Halide 3.1 adds perspective correction, captures only RAW and more

just a few days after the launch of Halide Mark IIIThe people at Lux are already preparing to launch Halide 3.1: Scarlet Edition. This is what’s coming.

Halide 3.1: Scarlet Edition available this Friday

With the update (via Mac Magazine), scheduled for release this Friday, July 10, Halide 3.1 will introduce a new batch of features, including new framing tools in the Frame tab.

In addition to allowing users to rotate and flip photos, Halide 3.1 will now also include a perspective correction tool that allows users to scroll through a dial to get the correct perspective.

According to Lux, the tool is “similar to classic keystone correction, which photographers traditionally performed with view cameras or tilt-shift lenses.”

Below are two examples of perspective-corrected photographs:

While the tool is primarily intended for light perspective corrections, Lux noted that “sometimes you can take the corrections pretty far while still maintaining a realistic photo,” like in the example above.

In addition to the revamped Framework tab, Halide 3.1 will also receive a new skin called Scarlet. Simply put, it’s intended for photos where the user wants “the reds to really pop.”

Here is Lux:

With Halide 3.1, we also introduce a new look that is all about warmth, richness and features medium-high contrast. You’ll notice high saturation, particularly among the reds. That’s why we call it Scarlet. We think you’ll love the sunsets.

Halide 3.1 will also bring a list of small tweaks and improvements based on user feedback. That includes:

• a dedicated Personalization panel in Settings to change UI themes and app icons;
• New compression controls in Settings, complete with a sample preview to help users balance image texture and file size;
• A new subscription RAW only mode for advanced users who want to capture RAW files without a companion JPEG or HEIC;
• Smarter tapping behavior in the viewfinder, so tapping no longer changes focus in manual focus mode;
• Similar behavior for manual exposure mode, where tapping the viewfinder no longer overrides the user’s exposure settings.

For more information about Halide 3.1, follow this link.

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