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News Update : 6 PM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Sept 18, 2024

FYI, today we are announcing that we've kicked off a brand-new R&D task-force focused on crafting 10-bit 4K60 multi-scene Videos using Photosets' High-Precision Timing Burst Photo Capture Engine and its
Short-Form, 60-scene video maker.

And, importantly, we'll be using the Quick & Dirty approach to Fast Track its completion.

And BTW, we plan to release it by month's end, as a key part of the next update of Photosets, v10.31.

If ALL goes well, we'll then be adding HDR10+ "Producer" support in v10.32.

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News Update : 8:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Sept 18, 2024

FYI, today we are announcing that Cosmosent Labs, Inc. now has a Production Division, Cosmosent Labs Studios, focused on crafting Short-Form, Multi-Scene Videos !

And naturally, it will be using the 3x Capture-Duration (In House) version of Photosets.

On a side note, as promised yesterday, today we'll begin updating the Docs & Tech Specs on this website, & we're starting here:


Tech Specs Table #1

Tech Specs Table #2

Photosets support by Tier


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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 - Sept 18, 2024):

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

● Updates: 990K World, 538K 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 8:30 AM, Wed, Sept 18, 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)


$9.99


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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