For reasons why Apple might become a serious player in cinema, check out my post on the iPhone 15 Pro here There has been speculation about the “Thank you” at the end of Apple’s Special Event, which aired to launch the new M3 MacBooks. Apple addresses Blackmagic and Beastgrip at the end of the video, leading to rumours that Cupertino shunned FCPX in the editing of the event iPhone footage and used Resolve. In fact my source at Apple has confirmed that their camera app for iOS was used to shoot the event, and FCPX used to edit it. The “Blackmagic Cam” app is a ProRes capable, Apple LOG shooting masterpiece for the iPhone 15 Pro, but most importantly it allows for manual exposure control, whereas the stock Apple camera app only does auto. The other reason for shooting the Special Event with Blackmagic Cam, is that not even Apple wants to pay Filmic Pro $10 per week!! The stock iPhone camera app really isn’t suitable for the kind of pro-video Apple presented to us with their iPhone 15 Pro Max shot Special Event. The Blackmagic Cam app doesn’t just have manual exposure control, but a raft of other features that are mission critical for pro work. It has a media drop frame warning, orientation lock, timecode display, advanced media metadata, a digital slate, peaking and HDMI output options including a clean feed. Then there’s the histogram, display LUT and option for Nucleus Wireless Lens Control. It really is...
Published By: EOSHD.com blog - Wednesday, 1 November, 2023