Halide developers launch Kino, a professional video app for iPhone

Lux’s Halide app is popular among photographers for its accessible pro-level features and is now launching Movie theatera dedicated video capture app for iPhones with a similar focus on supporting the features professionals look for.

While Halide is designed to take advantage of Apple’s RAW photography support on newer iPhones, Kino is targeting the iPhone 15 Pro’s support for ProRes videos encoded in the Log format. If you don’t know what it is or have never heard of color grading, here’s the description from our 15 Pro review: “This is the super flat color profile that videographers like because it lets them control more of the look of the final product.” Our video producer Vjeran Pavic can go into even more detail.

One of Kino’s key features is “Instant Grade,” which allows users to record footage with gradation presets. You can also record in Apple Log format within the Kino app and view/add presets later. Kino also has AutoMotion, which “automatically chooses the best exposure settings for cinematic motion blur.”

Kino also includes the ability to add LUTs (Look Up Tables), which allow you to change the look of your footage using mathematical formulas. You can even add your own custom LUTs, a feature that Apple’s Final Cut Pro iPad app lacks.

According to the developers, “none of our apps collect or collect data, or analyze your videos and photos,” and there is no generative AI training either. While Log support is an iPhone 15 Pro-exclusive feature, it will work on any device running iOS 17 or later.