@halide@mastodon.social

Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jul 07, 2026

Six weeks after Halide 3.0, we're excited to launch 3.1. This features perspective correction, our new "Scarlet" look, advanced settings, and a sneak peek at a major launch coming this Friday. https://www.lux.camera/halide-3-1-scarlet-edition/

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jun 14, 2026

Wow! Today Halide hit the amazing milestone of 25,000 5-star ratings. Thank you so much for your support!

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jun 08, 2026

Replying to @n1k0@mamot.fr

@n1k0@mamot.fr @gregmignard@mastodon.social except it wasn’t AI generated.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jun 08, 2026

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jun 08, 2026

Excited to announce we have no Siri mode!

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · May 12, 2026

Wow! Thanks for the shout-out @mkbhd@threads.net!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coX4duwUCpw

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Mar 18, 2026

Our iPhone 17e review is here! Since it's the same camera as the 16e, we mostly focus on the software. What makes its new portrait mode different from the rest of the iPhone lineup? What's up with this weird software limitation? Read on!

https://www.lux.camera/iphone-17e-an-almost-perfect-entry/

Lux — iPhone camera apps, camera reviews and more

iPhone 17e: An Almost Perfect Entry

You may think the e in 17e stands for economy or essential, but I think it stands for entry. Sure, it doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but you get access to vibrant ecosystem of third-party ap

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Mar 17, 2026

Thought we’d write a quick review of the iPhone 17e, and the next thing you know we’re running experiments with an infrared camera.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Mar 06, 2026

Replying to @pauls@social.lol

@pauls Does that package include 33x33x33 LUTs? The film LUTs do, but we haven’t check that the log conversion ones do.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Mar 05, 2026

Replying to @lensco@mastodon.world

@lensco Thanks!

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Mar 05, 2026

Replying to @halide@mastodon.social

We're also trying something new: a video essay to go with our blog post! We are a camera company, after all. Check it out and let us know if you'd like to cover other topics in the future! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ2jbOaKEVw

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Mar 05, 2026

We just launched a big update to Kino that adds support for Apple Log 2! Wait, what does that mean? We're glad you asked.

Check out our explainer about how Log video works, and what's so special about Apple Log 2.

https://www.lux.camera/apple-log-explained/

Lux — iPhone camera apps, camera reviews and more

Apple Log Explained

Editor's note: We make photography and video apps, so it's about time we released video versions of our essays. Check out the companion video shot in Kino 1.4, or read on for text! Today we're launch

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Feb 23, 2026

It was a blast sitting down with Stephen and Jason to talk about cameras, real HDR, and… yes, AI in photography.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv7BJcCG7N8

YouTube

Making the Best iPhone Camera App | Ben Sandofsky from Halide

Primary Technology

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Feb 14, 2026

“I also feel like it gives me permission to think of myself as a photographer for a little while, not just a person with a phone.”

https://www.theverge.com/tech/875919/halide-mark-iii-process-zero-hands-on

The Verge

The Halide app’s anti-algorithm camera mode looks better with a little processing

HDR for HDR haters.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Feb 04, 2026

Replying to @simonharper@mastodon.social

@simonharper Today is our sync with QA. We’ve flagged this to make sure it gets investigated.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Feb 01, 2026

Kino gives us chills.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/1qt6kh1/east_river/

East River

flysi3000

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Feb 01, 2026

Replying to @simonharper@mastodon.social

@simonharper Thanks! Did you email support, or use the discord?

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jan 31, 2026

Phew. It's been a busy few days for your favorite anthropomorphic brand account.

Before I pass out, just want to say thank you for the positive vibes, constructive feedback, and yes, even bug reports. We're so excited for the months ahead.

Have a great weekend!

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jan 29, 2026

Replying to @thecriterion@mastodon.social

@thecriterion@mastodon.social Sadly, Apple's 48MP is still restricted to ProRAW. However, you can apply Process Zero and our other new looks to ProRAWs! For bayer raws, we do apply a neural telephoto.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2026

Replying to @erikt@mastodon.social

@erikt@mastodon.social There's even more than grain, but if we dug too far in, the post would be another few thousand words.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2026

Boosted by

Ged Maheux @gedeonm@mastodon.social

Hello fediverse! Today, we're excited to announce that we are launching a public preview of Halide Mark III. After over a year of development, we're ready to roll out some of the amazing new features in Mark III. Today we're showing off Looks. In addition to Process Zero II, we're also launching an all new, black and white look we call Chroma Noir. For the full details, check out our lengthy blog post! https://www.lux.camera/mark-iii-looks/

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2026

Replying to @rmaraujo@mastodon.social

@rmaraujo@mastodon.social Technically we are! We dropped that dumpster fire last year, so there are actually MORE posts here.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Jan 27, 2026

Boosted by

Rob Fahrni @fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe

It'll all make sense soon.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Sep 21, 2023

Replying to @DanMorgan@vmst.io

@DanMorgan I think you'll need the Switch dock with an HDMI port.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Sep 20, 2023

Replying to @krisbrowne42@mastodon.sdf.org

@krisbrowne42 @cabel @louie very welcome indeed! send to our support email or directly here :)

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Sep 20, 2023

Replying to @halide@mastodon.social

Let us know what you think — a review and sharing our post goes a long way. ✨http://orion.tube

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Sep 20, 2023

Replying to @halide@mastodon.social

We want to thank our friends who we were privileged enough to work with on this lovely app. Big thanks to Jelmar Geertsma for type and graphic design, Anton Heestand for shaders and engineering, @cabel for intro music (yes, intro music) and @louie (béziers!) for their contributions ❤️

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Sep 20, 2023

Replying to @halide@mastodon.social

If it wasn't clear — we had a tremendous amount of fun building Orion. It is designed with inspiration from the peak of electronic excitement, the 1980s. It features CRT effects in menus, a full unboxing experience, a custom VCR OSD style pixel typeface and much more.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Sep 20, 2023

Replying to @halide@mastodon.social

Thanks to the included manual, Orion is very easy to use — but it does require a USB-C Capture Card (or 'Dongle'). We include recommendations on our website http://orion.tube and in-app. Dongle owner? You can jump right in.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Sep 20, 2023

Replying to @halide@mastodon.social

You can also use iPad as a portable monitor for your HDMI equipped consoles, like Switch or Xbox. For Switch, Orion can upscale its HD signal with our AI 4K upscale, or you can play retro games with CRT emulation.

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Sep 20, 2023

Replying to @halide@mastodon.social

Some might wonder — why not use an existing monitor, like a Sony® Trinitron™ television? Well, existing monitors can be up to 265.5 lbs, and you already have an iPad. This way, you can use your iPad with your camera to help you perfect exposure, focus or more on stills or video:

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Halide + Kino @halide@mastodon.social · Sep 20, 2023

Introducing Orion: A display that can go with you anywhere.

Turn your iPad into an HDMI monitor for cameras, consoles and more.

Available now — for free. http://lux.camera/meet-orion

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iPhone 17e: An Almost Perfect Entry

Apple Log Explained

Making the Best iPhone Camera App | Ben Sandofsky from Halide

The Halide app’s anti-algorithm camera mode looks better with a little processing

East River

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