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Pixelate! 2.0 Makes it Even Easier to Paint Your Walls

posted Mar 17, 2011 7:27 AM by Ankur Jain

Chicago, Illinois - Sprout! today is pleased to announce the release of Pixelate! 2.0, which makes it even easier to visualize how a color would look on your wall, without even lifting a paint brush. With its new functionality and upgraded UI, you can not only paint your walls, but also try out different colors on your clothes, furniture, car or anything else you would like to see in a different color.

To get started, you select a photograph from your PhotoLibrary, or take a photo using the camera. Then, you select the paint color from the included color matrix, an image in your PhotoLibrary or by simply pointing the camera to the desired color. Next you select the paint-over color, by selecting the wall you want to paint, and then click the update button. Pixelate! will paint your walls using Selective Color Painting Technology from Sprout!

You can even use your finger to paint your wall to get the painting experience, and Pixelate! will only paint over the selected wall. Pixelate! 2.0 has an enhanced algorithm that makes painting your walls so easy and quick, that you wish you could actually paint your walls this easily. Pixelate! 2.0 adds the ability to zoom, which is useful not only during painting, but also when you are trying to pick a color.

Pixelate! 2.0 also brings with it, new effects including Sepia, Pixelate!, Color Splash and Blur, while keeping all the original effects, making it even more fun to play around with your images. Also new in version 2.0 is the ability to email your pics from within the app making it even easier share your creations with others.

Full feature list:
* Pick an image from the PhotoLibrary or take an image with Camera
* Pick a paint color from the Color Matrix
* Pick a paint color from an existing image in the Photo Library
* Pick a paint color using your Camera
* Paint over a specific color in the image using Selective Painting Technology from Sprout!
* Effects (Greyscale, Blur, Sepia, Pixelate, Color Splash, Inverse)
* Ability to Zoom while painting making it easier to paint the difficult areas you couldn't paint before
* Ability to Zoom when picking a color making it even easier to pick the perfect color
* Erase function to quickly replace any changes with the original image 
* Ability to email pics to easily share with others
* Ability to automatically adjust to landscape or portrait view for best user experience
* Page specific Tutorials

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
* Requires iOS 3.0 or later (iOS 4.0 Tested)
* 0.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Pixelate! 2.0 is available to everyone worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photography category at a promotional price of $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) for a limited time only. For further inquiries regarding Sprout! or Pixelate!, contact them online.

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Pixelate! 1.1 Released - Visualize Before You Paint

posted Aug 17, 2010 5:25 PM by Ankur Jain

August 17th, 2010 - Chicago, Illinois - Sprout!, a Chicago based company, today is pleased to announce the release of Pixelate! 1.1, for anyone looking to pick the perfect color(s) for their house or just to have fun with their pics on the iPhone.

With its unique ability to paint selectively over a specific color, Pixelate! users can visualize how any color would look on their wall without lifting a paint brush. Just take a picture of the room you want to paint. Then use the included color matrix to pick a color for your wall. Next, select the paint-over color by selecting the wall you want to paint and paint the wall using your finger. No hassle, no paint brush. To pick the perfect color, you can also select the color of your choice from any image on your phone or by pointing your phone's camera to the desired color.

Those looking to have fun with their pics or create their own wallpapers, will enjoy the different effects provided in the app. Combine them with the Magic Eraser and you can get really creative.

Full feature list:
* Pick an image from the PhotoLibrary or take an image with Camera
* Pick a paint color from the color matrix
* Pick a paint color from an existing image in the Photo Library
* Pick a paint color using your Camera
* Paint over a specific color in the image
* Enable Paint mode and use your finger to paint on the image
* Apply Effects on your image
* Use Magic Eraser to restore any part of the image back to the original image
* Color Splash (Greyscale effect + Magic Eraser)
* Tutorials
* Automatically adjusts to landscape/portrait view for best user experience

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 0.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Pixelate! 1.1 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photography category. For further inquiries regarding Sprout! or Pixelate!, contact them online.

Sprout! is a small company with a focus on solving complex everyday problems with simple, innovative solutions with its initial focus on iPhone Applications. Copyright (C) 2010 Sprout!. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Sprout! Releases Pixelate! iPhone App

posted Jul 25, 2010 4:17 PM by Ankur Jain   [ updated Jul 27, 2010 5:18 PM ]

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (July 25th, 2010) - Sprout!, a Virginia based company, released their first product, Pixelate!, an iPhone application aimed at helping customers paint their houses, on July 9th, 2010.

Pixelate! is an iPhone application aimed at helping customers pick the perfect color(s) for their house. Using Pixelate!, they can take a picture of the room they want to paint, then use the included color matrix to pick a color for their wall. Next, they would select the paint-over color by selecting the wall they want to paint. Then, with the touch of a button, their selected wall will be painted with the color of their choice. To help customers pick the perfect color, they can also pick the color of their choice from any image on their phone or by pointing their phone's Camera to the color.

Pixelate! is available on the Apple App Store at an introductory price of $0.99 till July 31st. Starting August 1st, Pixelate! will cost $1.99.

For further inquiries regarding Sprout! or Pixelate!, you can send an email at support@sprout-inc.com

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