Subj : Tired of over-processed iPhone photos? The popular Halide app has
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Aug 15 2024 16:00:05

Tired of over-processed iPhone photos? The popular Halide app has a clever fix

Date:
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:45:04 +0000

Description:
Halides new feature eliminates your iPhones computational photography 
post-processing, giving you more control over your images.

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All of the best iPhones perform an incredible amount of image processing 
behind the scenes whenever you take a photo, much of it handled by artificial 
intelligence (AI) algorithms. Yet sometimes thats not ideal, and you, 
instead, just want the raw, unfiltered image so that you can edit it as you 
please. In such cases, the well-known Halide photography app could have just 
what you need. 

Thats because the apps latest version, the 2.15 update, has brought a new 
feature called Process Zero, the apps developer explains in a recent blog 
post . This feature comes with zero AI, no computational photography 
whatsoever  offering photographers a counter to the increasingly AI-heavy 
processing and tooling on smartphones, the developer says, potentially giving 
you results much closer to what would be expected with a more traditional 
camera. 

Halide has offered tools like this in the past, but theyve always reduced the 
level of processing your iPhone does, not halted it completely. With Process 
Zero, youre given full control over what post-processing you want to apply to 
your images, free of any steps taken by your iPhone on your behalf. That 
gives you more room for choice with your iPhone photography and means less 
sacrificing some choices as an artist, Halides developer says. 

Doesnt sound like your sort of thing? No need to worry; you dont have to use 
Process Zero. Halide will still let you use the standard iPhone processing, 
reduced image processing, or ProRAW image capture if you prefer. Real raw 
photography (Image credit: Lux Camera) 

Shooting with Process Zero could present a few difficulties to the unseasoned 
photographer. As the developer says, it works best in daytime or mixed 
lighting, rather than nighttime shots , where lighting is not optimal. 
Similarly, the iPhones AI cleverly balances light and dark areas when both 
appear in the same shot, something youll have to tackle manually if you use 
Process Zero. 

And due to Apples computational photography tied to its iPhones hardware, 
Halides Process Zero is limited to 12MP shots rather than the full 48MP 
resolution modern iPhones can capture. 

But those trade-offs will all be part of the appeal to a large group of 
iPhone photographers. Without Apples AI adjusting your images  bringing in 
its interpretation of what makes a good image that might not align with your 
own  theres more room for you to apply your own post-processing effects to 
get the desired results. If you want to capture some noise in your images, 
for example, or just want to get the digital equivalent of photographic 
negatives to use however you please, Halides new feature will be enticing. 

Anyone who loves taking pictures on their iPhone but who finds themselves 
frustrated with the lack of control they have over the end result will likely 
be tempted by Halides Process Zero. When you start using it, you might find 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/tired-of-over-processed-iphone-photos-the-pop
ular-halide-app-has-a-clever-fix


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