Lux, the creators behind the professional camera applications Halide and Kino, have announced their upcoming plans for a significant update to Halide. Here are three exciting features that are currently in development for Halide 3.0.
What’s Coming to Halide in the Next Major Update
Ben Sandofsky shared on Lux’s blog the details on three major features slated for Halide 3.0, which is anticipated to roll out in 2025.
The three new features include:
- One-tap color grading
- HDR with Halide’s unique approach
- A complete app redesign
For full details on each of these enhancements, check out the blog post.
2024 has been a landmark year for Lux. The launch of Process Zero in Halide attracted a surge of new users and mainstream recognition.
Kino made its debut as a highly successful new professional video application, even receiving the accolade of Apple’s iPhone App of the Year earlier this month.
Introducing the New Lux Discord for Early Access and Photography Challenges
For those eager to preview the upcoming features of Halide 3.0, a newly established Lux Discord provides access.
As we’ve done in the past leading up to significant updates, we are opening “Early Access” for Halide subscribers. This approach has been very beneficial in finalizing features, and we want to start gathering feedback even earlier.
We’ve observed indie game developers successfully using community Discords for this purpose, so we decided to adopt that strategy (after all, we’re indie too!). We are launching an official Halide+Kino Discord!
You can join the Discord here and participate in the 2025 challenge, featuring weekly photography prompt challenges.
What features are you excited to see in Halide 3.0? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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