Timetracks - Slit-Scan Camera

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There are better more functional free apps just like it to download. The app is slow and not high quality as far as the image goes

Happily, this app no longer crashes immediately on my iPhone 3GS, as of update 1.0.1. That said, I'd still like some changes in this before I'd be likely to use it regularly. Here are some thoughts on 1.0.1: First off, it's a very cool concept. I've been interested in slit-scan photography for a while, and having a way to at least approximate it on the iPhone is a very welcome thing. Next, I find the behavior of this app a little strange in a few ways: it is continually scanning (and, depending on your mode, re-scanning) the range of the sensor (or a single line of it), and (if set to save to camera roll) it saves roughly every 2 and a half full scans (worth), giving you a very tall (or wide, but the UI is always vertical) image, maybe 3:1 aspect ratio (I haven't measured... But the example outputs all appear to be two saved images placed side by side, with that placement done by something other than this app). This is kind of neat to be able to do, but I'd also like to be able to have it do a single scan and then stop, saving the image at that point, and not starting again until I said to. I think that's my biggest request, though. It's definitely interesting, and I expect to play more with it over time. I only wish I had a good way to mount my iPhone on a tripod... Perhaps I'll look for something that will let me do that. Keep up the good work! This app definitely has promise.

There are some amazing artistic images that can be created from otherwise ordinary scenes. The screen shots show some typical scenes with the camera (iPhone) held still. Moving the camera around while the 'scan' is taking place renders the most interesting results. Experiment with textures and patterns up close using different types of movement from slow to moderate speeds. The interface could be a little more intuitive. It takes a bit of head scratching to figure out how the thing works. If you just want to take funny pictures of your friends this app is probably not for you. If you want to create never-before-seen images and don't mind a little experimentation this very cool!

I was definitely looking forward to playing with this app, however the fastest scan rate is 0.1s, which is way too slow for most of the things I wanted to look at, like people walking etc. It can't be a hardware thing because the phone can shoot video at 25fps (0.04s). Please allow the fastest speed of pixel grabbing that you can. Also a sideways scan direction would be nice because you get through the whole frame quicker (not so many lines). Could you analyze iphone movies like this so you could shoot action first, then slice later, like Don Whitaker did with Waveslice? Still interesting to play with, but a faster scan rate would be more immediately satisfying.

This app can create some really interesting effects if you take the time to learn how to use it. Admittedly, this app could definitely use a bit more polish as far as distinguishing the meaning of the icons but once you learn them it's pretty easy to use this app. I'd love to be able to upload my images directly to Flickr, Twitter or Facebook but that is easily done from within those specific apps. This app really does make for some amazingly interesting images that would otherwise be impossible to achieve. Definitely worth a buck even though I got the app for free during the beginning of twenty-ten promotion!