360hideMe 4+

Introducing the Trial Photo Pair on the home screen – a simple way to experience our app's enhanced blending features. Ideal for a quick test and exploration.

It addresses the unique challenge of 360 cameras where the photographer inadvertently appears in the shot. To automatically remove the photographer, simply take two shots from the same location, changing the photographer's position between shots. When these images are uploaded into the app, a perfect 360 photo is created as if the photographer was never there. 
Not only does it remove the photographer, but it can also create a trick 360 photo that makes it appear as though there are twins of the subject.

Let's try it out easily:
Please tap the “Sample A” button located in the center-left of the home screen.
The photographer appears on the center-left side of the sample photo.
This is showing a composite of halves from the two uploaded photos.
Please tap the "Swap" button on the right side of the slider.
The two photos will switch places, changing the area being composited.
Now, tap the "Face Search" button on the left side of the slider.
The photographer should disappear from the composite image displayed in the center.
You can save it to your album by pressing the “Save” button in the bottom right.

Feature Explanation:

* Composite Mask (Top Left): 
A context menu that appears with a long press. Allows selection of composite width and smoothness. 

The default composite range is 180 degrees, blending each of the two images by half. 

The "half" option composites one of the pair over a 270-degree and 90-degree range, using three-quarters and a quarter of each image respectively. 
The composite boundaries are defined as follows: 

Narrow: The boundary range is narrow. 

Normal: The default range. 

Middle: A midpoint between Normal and Gentle. 

Gentle: Gently composites over a wider range. 

Alpha 50%: Composites 180-degree range semi-transparently.


* Composite Range Check (Top Left): 
Tapping the "Black & White" button toggles the composite range between color and black & white, making it easier to understand the state of the composite boundaries.


* Panorama Mode (Top Right):
Tap the "Panorama" button to explore the scene with a swipe of the screen, allowing you to look around without locking at the zenith or nadir, making it easier to review the composite state.


* Information (Top Right): 
Check the app version. When selecting photos from the album, entering the name of a 360 camera in the search box can make it easier to find corresponding photos. Selecting the camera name with the central roll picker copies it to the clipboard for pasting into the search box. An option to include Exif information if it is present in the selected 360 photos.


* Face Search (Left of Slider): 
Automatically sets the composite position through facial recognition. If there are people other than the photographer, or depending on the photographer's position, it may not function. Manual adjustment is available through the slider.


* Slider (Center): 
Manual adjustment of the composite position. Useful for fine-tuning or when automatic adjustment is not possible.


* Photo Swap (Right of Slider): 
Swaps the two uploaded photos, reversing the composite range.


* Sample A & Sample B (Within Center Image): 
Two sets of sample pairs, A and B, are built into the app for trial use.


* Photo Selection (Bottom Left): 
Opens the photo album for selecting two 360 photos to composite. Select two 360 images of the same size in JPEG or PNG format with a 1:2 aspect ratio (equirectangular format).


* Horizontal Movement (Three Buttons on Bottom Right): 
Moves "Left 30 degrees," "180 degrees," "Right 30 degrees." Depending on the shooting state, such as when the composite boundary is at the edge of the image, this feature makes adjustment easier.


* Save (Bottom Right): 
Saves the photo to the album.

About Shooting:
Set up the 360 camera on a tripod or any stable surface; a mini tripod works well too. For two shots, the photographer must move to avoid overlap, ensuring both shots match in scenery for a clean outcome.