Blackmagic Camera App on iPhone 15 Pro | What You Need To Know

[@initialfocus]

Some of you have asked over time for my wallpaper 😂 With Michelle's permission, we've put it on sale for $2! geni.us/WallpaperPack ....every bit helps support us creators 🙌🏻

[@half_full7687]

Waiting for Blackmagic to support Samsung 😢 and hopefully S24 U will rival apple log. 🤞🏻

[@MrVh78]

Few observations, 1) Prores 4444 is not true 4444 but just the container, the file within bit depth is still 422, because the tech specs of the iPhone show it can only shoot 10 bit and not 12 bit ( 4444). 2) I think that BM app does add some of it's own color science to the clips while recording ( which is a good thing). Delete Filmic pro and their crappy Subscription, there is a new king in town and its freeeee.

[@initialfocus]

Very interesting stuff! Think it’s just higher bitrates for the bigger codec versions instead of bit depth.

[@xisanadu1]

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[@LudwickMa]

@@initialfocus Thanks for the video If you connect a mirroless camera (with uvc via usb like Sony a7iv,etc OR HDMI with capture card), Does the external camera show up in the lenses option in the app?

[@TheRealJasonEvans]

Thanks for clarifying this. I was wondering why I don’t see ProRes 4444 in my BM app any longer.

[@LBJurgens]

4444 seems to have disappeared. Even with an external drive.

[@chrisbogart687]

For me the one thing that you didn’t mention was that the App also automatically generates a proxy file also and writes that at the same time to the SSD. Also this App also runs on the iPad too. This App is a game changer and is only going to get better 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@initialfocus]

Very true! 🙌🏼

[@chrisbogart687]

@@initialfocus btw thanks for the tip about if you don’t see Apple log because I copied from another iPhone and deleted it and reinstalled and it is there now 👍

[@pixelrancher]

Ditched Filmic. Blackmagic all the way.

[@initialfocus]

Seems a lot of people went that way!

[@zacharyantle7940]

Sad when they were THE APP. But, greed is greed I guess :(

[@PopoRamos]

Glad to hear it 🙏 ever since the “update” they didn’t get a dime out of me again, and it wasn’t long before I stopped using the legacy app altogether. RIP to the legend that Filmic Pro once was, it’s a shame it had to go down like this.

[@Daniel.K.Crandall]

Same!

[@JeffBourke]

Every one did.

[@daltonadkins3880]

Thank you for mentioning reinstalling to get log. I could not figure out why it was not showing up.

[@initialfocus]

Yeah that one stumped me for a bit haha

[@creativeflyfishing998]

I haven't owned an iPhone yet. I think this the time I will go for it, just been waiting to see these kinds of videos to answer some of my questions. Thanks for a good video (much better than your number of subscribers give credit for!), you have earned yourself a new subscriber.

[@MaximoJoshua]

Finally, someone did a great video on what actually makes this phone useful. Would love to see you showcase the rest of the workflow in Resolve. Also, Apple said they were going to provide a LUT for ProRes, I wouldn't use the LUT in the actual grading, because the color management already supports Apple Log, but does it work as a preview LUT in the BlackMagic Camera app? Do they bake in the LUT to the footage? Also, would be really cool to show off the Cloud Workflow, it's pretty insane.

[@Grimreaperrx]

I'd be interested in the workflow as well. Had the same question on applying the LUT while filming with the app

[@MaximoJoshua]

@@Grimreaperrx I found apple's official LUT and tried it in BlackMagic Camera, it's a preview/display LUT doesn't bake it into the footage. It's on their developer site, under More Downloads. They also released the white paper explaining it.

[@tuanofakind]

Great video ! Could you make one comparing the features of Blackmagic Camera App and FiLMiC Pro with actual footage/results ? (I'm talking quality/bitrate options, disabling digital sharpening/noise reduction, locking shutter speed while keeping ISO on auto for vlogging/varying lighting, remote control with another phone, setting presets...) That would be awesome, thank you !

[@brainharrington]

This is a great video, thanks for making these black magic camera app videos, for the first time ever I'm upgrading to actually understanding lenses and deeper videography stuff

[@davidaltizer]

This really changes everything

[@initialfocus]

Free and innovation? I’m in!

[@daletidy.]

I just tested it and I can shoot 4K 60fps Log internally to the iPhone 15 Pro Max with this app. Dope.

[@initialfocus]

Yup yuuuuup!

[@adamherman5859]

that's what I wanted to know! great news. Is that the prores tho?

[@magic2253711]

@@adamherman5859 yes it's internal Prores in all flavors up to 4444.

[@kuenmok5635]

@@adamherman5859 same question

[@kuenmok5635]

because it suppose to plug in a ssd to activate 4k 60 Prores

[@KayanEnsan]

Really happy that Filmic going to get a hit for that greedy subscription 😊

[@dougmorato]

Best camera app EVER for iOS. Well done Black Magic!

[@ocbartender3960]

Another great video. Absolutely love how you explain the new Blackmagic App in basic terms so people like myself who are just starting out & learning don't get overwhelmed w/all the jargon.

[@tablaninja]

What an amazing video man. Wow the rabbit hole this audio guy is about to explore 😂

[@sonidojamon]

Waiting for my new iPhone 15 Pro (upgrading from iPhone 12 Pro). This video is MUSIC TO MY EARS!!!

[@initialfocus]

Hope you love it when you get it!

[@ronleic]

At last i can get rrid of the Filmic pro and there expensive subscription no more. i am a davinci resolve pro editor so how i missed this i dont know. Great video and now your top subscriber

[@shadow.banned]

Love how you can force landscape while holding portrait orientation. No idea why Apple hasn't implemented that feature still.

[@nicmart]

Another talking head says it is reduced quality.

[@shadow.banned]

Seems like the default orientation of lenses would be landscape. Portrait requires digital rotation/cropping. @@nicmart

[@trianglesqrt2576]

upgrading from a 11Pro max, looking forward my 15PM is supposed to arrive tomorrow :)

[@josephullian1556]

Just finished shooting a wedding ceremony. I wasn't asked to do so, but when I showed up at the ceremony, I saw that there was no videographer. So, I shot the 30 minute ceremony with the Blackmagic camera app on my iPhone 14 Pro Max. After about 20 minutes, the footage started to jitter. The the image got all funky with occasional changes in color (no I didn't move to a different setting with a different lighting temp). The iPhone got very hot to the touch. Then, after the ceremony, when I tried to shoot some of the dances, when I hit the record button, the image froze. I wonder whether either the iPhone or the Blackmagic app is not able to shoot long clips. Anyone else have this problem?

[@Zombiefruit]

It's so silly but I would genuinely love if the native camera app had the landscape-in-portrait mode. Sometimes it's just way more comfortable not to rotate the phone

[@rackhousemediaco]

You're using a phone mount to hold the drive in I assume? Great work, thanks for sharing!

[@initialfocus]

Yes it was a phone mount attached to a magic arm on the Beastgrip Pro

[@markjones8121]

Any videos on the LUTS would be helpful.

[@DocRock]

Aloha MT. 🤙🏽 I was in Japan till last week so I miss all the hype for BMCA for some dumb reason I thought I didn’t need it. Just to see your happy face I watched this as the first video on the app and I got a 1tb 15PM so boom this was perfect. Hope all is well, see you in a few months at NAB Mahalo Brother. Send you some aloha from Honolulu 🤙🏽

[@JCAUDITS]

First video on black magic AND phone filming I have ever seen.

[@SuperSinamatic]

why is apple progress 4444 missing in Blackmagic camera app?!

[@creativeflyfishing998]

I’m hoping there will be a grip to 15 pro, that attaches securely to the usb c, includes adapters for audio and a built in power bank (MagSafe!?), but also contains a dock for say Samsungs t5/t7 hard drives, alternatively/also sd card reader. That would be gold!

[@78waysstudio18]

Thank you for the External Storage advice! I never would've came to that solution.

[@pineappleboi27]

I only know about this app now because of the recent Apple event that was filmed on iPhone. I looked so long for something exactly like this, idk how I missed it.

[@wilfriedbergmann4778]

Your videos are a positive exception as you stick to the topic and leave out unimportant details! Thank you very much!

[@Sebstar1806]

when you first opened the app at around 50 secs it was 1234 o clock lol

[@aerozg]

Thank you so much for this video and review, you've answered every question i had about the phone, the app and the workflow. It's time i upgraded from my iPhone 8 Plus to the 15 Pro Max!

[@DaveKnowlesFilmmaker]

What effect does the SSD have on the power life of the iPhone? If you are doing a full test it would be good to know how long the phone runs with and without the SSD when filoming in ProRes. Also can you split the USB cable and supply power to charge at the same time as using the SSD do you think?

[@peterplantec7911]

Michael, well done. Clear, concise and informative. Thank you.

[@AnandaGarden]

Thanks. I was shocked when I opened the BM Camera App for the first time - I wondered, am I dreaming, because I wasn't lost, scared, or confused. Looking forward to trying H.265 and Apple LOG for 95% of the quality of ProRes and 5% of the space. Does that sound reasonable? Wish Apple would allow it in the standard app.

[@TheThaiLife]

Really great information and you have me excited about the Blackmagic camera app. The feature I think I am most excited about is the Anamorphic look options.

[@MaxV11]

Thank you so much, I was getting crazy trying to record on the ssd with the BM app... I supposed it was automatic like in the apple app. You made my day :)

[@showingaustin]

Thanks, Michael! Yes, please do more videos on the Cloud options as well as your suggested use of the Proxy files it provides! This LOG really is an amazing option and Blackmagic is definitely the most straight forward and easiest to use thirty party app option out there after using Moment, Beastgrip and Cinema P3 as Filmic options. It’s a perfect combo with Detail Duo! PLEASE note that I have also been able to use a very small USB C Flash Drive. And, I also did not have to use an external drive at all to get 4K 60 with this Blackmagic app! I just transferred it over the Apple cable. However, the external drive is faster.

[@olesiaesenzholova2036]

settings record?

[@JRidgely]

Is the log only in IPhone 15?!

[@showingaustin]

@@JRidgely Just the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max

[@JRidgely]

@@showingaustin bummer, I have the iPhone 14 pro. The 15 would be worth the upgrade but theirs over heating problems. Apparently canon made them 😂

[@CrapTechBoy]

@@JRidgely What do you mean canon made them?

[@TimelyAdventure]

Great app. When it's in vertical mode, it seems to crop the sensor, I get less of a wide view of my scene as compared to when i shoot in horizontal

[@initialfocus]

Yes it’s indeed a sensor crop. I suggest turning the phone for best results.

[@whitemailprivilege2830]

In the app go to Settings > camera > Enable vertical video. Turn it on and it will not crop through sensor.

[@GlennUpgraded]

Any news if there will be a remote app for that? Would love to monitor and remote control it using another apple device. That feature is available on Filmic Pro.

[@brad_neal]

Just started using this app and I really like it, but one thing I'm missing (or I just can't find), is audio input controls, like a limiter or gain control. Do those tools exist in this app? BTW, great job on the vid!

[@PatrickMastersProductions]

I think Blackmagic just owned the entire camera app market with this move. They gave us the custom control Apple refuses and it's free which kills all of those paid apps. Now once they integrate Apple's Cinematic mode that all third party developers have access to, I'll probalby never use Apple's stock camera app for video ever again. If only Apple had allowed those "7" lenses to be used for video, I would be in heaven.

[@nicolas.elsaesser]

Best app for iPhone filmmaking ☺️✌🏻

[@mikesmith1290]

Thank you so much!! I’ve been looking everywhere for a true manual control camera app. It’s hard to filter what’s good and what isn’t with the tons of bullshit camera apps out there

[@chrisnelson2770]

When you say you should see Apple Log colorspace on the 15, do you also mean standard iPhone 15, or just the Pro versions?

[@keeps4970]

this phone is insane! 🔥iPhone 15 Pro Max probably the best and the most powerful smartphone this year! Apple always did a very good job. that pushed me and my friends switching from Android to iOS

[@initialfocus]

According to reports it’s the most successful launch since the iPhone X

[@markexploringnewstuff]

Michael, really nice job on MB app walk thru and 15 Pro features. Thanks.

[@cordelldejager]

U know you can just turn off the feature where the native app automatically switches to another lens right? I personally like the pro movie app more because the blackmagic app doesn’t let you film in 240pfs..

[@billyoung9538]

While I'm not in the market for a new Cinema phone at the moment this app has pretty much solidified that my new phone will be an iPhone.

[@initialfocus]

Seems a lot of people are boarding the train thanks to usb c and camera features lol

[@melgross]

The ?black magic app looks great. But it’s new to me and I can see it will take a little time to learn it well enough to take advantage to all of the enhanced IQ bits it’s capable of. It’s also very exciting that Apple has introduced log, luts and standard color with this camera.

[@GlasscityAl]

1st off thank you for making this video very informative ...this is such a powerful app for FREE but I was wondering about the LUT aspect how would you load a lut in the app?

[@mellowmel2012]

I LOVE Black Magic Camera app!!🎉

[@FfilmiauFflur]

Very good review! I really like using this app - especially the BM Cloud feature. One little note however: focus peaking does not remain on screen when you're actually recording! I hope they fix this soon since it makes the feature useless. Also, would it be possible to write the video files to an external SSD in any other codec than ProRes Log? It would be great to be able to get video files strainght into SSD rather than having to do it later...

[@MartinAaberge]

Now imagine outputting BRAW :D

[@Eightpspi]

Is the image quality better or more natural shooting with this app or do you like the UI better than the stock camera app?

[@magic2253711]

Love the blackmagic camera app! Can you check if your 15pro can use the hdmi clean feed in the blackmagic camera app? I can only get it push out audio. It's just a black screen. Wondering if it's a blackmagic glitch cause Filmic Pro hdmi clean feed works perfect.

[@MaximoJoshua]

Was also curious about the HDMI clean feed

[@MrBokkyboy]

Question : does action mode work in the app? And does it support the metering

[@zzzwinWin0905]

I am using 15 pro max + this app, when I am shooting Apple Log (all tested) in 4k 60fps, I always get the frame drop alert (all Apple Log Codec alert the frame drop, but H.264/265 won't), and it will stop recording after a minute or longer, and I found out the when shooting with 120mm, it will alert from the very beginning but the main 24mm lens won't(sometimes). Is something happening the same with your iPhone 15 Pro? I have tested the record to an external hard drive ( Samsung T7 2TB), and shooting with a 120mm lens is still showing the alert, is it only my iPhone? I am not sure if it's a hardware(120 mm lens) issue? or a software issue?

[@dandobi]

When you shoot wide screen in vertical mode, not only does it shoot with a crop, but it pushes you down to 2k… 😢

[@vazap8662]

Cool review thanks! I like BM products which I know from my VFX supervision. Was disappointed in the default 15 pro app switching between lenses. This BM app is exactly what I was after, for video at least. Now would love to find equivalent for still photography. I used Pureshot for years, big fan, but apparently it’s been discontinued on the iPhone 15 pro 😢

[@WowIndescribable]

I’d like an app this but for still images. Super high quality and flexibility, and free!

[@thedufloth]

Nice video Michael! This app is insanely good.

[@danilo2567]

Would like to see a comparison of iphone 15 pro prores log and something like pixel 7 pro or s23 ultra with motioncam.. just simples 4k 30.. different scenarios.. low light, and so on :) Still think Motioncam is much better in terms of quality. The app is so much better than it was when you tested.. specially if you use the paid version with beta.

[@initialfocus]

Oh trust me I got that exact video coming….just can’t name the phone yet 😉

[@rigoruiz304]

How do I use just regular camera for pictures instead of it shooting straight to video?

[@BobbyWashingtonvlog]

What do you do to get around not having control of the iris or f-stop with this app?

[@MoiseNicolas]

Thank you for this I had so many questions and you answered them all

[@brucebarrett8652]

Well done, interesting, good pace and right level.

[@wildpatagoniafilms16]

Another great post: simple & to the point! 👏 question: for the I-Phone filmmaking guide 🤔 how long is it... any way to see the points you touch...? (as it is in he curriculum of your NLE's courses...?) Cheers & thanks mate! ;)

[@MrPhillipsTheChangeAgent]

Thjs is why filmic is lowering price. This is amazing.

[@GordonRichardson48]

9:33 Biggest Improvement!

[@chandlerelder]

For the life of me I still can't figure out how to get files to my Mac using USB-C when the files are in the Blackmagic Cam Media tab and not in my photos

[@Rachelcenter1]

when i shoot video at 24 fps shutter speed 1/50 or 1/60 on this app, if i do a tripod pan (up to down, or right to left) it looks really jittery like a bad shutter speed. any advice? its happening on the native iphone 15 pro camera app too

[@cinematicstreet6868]

This is the problem with 24 fps. It looks juddery when the camera moves or objects move in the scene. If the lighting ratios are right, you can try setting the shutter at 25. That can help smooth it out.

[@Rachelcenter1]

@@cinematicstreet6868 "this is the problem with 24"..... not on really really expensive cameras. when i work with professional cinematographers, i never see this issue with 24. i only see the issue with dji osmo pocket and iphoen 15 pro

[@oldman8277]

"📱amateur, horizontal, professional" 😂 What a world indeed.

[@initialfocus]

Pinkies up when in horizontal 😂

[@NeonPixels81]

Wasn't all of this what Filmic was supposed to like 3 years ago?

[@JoseJimenez-zf8cu]

Have you figured out how to use the SSD and record audio with say a DJI Microphone?

[@StudioChlorophylle]

The histogram is not updated when you put a lut, and remains that of the log. Too bad, or did I miss something?

[@Paulsonjc]

Black magic app needs presets of frame rates and settings used in filmic pro. Also some baked in luts then it's perfect

[@initialfocus]

Sure! For a V1 it’s a good start though!

[@lowe_h_seger]

Seems like a great app, really cool! Hows the battery life shooting to an external drive, probaly need a battery on that rig to no?

[@paulg3388]

What a great video !! You pretty much covered everything I wanted to know across the BM app whether it would work with the external drive, the drives and cables compatibility and the Beast Grip which I don’t know existed !! I’m kinda hoping someone will do a reverse MagSafe ring so I can attach a small SSD to the back :-)

[@TanguyGuinchardTeamSTAMA]

This camera is great but I wish it had a tilt screen

[@ajdsp]

great presentation, as always Michael - thank you! I’ve been trying to understand how much internal storage I would need to shoot LOG without an SSD, so I did the following calculations based on info from Apple. Are these numbers accurate? 422 HQ = 220 Mbps / 13.2 Gb per minute / 75 min per Tb / 38 min per 512 Gb / 19 min per 256 Gb / 9 min per 128 Gb 422 = 147 Mbps / 8.8 Gb per minute / 113 min per Tb / 57 min per 512 Gb / 28 min per 256 Gb / 14 min per 128 Gb 422 LT = 102 Mbps / 6.1 Gb per minute / 163 min per Tb / 81 min per 512 Gb / 42 min per 256 Gb / 21 min per 128 Gb

[@Coco-xi9hq]

solid vid! going to check the app out. Quick question - any tips on how to shoot on iPhone and then use CST in davinci? Theres no iPhone CST option. butttt if im using this app to shoot in log (or rec709?) then what? Sorry bit of a noob here! just trying to shoot the flat footage and then apply CST to properly apply luts haha. oh man.

[@Choupikikol]

Great video ! Blackmagic app is awesome !

[@KinoNoTabi-gj6tm]

This LOG vs CinemaDNG comparision.. we need that

[@SheLuvvsJr]

Cam you also take pictures?

[@tchimo4865]

hey can you do a comparison between codecs, like (H2655 vs pro res), to see if there is a real difference in quality or prores just take lot more storage for nothing

[@simonakovacevicova1510]

Hi all, I have currently installed the app but my view is upside down😢. Any recommendation. Thank you

[@suniixxsav]

Im trying to figure out why videos are not playing on my PC when i import them from the Blackmagic app on my iphone 15. Videos play when I import from the original iphone camera app but not blackmagic.

[@JordanFCameron]

Do you know if it's possible to use the Blackmagic Camera App connected to a Mac for the purpose of a monitor? I'm having trouble with using the settings of the native app while in continuity mode. Hope this makes sense haha

[@StarWarsJay]

Does it work with separate mics, like the DJI mic for example? Thanks mate.

[@dopfunk]

Is the apple log limitation for the 128gb model also crippling the blackmagic app? Or is everything unlocked?

[@northcinema5453]

The day we can get manual controls with the naive camera app I’ll probably upgrade from the 14pro. Till then. I’ll save the money and buy lenses and lights for my set up.

[@initialfocus]

Way overdue lol

[@ajrengel]

Hey mate what’s your screen recording solution that lets you display everything you’re doing on your iPhone screen as PiP

[@BarelyAverageDude]

What’s nice is that if you’re in 4K and shoot vertical, the crop will still be more than 1080p

[@marvindicate]

I wanna Know How's The over heating Issue on these Phone's When You Shoot Log... as right now thats the main concern most people who wanna shoot log in this phone is the Over Heating.. Thanks For The Video Man Cant wait to test this when My Pro max Arrives.. Crazy shipment delays!

[@initialfocus]

I’ve heard a lot of people having this issue….however I’ve been shooting log ProRes like crazy and phone has never gotten hot or over heated once.

[@marvindicate]

@@initialfocus glad to hear this straight from you! Its just overhyping the issue probably by media, as most electronics or even professional cameras overheat in shooting these types of log files.. and as a product not all are perfect some units will have issues.

[@xlr82bgr8]

There is a new KZbin vid where it shows that overheating issues are down to the Instagram App. Even if it just installed and not running in the background. Lots of people tried uninstalling Insta, and it seems to be legit. So it’s not the iPhone fault.

[@antoinebrut4507]

any possibility to put automatic ISO in the blackmagic app ?

[@silvansardana1]

Hey, serious question can you edit log footage on the iphone? Add luts, etc..

[@AnthonyChopra]

i just tried the Save to Files) Feture in the app and it Recorded onto my USB Stick from an iPhone14proMax my usb tho did fill up fast with 32gb but using standard 1080p 60fps was working smoothly with a USB2 speed lightning connector hahahah. really good app tbh i dont mind using a large USB that has to be powered or maybe there are Lightning low power usb2 1tb sticks that this app could use. intresting app all the same it reminds me of the PocketHD recording style but better.

[@_thripple]

This is great. Any options for color grading on phone/tablet?

[@mindmusclemovement3774]

Yes, there’s options to display and record luts directly onto your footage.

[@Lara-o7w]

I have a Blackmagic OG pocket camera, would this phone camera match the quality?