Halide Mk II Tutorial // Learn Halide and get the most out of your $36 camera app!

[@fuatdomanic]

I hope your efforts are compensated by Halide somehow because if it was up to their instructions I would have erase the app already despite the fact that I consider myself an experienced amateur.. Though my jury is still out, I appreciate your help. Best regards.

[@David_Addison]

Ahh this is great. Love that you've got value from the tutorial. No, the developers haven't acknowledged this tutorial whatsoever but that's fine; I make them exactly for people in the same situation as you.

[@JAKE-wt1dr]

I set up this camera as the author has for video, and I have a problem my iPhone 7 does not open the DNG format which is in raw +, I don’t understand, and my image quality in raw is low, worse than in a standard camera, what should I do?

[@JAKE-wt1dr]

heeeelp

[@David_Addison]

@@JAKE-wt1dr The photos app can't display RAW files without an embedded JPEG. Try opening your RAW files in an editing app like Lightroom, Darkroom or RAW Power.

[@JAKE-wt1dr]

@@David_Addison thank you friend!

[@hardwaybets]

Bar none…one of the very best tutorials I have ever watched and I watch a ton of them on different topics and apps. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making this clear, concise, and informative.

[@GailleWillis]

Thank you, this is so helpful. I downloaded Halide a year ago and have hardly used it because I did not really know how, intending to learn later. Later never came until now, as I have to decide whether to pay for another year's subscription. I will have to watch your instructions a couple of times but the first time has given me so much information about the app. Again, thank you

[@gbdr_ps_fan8656]

I think we all should give credit, where credit's due. Thanks a lot for this extremely detailed and well structured tutorial. It's tough to imagine how much effort you put into this half an hour video, but definitely it's well worth it. I'll be strongly recommending it to anyone who wants to take on the adventure with the Halide. And, obviously, I'll be looking forward to hearing from you in case Halide decide to drop in some new features. Watching and listening to you was a real pleasure. Cheers, Greg.

[@David_Addison]

Thank you so much Greg! I really appreciate your support. It is a lot of work but I love it and want app developers and subscribers to keep me busy 😁

[@marvlb]

I was a little hesitant to watch this because it didn’t have 2 million views; however, this was the best tutorial I’ve ever seen on any subject, I think you hit a home run.

[@David_Addison]

Thanks! 2 million views one day!

[@hyperbleu]

Thanks for putting together this tutorial. I'm a professional photography working in Los Angeles and I have wanted to use my iPhone as a point and shoot camera for simple street photography, and your tutorial on Halide has made me actually use my iPhone camera more regularly. Thanks again.

[@David_Addison]

Great to hear it! Happy shooting! 😀

[@SuhasSreehariOnline]

I love that people like David exist.

[@jonkers2007]

Thank you David! I have had Halide for years and use it in auto as my go-to photo app. I never realised just how powerful the app is until watching your EXCELLENT tutorial. I will use my phone camera so much more now as a result!

[@djoslyn100]

Well done I will have to come back for repeats n this is where I will come. Lots of info and solid speaking style Thank you

[@micky38]

Halide have introduced v2.15. They now have ‘process zero’ for truly raw captures. I have the greatest respect for David’s analysis of Halide and as he is a fan of Halide, I would really appreciate his comments on the new mode and the ‘image lab’.

[@nigelcbf]

Absolutely great tutorial. Thank you, it was really informative and whilst Halide’s own tutorials were a start, this was much more helpful. A PDF would be a wonderful adjunct to have available as a reference, though I do realise how much additional effort would be involved. Thank you so much for all the care and effort that has gone in to all your productions - a new video notification is always a reason to stop whatever else is happening and settle back and enjoy!

[@David_Addison]

Ahh thanks Nigel! I'm glad you enjoyed it and great to know it's appreciated. More coming all the time!

[@x86ed]

Three years later, and this tutorial is extremely valuable. I found the app when I was looking for something to do some head shots for my wife and I wanna make sure they look really nice and not just a phone pic. Thanks so much!

[@David_Addison]

Three years? Blimey. Glad I could help!

[@x86ed]

@@David_Addison yep! My only mistake was a bit of contour shadow but I shared the pic in my community feed. Thx again!

[@JuanManuelTastzian]

You thank us for watching, but we should thank you for putting all this together, David. For it being your first tutorial, it's a banger. It's very well paced and thoroughly so. Many of the things you teach I have found out about myself, but some details were really helpful and can't wait to apply them (especially knowing that zebra is not always under/over exposed and I always had a hard time "getting rid of all the zebra" in my manual exposure). Thanks again for taking the (presumably lot of) time of doing this and sharing it with the world. Keep it up!

[@patneo905]

Thank you, this was very comprehensive and helpful. It was what I needed to purchase the Halide app. I am an amateur at best. Very well presented and great clarity. Like somebody commented, I hope you were compensated for doing such an outstanding job for Halide.

[@michaellevis2514]

“Worst tutorial in the history of cognition”?? The BEST tutorial!!! Though I will need a couple of rewatches to nail it down. Well done!!!

[@KirkNix]

Just viewed this tutorial. I just got Halide and starting to fall in love with it. This is helping a lot!!! Thank you!

[@Pixeditor07]

A PDF would be essential!

[@TimothyKeller7]

This is the best tutorial I've seen on Halide Mark II. Can you provide an updated version for the 2024 version 2.17.3? Or a PDF version if that is easier. Thank you David!

[@edwinrelf8454]

I've watched several of your KZbins on RAW photography - some a few times - coming to terms with the terms used. Years ago I began getting into film and darkroom techniques. RAW and post production opens up similar possibilities to 'playing' with photographs. Now I have an iPhone 11 and have - of the options you've reviewed - chosen Halide and have begun learning how to use it. Thank you for your calm and comprehensive tutorials..

[@David_Addison]

Thanks Edwin! Feel free to ask any questions if you need to

[@ErikVanderLee]

Very well made. Full coverage and nicely paced without any "vocal excitement". Also appreciate the "no clue how to use this feature remark" :). You would expect Lux to have a full featured tutorial like this vs a 10 day email course. We may even find out how they intended certain features to be used.

[@David_Addison]

Thanks Erik! Yeah, but if they did my tutorial would have no reason for being 😆

[@englishwithmaria]

David, thanks so much. I was about to delete the Halide app during my trial period, but I've decided to keep it. Awesome tutorial.

[@David_Addison]

Glad I could help!

[@akornion666]

Thank you for the in-depth tutorial. The "O zi bună" at the end of the video totally took me by surprise. ✌️

[@David_Addison]

Thanks for watching right until the end! Well, yes, I hope everyone has a good day 😆

[@debendyke3695]

I just discovered Halide, and your excellent tutorial, a couple of hours ago. Thank you, and I'm looking forward to future videos! I'm also throwing my hat in the "please create a .pdf" ring :)

[@wallove67]

I plan to watch it a couple of more times after using the app. Great job!

[@Scooter-K]

Yes, great tutorial and a PDF would be great!

[@David_Addison]

Thanks Scott!

[@LutherBarnum]

Almost 2 years later and it's an outstanding tutorial. Thank you.

[@David_Addison]

Thanks Luther! I can't bring myself to rewatch it lol

[@vk3act]

Excellent instructional video. I have downloaded it to my KZbin downloads and will use it for reference in the field. I plan to do a lot more experimenting with my iPhone 15Pro.

[@Gabe_A]

One of the best tuts I’ve come across for Halide! 🙌🏽

[@billlatronica6848]

Fantastic tutorial. I’ve been trying to use Halide Mark II for a while now and you definitely showed me some things I hadn’t figured out. Thanks!

[@David_Addison]

You’re welcome Bill. Happy shooting!

[@puzzydee]

Really helpful tutorial. Thank you. I was a little hesitant with Halide as there were a few things that I didn’t understand. Thanks to your video I’m more likely to try it out more now

[@PandKWebsterSt]

Just got Halide and was more than flummoxed by the number and complexity of the features. Your tutorial was very helpful! I grasped most of what you said but plan to watch it again. Thanks for the excellent organization and clarity, as well as the illustrations. The whole tutorial was very well done - many thanks!

[@David_Addison]

Thanks! This is why I made it

[@123liveo]

Absolutely superb tutorial. Thanks very much. I learned loads. Which I had watched it before I went out today.

[@David_Addison]

Thanks, Paul!

[@Meagain921]

Thanks David. Another professional, well made and informative vid. Very helpful.

[@David_Addison]

Thanks, I’m happy you like it!

[@abigailharman3371]

Fabulous tutorial. If you can do a PDF that would be awesome! And perhaps a tutorial on editing in Darkroom too?? Thanks so much.

[@glennmccrea]

Fabulous video! Thanks so much. I have watched it multiple times because it is so dense and full of useful information.

[@David_Addison]

Thanks Glenn!

[@hakanviajando]

Wow, I learned the app propertly thanks to you and someone paid tribute to my effort on learning things, which made me happy. Thanks for the great tutorial.

[@David_Addison]

Happy to hear it!

[@stevesau100]

Bought Halide but never used it. Couldn’t get my head quite around it. But your how to use here now it all makes more sense. Halide owes you. Thank you. 😎

[@David_Addison]

Really pleased to hear it!

[@TheRafflem]

Thank you for this guide, just bought Halide Mk II and thanks to your clear instructions I know I can get more out of this app and my 12 max.

[@David_Addison]

Glad I could help!

[@romainprovost7164]

Do you like this App, because it's cost so much compared to Moment App ...

[@Skerbz]

ive been really struggling with complex exposures on the raw photo via Halide and this has given me a couple techniques to try! i know my iphone 12 is probably giving me some technical constraints, but with better attention paid to the histogram + zebras + manual isu/shutter I should be able to improve! Thanks!

[@ripplingtitters]

I love your tutorial. I learned a lot and will doubtless be returning to review. Thanks!

[@David_Addison]

Thanks for watching!

[@Ralphhy]

Criminally underrated channel

[@sandikukkola710]

Great video. I've had the app for a while but have not figured out how to use it. You helped tremendously. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge in an easy to follow format. Also, thanks for the time stamps. I will use them to refer back to parts of your video that I need at a given time. Well Done!!

[@279seb]

Thank you for the rundown. Watched the whole video and enjoyed the ride.

[@Ollierastall]

Mate that was brilliant. Keeping us engaged for such a long time is a big challenge. Love the knowledge and tips. Great editing too.

[@David_Addison]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@arendmedia]

Great job, David! Thanks very much. With greetings from 🇩🇪

[@Krazavez]

I can see a difference between HEIC and JPEG even in your Video. But: you made a great video. Thanks a lot! I learned a lot!

[@gorrunyo]

Great review. Clear, thorough and well produced. Great graphics. I want more like this.

[@David_Addison]

More to come!

[@shrimp_boogaloo]

Thanks mate for you very patient guide. Really enjoyed watching it.

[@greggilmour9467]

Great tutorial! I was planning to delete Halide once my free trial expired but have now subscribed. My only suggestion would be to leave the ring light out of the frame as I found it distracting. Thanks for your time and effort in producing a very informative piece.

[@rhondadorsett7280]

You’ve done a great job with this. Very clear and concise and valid information. Thank you.

[@David_Addison]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cesarkastoun5752]

Great tutorial. And your ending comments totally cracked me up. Thank you!

[@David_Addison]

I can't remember what I said but I'm sure I was hilarious 😆

[@zekariasghebrenegus5738]

Excellent tutorial you made it grate congratulations hope you will continue exploring many things

[@lawwithtravel]

Great tutorial mate. Really good insight on using the features and the difference they make. Good one

[@David_Addison]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stephenelderphoto]

That was a great tutorial and gave me a real insight on the usability of the app. Sometimes I want the convenience of a more automated app instead of just manual so I thank you

[@DustinStockMusic]

Thanks for the great tutorial! Your effort is greatly appreciated!

[@David_Addison]

Glad it was helpful! Working on more tutorials.

[@TheOldGeekGuy]

Nicely done. A good review of the many function of the app. I’ll probably watch it mote than once.

[@David_Addison]

Thanks Gary!

[@frankvet1]

Well, HALIDE vs REEFLEX… hard to choose, however, R has separate focus and exposure reticle that can also be locked, while H only has a combined focus/exposure indicator that cannot be locked. Some thing I noticed that may or may not be accurate, but still trying to work through the best choice between the two. Not overly concerned about price. Thanks for such a great review/tutorial.

[@ifjfgvjfidifijf]

Excellent video again! I wonder why this channel has not gotten 100k subscribers yet

[@David_Addison]

Maybe one day!

[@jameseaton905]

Great tutorial, really helped me understand how to use halide mk ii

[@David_Addison]

Glad you liked it!

[@nigelbarnes104]

Such a good tutorial. Already saved to watch again and agin whenever I get stuck. Looking forward to more of these1😀

[@David_Addison]

Thanks Nigel! Hope it helps while you’re out shooting 🙂

[@Netepok]

What a great tutorial, very professional! Thank you so much!

[@David_Addison]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bbb55590]

Awesome, quality tutorial. You get my sub!

[@Rudel23]

Excellent! Thank you David! I really didn't understand what's the purpose of the small icon at the left when you're in portrait mode, it turns the image all grey, can't understand what's its use. And if you access to the portrait mode using the small square icon at the right, then you can tap or not where it is written PORTRAIT, the small square remains enabled, but you can enable/disable the PORTRAIT icon; I didn't understand whether it changes something...a tutorial on portrait mode would be highly welcome! Is it normal that in portrait mode only HEIC format is available?

[@bryanchalker]

Wonderful tutorial, David. Was a big help and I've signed up for the 7-day trial. Will give it a run through, but so far it is a terrific flow in the UI.

[@joostooijman9662]

Thanks for this! Really helpful David!

[@CreepsterLP]

Thanks for this Tutorial. I,ve tested many camera apps Like ProCamera and so on, but Halide make me feel to make good Photos easy with so much Functionality. But i dont know which is the BEST Camera app but i think i use Halide for the next Time.

[@JoeParker5]

Probably the best tutorial I've watched dude. Def not the worse. The best! You put a lot of time into this and it shows. I even subscribed. Looking forward to many more. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Kbed32]

Great stuff sir, thank you for the tutorial!

[@David_Addison]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thisisroomi]

Thank you for this. Insane value. I am on day 2 of my 7-day trial, would love to hear your thoughts on the updated Halide on 15 Pro Max!

[@MaxwellPietsch]

Holy crap dude your voice is so soothing

[@David_Addison]

You made me re-watch a bit of the video to remind myself of what my voice sounds like 😆

[@terrydavis1488]

Hi David, I am an 83 year old man and once had the latest Nikon DSLRs and lenses. Got rid of all that and now take all my photos with an iPhone 12 Pro Max. I realise that there many photo Apps available, and in your experience, what Apps would you recommend, (obviously Halide would be on that list) as I'm sure you must have tried quite a few. Many thanks Terry Davis

[@ayooluwaisaiah]

Great stuff 👏. Looking forward to your video on Apple ProRaw

[@David_Addison]

You and me both!

[@ianharper6015]

Thanks for a very useful tutorial.

[@blynn6240]

Very helpful and easy to follow. I was a little disappointed to see there wasn’t an option to save favorite settings.... But the tutorial itself was excellent 👍🏻

[@David_Addison]

Yeah, with the way it resets back to auto on launch, a 1 tap a user preset option would be nice.

[@billymckee01]

One thing you missed - in a single lens iPhone (SE 2nd generation) the x1 can be tapped to x2 or x3. When you take a photo, the App saved jpeg at the increased number eg x2 or x3, but HEIC and RAW are at original x1 resolution only.

[@Hektormydog]

I bought an iPhone 13 mini with the idea it may be able to replace my compact camera for a family/friends take everywhere camera, and with that ‘everywhere’ also just those occasional times I would normally have my full frame but didn’t bring it along. Well…, it has been hit and miss with the iPhone processed photos, and so my interest in a RAW camera app. Great video and well explained. Does the Halide app do the macro photo setting like the Pro models on a 13 non-Pro? Can I crop in (zoom in) with the JEPG or do I need to crop in the RAW? Thanks, waiting for better weather and free time to try the free trial.

[@ellenbeberman1450]

This is awesome! My only suggestion is that you packed so much info into a half hour, you could have split it in two. Usually I'm watching at double speed, but in this case I had to stop every couple of minutes and review what you said. Very useful!

[@David_Addison]

I very carefully considered splitting the video into 2. Thanks for watching and the feedback, Ellen!

[@JoelStephen]

Have you compared it with the. omens Camera app by moment?

[@gaperklake]

Excellent tutorial, David. Thank you,

[@gregoshaughnessy3674]

Thanks for making the effort to do this. Really appreciate it.

[@David_Addison]

My pleasure!

[@DocFigmanchu]

Th k you for this excellent video. Really like the presentational style and it’s made things really clear for me to take step into ProRaw and use a more powerful app than the basic iOS camera. Thank you very much and keep making the videos. I’ll be watching as many as I can.

[@Ericlau1126]

Thanks for your contributions!

[@David_Addison]

My pleasure!

¡Qué maravilla! Incluso con un nivel medio de inglés (y gracias a los subtítulos) me he enterado de casi todo. Gran trabajo ¡enhorabuena! ¿Harás algún tutorías sobre edición de fotos? 🙏🏻

[@kkay2000]

Excellent tutorial. Reminds me of Filmic Pro tutorial by a British guy.

[@andrethibault1410]

Another great vid!! Making my decision easy! Thanks man

[@David_Addison]

Thanks! Decision to buy Halide?

[@andrethibault1410]

@@David_Addison Im on the 7 day free trial .......see how it goes !

[@aldiguilio3885]

Great tutorial!!! WIll help me alot when shooting on my phone.

[@David_Addison]

Happy shooting!

[@kingn8dagr8]

Did you go over adjusting Aperture in this? I just got the 13 Pro.

[@David_Addison]

It's impossible to adjust the aperture, it's fixed.

[@georgewoodward5642]

Fantastic tutorial! Would really love to have a pdf version.

[@monduli]

Thank you very much for all the effort and time you put into making a great tutorial - you've got a new subscriber!

[@ayushda]

brilliantly explained!

[@angelodsouza1669]

Awesome, as a newbie, I have a lot to learn using an iPhone for photography. But you did an excellent job and I will go over it several times. Your offer for a PDF would certainly help. Keep up the great work 👊

[@David_Addison]

Glad it was helpful Angelo! Happy shooting.

[@jdredshift]

Really informative and very helpful. Doing a bit of travelling soon and really would rather not have to take a DSLR and multiple lenses with me. I use a DJI mini 2 drone a lot and am hoping to try to get everything else with the iPhone 11 Pro thats always in my pocket, so your videos on Halide mk 2 and Even Longer have been a great help in getting the most out of the iPhone camera

[@MarkMastersTheGreat]

On 3:15 you mentioned a 7 (seven) photo quality settings. It would be the best option to describe in exact settings in the app each of them. I want to use Halide just for the BEST processed image, but don’t know how to adjust this. There were no great tutorial on the app itself, or LUX Optics KZbin channel, so I have to find your very impressive video manual. Keep that going. From that seven quality option you mentioned, I’m only interested in the four: maximum quality of processed image. If I understand the interface correctly this can be achieved only while shooting RAW + Coverage mode? And I cannot separate those JPEG from DNG file?

[@David_Addison]

For a full quality processed image without a RAW file just enable the smartest processing option and turn RAW off in the quick bar by tapping it (it should turn grey).

[@MarkMastersTheGreat]

@@David_Addison thank you. An should I choose Coverage or not to have the best one? And MAX mode - what exact it for?

[@K12beano]

Thank you for taking the time - very clear!

[@David_Addison]

Thanks for watching!

[@julianuzunski5785]

Great tutorial and fantastic video. Thank you!

[@David_Addison]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stevechoatie249]

A great tutorial! A pdf would also be welcomed. Thanks!

[@ArminHirmer]

very well made, congratulations.

[@David_Addison]

Thanks Armin!

[@roseann1868]

I love your tutorials

[@David_Addison]

They love you watching!

[@berniecolin7]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you very much!

[@David_Addison]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Buugane]

Excellent, just what I needed, thank you, what about the macro mode?

[@martinkan6094]

Great tutorial. Well done and keep them coming