HandyScan the first app to take advantage of new SkyDrive APIs, Microsoft wants many more.

December 10, 2011 | By Surur

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The SkyDrive has just announced the finalized API for the service, allowing developers to easily up and download photos, documents and videos to the service.

According to Omar Shashine, Group Program Manager for SkyDrive, HandyScan is the first company to take advantage of this new feature, allowing users to upload their scanned pictures directly to SkyDrive.

The free version features:

Scan any type of document or object
Automatic scan trigger eliminates need to press a button, allowing firm pulse for optimal scan
Independent scanning resolution and flash options
Automatic optimization of scanned images
Deep zoom in/out controls for the resulting scan
Align and crop scanned document
Perspective and skew correction for the not perfect takes
Scan multiple pages per document and save as a single file
Create collage pages with scanned images
Import & export photos
Upload scanned documents to the cloud (SkyDrive or Dropbox)
Backup all your sources to the cloud as well
Choose size and quality for sending scanned results
Add text to documents. Can fill in forms without a pen!
Scan/digitalize signatures
Electronically sign documents with your scanned signatures
Realistic scanning visuals

It also comes in a paid version which ads PDF conversion, emailing options and the ability to restore backups. The app can be found in Marketplace here.

Of course the most desired usage for SkyDrive would be music streaming and it seems Microsoft knows this, as they specifically do not support uploading MP3s to the service, supporting simple WAVs only. Bizarrely they do support video uploading and downloading in H.264 and .wmv format.

Music files can however be downloaded, if one do not mind using Microsoft’s unoptimised tools for uploading the files to the service.

Microsoft is however calling for developers to create apps which take advantage of the new locker in the Sky. Besides music streaming, what else would we want Developers to create for the service? Let us know below.

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http://josedmorales.net Josè Daniel

What do you guys mean SkyDrive doesn’t let you upload MP3 files?! I have a bunch of them on my SkyDrive!!!

Anonymous

It wont let developers create an app via an API to upload mp3s. Wav’s can however be uploaded through the API. You can however create an app which downloads mp3s from Skydrive.

http://www.twitter.com/wixostrix WixosTrix

You should clarify that is only a limitation for developers using the API. SkyDrive does in fact support MP3 uploads on the consumer usage side.

Anonymous

Thats what I said here: “Music files can however be downloaded, if one do not mind using Microsoft’s unoptimised tools for uploading the files to the service.”

http://www.twitter.com/wixostrix WixosTrix

Then it just sounds like you’re contradicting yourself. It would have been more clear if you said, “Music files can however be uploading and downloaded to and from users personal SkyDrives, if one does not mind using Microsoft’s unoptimised tools.”

Also, if you are using Chrome it’s as simple as dragging and dropping file (not folders) now. I assume you already know that.

http://josedmorales.net Josè Daniel

Oh I get it now, thanks

Anonymous

I.D.O.S. gets a file manager. Users will be able to view both the isolated storage and the cloud storage and copy files from one to the other
Anonymous

HandyScan is a nifty app, and it is constantly updated.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5OA5RG3QEM76NSLGOPDL4HXUPA Darrell

You can thank me for asking the Handy Scan devs for that feature….

Anonymous

If only Adobe updated their crap app to allow us to share pdf’s via email.

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