Imagine Whirlpool making an F1 movie. They would have to fit an entire fridge in there.
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Apple Built a Custom Camera With iPhone Parts for 'F1: The Movie'
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If Apple produced this a a product that consumers could buy, it would replace GoPro and Insta360's lineup.
This camera could seamlessly connect to an iPhone/iPad/Mac to work with FCP or iMovie.
If you had an iCloud+ account, content could sync out to the cloud, providing online storage for the content.
I pray this is in the works, as I see GoPro falling behind and Insta360 has the sus of being a Chinese company.
This camera could seamlessly connect to an iPhone/iPad/Mac to work with FCP or iMovie.
If you had an iCloud+ account, content could sync out to the cloud, providing online storage for the content.
I pray this is in the works, as I see GoPro falling behind and Insta360 has the sus of being a Chinese company.
The engineering effort to develop it certainly can inform future iPhone designs.
Xerox became a major sponsor of the Aston Martin team, and put out an ad that showed Alonso having session data printed out, on paper, and brought to him in the cockpit. Honestly, having a fridge in the garage makes more sense.
Apple shouldn't have entered movie or TV production, since third-party apps cover that on the Home Screen. They should focus on making great devices and auction their content. Awards will only trap Apple execs into an endless content creation loop.
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I've had that doc for the longest time. Will have to get round to watch it eventually. So much unwatched content.
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In other news, the EU has indicated that, as Apple has a monopoly on film quality cameras attached to an F1 racer, those will be designated gatekeeper devices under the DMA II Article 3 (8). Apple has to make the hardware and software available to all other cameras makers in the EU by the end of the week OR face fines of up to half of Federighi’s hair stylist bill.
Apple has said they will appeal the decision. /s
Apple has said they will appeal the decision. /s
Clearly do. Since 1980 thanks. F1 was broadcast in UHD since 2017 when Sky too the rights over.
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This wasn't the only camera, Sony also made prototype Venice sensor like cameras that were predominantly used kind of like top gun but with no fiber optic cable running back to the main unit (whole other story, top gun sorry to burst your bubble is 95% vfx with most of the footage used for reference, look it up).
The DJI Ronin 4d was also used, they needed footage quick when filming on location on tracks and real races, so they used that to follow the actors as the main camera.
The DJI Ronin 4d was also used, they needed footage quick when filming on location on tracks and real races, so they used that to follow the actors as the main camera.
😂Apple is a chinese company basically as well, lol. Every piece of tech we know by any company was most likely made there. They have better tech then we do currently actually. Insta360 is the top of their game, they single handily beat go pro in the action cam market and dji in the mobile gimbal market.
But they are good enough to live stream 4K footage to the globe.. May not be good enough for a film but sorry, more then impressive then a camera that just records being bolted on. And I am not talking about helmet cameras. The front and rear cameras are excellent quality, the driver view and front wing cameras are not.
Sky has been braodacasting on board cameras in 4K UHD since 2017.. this year is the first year the F1 TV app has offered 4K footage, they started airing on board cameras in the 1980’s and I have been watching the sport since then.
How to watch Formula 1 with Sky Sports in the 2017 season
On TV, On the Go, On Demand and Online...all the ways you can watch every Formula 1 race on Sky Sports F1 this season
And in Sky have been broadcasting 4K HDR since 2022:
Formula 1 on Sky Sports set to be broadcast in High Dynamic Range (HDR) for the first time in its history
Customers simply need to say Hello Sky, Formula 1 to Sky Glass or into their Sky Q voice remote to find all the latest news and analysis from Sky Sports F1; Sky Glass starts at just £13 a month
So no, I am NOT impressed by Apples efforts here.
I’m laughing so much hereSky has been braodacasting on board cameras in 4K UHD since 2017.. this year is the first year the F1 TV app has offered 4K footage, they started airing on board cameras in the 1980’s and I have been watching the sport since then.
How to watch Formula 1 with Sky Sports in the 2017 season
On TV, On the Go, On Demand and Online...all the ways you can watch every Formula 1 race on Sky Sports F1 this seasonwww.skysports.com
And in Sky have been broadcasting 4K HDR since 2022:
Formula 1 on Sky Sports set to be broadcast in High Dynamic Range (HDR) for the first time in its history
Customers simply need to say Hello Sky, Formula 1 to Sky Glass or into their Sky Q voice remote to find all the latest news and analysis from Sky Sports F1; Sky Glass starts at just £13 a month
So no, I am NOT impressed by Apples efforts here.
Yes. There has been a 4k broadcast. So think normal cameras for most of the footage.
The on boards have never been 4K.
If you watch you can tell.
Yeap because under FIA rules they would never be allowed to run an F1 car on a track during a race weekend. Plus they wouldn't be able to handle one anyway.
Cinema is a different beast than TV broadcasting. The regular on-boards with their limited TV broadcast standards don't stand a chance compared to the cameras they used to film the movie. They will throw the audience off. They needed something extremely better in terms of dynamic range, bitrate and flexibility in colour grading, to be close match to the 55.000 euro Sony Venice 2.
They also used iPhones to shoot an episode of Drive to Survive. Looked very close to the footage taken from the other sony cameras they use to film the show.
Good marketing from apple.
It really shows what the iphone can do. A little cinema camera in your pocket. If you know how to use it.
They also used iPhones to shoot an episode of Drive to Survive. Looked very close to the footage taken from the other sony cameras they use to film the show.
Good marketing from apple.
It really shows what the iphone can do. A little cinema camera in your pocket. If you know how to use it.
I suspect you're right. But marketing hype is all it will be... unless the lens and sensor layouts in the phone exactly match those of this custom camera, which seems improbable.
The article says that the features developed for this camera directly informed the features of iPhone 15 pro. So this camera was made a couple years ago.
A rare talent gone too early. As a side not, Janis had a Porsche.
As for film vs. digital, each has its own unique qualities.