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Ditched Filmic. Blackmagic all the way.

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.

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

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.

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 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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

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.

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

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

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

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 !

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

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

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

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

This really changes everything

Any videos on the LUTS would be helpful.

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.

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 🤙🏽

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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?

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

I LOVE Black Magic Camera app!!🎉

Now imagine outputting BRAW :D

Best app for iPhone filmmaking ☺️✌🏻

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!

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 :)

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.

9:33 Biggest Improvement!

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

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.

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!

Well done, interesting, good pace and right level.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Nice video Michael! This app is insanely good.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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?

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 😢

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

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

whish I knew this app before. this is beatifulll. thx man

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

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

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...

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! ;)

Great video ! Blackmagic app is awesome !

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..

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

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.

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?

Finally a good camera app!

This LOG vs CinemaDNG comparision.. we need that

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

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.

Cam you also take pictures?

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

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

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.

What’s the best color space to use on a 14 Pro ????

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

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

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

nice overview and review o the app! Thanks for putting this together....had a question...what piece of hardware are you using on the Beast rig what is holding your SSD?

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

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 :-)

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

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

Do we have that cinematic mode on blackmagic? Or it is exclusive to native camera?

Any heating issues with your iPhone 15 ? Been using this with my 15 Pro Max and it feels really hot while filming

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

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

How can I turn on flashlight

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.

Any tips for shooting log via black magic in high light snowy mountains ? I did just get the polarpro nd case/filter for the 15 pro. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated as I’m very new to shooting in log