Posts Tagged ‘Hipstamatic’

App Update: Hipstamatic 235 Adds Tap-to-Focus and Favorites, Fixes Bugs

Hipstamatic 235 iPhoneHipstamatic’s 235 update hit the App Store this afternoon and they delivered on not one but two highly sought after features: tap-to-focus (only in the zoomed-in view) and the ability to save fave combos of lens/film/flash.

With the update you’ll note that the zoomed-in (aka fullscreen) view now features a textured overlay reminiscent of looking through a dirty plastic lens. Don’t worry, this won’t show up on your photos. When you tap and hold on a spot to focus the overlay rotates, simulating the experience of manually focusing through a physical lens. Traditionalist fans argued against the idea of selective focus, pointing out it wasn’t available in the original Hipstamatic. But Synthetic’s implementation feels in line with the spirit of the plastic Hipstamatic, if not the real limitations.

Adding a favorite combination is as simple as tapping the little star underneath the viewfinder while using the setup you want to preserve. Accessing stored faves is done through the same star icon, which allows you to scroll between visual representations of your various setups.

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Cool Link: Finding the Right Hipstamatic Looks with Hipstamatrix

Excluding the flashes, Hipstamatic currently has 360 filter combinations — that’s 20 lenses and 18 films. I use maybe three (kidding).

Hipstamatrix (click here to visit the site) is a new website designed by Ben Gremillion & Cherie Benoit that easily lets you preview more than 300 of Hipstamatic’s film and lens combinations. It’s an ambitious and impressive project.

You may have seen it shared on Twitter or Facebook. It’s not 100% yet, but it’ll be an essential HipstaUtility when finished.

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Hipstamatic’s Nike FreePak is Now Available One More Time!

Several months ago, Hipstamatic released the NSW Always On FreePak in partner ship with Nike. Originally available for a limited time back in June, 2011, the entire FreePak is available once again right now for a limited time — still for free!

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New iPhone? Best iPhone Photo Starter Apps

iPhone 4S

So, you got new iPhone for Christmas…. You’ve already downloaded Angry Birds and have asked all of the “Siri-ous” questions (my personal favorite is “Open the pod bay doors, please, Siri.”)

Your new iPhone comes with a pretty serious camera and with the small investment of a few inexpensive photo apps, you can take and share some really cool photos.

But navigating the App Store can be intimidating without a little help. Here’s Life In LoFi’s guide to the best starter photo apps.

If you have a friend or family member who recently got a new iPhone, this is a great list to share with them. There’s a quick and easy email button at the end of this post. >>>

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Hipstamatic: RetroPaks 1 & 2 On Sale Now, Hipsta-D Update, and the Ultimate Hipstamatic Lens & Film Guide Guide

schmutzie ultimate hipstamatic guide

There is a lot of news from HipstaLand this weekend, including the chance to catch up on some long-deleted HipstaPaks, an immediate update to the Hipstamatic Disposable, and what could be the ultimate Hipstamatic Lens and Film guide.

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Hipstamatic Introduces D-Series, A Disposable Camera for iOS

Hipstamatic D Series

Bringing back analog, one exposure at a time.

From the Synthetic team, Hipstamatic introduces the new D-Series iOS app, set to release this Thursday December 15th!  Hipstamatic’s Disposable camera makes it a snap to create and share a camera with your friends. From the first snap to the last, everyone shoots to one roll, and at the end photos are instantly exchanged to all of the camera’s contributors. You’ll never have to swap doubles or email from your friends phone again. Sharing a roll of film has never been this much fun. Users share a set of 24 exposers through a cloud sync’d camera creating a social sharing application to instantly connect and exchange with friends. The D-Series launch, marks Hipstamatic’s first ever FREE download and will launch with 3 in App Purchase Camera’s to create sharable analog images.

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Hipstamatic’s Retropak Two is Available Early In-App

Hipstamatic Retropak

 

Christmas arrived a little early for new hipstas today. Retropak Two is now available as a Hipstamatic in-app purchase, a few days earlier than previously announced. This new/old pak is only available for a few days, so if you missed out on any of these the first time, grab them now. No word yet if this will be available through December 18 as advertised.

UPDATE 12.13.11 @15:00 CST: RetroPak One, featuring the awesome Melodie and Tejas lenses will also be re-released this weekend as well as part of Hipstamatic Retro Weekend.

UPDATE 12.13.11 @12:41 CST: Hipstamatic are currently tweeting that the launch of Retro Weekend is still three days away. This early release may be a server glitch.

As far as Hipstapaks go, it’s expansive and it’s expensive. Retropak Two features six lenses, two films, and a flash. It’s pricey, though, and is a $3.99 in-app purchase. Click past the jump for a look at what’s inside….

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Holiday Gift Guide: HipstaCase 100 – Half Off This Weekend Only!

It’s been two years since Hipstamatic was released in the App Store. Whether it was the brilliant marketing — the “revival” of a mythical prototype toy camera from the early 1980′s, the Hipstamatic 100 — or the fact that the app creates lush, great looking unique effects, Hipstamatic has spent most of its time in the App Store fighting sharing the #1 spot with Camera+ and Color Splash in Paid Photo Apps.

Earlier this year, Synthetic Infatuation teamed up with iPhone case maker Agent18 to manufacture the HipstaCase 100. The case gives your iPhone 4 or 4S the appearance of a “real life” Hipstamatic toy camera.

The case is on sale through the weekend. Click past the jump for more info and the promo code needed for the discount. >>>>

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December 13: Hipstamatic Makes Analog Digital… Again?

Hipstamatic December 13 media event

When many users think iPhone photo, they think Hipstamatic. And with good reason. This fun, hipster toy photo app creates great-looking analog film effects and has been at or near the very top of the App Store’s Photo app Sales chart since its introduction. Hipstamatic is so popular, it’s the only photo app to have its own category on this blog.

Tuesday, December 13, Hipstamatic’s Chief Executive Lucas Buick will be holding an informal media event in their San Francisco offices to announce…?

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Hipstamatic 226 Update Finally Plays Nice with iPhone 4S

One of the glaring updates missing for the new and improved iPhone 4S has been Hipstamatic. This week, Hipstamatic 226 was released. While this update is light on new features, it fixes the high resolution bug of the previous version. Hipstamatic is finally ready for the 8MP camera of the iPhone 4S.

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