Hallo Christopher, the ColorVisor costs 4.99$US in the US store and something equivalent in all the other regions it is available.
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 25.10.2012 um 03:47 schrieb "Christopher-Mark Gilland" <clgillan...@gmail.com>: > What're we talking pricewise for this app? > > I have enough usable vision that I really don't need it, but I am curious. > > Chris;. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan Blüher, visorApps" > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:34 AM > Subject: Re: ColorVisor version 2.0 now available > > 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 > athttp://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. -- 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.
