Briefly: Portable art database, ProCamera comes to US
updated 04:45 pm EST, Mon February 22, 2010
Art Authority released for iPhone and Mac
A new art gallery app, featuring material from over 1,000 major artists, has been released for the iPhone and Mac; ProCamera, a European iPhone app, has meanwhile been released in the US App Store.
Open Door Networks has released an app providing access to collections of artwork from over a thousand of the Western world's major artists. Art Authority includes high-resolution images of famous art, as well as information about periods and artists. Users can also organize images into slideshows, which can include music. Most data is stored online, which while slowing access also reduces hard drive consumption. The app is available as both a Mac and an iPhone title for $10; an iPad version is currently in development.
ProCamera iPhone app comes to America
ProCamera, an iPhone camera app, has made its way out of Europe and onto the US App Store. The program expands on the functions of the default Camera app, with features like image stabilization, digital zoom and a self-timer. Users with an iPhone 3GS have access to extra features, such as tap-to-focus and video recording. The developers promise that black-and-white, sepia and software exposure correction will be added in a forthcoming update. The app costs $3.
