How to Capture Better Videos With Your iPhone

[dampfnudel]

I disagree on this one. My videos are for me and my family, not for you on iTunes or youtube. If I'm taking a video of my baby walking, then a vertical video will get more of him in the frame and thus capture more of the moment. And by the way, the vast majority of views of this video will be family and friends on iPhones and iPads, so the vertical works quite well.

That's just one example and yes, people should consider portrait v. landscape each time they start recording, but this is far from the hard and fast rule so many people would have you believe.

I always keep my 4K TV in mind when I record anything, even if I’ll watch the videos more on my iPhone and iPad. Portrait is usually suboptimal in my view with few exceptions like a baby walking (close up).

 

[AppleHeadPhx]

Can someone explain the best way to display a 4K video on a 4KTV shot on an iPhone?

Is there a Lighting to HDMI adaptor that supports 4K? Does AirPlay support 4K streaming to the Apple TV 4K? Can you acccess the video file from the Apple TV via iCloud?

This is one thing that theres not a lot of information on.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

 

[B4U]

Export as 3GPP and embed inside a .docx file for easy distribution.

There are a few easy ways, but HandBrake is usually my first choice. https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

Thanks guys.
I just wish there is an option to do it on the phone after the video was taken.

 

[wfrancis]

You're aware of the OIS/Gimbal conflict with the iPhone right?

I have an osmo mobile (first version) and it works great in most situations. The case where the lens stabilization conflict seems to be the worst is when people use the gimble in situations with lots of shake or vibration (walking making no attempt to be smooth, or with a car/motorcycle, etc). My use case doesn't include those (and I know how to ghost walk) so for me it's not a big issue. For a product that's as cheap as it is it can be damn magical. I agree it would be nice if you could turn off hardware stabilization, but supposedly the magnet trick works effectively.

 

[2010mini]

Well... if you need rules and rule-makers to follow in making your photographs/videos, by all means, follow them if you need that guidance and that makes you happy. Stay safe with that rule of thirds and protecting highlights, if you’re unwilling to flex your imagination a bit.

Thank god there are artists out there who don’t need rule books in making their art. The development of artistic expression over thousands of years, in many different genre, relied on those not willing to follow the norms and rules at the time.

Hopefully you’ll understand that, someday.

Really??? I am an artist and a photographer. All artists even the ones you think “pave their own path” ALL follow the fundamentals of their medium. They might add their own unique flair.... BUT

The fundamentals never change.

 

[citysnaps]

Really??? I am an artist and a photographer. All artists even the ones you think “pave their own path” ALL follow the fundamentals of their medium. They might add their own unique flair.... BUT

The fundamentals never change.

"All artists even the ones you think “pave their own path” ALL follow the fundamentals of their medium. They might add their own unique flair.... BUT The fundamentals never change."

That is so funny. I love how you emphasize ALL. If that were true, the world would all be stuck in Pictorialism or some other style, such as Cubism, or even rendering the human figure as the ancient Egyptians did several thousand years ago.

Some people will follow the rules their whole life. Others, artists, will ignore them as they see fit. Thank god.

You might consider taking a couple of Art History classes to expand your horizons, especially about: "ALL follow the fundamentals of their medium."


"I am an artist and a photographer."
Great! I would love to see your art/photography. Perhaps you could post a link? Thank you.

 

[2010mini]

"All artists even the ones you think “pave their own path” ALL follow the fundamentals of their medium. They might add their own unique flair.... BUT The fundamentals never change."

That is so funny. I love how you emphasize ALL. If that were true, the world would all be stuck in Pictorialism or some other style, such as Cubism, or even rendering the human figure as the ancient Egyptians did several thousand years ago.

Some people will follow the rules their whole life. Others, artists, will ignore them as they see fit. Thank god.

You might consider taking a couple of Art History classes to expand your horizons, especially about: "ALL follow the fundamentals of their medium."


"I am an artist and a photographer."
Great! I would love to see your art/photography. Perhaps you could post a link? Thank you.

Link? I’m too old for that crap. No online sites for me. (But here are some of my earlier pieces)

I graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology 20+ years ago.....(probably just dated myself)

I’ve been a fashion illustrator, a visual merchandiser and dabbled in photography (actually started my major in it) and yes I’ve been through many art history courses in the pursuit my degree.

Pictorialism, cubism, even ancient Egypt, Greeks, or any other culture all follow the fundamentals of their medium. You have got to understand there is always a base that everyone builds on.

 

[MacBergin]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, however when you subject family members to vertical video you are doing a great disservice.

I understand your argument, but I still have to disagree with it. Most of the vertical videos I get from family members are very shaky because they are struggling to keep the subject in frame, constantly turning the phone left and right to keep their kid, dog, etc.. in frame. If you simply record in landscape it will be significantly easier to track the subject.

You also never know when you might want to use the footage in something more, like a video montage or whatever, and target a larger screen. Vertical videos look like utter crap on a television.

Please do everyone, including your family a favor and shoot in landscape.

The worst of the worst are the people that start shooting vertical then realize the should be shooting horizontal and just turn the camera without first stopping the recording.
[doublepost=1520860595][/doublepost]This article is about shooting better video with the iphone, but one issue i never see addressed is an issue I always run into with the duel lens iphones. First on my 7 Plus and now on my X. when recording video on a tripod if anyone stomps the floor or even sometimes walks by on the same floor, the vibration goes up the tripod and into the camera. The camera shakes and goes out of focus. This did not happen on my iPhone 6 and is the reason why I still have it and use it more for videos than my X. Please Apple correct this issue. and if anyone knows a work around for this...HELP
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That video says most of it all in...

Vertical video looks like crap when you decide to move it to a projector or large monitor.

 

[Veature_itech]

Only thing that burns my bridges on my iPhone XR 128GB, is when recording a video and i switch to landscape, it doesn't auto rotate, keeps filming in Portrait mode, screen is in landscape, but recording in Portrait. Now, if i start in landscape video recording , it's fine, but going back to Portrait mode while recording, doesn't switch video.
With these expensive phones, you think it can do that, my $100 Android Budget phone can lol.

 

[AppleHeadPhx]

Only thing that burns my bridges on my iPhone XR 128GB, is when recording a video and i switch to landscape, it doesn't auto rotate, keeps filming in Portrait mode, screen is in landscape, but recording in Portrait. Now, if i start in landscape video recording , it's fine, but going back to Portrait mode while recording, doesn't switch video.
With these expensive phones, you think it can do that, my $100 Android Budget phone can lol.

I agree. And why, when someone records in portrait mode, can’t the phone automatically record in landscape mode, and if they change to landscape mode, have the recording automatically stay in landscape mode?