J2WORK Apps I PIXEL U v1.3

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AUTO FACE DETECTION

It shows up the guidelines after recognize the face automatically from photos

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AUTO ADJUSTMENT

Auto adjustment by types of your picture. No settings!

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EDIT MASK(OPTIONAL)

Edit mask to change the pixelated area

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PICTURE IN REAL WORLD

It shows the pixelated person in real world(backgrounds)

Change your pictures into amazing PIXEL ARTS!

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It is a simple, so easy app!!! “Pixel in real world”

After opening the app, you simply choose between take a photo or pick a photo from gallery. After recognize the face automatically from photos, It shows up with the guidelines. If not, you can manually fix it. Please adjust the picture to accurately position the eye in the green cross mark. Next, check the mask of body guideline. And that’s all. Watch the result that were pixelated. If you want to fix, please edit the mask shape.

Note:

1. When you take pictures of people, please maintain a straight posture(the limbs and face), you can see better results. If not, you should edit the shape of mask to be included all of the pixelate area . We convert only one person at a time for the best results.

2. When you take pictures of things, please use a face guidelines, it will be used to determine the size of pixel. The green mark on the eyes is the position of each pixel. The size of pixel is determined by the size of face in the picture. You can change the size(position) of pixel only in the Auto Detect window.

(We are looking for a better guide for this. Please give us suggestions that you want to fix(change) in update.)

3. Please keep in leave a little of the background when you distinguish between the boundaries of the mask. It makes a better result.

4. It work well on iPhone 4 or later, but it will take a time to run. Because of processing power limitations, we recommend using iPhone 4s or later.


We have answered in response to the many questions.
Some suggestions will to be reflected in the next update.
And this is a summary for you who don’t know the answer yet.

1. HOW TO CHANGE THE BRUSH SIZE?
Pinch to zoom, then you can use a small size of brush. Touch two fingers, to move around.

2. WHY THE RESULT IS NOT JUST LOOK LIKE THE SAMPLE?
This is not a photo filter. It’s a tool, converter to pixelate a image.
Please read the description on the product page on this site and ‘How to’ have posted on the blog. You can get how to use it.

3. HOW TO CHANGE THE PIXEL SIZE?
While you search the face, at the ‘Auto (Face) Detect’ step, you can change the pixel size. You can choose the position of the pixel using green eye mark. Next step, we try to draw a pixel at that position and give you pixels just pixel artist choose. It’s very complex choice. You have to choose more than 10 options from begin, but people don’t want to do. So we made a simple and easy method using green mark on the eye.

4. MOSAIC? LIKE OTHER PHOTO EDITING APP?
No, not at all. We have already posted an article on the blog. This is not a mosaic. And you can find the difference on the result. We use only 8-15 color.

5. WHY SHOULD I DRAW A MASK MORE THAN THE OBJECT?
Because hide the edge!!! Some pixels are placed inside the object, but some pixels are placed on the edge. So we need more informations including the background. We do a pixel work, do not a smoothing work. Please check the ‘How to’ post on the blog we already described.

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TAKE A PHOTO

When take a picture, please maintain a straight posture(the limbs and face), you can see better results. We convert only one person at a time for the best results.

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AUTO FACE DETECT

It shows up the guidelines after recognize the face automatically from photos. If not, you can manually fix it. Please adjust the picture to accurately position the eye in the green cross mark.

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EDIT MASK

Edit Mask to change the area you want to pixelate.

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SHARE IT

Watch the result that were pixelated. If you want to fix, please change the mask.
Share your amazing creations with all your friends.


Tip 1. When you take pictures of people

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When take a picture, please maintain a straight posture(the limbs and face). We convert only one person at a time for the best results. Please stand up. Do not run away.

Tip 2. When you take pictures of things

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Face guidelines will be used to determine the size of pixel.

Please keep in leave a little of the background when you distinguish between the boundaries of the mask.

Tip 3. How to make a pixel cup?

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The guide face in the picture above, please check the position of the pupil.
App try to draw a pixel over there. Mask depicts wider than the cup.
If you want to use a small brush size, pinch to zoom. Then you can use a small brush.

This is not a photo filter. This is a tool for pixel art!
If you want a great result only for you, please think about what you want to create.
Work is not copied. Is created.

Features:

Auto face detection from photos.

Auto adjustment by types of your picture. No settings!

Use real world backgrounds with pixelated person.

Edit Mask to change the area you want to pixelate.

Share your amazing PIXEL ARTS with all your friends.


Beta

v.0.91

Test grid size, Enhanced Performance

v.0.92

Bug fixes

v.0.98

Change UI image

Update

v.1.0

You can see this app on app store after few days later.

2013-10-31 Available on the App Store!!!

2013-11-01 In first I PIXEL U release date, It is ranked 8th in Photo & Video category in South Korea.