Panoscano
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Panoscano
This is my first iOS app, and it is very much a case of “I couldn’t find an app that would do this specific thing, so I built it myself.” The specific thing it does is: generate a smooth, looping video by scanning across a photo, zooming in (or out) on the points you designate. You can adjust all aspects of the timing, and you can even add text.
It works, almost exactly as I had hoped it would. I’m really, really happy with it, but I am still refining some aspects.
This took me about 3 months of spare time. Claude.ai helped a LOT, as I did not know Swift at all. The process of building it like this has been fascinating, and I’ve learned a TON both about Swift/iOS development and about how to use an LLM to aid development. I could not have done it without Claude, but Claude sure couldn’t have done it without me.
I hope to make an Android version but I still have my hands full with iOS.
The app is free, and the core functionality will remain free, always, but I plan to move to a subscription/purchase model for some advanced (“pro”) features. I will give free lifetime access to any Mefite who asks for it.
You can see a (growing) number of Panoscanos on the Panoscano instagram, and there's some other information at Panoscano.com.
This is my first iOS app, and it is very much a case of “I couldn’t find an app that would do this specific thing, so I built it myself.” The specific thing it does is: generate a smooth, looping video by scanning across a photo, zooming in (or out) on the points you designate. You can adjust all aspects of the timing, and you can even add text.
It works, almost exactly as I had hoped it would. I’m really, really happy with it, but I am still refining some aspects.
This took me about 3 months of spare time. Claude.ai helped a LOT, as I did not know Swift at all. The process of building it like this has been fascinating, and I’ve learned a TON both about Swift/iOS development and about how to use an LLM to aid development. I could not have done it without Claude, but Claude sure couldn’t have done it without me.
I hope to make an Android version but I still have my hands full with iOS.
The app is free, and the core functionality will remain free, always, but I plan to move to a subscription/purchase model for some advanced (“pro”) features. I will give free lifetime access to any Mefite who asks for it.
You can see a (growing) number of Panoscanos on the Panoscano instagram, and there's some other information at Panoscano.com.
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