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Project Indigo

Project Indigo

A computational photography camera app

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Overview

What it is

Project Indigo is Adobe’s free iPhone camera app for pro-quality photos. Enjoy SLR-like natural looks, full manual controls, multi-frame HDR, raw/JPEG, super-resolution zoom, and seamless Lightroom integration. Capture, edit, and share—no sign-in needed.

Intent

I need it when

Capture high-quality photos with natural SLR-like appearance on a smartphone

Project Indigo uses computational photography to merge up to 32 frames, reducing noise and preserving natural textures while applying mild tone mapping and AI-based adjustments to produce photos that look like traditional SLR output rather than typical smartphone-processed images

Recover image quality when using digital zoom on smartphone camera

The app includes multi-frame super-resolution technology that restores quality lost during pinch-to-zoom, with an 'SR' indicator showing when the feature is active

Photograph in challenging lighting conditions with high dynamic range and low noise

The app captures multiple frames and combines them to reduce imaging noise by a factor proportional to frame count (e.g., 32 frames reduce noise by factor of 5.6), while under-exposing to preserve highlight detail in bright scenes and brightening shadows in dark scenes

Capture macro and close-up photography with smartphone

Project Indigo includes a dedicated Macro mode that enables stunning close-up shots, complementing the app's computational photography pipeline for improved detail and reduced noise in macro scenarios

Maintain full manual control over camera parameters and capture raw files for professional editing

Project Indigo provides manual controls for focus, exposure time, ISO, white balance, and exposure compensation, plus the ability to capture and export raw DNG files that preserve computational photography benefits while remaining fully editable in Adobe Lightroom and Camera Raw

Drop

Not a fit when

  • User requires Android device support; app is iOS-only (iPhone 12 and newer)
  • User needs real-time photo capture without processing delay; app requires several seconds to process merged frames
  • User requires JPEG-only workflow without raw file capability; app emphasizes raw DNG output for professional editing
  • User operates on older iPhone models below iPhone 12; app has minimum device requirements
  • User needs immediate photo availability; Night mode and Long Exposure modes require extended capture and processing time
  • User requires third-party photo editor integration beyond Adobe Lightroom; app is optimized for Adobe ecosystem
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