microsoft / filter-effects

An example application demonstrating the use of the different filters of Imaging SDK with camera photos. This example app uses the camera and displays the viewfinder for taking a picture. The taken photo is then processed with the predefined filters. The filter properties can be manipulated and the changes can be seen in the preview image immediately. The processed image can be saved in JPEG format to the device. You can also select an existing photo and apply an effect to it.

Filter Effects

A Lumia example demonstrating the use of the different filters of Lumia Imaging SDK with camera photos. This example app uses the camera and displays the viewfinder for taking a picture. The taken photo is then processed with the predefined filters. The filter properties can be manipulated and the changes can be seen in the preview image immediately. The processed image can be saved in JPEG format to the device. You can also select an existing photo and apply an effect to it.

Two versions of this example are currently available:

• The universal version of the app, which can be build for and run in Windows Phone 8.1, Windows RT 8.1 and Windows 8.1 environments is located in FilterEffects81 folder.
• The older version, with separate code projects, supporting Windows Phone 8.0 and Windows RT 8.1 is located in FilterEffectsWP80 folder.

This example project is hosted in GitHub:

For more information on implementation, visit Lumia Developer's Library:

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filter-effects's Issues

Capturing photo on Lumia 1020 takes a very long time

Installed the sample app on my Lumia 1020, and capturing the photo takes about 15 seconds. I don't have another phone to test with, so I can't be sure this isn't just an issue with the 1020, but that is ridiculous. The app is unusable in that state.

I've also tried integrating the code into my own app and I get the same result. 15 second capture (even using the "LowLagPhoto" capture method). is this just an issue with the Windows Runtime API on Windows Phone 8.1, or is it something else?

Create separate solution files for WP and Windows

The current solution file points only to the WP project. It could also include the Windows project but then it would not work with Visual Studio Express.

The solution file should be moved in the respective project directory, with each project having own solution.

Package restore not working

Hi Tomi

I can't get this to build. I've tried downloading the 1.3 zip from the library and also downloaded the master from here. If I try to select the sln file in the root I get the following error:

C:\Users\hamis_000\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\filter-effects-1.3\FilterEffects\FilterEffects.csproj : error : The project file could not be loaded. Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\hamis_000\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\filter-effects-1.3\FilterEffects\FilterEffects.csproj'. C:\Users\hamis_000\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\filter-effects-1.3\FilterEffects\FilterEffects.csproj

This error is correct, there is no such .csproj in the root

If I then load the FilterEffects.csproj in the FilterEffectsWP directory I am forced to save a .sln file before I do anything. Then I get the following build warnings:

Warning 2 The referenced component 'Microsoft.Phone.Controls' could not be found. FilterEffects
Warning 3 The referenced component 'Nokia.Graphics.Imaging.Managed' could not be found. FilterEffects
Error 1 This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Enable NuGet Package Restore to download them. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is ..\packages\NokiaImagingSDK.1.1.177\build\wp8\NokiaImagingSDK.targets. C:\Users\hamis_000\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\filter-effects-1.3\FilterEffectsWP\FilterEffects.csproj 211 5 FilterEffects

If I enable package restore the system restores the files. I can see the missing file ..\packages\NokiaImagingSDK.1.1.177\build\wp8\NokiaImagingSDK.targets is present. BUT it is not detected and I still get the above error. I have tried closing an opening project, but makes not difference.

The same process works fine for the previous 1.2 version of the project

Any ideas greatly appreciated!

Can't be installed on UWP(Windows 10) project .

It said Package restore failed. Rolling back package changes for 'xxxx'.
When I new a Windows 8.1 project, it can magically be installed.
Is the SDK having the compability issue with UWP?