WEBVTT 00:00:00.500 --> 00:00:02.483 - Where's Andy? Hello? 00:00:03.514 --> 00:00:07.803 (pensive music) It appears that Andy is out on an on location shoot. 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. 00:00:14.840 --> 00:00:18.640 Where are the cameras? He must've taken them all. 00:00:20.311 --> 00:00:21.211 Oh look, a camera. 00:00:24.725 --> 00:00:26.025 So what can we shoot with? 00:00:29.820 --> 00:00:31.587 It does support ProRes. 00:00:36.420 --> 00:00:40.930 iPhones are the best smartphones for shooting video, but they're no proper video camera, 00:00:40.930 --> 00:00:46.530 which has built in ND filters, loads of buttons and controls, as well as audio inputs. 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. 00:00:53.080 --> 00:00:57.080 What I have here are some mounts for putting the iPhone on a tripod, 00:00:57.080 --> 00:01:02.233 a very underrated use case. Or you could use something like this DJI OM 5, 00:01:03.619 --> 00:01:06.630 which is a gimbal to make smooth handheld shots. 00:01:06.630 --> 00:01:10.200 Audio is another really important part of shooting a video on an iPhone. 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. 00:01:14.840 --> 00:01:20.440 You can use something like this road microphone and hook it up through a dongle. 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 00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:26.940 but you have no control over white balance or audio 00:01:26.940 --> 00:01:31.120 or anything like that. An app that many people recommend is FiLMiC Pro. 00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:34.310 What equipment I use depends on the type of shot I'm making. 00:01:34.310 --> 00:01:39.273 Perhaps the easiest example to make would be using this DJI Osmo image stabilizer. 00:01:43.800 --> 00:01:47.780 I'm ready to shoot something. Something, what do I have to shoot again? 00:01:49.328 --> 00:01:52.640 (pensive music) 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:56.140 The camera updates to the iPhone 13 are mighty impressive. 00:01:56.140 --> 00:02:00.370 The wide camera lets in more light with an F 1.5 aperture. 00:02:00.370 --> 00:02:03.850 The telephoto lens zooms farther now at three times, 00:02:03.850 --> 00:02:08.670 which might be a bit too much. And the ultra wide now has auto-focus 00:02:08.670 --> 00:02:13.040 which can pull incredibly close macros. It's why the module is now so big 00:02:13.040 --> 00:02:16.340 that it spans halfway across the back of the small 13 Pro. 00:02:16.340 --> 00:02:21.150 And it makes these models so heavy too. Nevertheless, put together these three lenses 00:02:21.150 --> 00:02:26.040 offer the perfect variety of focal lengths for shooting quick video sequences. 00:02:26.040 --> 00:02:29.410 But this is still a phone, and having to faff with a touch screen 00:02:29.410 --> 00:02:33.160 to adjust controls and start video feels a little unnatural. 00:02:33.160 --> 00:02:37.870 And don't forget those apps. FiLMiC pro can be a bit of a fickle app. 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 00:02:42.720 --> 00:02:47.670 like pulling a smooth rack focus. Perhaps the most compelling reason to shoot professionally 00:02:47.670 --> 00:02:51.260 with an iPhone is the discretion. If, unlike me, 00:02:51.260 --> 00:02:54.720 you stay away from sturdy looking tripods and microphones, 00:02:54.720 --> 00:03:00.270 people will think you're just another influencer making a TikTok or YouTube video. 00:03:00.270 --> 00:03:03.790 And like an influencer I'd like to thank Volta for sponsoring this video. 00:03:03.790 --> 00:03:08.990 Clean up your messy power bar with what is the ultimate GaN charger, the VOLTA GIGA, 00:03:08.990 --> 00:03:14.260 which can charge up to four devices simultaneously. It's available in either a 130 watt 00:03:14.260 --> 00:03:19.310 or 200 watt configuration. And the GIGA comes with the most advanced IC and PCBA 00:03:19.310 --> 00:03:22.820 so it's even compatible with the latest iPhone 20 watt charging standard. 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 00:03:27.560 --> 00:03:33.430 in the description below get a full 200 watt VOLTA GIGA for only $79. 00:03:33.430 --> 00:03:37.320 Not bad. (chill music) 00:03:37.320 --> 00:03:41.530 Ingesting footage, meaning getting it off the phone and into a computer, 00:03:41.530 --> 00:03:45.740 is the big weakness to Apple's professional camera workflow 00:03:45.740 --> 00:03:51.510 on the iPhone 13 Pro. Because in 2021, the iPhone through Lightning 00:03:51.510 --> 00:03:54.760 does not support USB 3 speeds. 00:03:54.760 --> 00:03:59.390 That's right, this iPhone Pro can only quickly transfer files 00:03:59.390 --> 00:04:02.540 using technology from 20 years ago. 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 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:12.350 but that's unlikely because in my test it took almost four times longer. 00:04:12.350 --> 00:04:15.750 So hopefully all this extra data is worth it because there's only one person 00:04:15.750 --> 00:04:19.920 for whom ProRes actually matters, the editor Hoffmann. 00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:23.200 - My expectation's too high. If you were to give me a blind test, 00:04:23.200 --> 00:04:26.523 I wouldn't be able to tell unless I really have to pixel peep. 00:04:26.523 --> 00:04:29.530 And that's the issue. Especially with the substantial amount of storage 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 00:04:34.950 --> 00:04:38.630 over other professional codecs we use here at LMG. 00:04:38.630 --> 00:04:44.090 At 700 megabits per second, the tiny iPhone records a massive output. 00:04:44.090 --> 00:04:48.056 One of the benefits you get is with color resolution. 00:04:48.056 --> 00:04:51.530 ProRes has a 4:2:2 chroma sub sampling. 00:04:51.530 --> 00:04:55.910 That means you get one color pixel for every two black and white pixels. 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. 00:05:01.430 --> 00:05:06.420 - I was surprised by how nice the color looks when you're shooting under office lights. 00:05:06.420 --> 00:05:09.720 I was able to correct it and give a lot more natural look. 00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:14.630 - It's not all perfect though, because despite the increases in color resolution, 00:05:14.630 --> 00:05:20.240 when we intentionally shot some footage with the wrong white balance, we couldn't fix it. 00:05:20.240 --> 00:05:24.123 - It just doesn't want to balance even when I click the white swatch right here. 00:05:25.030 --> 00:05:28.730 Just a little disappointed. But it is a very extreme test. 00:05:28.730 --> 00:05:32.140 - The next benefit comes with motion and performance. 00:05:32.140 --> 00:05:35.970 ProRes is what's known as an intraframe codec. 00:05:35.970 --> 00:05:39.740 This means that every frame is written as a whole entire frame. 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. 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. 00:05:51.820 --> 00:05:56.360 It's very efficient, but also very hard to edit because any cuts you make 00:05:56.360 --> 00:06:00.490 require the computer to do intensive calculations just to show the frame. 00:06:00.490 --> 00:06:04.010 So ProRes is so much easier to edit with. 00:06:04.010 --> 00:06:07.023 - One thing that I have noticed so far is that Premiere hasn't crashed. 00:06:08.350 --> 00:06:12.760 - What? - Not a single time. There was no need to restart Premiere 00:06:12.760 --> 00:06:16.740 to get things working again. Everything has been smooth in full resolution. 00:06:16.740 --> 00:06:22.543 - In a professional editing environment that's a pretty big deal because Premiere always crashes. 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, 00:06:31.230 --> 00:06:35.790 but it does mean that you're getting the absolute highest quality the phone can give, 00:06:35.790 --> 00:06:42.400 which kind of shows that there are limits to these lenses, sensors and expectations. 00:06:42.400 --> 00:06:45.610 But in a professional environment like ours here at LMG, 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. 00:06:51.140 --> 00:06:55.580 And when we use it, we'll shoot in ProRes because why not? 00:06:55.580 --> 00:06:58.580 We can. Also, what I learned in this piece 00:06:58.580 --> 00:07:03.720 is that I really hate self shooting. It's really anxiety inducing, a royal pain, 00:07:03.720 --> 00:07:07.170 and takes so much longer just to get the shot. 00:07:07.170 --> 00:07:10.320 It really makes me appreciate having a shooter. 00:07:10.320 --> 00:07:13.840 Andy, you're back! I missed you so much! 00:07:15.220 --> 00:07:19.600 Shooting on my own is so hard. Please don't leave me again. 00:07:20.696 --> 00:07:24.243 I really did miss Andy. (phone beeping) 00:07:24.243 --> 00:07:27.610 Oh, it looks like Hoffmann has edited the video and we can watch it now. 00:07:27.610 --> 00:07:30.197 Well, let's see how this iPhone video turned out. 00:07:31.690 --> 00:07:35.830 Where's Andy? Hello? Thanks for filming this Mac Address. 00:07:35.830 --> 00:07:39.410 You're welcome. If you think that Andy should shoot Mac Address videos 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, 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:46.990 why not subscribe? Now I'm curious how long it took you to figure out 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.