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Tried Google, no clear path to what I'm seeking; same with Bing.
My Sharp AQUOS Crystal[^] (an Android phone) has a camera. I have been approximately astounded at the quality that thing can produce.
To further astonish me, they have included some fantastic photo editing software.
My problem: I can't find a software package which provides the same editing features which this phone provides. (i.e., something I can put on a desktop windows PC)
I am seeking a package which will...
- Change color to B/W (easy to find)
- Alter general contrast (easy to find)
- Provide the "graduated" function which my Android has (no can find)
That "graduated" function is a bright-to-dark software enhancement which is on a three line array with three dots, arranged within an "H" pattern. Sorry if that's a nebulous description; it's the best I can do to try to describe it in words.
If anyone has this phone, and understands what I'm trying to describe here, and knows where I can find a windows desktop photo editing package which has this function, I thank you for pointing me to it.
The various questions I asked Google led me to a lot related hits, but not the exact function I am trying to find.
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What does the function do?
Based on the vague description, I'm guessing it's something like "curves" or "levels", which are included in most photo editing software - eg: Paint.NET[^] or GIMP[^].
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: What does the function do?
I am very unfamiliar with the nomenclature, so my ability to accurately place the concept into words is greatly hindered (translation: I'm not smart enough to tell you)
I have Paint.Net on my machine, and I couldn't find the function.
I'll try this way: I spent 20 minutes on the Gimp website, and I found THIS PICTURE[^] which shows an area of the board which is "in a shadow"
That is a close approximation of what the "graduated" function on the phone does.
In the case of the phone, however, the function invokes a "gradient of brightness" (a phrase I just made up, because I don't know what I'm talking about) from one area of the photograph to the other area.
These two "Areas" can be one side and the other side, or the top and bottom, or one corner to the opposite corner, or along whatever line you choose to define.
If you are old enough to remember this old TV show, this video clip from THE EDGE OF NIGHT[^] has a couple of crude (50 to 60 year old technology) depictions; the first during the first 6 seconds, and the second around 01:20 into the clip; of what I'm trying to describe.
In the case of the phone's software, that is the elementary function in question; a light to dark change, but with a smooth gradient from the light to the dark zones, and not a sharp line.
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I suspect that in Gimp terms it's a Graduated Filter: Gimp Tutorial: How to Create a Graduated Filter Using Layers[^] - I'm not that sure as I didn't get on that well with Gimp.
In Corel / Jasc Paintshop Pro, it would be a gradient fill on a Mask layer, and is pretty easy once you get the hang of it.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Just came across Pixlr (http://www.pixlr.com) which is evidently somehow associated with AutoDesk.
They demand a sign-up and membership. Not sure what I would be getting into with them if I did.
Advice welcome.
modified 17-Nov-16 19:33pm.
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His rant is the antithesis of my own personal experience with that phone.
I am wearing this one out, and honestly, I think I would like another one.
I am highly disappointed with the psycho/schizo behavior with respect to WiFi voice calls, but I highly suspect that such is the nature of the Android operating system and my ComCast access box.
(Are they still called "modems" ?)
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I never noticed this before.
Some of my users have shown me folders in Explorer have one time. The same folder in DOS CMD window are off by 1 hour.
DST happened recently so could be involved. I've googled and found mention that the timestamps are supposed to reflect that. But it should be consistent.
New files have identical timestamps, so it's just existing files.
Also, any workaround to get the DOS window to match timestamps? Scripts are feeding bad data.
I need an app that will automatically deliver a new BBBBBBBBaBB (beautiful blonde bimbo brandishing bountiful bobbing bare breasts and bodacious butt) every day.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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I've just checked here, and DIR in a CMD box is giving me identical timestamps to the default view in Explorer: that's on Win10 AE
What are you doing that shows the problem? What system?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I'm on Win10, but they are all on Win7.
As example my C:\ shows Windows folder 02/11/2016 10:40am
My DOS CMD window shows Windows folder 02/11/2016 09:40am
Edit: also Temp folder is 15/11/2016 11:53am in both.
So it appears to only be off for files before time change.
I need an app that will automatically deliver a new BBBBBBBBaBB (beautiful blonde bimbo brandishing bountiful bobbing bare breasts and bodacious butt) every day.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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Look at your Windows10 upgrade folder.
I need an app that will automatically deliver a new BBBBBBBBaBB (beautiful blonde bimbo brandishing bountiful bobbing bare breasts and bodacious butt) every day.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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How old are these files?
Something else is a bit off I think. We just went off of daylight savings, so we gained an hour that we lost. So, if it was a result of the recent switch off of DST I'd think the command window would be showing a time of 11:40 AM, with explorer being one hour sooner. Which it's not, so it's gotta be something else.
Can you give us examples of real dates?
Jeremy Falcon
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I can't seem to upload a file. But I gave 2 examples earlier.
I need an app that will automatically deliver a new BBBBBBBBaBB (beautiful blonde bimbo brandishing bountiful bobbing bare breasts and bodacious butt) every day.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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Is that in MM/DD/YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY?
Jeremy Falcon
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The dates are in DD/MM/YYYY
I need an app that will automatically deliver a new BBBBBBBBaBB (beautiful blonde bimbo brandishing bountiful bobbing bare breasts and bodacious butt) every day.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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I think this is what's happening then. I'm *guessing* the timestamp was saved in its real time (without a DST modifier) when DST was on. Presumably, the command window was smart enough to know DST is on and therefore adjusted the timestamps when shown on the fly. However, now that DST is off, it doesn't. Which is all fine and dandy except 9:40 didn't really exist back when that file was modified.
Any new changes, using the same logic, would be ok simply because DST off is off. So all good and the command processor doesn't need to be as smart as explorer.
To get around this, you're pretty much screwed bro. Best I think you can do in a batch file / script is just figure out if your date is within certain dates from when DST switches on and off and then account for it. It's hard coded. It's nasty. Not sure of anything else though.
And of course write a strongly written letter to MS for not storing timestamps in UTC. 
Jeremy Falcon
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Why do Explorer and the command prompt interpret file times differently? – The Old New Thing[^]
Explorer is showing the timestamp using the DST settings which were in effect when the timestamp was created. Powershell does the same.
The venerable command prompt is showing the timestamp using the DST settings which are in effect now. And as Raymond said, fixing that minor display bug would carry too much risk of breaking something else.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Gotcha.
I'd be ok with that risk though. 
Jeremy Falcon
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Wow. That's a lot of work. Appreciated.
I'd have to apply that to each file in the folder.
I might just get them to turn DST on manually when they run a script for now.
I need an app that will automatically deliver a new BBBBBBBBaBB (beautiful blonde bimbo brandishing bountiful bobbing bare breasts and bodacious butt) every day.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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Good luck man, would be interested to hear the solution you come up with.
Jeremy Falcon
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Firs of all: Are we really talking DOS here, or the NT command prompt? Those two are technologically distinct.
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It's the CMD window. Clock is correct, new files are ok, just ones from before time change are different in CMD dir.
I need an app that will automatically deliver a new BBBBBBBBaBB (beautiful blonde bimbo brandishing bountiful bobbing bare breasts and bodacious butt) every day.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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