1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:02,483 - Where's Andy? Hello? 2 00:00:03,514 --> 00:00:07,803 (pensive music) It appears that Andy is out on an on location shoot. 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:14,840 He was going to help me shoot this video. So if I want to make a Mac Address video, I'm on my own. 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,640 Where are the cameras? He must've taken them all. 5 00:00:20,311 --> 00:00:21,211 Oh look, a camera. 6 00:00:24,725 --> 00:00:26,025 So what can we shoot with? 7 00:00:29,820 --> 00:00:31,587 It does support ProRes. 8 00:00:36,420 --> 00:00:40,930 iPhones are the best smartphones for shooting video, but they're no proper video camera, 9 00:00:40,930 --> 00:00:46,530 which has built in ND filters, loads of buttons and controls, as well as audio inputs. 10 00:00:46,530 --> 00:00:51,193 So if I want to do this in any way properly, I'm going to need some things. 11 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:57,080 What I have here are some mounts for putting the iPhone on a tripod, 12 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:02,233 a very underrated use case. Or you could use something like this DJI OM 5, 13 00:01:03,619 --> 00:01:06,630 which is a gimbal to make smooth handheld shots. 14 00:01:06,630 --> 00:01:10,200 Audio is another really important part of shooting a video on an iPhone. 15 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,840 And so you're going to need some sort of external microphone to help up the production game. 16 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:20,440 You can use something like this road microphone and hook it up through a dongle. 17 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,920 Also there's the app. You can use the camera app and it will shoot in ProRes 18 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,940 but you have no control over white balance or audio 19 00:01:26,940 --> 00:01:31,120 or anything like that. An app that many people recommend is FiLMiC Pro. 20 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,310 What equipment I use depends on the type of shot I'm making. 21 00:01:34,310 --> 00:01:39,273 Perhaps the easiest example to make would be using this DJI Osmo image stabilizer. 22 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,780 I'm ready to shoot something. Something, what do I have to shoot again? 23 00:01:49,328 --> 00:01:52,640 (pensive music) 24 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:56,140 The camera updates to the iPhone 13 are mighty impressive. 25 00:01:56,140 --> 00:02:00,370 The wide camera lets in more light with an F 1.5 aperture. 26 00:02:00,370 --> 00:02:03,850 The telephoto lens zooms farther now at three times, 27 00:02:03,850 --> 00:02:08,670 which might be a bit too much. And the ultra wide now has auto-focus 28 00:02:08,670 --> 00:02:13,040 which can pull incredibly close macros. It's why the module is now so big 29 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,340 that it spans halfway across the back of the small 13 Pro. 30 00:02:16,340 --> 00:02:21,150 And it makes these models so heavy too. Nevertheless, put together these three lenses 31 00:02:21,150 --> 00:02:26,040 offer the perfect variety of focal lengths for shooting quick video sequences. 32 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,410 But this is still a phone, and having to faff with a touch screen 33 00:02:29,410 --> 00:02:33,160 to adjust controls and start video feels a little unnatural. 34 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:37,870 And don't forget those apps. FiLMiC pro can be a bit of a fickle app. 35 00:02:37,870 --> 00:02:42,720 I've had it not save files on occasion. But it does give you a lot of control 36 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:47,670 like pulling a smooth rack focus. Perhaps the most compelling reason to shoot professionally 37 00:02:47,670 --> 00:02:51,260 with an iPhone is the discretion. If, unlike me, 38 00:02:51,260 --> 00:02:54,720 you stay away from sturdy looking tripods and microphones, 39 00:02:54,720 --> 00:03:00,270 people will think you're just another influencer making a TikTok or YouTube video. 40 00:03:00,270 --> 00:03:03,790 And like an influencer I'd like to thank Volta for sponsoring this video. 41 00:03:03,790 --> 00:03:08,990 Clean up your messy power bar with what is the ultimate GaN charger, the VOLTA GIGA, 42 00:03:08,990 --> 00:03:14,260 which can charge up to four devices simultaneously. It's available in either a 130 watt 43 00:03:14,260 --> 00:03:19,310 or 200 watt configuration. And the GIGA comes with the most advanced IC and PCBA 44 00:03:19,310 --> 00:03:22,820 so it's even compatible with the latest iPhone 20 watt charging standard. 45 00:03:22,820 --> 00:03:27,560 Right now there's a special offer for Mac Address viewers. The first 50 customers to click on the link 46 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:33,430 in the description below get a full 200 watt VOLTA GIGA for only $79. 47 00:03:33,430 --> 00:03:37,320 Not bad. (chill music) 48 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:41,530 Ingesting footage, meaning getting it off the phone and into a computer, 49 00:03:41,530 --> 00:03:45,740 is the big weakness to Apple's professional camera workflow 50 00:03:45,740 --> 00:03:51,510 on the iPhone 13 Pro. Because in 2021, the iPhone through Lightning 51 00:03:51,510 --> 00:03:54,760 does not support USB 3 speeds. 52 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:59,390 That's right, this iPhone Pro can only quickly transfer files 53 00:03:59,390 --> 00:04:02,540 using technology from 20 years ago. 54 00:04:02,540 --> 00:04:07,360 If you have network storage like we do here, you can try and get faster speeds through Wi-Fi 55 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:12,350 but that's unlikely because in my test it took almost four times longer. 56 00:04:12,350 --> 00:04:15,750 So hopefully all this extra data is worth it because there's only one person 57 00:04:15,750 --> 00:04:19,920 for whom ProRes actually matters, the editor Hoffmann. 58 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,200 - My expectation's too high. If you were to give me a blind test, 59 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,523 I wouldn't be able to tell unless I really have to pixel peep. 60 00:04:26,523 --> 00:04:29,530 And that's the issue. Especially with the substantial amount of storage 61 00:04:29,530 --> 00:04:34,950 that you need for ProRes, it makes it a lot more expensive. - Just look at this chart to see the bit rate differences 62 00:04:34,950 --> 00:04:38,630 over other professional codecs we use here at LMG. 63 00:04:38,630 --> 00:04:44,090 At 700 megabits per second, the tiny iPhone records a massive output. 64 00:04:44,090 --> 00:04:48,056 One of the benefits you get is with color resolution. 65 00:04:48,056 --> 00:04:51,530 ProRes has a 4:2:2 chroma sub sampling. 66 00:04:51,530 --> 00:04:55,910 That means you get one color pixel for every two black and white pixels. 67 00:04:55,910 --> 00:05:01,430 The HEVC codec has half the color resolution with color spread over four black and white pixels. 68 00:05:01,430 --> 00:05:06,420 - I was surprised by how nice the color looks when you're shooting under office lights. 69 00:05:06,420 --> 00:05:09,720 I was able to correct it and give a lot more natural look. 70 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:14,630 - It's not all perfect though, because despite the increases in color resolution, 71 00:05:14,630 --> 00:05:20,240 when we intentionally shot some footage with the wrong white balance, we couldn't fix it. 72 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,123 - It just doesn't want to balance even when I click the white swatch right here. 73 00:05:25,030 --> 00:05:28,730 Just a little disappointed. But it is a very extreme test. 74 00:05:28,730 --> 00:05:32,140 - The next benefit comes with motion and performance. 75 00:05:32,140 --> 00:05:35,970 ProRes is what's known as an intraframe codec. 76 00:05:35,970 --> 00:05:39,740 This means that every frame is written as a whole entire frame. 77 00:05:39,740 --> 00:05:44,900 That's different from the video you're watching right now, which is encoded using an interframe codec. 78 00:05:44,900 --> 00:05:51,820 These codecs contain a long group of pictures from which only the changes in the group are actually saved. 79 00:05:51,820 --> 00:05:56,360 It's very efficient, but also very hard to edit because any cuts you make 80 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:00,490 require the computer to do intensive calculations just to show the frame. 81 00:06:00,490 --> 00:06:04,010 So ProRes is so much easier to edit with. 82 00:06:04,010 --> 00:06:07,023 - One thing that I have noticed so far is that Premiere hasn't crashed. 83 00:06:08,350 --> 00:06:12,760 - What? - Not a single time. There was no need to restart Premiere 84 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,740 to get things working again. Everything has been smooth in full resolution. 85 00:06:16,740 --> 00:06:22,543 - In a professional editing environment that's a pretty big deal because Premiere always crashes. 86 00:06:26,042 --> 00:06:31,230 ProRes on the iPhone 13 Pro doesn't bring the huge quality increase I was hoping for, 87 00:06:31,230 --> 00:06:35,790 but it does mean that you're getting the absolute highest quality the phone can give, 88 00:06:35,790 --> 00:06:42,400 which kind of shows that there are limits to these lenses, sensors and expectations. 89 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,610 But in a professional environment like ours here at LMG, 90 00:06:45,610 --> 00:06:51,140 we might need to use an iPhone to shoot in a tight space or because we need to be discreet. 91 00:06:51,140 --> 00:06:55,580 And when we use it, we'll shoot in ProRes because why not? 92 00:06:55,580 --> 00:06:58,580 We can. Also, what I learned in this piece 93 00:06:58,580 --> 00:07:03,720 is that I really hate self shooting. It's really anxiety inducing, a royal pain, 94 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,170 and takes so much longer just to get the shot. 95 00:07:07,170 --> 00:07:10,320 It really makes me appreciate having a shooter. 96 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,840 Andy, you're back! I missed you so much! 97 00:07:15,220 --> 00:07:19,600 Shooting on my own is so hard. Please don't leave me again. 98 00:07:20,696 --> 00:07:24,243 I really did miss Andy. (phone beeping) 99 00:07:24,243 --> 00:07:27,610 Oh, it looks like Hoffmann has edited the video and we can watch it now. 100 00:07:27,610 --> 00:07:30,197 Well, let's see how this iPhone video turned out. 101 00:07:31,690 --> 00:07:35,830 Where's Andy? Hello? Thanks for filming this Mac Address. 102 00:07:35,830 --> 00:07:39,410 You're welcome. If you think that Andy should shoot Mac Address videos 103 00:07:39,410 --> 00:07:43,040 from here on out, give this video a like, and if you think I'm better off without him, 104 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,990 why not subscribe? Now I'm curious how long it took you to figure out 105 00:07:46,990 --> 00:07:51,633 that this video was being filmed a little bit differently. Put your answer in the comments below.