iPhone Video Camera App Kino Adds Apple Log 2 Support

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Kino, an iPhone video camera app created by Lux, the same people who make the iPhone photo camera app Halide, received a massive update today that adds Apple Log 2 support.

Apple Log 2 was developed and released alongside the Apple iPhone 17 Pro last fall and captures the most dynamic range and color data possible from iPhone’s newest image sensors.

As Lux’s Ben Sandofsky explains, Apple Log 2 “shines when capturing deep blues and purples… Apple Log is 2 invaluable for any filmmaker going for that ‘John Wick’ look.”

Apple Log (left) versus Apple Log 2 (right)

“Apple Log 2 also makes better use of available bits, preserving even more details,” Sandofsky adds.

Camera processing is a vital component of any digital imaging app, from the foundational image sensor level to the final output. As Sandofsky writes, “every camera is opinionated, and this pre-dates modern cameras which use AI and computational photography to ‘fix’ your photos for you.”

Different cameras can capture the same scene at the same time in very different ways. Digital cameras convert an analog signal, photons, into digital data, which is then, through complex image processing algorithms, turned into an image. For certain file types, like JPEGs, many of the decisions a camera makes are set in stone and can’t be tweaked later, at least not while preserving the file’s integrity. Things like white balance, tonal curves, and color tints are set by the camera, often to make an image look the way most people want it to. This is not always the most accurate, by the way. Cameras often oversaturate certain “memory colors,” such as blue skies and green foliage.

When working with RAW image files, the photographer retains control over key processing decisions and can tinker and experiment with the files to their heart’s content. Art is subjective, after all, and not everyone wants their photos to look…

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