Adobe's 'Project Indigo' app will help you take better photos on your iPhone

A new initiative from Adobe aims to improve smartphone cameras and computational photography in general to give a more natural, SLR-like look to iPhone photography.Project Indigo can help dramatically reduce smartphone-camera deficiences. Image credit: AdobeA new paper from Adobe Fellow Marc Levoy and Senior Scientist Florian Kainz discusses their latest project, which is embodied in a new Project Indigo app available for iPhones. In addition to what the inventors hope is a more "natural" look, the project aims for the highest image quality possible on a mobile device.In the new research paper explaining the project, the pair detail their approach to achieving more authentic photo images. The app under-exposes more strongly than most camera apps, but also captures, aligns, and combines "more frames when producing each photo — up to 32 frames" in a single exposure. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Jun 22, 2025 - 08:00
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Adobe's 'Project Indigo' app will help you take better photos on your iPhone
A new initiative from Adobe aims to improve smartphone cameras and computational photography in general to give a more natural, SLR-like look to iPhone photography.

Two people sitting at a round table with breakfast, in front of a large window showing a scenic mountain view. The room is softly lit.
Project Indigo can help dramatically reduce smartphone-camera deficiences. Image credit: Adobe

A new paper from Adobe Fellow Marc Levoy and Senior Scientist Florian Kainz discusses their latest project, which is embodied in a new Project Indigo app available for iPhones. In addition to what the inventors hope is a more "natural" look, the project aims for the highest image quality possible on a mobile device.

In the new research paper explaining the project, the pair detail their approach to achieving more authentic photo images. The app under-exposes more strongly than most camera apps, but also captures, aligns, and combines "more frames when producing each photo — up to 32 frames" in a single exposure.


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