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Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Re: Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Post by Jaruzel »

catoc wrote: post #62
fredley wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Beware the effects of incident lighting on colour perception. As a human, you do a lot of processing you're not even aware of to normalise the colours you perceive. Cameras cannot do this (without calibration), so if the incandescent/flourescent/daylight/sunlight mix and intensity is different in the store to your house, you could end up with a very different shade.

Matching the appearance of existing paint / colored surfaces is difficult. You need data on the variation of colour, intensity and reflectance as a function of viewing and illumination angles. Not something a mobile device can do. The device described in this paper can: (note: I am not affiliated; just out of interest) http://www.pro-lite.co.uk/File/RAD%20Imaging%20Sphere%20Pape... [Edit: spelling]

If you have an app, and a standard color card[1]. then the processing to normalise the image (and therefore the colours) should be doable on a mobile device.

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[1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004QXU8VI/

Re: Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Post by Jaruzel »

_kush wrote: post #31
camtarn wrote: post #5

Is there a story behind the name? It's a cool name, but it doesn't seem obvious at first glance. (Edit: cone cells! of course! cheers :) )

There is actually a story behind the name. I am a colorblind designer and colorblindness is caused when you're missing some cone cells in your eyes. Since this app helps me see all the colors, I decided to name it Cone!

Does the app say out loud the colour name? If not - it would be a good feature for partially sighted users also.

Re: Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Post by qaz_plm »

Not sure how many people this affects but clicking on the download button from the website on Chrome (iOS) takes you to an iTunes page that doesn't contain the app. Clicking on it via Safari (iOS) sends you to the app store to the app proper.

Video of the issue in Chrome (iOS) - http://imgur.com/ntTmynl

Re: Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Post by protectedvoid »

Am I just too stupid to see the grander idea of this app or why does it get so much attention and top position on HN? It's just a color picker on camera images or what did I miss? It's very well done I agree but still seems remarkably trivial. Why all the fuzz?

Re: Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Post by oblio »

penpapersw wrote: post #54
oblio wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The landing page was really cool. A minor suggestion I have: could the animation be slowed down a bit? I was scanning the page and the cursor moving around was a bit annoying. I think that the way the application works will still be clear if the animation plays at half of its current speed.

I thought it was just the right speed.

Another option: maybe stop the loop after 1 cycle? Or add a pause between cycles? :)

Re: Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Post by JasonSage »

BatFastard wrote: post #69
lindskogen wrote: post #57

https://coneapp.io/?color=#156077 "Blue Stone, aka Green"?

Do all 16 million color combinations have names? That would be crazy!

Looks like it chooses from one of 1383 names.

From [0] linked in the footer.

0: http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/Color/resenecolours.txt

Re: Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Post by programmarchy »

sAbakumoff wrote: post #68

The landing page is awesome! I wish the app was available for Android so, you know, 80% of smartphone owners could check it out.

You mean the 80% of smartphone users who are much less likely to purchase apps? [1] Could be a chicken-and-egg problem, but still.

[1] https://www.appannie.com/en/insights/app-annie-index-market-...

Re: Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Post by catoc »

protectedvoid wrote: post #74

Am I just too stupid to see the grander idea of this app or why does it get so much attention and top position on HN? It's just a color picker on camera images or what did I miss? It's very well done I agree but still seems remarkably trivial. Why all the fuzz?

Isn't it largely just luck? This was posted a few weeks ago, and went nowhere. Now posted again it reaches the top because a few people upvote it early on. It will also float down again pretty quickly. Trivial but fun - a few minutes of fame - well deserved

Re: Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker

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Post by bartonm »

protectedvoid wrote: post #74

Am I just too stupid to see the grander idea of this app or why does it get so much attention and top position on HN? It's just a color picker on camera images or what did I miss? It's very well done I agree but still seems remarkably trivial. Why all the fuzz?

Compared online equivalents 'Snap It' that help color identification which require taking a picture and uploading to their site. This is really helpful in identifying colors on the go. The simplicity of this app is where it sings.

It's easily monetized by connecting app to paint suppliers like Sherwin Williams, Home Depot, or Lowes.

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