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Ole-Morten Duesund d3ca23b71c Add radial mode, UI controls, front camera, update to API 35 
- Add radial/elliptical blur mode with aspect ratio control
- Add UI sliders for blur intensity, falloff, and shape
- Add front camera support with flip button
- Update minimum SDK to API 35 (Android 15)
- Enable landscape orientation (fullSensor)
- Rename app to "Naiv Tilt Shift Camera"
- Set APK output name to naiv-tilt-shift
- Add project specification document

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-29 11:13:31 +01:00

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Tilt-Shift Camera App Specification

Overview

A camera app that applies real-time tilt-shift (miniature) effects to photos and videos. The effect is applied live during preview and capture, with the final output matching what the user sees on screen.

Target Platform

  • Minimum API: 35 (Android 15)
  • Devices: Phones (tablet support optional)

Core Features

Blur Modes

Linear Mode

  • Horizontal band of focus with blur above and below
  • Freely rotatable (0–360°)
  • Adjustable position (drag anywhere on screen)
  • Adjustable band width

Radial/Elliptical Mode

  • Central focus point with blur radiating outward
  • Adjustable shape: circle to ellipse (aspect ratio control)
  • Freely rotatable
  • Adjustable position (drag anywhere on screen)
  • Adjustable focus region size

Blur Parameters (both modes)

  • Intensity: Strength of the blur effect (0–100%)
  • Falloff: Transition sharpness from focused to blurred (sharp edge ↔ gradual gradient)

Camera Features

Capture Modes

  • Photo: Full-resolution still capture with effect applied
  • Video: Real-time recording with effect applied, audio pass-through

Zoom

  • Smooth continuous zoom gesture (pinch)
  • Snap points at each available physical lens (wide, main, telephoto as available)
  • Lens indicator showing current zoom level / active lens
  • Behaviour matches native camera app

Cameras

  • Front and rear camera support
  • Camera switch button

User Interface

Live Preview

  • Full-screen camera preview
  • Effect applied in real-time
  • What you see is what you get (preview matches output exactly)

Focus Region Overlay

  • Visual indicator showing current focus region while adjusting
  • Semi-transparent mask or outline showing blur zone
  • Hides after adjustment (or stays subtle)

Gesture Controls

Gesture Action
Drag (one finger) Move focus region
Pinch (two finger) Resize focus region
Rotate (two finger) Rotate focus region / ellipse
Pinch (on preview, outside focus region) Zoom camera

On-Screen Controls

  • Mode toggle: Linear / Radial
  • Blur intensity slider
  • Falloff slider
  • Ellipse aspect ratio slider (radial mode only)
  • Shutter button (photo)
  • Record button (video)
  • Camera flip button
  • Zoom level indicator
  • Settings access

Optional Enhancements (Future)

  • Saturation boost slider
  • Contrast adjustment
  • Vignette toggle/strength
  • Presets (quick settings combinations)

Output

Photos

  • Resolution: Full sensor resolution
  • Format: JPEG
  • Location: Default system pictures directory (DCIM or Pictures)
  • Metadata: Full EXIF preserved from camera
  • GPS: Location embedded if device permissions granted
  • Storage: Processed image only (original not kept)

Videos

  • Resolution: Up to sensor max (may need to cap for real-time performance)
  • Format: MP4 (H.264 or H.265)
  • Audio: Pass-through from device microphone
  • Location: Default system video directory
  • Metadata: Standard video metadata with location if permitted
  • Storage: Processed video only

Permissions Required

  • CAMERA – camera access
  • RECORD_AUDIO – video recording
  • ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION – GPS tagging (optional, prompt user)
  • WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE – not needed for API 35 (scoped storage)

Technical Approach

Camera

  • CameraX (Camera2 interop if needed for manual controls)
  • Preview bound to OpenGL surface for shader processing

Graphics Pipeline

  • OpenGL ES 3.0
  • Camera frames → texture → blur shader → display/encode
  • Two-pass Gaussian blur with distance-based mask
  • Same shader path for preview and capture (guarantees match)

Video Encoding

  • MediaCodec surface input
  • Rendered frames go directly to encoder
  • May need resolution/framerate limits for smooth real-time performance on lower-end devices

Storage

  • MediaStore API for saving to standard locations
  • ExifInterface for photo metadata
  • Location services for GPS coordinates

Design Decisions

  • Orientation: Portrait and landscape supported, UI adapts
  • Aspect ratio: Native sensor ratio only, no crop options
  • Flash/torch: Not included
  • Manual exposure: Not included
  • Reference device: Pixel 7 Pro (minimum performance target)
  • Zoom during recording: Locked at recording start
  • Settings persistence: No, reset to defaults each launch
  • Weaker devices: No fallback, let them struggle

Out of Scope (v1)

  • Path/curve-based focus regions
  • Multiple focus points
  • Filter presets or other effects beyond tilt-shift
  • RAW capture
  • Pro manual controls (ISO, shutter speed, focus)
  • Cloud/social sharing integration

Success Criteria

  1. Live preview blur matches saved output exactly
  2. Smooth 30fps preview with effect on mid-range devices
  3. Video recording at minimum 1080p30 with real-time effect
  4. Sub-second capture latency for photos
  5. Intuitive gesture controls requiring no tutorial