(IDEX Online) - Jewelry professionals can now use their smartphone to take studio-quality photos and 360-degree videos of the items they're appraising.Instappraise, developers of cloud-based jewelry appraisal software is partnering with Picup Media, maker of the GemLightbox jewelry photography tool, to provide technology for appraisers to quickly and easily capture hi-res images to accompany their reports."Too many jewelry appraisers are taking sub-par photos or lacking the appropriate number of photos to fully support appraisal documentation," say the companies in a joint announcement.They say that by joining forces they offer the ability to produce fast, powerful, flexible, and precise appraisals, together with studio-quality, detailed, white-background photos and videos, uploadable with a single click."Without a doubt, clear and detailed high-resolution jewelry photos can capture special hallmarks, reduce the incidence of fraud, protect the owners in the event they must file an insurance claim, and facilitate a replacement," say the companies.