Kino Video
posted August 22, 2024 #
Reading this Verge piece on AI resistance in photo editing reminded me that I had not yet mentioned the Kino app here yet. The app is intended for shooting video with an emphasis on "cinematic" results. This occurs by giving you manual focus control, some incredibly nice photo grading and plenty of other nitty gritty tweaking if you're keen on it. There's also plenty of auto settings but I think the draw is that you can really make the video your own.
It also applies those settings as you shoot. So there's no going back and applying a different color grade later (within the app). It's a choice to restrict your decision making and I think it's a good one. It does cost $10 right out of the gate but I literally spend that much on coffee in just a few days - it's certainly worth it in this case.
The Lux Optics company behind Kino also makes Halide, Spectre and Orion - equally clever and useful apps.
It also applies those settings as you shoot. So there's no going back and applying a different color grade later (within the app). It's a choice to restrict your decision making and I think it's a good one. It does cost $10 right out of the gate but I literally spend that much on coffee in just a few days - it's certainly worth it in this case.
The Lux Optics company behind Kino also makes Halide, Spectre and Orion - equally clever and useful apps.