new multiple image import feature. This feature was designed to help users import more than one image from the Standard Photo Library at a time; however, Apple did not approve of our approach and sent us back to the drawing boards. While this feature may take a slightly longer time to materialize as an update, we are confident that we will be able to find a way through Apple's review process.
Multiple Image Import
A new version of Camera Vault, version 2.5, has been packaged up and should soon be available to users as an upgrade. In this version include a few bug fixes and a few tweaks, but more importantly it includes enhancements to the Import action that allow Multiple Images to be imported at once from the Standard Library!
How do you use this new ability to your advantage? Easy! Start by importing images as you've always done, but you'll probably notice right away that things look different.
Along the bottom of the Import view, you'll see a new toolbar. This toolbar will hold thumbnails of the images you select to import. Import as many images as you want, and when you're done, tap the 'Done' button in the top left to start importing. Don't worry if you accidentally choose an image you don't want. You can just tap on the thumbnail and hit the 'Remove' button.
-- Enjoy the new features!
Have ideas or suggestions? Feel free to shoot us an email!
Camera Vault: Minor Update
There will soon be a minor update for Camera Vault that will resolve some user interface display issues and fine-tune a few other processes. Look for it to be on the App Store as an update soon!
What are we working on behind all the smoke and mirrors? Multiple image import, a whole new camera, and a new geo-view, among other things.
Thanks for everyone's support!
Camera Vault v2.0 Released
As users may by now know, the 2.0 version of Camera Vault has been released as an upgrade. This is a big update from the last version with the main goal of supporting folders and image organization.
With Camera Vault 2.0, users can create and delete folders from a new screen dedicated to managing folders. Adding a folder from this new screen is simple: simply press the "+" button in the top right of the screen. Each folder defaults as a private folder, but individual folders can be made public by adjusting a switch visible while in edit mode. If a passcode is set, only the public folders can be opened unless the passcode has been entered. However, if all folders are marked as private, Camera Vault works as it always has and prompts users immediately to enter the passcode.
Once folders are created, images can be added to them by importing directly into them, by taking pictures while in a folder, or by using the "Move" action added to the top of the actions list. This "Move" action allows users to select multiple images and move them to a new folder.
Have any suggestions or comments on this new feature? Please let us know at jclmsoftware.llc AT gmail.com!
The Upcoming Camera Vault 2.0
If you've been checking this page for updates on Camera Vault updates, rest assured that we have not been idle in our silence. For the past week, give or take a few days, we've been working hard to add -- wait for it -- folders to Camera Vault! As our number one requested feature, we thought it important to make it our number one priority, and Camera Vault 2.0 will be the culmination of that effort.
What does this mean for Camera Vault? First, there will be a number of large visual changes, as the interface had to be redesigned in areas to incorporate the folders approach to organizing images. Hopefully this change won't be too upsetting for users who like Camera Vault the way it is, and we hope the interface is intuitive and easy to use. Second, users will be able to create, organize, and individually secure folders, with a level of flexibility aimed to suit all users' needs. We've been tinkering and testing and revising all week, and this weekend we aim to send an update to Apple that we can be proud of.
Stay tuned for more information about folders and how you can make use of them to improve your own Camera Vault experience!
Camera Vault 1.5 Released!
Starting today, users can upgrade to the 1.5 release of Camera Vault! Apple finally let the release through their review process so that it can start resolved user's issues. We've tried hard to make this a great release, but please let us know if you see any issues, new or old, as we strive to fix everything our users let us know about.
As a reminder, this release includes a bug fix for the symbols passcode issue. In particular, if Camera Vault has a passcode with symbols and no security questions, users will be allowed to reset their password via a new email system. We recommend users having this problem upgrade and reset their passcodes immediately, along with sending us a personal email, in order to reset the passcode as quickly as possible. This feature will not last forever!
Thanks to everyone's support and we hope to appease the critics of our last version with this, our best version yet!
