ILW LightMapper vs Gaussian SplatKing

LightMapper is a beginner-friendly projection mapping tool for iPhone, iPad and Mac, designed for artists, creators, and anyone exploring light-based art. Choose from a library of artwork, built-in animated shaders and free online videos, or import your own videos. Calibrate your projection with intuitive controls, then cast it wirelessly to transform any surface with animated light. You can save your setups so everything is ready exactly how you left it each time you return. LightMapper includes a growing library of downloadable visuals, with new artwork added over time. FEATURES CONTENT & LIBRARY • Browse and download projection visuals directly in the app • Built-in animated shaders with adjustable speed and scale • Search and download free online videos • My Imports: your own videos, organized in one library CASTING • Cast your projection wirelessly over AirPlay • Keep casting while the app is minimized in picture-in-picture SETUP & CALIBRATION • Add multiple grids for complex projection setups • Four-point corner adjustment for precise alignment • Touch and drag each grid to position • Two finger scale and rotation touch controls CREATIVE TOOLS • Warp Painting – apply localized distortion to match surfaces (global) • Masking – additive and subtractive masks. Use built-in shapes or build your own library of custom shapes from images (per-grid) • Color Controls – adjust hue, saturation, and brightness (per-grid or global) • Speed Controls – slow down or speed up visuals (per-grid or global) • Transparent Backgrounds – set black to be transparent for layering (per-grid or global) WORKFLOW & CONTROL • Timeline scrubbing for video playback (per-grid or global) • Undo support while editing • Grid overlay for alignment PROJECT MANAGEMENT • Save, rename, duplicate and delete your setups, and switch between them easily • Export a project as a file and import it on another iPhone, iPad or Mac • Projects keep their proportions across different screen shapes PERFORMANCE & SETTINGS • Edge smoothing toggle for softer or sharper visuals • Screen resolution and cast quality controls for performance vs sharpness INTERFACE • Clean, sci-fi inspired UI designed for creative workflows

Gaussian SplatKing is a capture app for Gaussian splatting and radiance field reconstruction. It produces reconstruction-ready input data for any downstream pipeline and, for LiDAR captures, refines camera poses and trains a Gaussian splat on the device. Capture • Photo and video fire the 0.5x ultra-wide and 1x wide lenses simultaneously. A single-lens (1x) option, with RAW (DNG) photo capture, is available in Settings. • LiDAR mode pairs ARKit depth with the 1x wide lens, writes native COLMAP files (cameras, images, sparse points) on-device, and shows the point cloud as it accumulates. • 4K/30 HEVC video with Standard and Max Fidelity modes; optional undistorted video exports. • Auto photo cadence for walk-through capture, with a selectable interval. • Manual controls applied to both lenses: ISO, shutter speed or shutter angle, white balance, exposure, AF Lock, manual focus distance, tap-to-focus; a minimum shutter speed. • Optional capture location metadata, off by default. • iPhone and iPad. Process • Pose refinement: after a LiDAR capture, camera poses are refined on-device (feature matching and bundle adjustment) and recorded in the export. Free for everyone. • Train Splat (SplatKing Pro): train a Gaussian splat from a refined LiDAR capture on the device. No upload, no account. Output is an .spz file with an in-app viewer. Export • Every capture is a zip with media, metadata, COLMAP files where applicable, and splatpack.json, shared through the Files app or the share sheet to any pipeline. • Session quality summaries and per-file quality flags. SplatKing Pro is a one-time purchase that adds focus peaking, an RGB histogram, capture presets, the capture-interval selector, and on-device training. Everything that is free today stays free, and Pro never changes free capture quality. Analytics are anonymous and, in regions that require consent, off unless you opt in. Capture content never leaves the device unless you share it.