Introducing Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 with support for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1
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At the Mobile World Congress, which took place in Barcelona the other day, we showed not only the Nokia X smartphone line with Android applications and several available mobile devices - there were many interesting things for developers at the exhibition.
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In the last post we covered the development topic for the Nokia X platform, and today we’ll tell you about the updated Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 image toolkit, where, in addition to Windows Phone 8, there is support for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 devices.
Along with the development of the Windows Phone platform for Nokia Lumia and the emergence of new mobile devices in the lineup (including on new platforms), we are striving to improve our developer tools and other components.
For example, we launched the first Imaging SDK in July 2013, and to date more than 1,500 applications based on it have appeared.
With the new update of this package, we hope that the total number of applications will increase even more (especially thanks to the support of new platforms), and developers of existing applications will be able to take advantage of the improved potential of the Nokia toolkit.
Since we have already done a detailed overview of all the features of the toolkit, today we will talk about the main innovations of the Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1.
This time, Mikhail Samarin, a training partner of Nokia, also agreed to help us and made a video manual on installation and working with updated tools:
Introduction to Imaging SDK 1.1
Installation
Now that the Lumia 2520 tablet based on Windows RT 8.1 has become part of the Nokia family, the same API set will allow you to create compatible applications for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 using the updated SDK.
In addition, due to the great potential of the Windows platform family, porting applications from mobile platforms is not difficult. How to do this, you can read here (http://msdn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/library/dn617207).
“The most important aspect in this business is that developers will be able to create new types of products for consumers,” said Sami Pippuri, head of product marketing for developers. “They will also be able to create applications that can be run on both phones, tablets and PCs using the same code.”
The package of tools Imaging SDK containing more than 50 built-in filters has received new additions. In addition to the popular "Sepia", "B / W", "Khromakey" added "Segmentation of the foreground", the effect of "Bokeh" and the effect of HDR for a single image.
The optimized algorithm in the updated SDK will allow developers to implement in all applications the functions that were previously intended for the more expensive and powerful Lumia. This means that you can also enlarge and rotate images on devices such as the Lumia 520.
“We are also transferring the same technology used to create Nokia’s own applications to the SDK,” Sami says. - Our team was able to optimize the technology in such a way that the functionality and quality of the image, which were inherent in more expensive Lumia models, can now be seen on simpler phones like the Lumia 520, which can already be considered worthy of attention in the market when compared with its competitors. This mechanism blurs the barrier between products such as Lumia 1020 and Lumia 520. ”
The SDK update is based on stable release 1.0. It supports the previous API and allows you to safely upgrade to the new version. This API can be called both from managed (C #, Visual Basic) code and native C ++.
The Nokia Imaging SDK version 1.1 update is now available for download . You can also find detailed manuals, documentation and application examples.
In addition, you can take part in the Imagin8 Mission large contest and compete for really interesting prizes for the winners by completing new missions (read creating applications with the new SDK) in DVLUP . All the details about the competition and a description of the prize fund - here .
As an afterword, I would like to quote Sami Pippuri's answer to the question about his vision for the future of photo applications:
“Starting today, we will talk about combining photography, geolocation, pattern recognition and context. We are exploring what users can do during a photo shoot, in addition to capturing scenes and sharing pictures. How they will use this context at a certain point in the survey will be a perspective for us this year, as well as a real trend in the entire mobile industry.
I would like to see more innovations in the field of combining various data sources, where things happen by themselves, and people do not even have time to think about it. From the point of view of the consumer, we will get more reasonable work of the devices, as well as applications that guess what the person will do in the next moment, or remind what he has done before, in the most unobtrusive way.
This SDK will help developers achieve all of the above, but it still implies the need to calculate everything two steps ahead. Developers need to find solutions to problems that, from the point of view of consumers, do not even exist in nature yet. ”
At the Mobile World Congress, which took place in Barcelona the other day, we showed not only the Nokia X smartphone line with Android applications and several available mobile devices - there were many interesting things for developers at the exhibition.
')
In the last post we covered the development topic for the Nokia X platform, and today we’ll tell you about the updated Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 image toolkit, where, in addition to Windows Phone 8, there is support for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 devices.
Along with the development of the Windows Phone platform for Nokia Lumia and the emergence of new mobile devices in the lineup (including on new platforms), we are striving to improve our developer tools and other components.
For example, we launched the first Imaging SDK in July 2013, and to date more than 1,500 applications based on it have appeared.
With the new update of this package, we hope that the total number of applications will increase even more (especially thanks to the support of new platforms), and developers of existing applications will be able to take advantage of the improved potential of the Nokia toolkit.
Since we have already done a detailed overview of all the features of the toolkit, today we will talk about the main innovations of the Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1.
This time, Mikhail Samarin, a training partner of Nokia, also agreed to help us and made a video manual on installation and working with updated tools:
Introduction to Imaging SDK 1.1
Installation
Support for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1
Now that the Lumia 2520 tablet based on Windows RT 8.1 has become part of the Nokia family, the same API set will allow you to create compatible applications for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 using the updated SDK.
In addition, due to the great potential of the Windows platform family, porting applications from mobile platforms is not difficult. How to do this, you can read here (http://msdn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/library/dn617207).
“The most important aspect in this business is that developers will be able to create new types of products for consumers,” said Sami Pippuri, head of product marketing for developers. “They will also be able to create applications that can be run on both phones, tablets and PCs using the same code.”
Filters
The package of tools Imaging SDK containing more than 50 built-in filters has received new additions. In addition to the popular "Sepia", "B / W", "Khromakey" added "Segmentation of the foreground", the effect of "Bokeh" and the effect of HDR for a single image.
How to add, configure filters and optimize camera work in your applications for Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT 8.1 / Windows 8.1, see the manual.
Apply multiple filters Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for WP8
Apply multiple filters Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for Windows RT
Changing the parameters of the filters Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for WP8
Changing Nokia Imagine SDK 1.1 for Windows RT filter options
Camera and filters with Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for WP8
Camera and Filters with Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for Windows RT
Apply multiple filters Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for WP8
Apply multiple filters Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for Windows RT
Changing the parameters of the filters Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for WP8
Changing Nokia Imagine SDK 1.1 for Windows RT filter options
Camera and filters with Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for WP8
Camera and Filters with Nokia Imaging SDK 1.1 for Windows RT
Optimized algorithm
The optimized algorithm in the updated SDK will allow developers to implement in all applications the functions that were previously intended for the more expensive and powerful Lumia. This means that you can also enlarge and rotate images on devices such as the Lumia 520.
“We are also transferring the same technology used to create Nokia’s own applications to the SDK,” Sami says. - Our team was able to optimize the technology in such a way that the functionality and quality of the image, which were inherent in more expensive Lumia models, can now be seen on simpler phones like the Lumia 520, which can already be considered worthy of attention in the market when compared with its competitors. This mechanism blurs the barrier between products such as Lumia 1020 and Lumia 520. ”
SDK version 1.0 compatibility
The SDK update is based on stable release 1.0. It supports the previous API and allows you to safely upgrade to the new version. This API can be called both from managed (C #, Visual Basic) code and native C ++.
The Nokia Imaging SDK version 1.1 update is now available for download . You can also find detailed manuals, documentation and application examples.
In addition, you can take part in the Imagin8 Mission large contest and compete for really interesting prizes for the winners by completing new missions (read creating applications with the new SDK) in DVLUP . All the details about the competition and a description of the prize fund - here .
As an afterword, I would like to quote Sami Pippuri's answer to the question about his vision for the future of photo applications:
“Starting today, we will talk about combining photography, geolocation, pattern recognition and context. We are exploring what users can do during a photo shoot, in addition to capturing scenes and sharing pictures. How they will use this context at a certain point in the survey will be a perspective for us this year, as well as a real trend in the entire mobile industry.
I would like to see more innovations in the field of combining various data sources, where things happen by themselves, and people do not even have time to think about it. From the point of view of the consumer, we will get more reasonable work of the devices, as well as applications that guess what the person will do in the next moment, or remind what he has done before, in the most unobtrusive way.
This SDK will help developers achieve all of the above, but it still implies the need to calculate everything two steps ahead. Developers need to find solutions to problems that, from the point of view of consumers, do not even exist in nature yet. ”
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