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News Update : 12 Noon (La Jolla-time) Monday, Oct 14, 2024

FYI, we're in the Final Testing Phase with the next update of Photosets, v10.31.

If ALL continues to go well we will submit it to Apple App Review by day's end.

Here's a Heads Up on some relevant screenshots.




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News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Oct 12, 2024

FYI, here is a Heads Up on what you can expect with Photosets v10.31, out as early as later today.

The important thing to know is that Apple offers Apple Log capture support ONLY on its four newest "Pro" iPhones.

And as such, Photosets does as well.

And, importantly, we've wrap'd support for it in a brand-new One-Time-Purchase IAP, called "ALog RAW Capture".

By Apple rules, we MUST offer the IAP to everyone, NOT just those running Photosets on a
15P, 15PM, 16P, or 16PM.

Our solution, we've boosted the capture durations for ALL.

Up-to "30" photos per set !

That way everyone gets a BIG benefit !

And BTW, NO reason ALog RAW Capture won't soon become a de facto industry standard, & represent the High-End for both Pro & Consumer (Burst) Photo Capture.


📌 Photosets v10.31+

(table last updated 6:30 AM, Sun, Oct 13, 2024)


Version
of
Photosets


Price

(USD)


High-Precision Timing
Burst Photo Capture

(Max photos/set)
ALog RAW Capture

(1)
Short-Form,
60-scene
Video
Maker


8 Mpx

(30 fps)
4K

(30-60 fps)
12 Mpx

(30 fps)

Base


$4.99


25


25


20


-


✔


ALog RAW
Capture
IAP
$4.99


30


30


30


✔


✔


(1) 10-bit 4K30 & 4K60 High-Precision Timing (HPT) Burst Photo Capture support
with the Apple Log transfer curve (with Rec.2020 color primaries).

Uses a derivative of Photosets' 4-year-old (Lossless) RGB3 file format.

i.e., Data Compression ONLY, NO Image Compression.

As such, it's Lossless.

OR in simpler terms, RAW.

ALog RAW files produced by Photosets have a ".rgb3x" file extension.

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La Jolla, California


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Photosets

High-Precision Timing Burst Photo Camera (App)

with integrated

Short-Form, 60-scene Video Maker
with Rock Solid A/V Sync support !


iOS App Store here in the States



● Key STATs (June 10, 2015 - Oct 13, 2024):

● Downloads: 50.1K World, 13.8K In the States

● Updates: 990K World, 539K In the States

● # of App Review Approvals:  393

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📌 Photosets vs. Apple's "Burst mode"


(table last updated 10 AM, Mon, Sept 9, 2024)
High-Precision Timing
Photo Capture

(fps)
Optional Concurrent Audio Capture


Native Res


LL 2x Res

(1)

8 Mpx


4K

(8.3 Mpx)


12 Mpx


8 Mpx


4K

(8.3 Mpx)


12 Mpx


Photosets

(2)
30


30-60


30


30


30-60


30


✔


Apple's
Burst mode


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


(1) Available on iPhones with a 48 Mpx image sensor.

We call it "LL 2x" after "LossLess 2x" (our term).

It's basically the center (12 Mpx) portion of a 48 Mpx image sensor.

It represents a 2x Zoom-In relative to the Back Wide's native Zoom.

(2) 4K30 & 4K60 includes Image Stabilization,
8 Mpx & 12 Mpx does NOT.

That's standard for High-Precision Timing Burst Photo Capture.

The gist, for Handheld operation, your best bet is 4K30 OR 4K60.

8 Mpx & 12 Mpx are best with a Tripod OR Monopod.

Note also that iPhones (& iPads) used to incorporate 8 Mpx image sensors,
then 12 Mpx image sensors (across the board),
& now/recently the trend is clearly to 48 Mpx.

Photosets' Burst Photo Camera Engine was first developed for iPhones (& iPads)
that had an 8 Mpx Back-Wide image sensor.

We've intentionally kept 8 Mpx capture in over the years,
because it's an excellent choice for Experimenting.

i.e., due to the reduced storage requirements.

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📌 Photosets v10.30+

(released Mon, June 17, 2024)


(table last updated 6:30 AM, Tues, Oct 1, 2024)


Version
of
Photosets


Price

(USD)


High-Precision Timing
Burst Photo Capture

(photos/set)
Multi View Capture

(1)
Short-Form,
60-scene
Video
Maker


8 Mpx

(30 fps)
4K

(30-60 fps)
12 Mpx

(30 fps)

1x
Capture-Duration

(App Store version)


$4.99


25


25


20


-


✔


2x
Capture-Duration

(In House version #1)


-


50


50


40


✔


✔


3x
Capture-Duration

(In House version #2)


-


75


75


60


✔


✔


(1) The ONLY feature NOT included in the 1x Capture-Duration version is Multi View Capture (MVC).


(table last updated 8 AM, Thurs, July 18, 2024)


Version
of
Photosets


High-Precision Timing
Burst Photo Capture

(seconds/set)
Our
Estimate
of
Market
Value

(USD)


8 Mpx

(30 fps)
4K

(30-60 fps)
12 Mpx

(30 fps)

1x
Capture-Duration

(App Store
version)


0.833


0.833-0.417


0.667


$15M


2x
Capture-Duration

(In House
version #1)


1.667


1.667-0.833


1.333


$1B


3x
Capture-Duration

(In House
version #2)


2.5


2.5-1.25


2.0


$1.5B


1.) The 3x version is a superset of the 2x version.

And that naturally includes the Applications/Use-Cases that it supports.

2.) Likewise the 2x version relative to the 1x version.

3.) v10.29 had offered the 2x version as a One-Time-Purchase IAP (upgrade), but it had NO sales.

So, just-prior to releasing v10.30, we Removed it from Sale.

i.e., the IAP is NO longer available for purchase.

We "may" change our mind on that at some point in the future.


(table last updated 10 AM, Thurs, July 18, 2024)


Version
of
Photosets


Max Video Duration

for an example 4K30 video

(seconds)
Our
Estimate
of
Market
Value

(USD)


3
scenes


12
scenes


60
secenes


1x
Capture-Duration

(App Store
version)


2.5


10.0


50.0


$15M


2x
Capture-Duration

(In House
version #1)


5.0


20.0


100.0


$1B


3x
Capture-Duration

(In House
version #2)


7.5


30.0


150.0


$1.5B


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📌 How Apple's upcoming iPhone "16" family stacks up

(table last updated 8 PM, Mon, Sept 9, 2024)


Significance


New

OR

Upgraded


6.1"

16

($799)


6.7"

16+

($899)


6.3"

16P

($1,099 ?)
($999)


6.9"

16PM

($1,199)


#1


Display


-


-


✔

(6.1" -to- 6.3")


✔

(6.7" -to- 6.9")


#2


Telephoto Camera


-


-


✔

(3x -to- 5x)


-


#3


NAND
Flash Storage


-


-


✔

(128 GB -to-
256 GB)


-


#4


Apple Intelligence


✔


✔


✔


✔


#5


DRAM


✔

(6 GB -to-
8 GB)


✔

(6 GB -to-
8 GB)


-


-


#6


Ultra-Wide Camera


-


-


✔

(12 Mpx -to-
48 Mpx)


✔

(12 Mpx -to-
48 Mpx)


#7

(1)
Dolby Vision
Video Recording


-


-


✔

(4K60 -to-
4K120)


✔

(4K60 -to-
4K120)


#8


Capture Button


✔


✔


✔


✔


#9


Action Button


✔


✔


-


-


Our
Market
Share
Estimate

(2)


-


40%


20%


30%


10%


(1) We were the ONLY ones to correctly predict this !

(2) Thru the end of Dec.


📌 How iPhones "with a 48 Mpx Back Wide Image Sensor" Stack Up

(WRT Zoom-In, Image Sensor Pixel Size, & DRAM)


(table last updated 8 PM, Mon, Sept 9, 2024)


iPhone
Back Wide
Back Tele
DRAM


1x

Pixel
Binning


2x

Native

NO Pixel
Binning


3x-5x

Native

NO Pixel
Binning


6 GB




8 GB

(1)

2.0
um


2.44
um


2.44+
um


1.0
um


1.22
um


1.22+
um


16 Pro Max

6.9"


-


✔


-


-


✔


-


5x

1.12 um


-


✔


16 Pro

6.3"


-


✔


-


-


✔


-


5x

1.12 um


-


✔


16 Plus

6.7"


✔


-


-


✔


-


-


-


-


✔


16

6.1"


✔


-


-


✔


-


-


-


-


✔


15 Pro Max

6.7"


-


✔


-


-


✔


-


5x

1.12 um


-


✔


15 Pro

6.1"


-


✔


-


-


✔


-


3x

1.0 um


-


✔


15 Plus

6.7"


✔


-


-


✔


-


-


-


✔


-


15

6.1"


✔


-


-


✔


-


-


-


✔


-


14 Pro Max

6.7"


-


✔


-


-


✔


-


3x

1.0 um


✔


-


14 Pro

6.1"


-


✔


-


-


✔


-


3x

1.0 um


✔


-


(1) Needed for Apple Intelligence.

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