Vignette App for Android Review
Vignette is a handy camera app for Android that gives you lots of freedom to customize your camera from effects to lighting and shooting options. It works as a standalone camera app, alongside a tool that lets you edit existing photos in the phone. Vignette is a paid application that can be downloaded from Android market.
The list of effects is large and growing, and they are generally really well-implemented and tasteful. The “normal” effect, which is intended to be film-like, usually produces better results than the default camera: good color balance (with no blue cast like the default often has), stronger contrast, subtle vignetting to emphasize the center of the frame, and nicer grain texture than the harsh pixel noise of the default.
Vignette has a wide assortment of vintage photography effects: strong vignetting, light leaks, cross-processing, several varieties of toy camera effects, faded old photo effects, sepia, platinotype, bleach bypass, overexposure and underexposure (which work nicely in combination to create dramatic contrast) on and on. These kinds of things are often done badly, but Neil and Theresa have done an excellent job with almost every effect. The set of retro color effects is especially good; I’m partial to the “retro cyan” effect, which I use as the baseline for a lot of my favorite effect combinations. (You can save your favorite setting combinations.)
At present, Vignette app for Android offers about 79 effects and multiple frames that you can apply on the photographs. It is also possible to apply different filters to multiple copies of the same picture. The app also lets you import photos for post processing or share it with others using already installed tools. You don’t need to approve lots of unnecessary permissions to do so unlike some other similar applications.
On the downside, Vignette’s loading time is a tad too long. There is no immediate preview option unfortunately, and for many, the learning curve may seem to be a bit steeper than usual. But that is understandable given the large number of features and customization options that the application offers.
Vignette has improved quite a bit since I bought it, with some new effects and technical options. The developers also respond personally to feature requests and suggestions, and have been quick to fix new bugs. There’s a “Fake HDR” setting that is listed as in development; it doesn’t seem to do anything yet, but I’m looking forward to the Vignette take on HDR.
Vignette, at the moment, is clearly the best app in its class for Android. In many ways, it is similar to Instagram app for iPhone. Vignette Android app is feature rich, with endless number customization options. We would recommend you try out its free version first. But the free app does not entirely utilize the megapixels of your camera, and for that you’ll need the pro version. A faster loading time, and a preview option would have made Vignette just perfect. But no complaints either, given what it offers on the Android platform. Verdict: A must have if you think Android missed an Instagram.
The list of effects is large and growing, and they are generally really well-implemented and tasteful. The “normal” effect, which is intended to be film-like, usually produces better results than the default camera: good color balance (with no blue cast like the default often has), stronger contrast, subtle vignetting to emphasize the center of the frame, and nicer grain texture than the harsh pixel noise of the default.
Vignette has a wide assortment of vintage photography effects: strong vignetting, light leaks, cross-processing, several varieties of toy camera effects, faded old photo effects, sepia, platinotype, bleach bypass, overexposure and underexposure (which work nicely in combination to create dramatic contrast) on and on. These kinds of things are often done badly, but Neil and Theresa have done an excellent job with almost every effect. The set of retro color effects is especially good; I’m partial to the “retro cyan” effect, which I use as the baseline for a lot of my favorite effect combinations. (You can save your favorite setting combinations.)
At present, Vignette app for Android offers about 79 effects and multiple frames that you can apply on the photographs. It is also possible to apply different filters to multiple copies of the same picture. The app also lets you import photos for post processing or share it with others using already installed tools. You don’t need to approve lots of unnecessary permissions to do so unlike some other similar applications.
On the downside, Vignette’s loading time is a tad too long. There is no immediate preview option unfortunately, and for many, the learning curve may seem to be a bit steeper than usual. But that is understandable given the large number of features and customization options that the application offers.
Vignette has improved quite a bit since I bought it, with some new effects and technical options. The developers also respond personally to feature requests and suggestions, and have been quick to fix new bugs. There’s a “Fake HDR” setting that is listed as in development; it doesn’t seem to do anything yet, but I’m looking forward to the Vignette take on HDR.
Vignette, at the moment, is clearly the best app in its class for Android. In many ways, it is similar to Instagram app for iPhone. Vignette Android app is feature rich, with endless number customization options. We would recommend you try out its free version first. But the free app does not entirely utilize the megapixels of your camera, and for that you’ll need the pro version. A faster loading time, and a preview option would have made Vignette just perfect. But no complaints either, given what it offers on the Android platform. Verdict: A must have if you think Android missed an Instagram.
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