Vantage Point for Windows 8, a photographic glimpse at the past

Vantage Point

Vantage Signal is a slap-up photography app for Windows 8. It provides you with current scenic photographs from twelve cities from the U.South. and Europe with the power to overlay a postcard frame on the picture to reveal how the scene looked years ago.

Vantage Point will map out the location of the scene likewise every bit provide the ability to share the images with friends. It is an interesting perspective on how much the world has changed and a fun Windows 8 app to explore.

Vantage Point's City Listings

The main menu for Vantage Point offers a thumbnail selection of the cities covered in the app. They include cities from the U.S., the Uk, Ireland and French republic. Tap on a city tile to pull up a serial of images from various landmarks and points of interest in that city along with a map pinpointing these locations.

A postcard frame will appear over the image that can be moved about the image to reveal how the scene looked similar about 100 years ago. The postcard frame tin be enlarged to reveal a larger cross-section of the image.

Vantage Point Image Screen

From the pull-up carte du jour you have the options to reverse the postcard epitome (older photo volition be shown with current image seen through the postcard), hide the postcard, and unlock the full screen view ($one.49 in-app purchase). Images can be shared from the side bar bill of fare of Windows 8.

The city pick for Vantage Point is fairly limited and hopefully more cities will be added in the future. Still, Vantage Point gives you an interesting viewpoint of these locations'southward history.

Vantage Point Pull-up Menu

Vantage Point is a free, ad-back up app for Windows 8. You tin can remove the ads and unlock a full-screen view of the images with an in-app purchase of $1.49. You lot can find Vantage Indicate hither in the Windows 8 Shop.

Note: There is a similar Vantage Indicate app available for Windows Phone 8 (you can find it here) that will let you create these "windows into the past" type photos. I really like the concept of the Windows Telephone 8 version but in trying out this version of Vantage Betoken, the app constantly crashed and lacked any stability. It was more than frustrating than useful and if the programmer can iron out the bugs, we'll accept a await at it a little closer.

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