Nick Alt, founder and CEO of Clear Media, has introduced what could potentially become “the Instagram of Animated GIFs,” reports Wired. “Animated GIFs are making a comeback, and Echograph, a new iPad app, is taking them to the next level.”
“You shoot a video, select a five-second clip, and choose one still as the main frame. Next, use your finger to erase part of the image. That portion of the frozen image is replaced by video playing on an endless loop,” explains the post. “The result? Hybrid images that keep your eye guessing.”
With the $2.99 iPad app, “photographers can instantly download a shot from a high-definition camera, make an Echograph, and if it doesn’t work, immediately reshoot it,” notes Wired. “Why shouldn’t users be able to ‘test right on the fly, not come back to the studio to import and process footage,’ Alt says. ‘Instead of being a bunch of developers back at the shop, we’re trying to solve our own problems.'”
The Echograph site also features a $29.99 CF+USB Kit for importing stills and video to all models of the iPad (not required for use of the Echograph app). “Perfect for importing raw Compact Flash card media into the iPad,” notes the product description. “Works with h.264 video, RAW and JPG.”
The post includes a quick video demo and several interesting animated images created with Echograph.
I wasn’t impressed with this until I saw the quality of the sample images and imagined the many applications. I hope Clear Media launches an iPhone version.
Rob ScottJune 12, 2012 at 05:14am
I wasn’t impressed with this until I saw the quality of the sample images and imagined the many applications. I hope Clear Media launches an iPhone version.
Nick Alt, founder and CEO of Clear Media, has introduced what could potentially become “the Instagram of Animated GIFs,” reports Wired. “Animated GIFs are making a comeback, and Echograph, a new iPad app, is taking them to the next level.”
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I wasn’t impressed with this until I saw the quality of the sample images and imagined the many applications. I hope Clear Media launches an iPhone version.
I wasn’t impressed with this until I saw the quality of the sample images and imagined the many applications. I hope Clear Media launches an iPhone version.
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