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4K ProRes Video Recording on iPhone 14 Pro Still Requires at Least 256GB Model
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What's really funny is most of the people complaining the loudest with a sky-is-falling attitude likely don't what ProRes is about, the benefits, and have never made a half serious video more than a minute or two long. It's just something to whine about and have a good slag at Apple.
the Apple Army Defenders are on full steam in this topic!
just to provide some reference for pro-res:
a 128GB datafile would be roughly 7 minutes of total footage. considering, you need to download apps and other datafiles, lets say 5 minutes the total amount you would get.
im not a video professional but this seems like me having a Bugatti with a gallon of gas.
a 128GB datafile would be roughly 7 minutes of total footage. considering, you need to download apps and other datafiles, lets say 5 minutes the total amount you would get.
im not a video professional but this seems like me having a Bugatti with a gallon of gas.
This perspective is mind-boggling. The onus is on YOU to know what you're buying. Apple lays it all out for you, so it's YOUR fault if you choose to not educate yourself on your purchase. Not that this is going to be an issue anyway, since, again, no one looking to record massive 4k ProRes video files is going to be purchasing a 128GB model 😂
carriers that advertise 4k prores for iPhone 14 pro lists 1080p as the limitation for 128gb
if they didn't advertise prores, customer wouldn't know about the feature so it's not a problem
apple store staff are trained to answer that question.
apple is doing it properly.
For how expensive these phones are, for how much larger apps and games are getting, and how much storage photos and especially videos (not even mentioning ProRes) are getting, it's absolutely ridiculous that the base storage isn't 256. This isn't even about Pro usage at all. 128 GB fills up fast these days. 256 GB should be the standard.
and they can still shoot 4k with 128gb model
in some obvious ways, yes.
this one, not necessarily so much. 4k prores recording will absolutely murder storage space. so on one side, sure they could just enable it and then the complaint is "it doesnt have enough space!"
so then the next complaint is "well, start everyone at the 256!"
at which point the price point will start there as well, that's not as sexy.
then you have some people in this thread who say 128 is fine for them, and they dont care about prores recording, should they only have access to the other pro features they care about if they pay extra to have something they have no interest in?
prores recording is also going to be a very niche feature for those who are actually caring to use it, and i guarantee those people will want the higher tier storage anyway, likely going to start minimum 512 if not take the 1tb out for this feature. they'll also likely use something like filmic pro for the extra functions and recording options that will absolutely demolish available storage space.
im going to wager on the side that most of the people getting angry over this are upset about something that has no effect on them.
all that being said, i do think these should be starting at 256 anyway, prores aside. but remember this is the company that stays on lower storage tiers for much longer than anyone likes. this isn't new. it's not great, but getting upset about something you already know is going to happen is silly business.
On the pro?
iPhone 13 Pro
128GB - $999
256GB - $1099
512GB - $1299
1TB - $1499
iPhone 14 Pro
128GB - $999
256GB - $1099
512GB - $1299
1TB - $1499
looks the same.
Do it I say. They will fold when they realize less people is going to but their phones.
They raised the prices in other countries but not in the US ala Sony
It’s one way to squeeze an extra buck. Brilliant marketing.
They have the 128gb option to keep the “from” price tag. But in reality, most people will take the larger storage options. Not because they’d need it. Because it has all the features
Depends if you buy for shooting photos or shooting video.
For photos, 128GB is plenty.
For lots of video, 256 is totally inadequate.
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