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Halide 3.1 to add perspective correction, RAW-only capture, and a new Scarlet look

Marcus Mendes | Jul 8 2026 - 1:42 pm PT

Just a few days after releasing Halide Mark III , the folks at Lux are already getting ready to roll out Halide 3.1: Scarlet Edition. Here’s what’s coming.

Halide 3.1: Scarlet Edition out this Friday

With the update (via MacMagazine ), scheduled to go live 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 lets users scroll through a dial to get the perspective just right.

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

Here are two examples of perspective-corrected photos:

From Lux: “Before and after perspective correction. Notice the pillars are a bit more vertical.”

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

In addition to the revamped Frame tab, Halide 3.1 is also getting a new look called Scarlet. In a nutshell, it is meant for photos where the user wants “reds to really pop.”

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

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

A dedicated Customization panel in Settings for changing UI themes and app icons;

New compression controls in Settings, complete with a preview example to help users balance image texture and file size;

A new opt-in RAW-only mode for advanced users who want to capture RAW files without a companion JPEG or HEIC;

Smarter tap behavior in the viewfinder, so tapping no longer changes focus while in manual focus mode;

Similar behavior for manual exposure mode, where tapping the viewfinder no longer overrides the user’s exposure setting.

To learn more about Halide 3.1, follow this link .

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Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.

He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.