Lux, which makes the iPhone camera app Halide, published a roadmap on Monday detailing the app’s next version, called Halide Mark III, to be released sometime next year.
The company said Halide Mark III will ship with two new features: Color Grades, and its own take on HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos. The company plans to include color grades or filters that will make images look like they’re taken using film cameras. It already has a similar feature in its video app, Kino.
The app will also get a redesign to integrate the new features in the UI. Notably, Lux released Halide Mark II in 2020.
Over the past few years, Lux has developed its own algorithms for different features on Halide, such as super-resolution for macro shots, and a no-process mode that doesn’t subject pictures to post-processing as much as possible.
The company has also started a Discord server for the community, where it will post the Testflight link to try Halide Mark III in early access before it’s released.