Adobe Introduces Project Indigo: A Computational Photography App for Advanced Mobile Imaging

Adobe has released a new iPhone camera app named Project Indigo, developed with input from Marc Levoy, a pioneer behind Google’s Pixel camera. The app, available for iPhone 12 Pro and later models (with an optimal experience on iPhone 15 Pro or newer), leverages computational photography to improve image quality. Instead of taking a single photo, it captures bursts and combines them to reduce noise and enhance dynamic range. Project Indigo offers manual settings such as shutter speed, ISO, focus, and white balance, aiming to deliver a natural, DSLR-like appearance. The app does not require Adobe account login to function. According to Levoy and Adobe scientist Florian Kainz, Indigo serves as a testbed for features like reflection removal, portrait mode, and eventually, video support. It’s designed to appeal to casual and professional mobile photographers seeking both quality and control. Adobe envisions Indigo as the first step toward an integrated mobile photography and editing platform powered by AI and advanced computational techniques. A detailed blog post by Levoy and Kainz delves into the technical underpinnings of the app, further explaining how it processes and enhances images.