Hallo Alex, of course, an iPhone app is not always as accurate as a specially designed and calibrated color detection device since it is simply not color calibrated. I guess, this is the reason why people at Digit Eyes withdraw from such a project. They couldn't get the accuracy they wanted. On the other hand, I compare the results of the ColorVisor with a color detection device I own and find them quite comparable. If you take into account that the app is much cheaper than a special device, this method is worth a try. There is also one big advantage in using the ColorVisor for color recognition: you can scan remote object such as the sky and liquids. Generally, you have to be more careful about lights and shadows when using an app.
The ColorVisor also works well on the iPod and the iPad as far as you can control the surrounding light conditions or know how to deal with it. This may sound a bit strange for a blind person to achieve, but with some practise it is possible. Of course, you have more opportunities with a torch. I hope this answer gave you some impressions. We can extend the discussion if you like. Greetings Jan --- ColorVisor - The app to identify colors. Available on the App Store: http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor --- Dr. Jan Blüher visorApps - Accessible apps for iPad & iPhone Bayreuther Str. 2 D-01187 Dresden Germany phone: +49 (0) 351 16053907 mobile: +49 (0) 176 34926242 e-mail: jan.blue...@visorapps.com web: http://visorApps.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#visorApps Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VisorApps tax number: DE281706766 Am 24.10.2012 um 15:17 schrieb Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com>: > Honestly, how well does this app work? I imagine you'd need an iPhone so you > can use the flash? I heard somewhere that the makers of Digit-Eyes were > looking into color identification, but they didn't finish it because it was > impossible to identify lighting conditions that could throw off the hew of an > object. I don't yet have an iPhone, but when I do I'd like to find a good > color identifier. As I said, I'm not even going to try it on my iPod, as the > camera on there is all but useless for anything more complex than money > identification. > On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:26 AM, "Jan Blüher, visorApps" <jn.b...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > >> Hallo MacVisionaries, >> >> as announced earlier today, a new version of the ColorVisor has been >> released. Version 2.0 is now available on the App Store and for update. >> There are a number of new features. Some of them are: >> >> * There is now a better color naming due to refreshed reference color >> palettes. >> * You can choose to identify only basic colors or differentiated color >> shades. >> * VoiceOver verbosity during the color scan is now configurable. By default, >> it does not announce color names during camera calibration processes. >> * Additionally, a sound is played when the camera is calibrating itself. >> This two things avoid the announcement of wrong color names during the >> calibration, which was a problem in former versions. >> * The CMYK color components were replaced by HSB. >> >> VoiceOver support is still unbroken and you can configure the ColorVisor to >> behave as in former Versions. >> >> The ColorVisor and even more details can be found on the App Store at >> http://iTunes.com/app/ColorVisor >> >> More information and a user manual are available on the ColorVisor support >> page at >> http://visorApps.com/ColorVisor/ >> >> >> If you have any questions, hints, or comments do not hesitate to contact me >> via this list, on my web site, or by using the new in-app support request. >> Any feedback is much appreciated. >> >> Greetings >> >> Jan >> >> >> --- >> ColorVisor - The app to identify colors. >> Available on the App Store: >> http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor >> >> --- >> ColorVisor - The app to identify colors. >> Available on the App Store: >> http://itunes.com/app/ColorVisor >> --- >> Dr. Jan Blüher >> visorApps - Accessible apps for iPad & iPhone >> Bayreuther Str. 2 >> D-01187 Dresden >> Germany >> >> phone: +49 (0) 351 16053907 >> mobile: +49 (0) 176 34926242 >> e-mail: jan.blue...@visorapps.com >> web: http://visorApps.com >> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#visorApps >> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/VisorApps >> >> tax number: DE281706766 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
