SLR app for iPhone and iPad
4.2 (
1602 ratings )
Utilities
Photo & Video
Developer:
SJTeague
0.99 USD
Current version:
1.2.42, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 12 Jul 2010
App size: 13.81 Mb
Please visit www.misort.com for the new SLR video ( under the studio light rigger tab )
**Please update/post new reviews if you like this App ( and many thanks to those who have left comments :) ) Without support the App cant progress**
Some comments
http://www.ctrlspc.ca/index.php/2011/03/essential-photographer-tool-slr-studio-light-rigger-app/
"Awesome. Im a filmmaker so more settings/locations will be awesome." @ Moe-Gunz
"A marvelous tool for the photographer!Yes I give it five stars. Its a beautiful App! " @ Teo
"Nice!Good app! " @ M
"I am yet to fully explore the full range of what this app offers, but this is the first non trivial app for photographers I have come across. FANTASTIC VALUE!"
"Well done bravo 3D lighting effects viewable without even setting up lights great for planning and not wasting studio and models time. Beautiful use of touch interface. Must have for any studio photographer."
"This is an awesome tool for learning advanced lighting techniques through rapid experimentation, without physically moving a ton of equipment around and seeing the result of each change. Shows real-time effect of changes to the light, and includes a large variety of lights. Neat 3-D graphics rendering."
"Great App at a Great Price." @ Michael
"This is awsome! It will save hours of studio setup time." @ Peter
"Great StuffIts a great & complete app" @ mehras1991
Anyway on with the app......
Studio Light Rigger (SLR) allows you to plan in 3D your favourite lighting set-ups, those set-ups can be Loaded/Saved to a library on the device.
You can add a text description to every object so you can make notes of the real world settings of your shoot, this is how SLR started as a fancy 3D drawing pad. But even if you just want understand the basics SLR can help.
SLR gives you a real-time view of the lights you place down with number of models to light with full colour and shadow maps. The models include a female with 30 odd poses, a hi resolution male with poses and various models such as an over sized head for seeing the affects of shadows.
Watch the new SLR videos and guide over at www.misort.com under the Apps tab.
Main features.
Moving objects in a 3D plan and perspective views.
A real time camera lens view with real time shadows (GLES2 required)
Female and Male with multiple poses character models to light.
Store your lighting rigs using the Built in library or upload to mIsort for sharing
Easy to use 3D panning mode.
Pros and cons of SLR app for iPhone and iPad
SLR app good for
One thing, cannot get final view in lens mode, it shows real light only for each selected source but not for all
Хорошая программа для освоения навыков работы со светом. Ставлю 5 за хорошее начинание, надеюсь что задумка вырастет в полноценный учебник по работе с источниками освещения. Хотелось бы, конечно, иметь возможность работать с разными объектами, и для построения портретов работать с хорошими "гипсами", а не "человечками". Не хватает и вывода в файл картинки с камеры. В целом, на iPad программа раьртает быстро, во весь экран, хоть и с "зубцами" на объектах. Жду обновлений.
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A good program for the development of skills to light. Put 5 for a good initiative, I hope that idea will grow into a full tutorial on working with light sources. It would be desirable to have the opportunity to work with different objects and to construct portraits of working with good, "gypsum", not "little men". Not enough, and output to a file image from the camera. In general, the iPad program works quickly, the entire screen, albeit with "teeth" at the facilities. Waiting for updates.
Though rendered images you get are not so smooth as Id like them to be, this app gives you a great possibility to plan your shooting before the actual one and save your time! Great for apprentices and beginners: you get into the nature of lighting by seeing real time changes while setting up different schemes - very useful. P.s. Id love to see better rendered images and have the possibility to adjust power level of flash bulbs (now it is the same for each light source). Also the controls are tricky...(
Some bad moments
First off, Misleading photo above - set-ups only viewable in plan view makes understanding light/camera positions difficult. Second, not really enough room on the seamless to represent many setups. For the functionality/interface quality, this app should be free or $.99 max.
Cant change light direction or rotate, flimsy navigation. Cool idea that failed miserably.
If this was free could be one of the best app in the store but : no info about distance and degrees of light subject and camera no chance of stopping the subject ...for 3 euros... Absolutely not a good app
I agree with Pino72.
Please add:
1. Distances
2. Degrees
3. lock/unlock option for the gear
4. quick view buttons (left/front/right/top/zoom in/zoom out). The navigation is not easy..its very annoying!!! I would replace it with a directional pad, so much time spent trying to go around the subject!!!! Also when you try to move around the set it always happen that you heat an item accidentaly and you move it on the other side of the room ( lock/unlock gear option would be great!!!! )
5. Power indicator for the light sources.
Maybe add numbers to the light gears so they can be found quickly in the notes..or colors
6. I would add big bounce reflectors.. example: the reflectors now are to small for a full body shot
7. Add the option to remove the background paper and add objects..walls..cubes..parallelepipeds..etc
8.Add the option to raise the subject ( you may wish to place it on top of an objects for example..a cube..)
9. Add the sun!!! ..a directional sun like the gear... You may want to consider shooting outside and use some gear too..the background has to go away.
10. Add vertical control for all the gear.
11. Add bigger gear!! Add different size softbox for example..add more lighting equipment..check at the different brands equipments...
Please update soon if you want this app to become one of the most used app by pro photograhers.
As it is now its a waste of money but a good idea.
Please keep working on it!
Thanks
Its nice that its 3D but it hard to navigate, back to front view button will be great (reset view)...
We only need a zoom an move to sides option why do I need to see a view from top corner of the room?!!
If people saying this app is good then u are far from being a professional, u would check set.a.light desktop software...
I was & still am very excited about this app...I change my studio lighting around regularly & this helps me keep track of my fav setups, plus I visit a couple friends with studios & this app allows me to "steal" their setup & tweak it when I get back to my studio.
I cant wait to see more features like:
1. The ability to note what the kits are metered at in the setup.
2. The ability to note what the camera flash is metered at (if used) & camera manual settings for best exposure.
3. The ability to move the view angle 360 degrees instead of just up & down while editing.
4. The coolest feature would be the ability to attach an example photo to each setup, to show a shot of a model from that setup or an actual photo of the setup!
Conclusion:
Very nice start...but a bit expensive for current features.
