iPhone 13 Now I think I better understand the 1TB option

[The.Glorious.Son]

I was surprised to see Apple offer the 1TB option given how they push the cloud. Even as a person who needs more than 256gb local storage, I couldn’t really grasp why I would need 1TB storage even with how I use my phone. Now, I understand.

1 minute of 4K ProRes video takes up 6gb space.

One measly minute of 4K ProRes video eats 6GB of an iPhone 13 Pro's storage

Apple's ProRes video recording is already getting attention despite not being available until this fall. But the file sizes associated with recordings might put some people off.

www.imore.com

 

[IBMlover]

which means that I can still record over 45minutes of prores video in 4k with 256gb....plenty for me
cutting is always done on PC so no problem

 

[hovscorpion12]

Oh wow, and that only 1 minute. A 1hr 4K Pro res video is 360 GB!!!

if your doing Pro Res videos 512GB or 1TB are your choices.

 

[dallegre]

Based on that it sounds like it might be ProRes 422 HQ at 884 Mbps (4k 30p). I wonder if you can select different varieties like 422 standard or LT.

ETA: I was way off, edited.

 

[AlexJ092]

*Sitting here debating my life choices and going for the 256GB* 🤣

 

[scubatopy]

which means that I can still record over 45minutes of prores video in 4k with 256gb....plenty for me
cutting is always done on PC so no problem

Don't forget that some space is used by the OS, some by your photos, apps ... variable for each, but needs to be considered.

 

[IBMlover]

I know

 

[bortolus]

Wow

 

[The.Glorious.Son]

I’m sitting here thinking about transferring those videos to my MacBook once I’m ready to. I imagine it will take forever to transfer over via the lightning cable.

 

[KittyKatta]

I’m sitting here thinking about transferring those videos to my MacBook once I’m ready to. I imagine it will take forever to transfer over via the lightning cable.

Yeah, that lightning cable is a real bottleneck to 1TB storage and ProRes video. Its a shame they didn't roll out USB-C exclusively to the iPhone Pro models because I was really excited to try ProRes for B-roll but without USB-C or removable storage then I feel like this feature was not intended for this phone.

 

[profcutter]

I’m sitting here thinking about transferring those videos to my MacBook once I’m ready to. I imagine it will take forever to transfer over via the lightning cable.

Sigh. I know. I suppose it could be faster via WIFI6, but still.

 

[theapplehead]

Just buy a camera that can shoot RAW (equivalent to Apple ProRes). It's much more practical for transferring the large amounts of data to your computer for editing and you can benefit from having the SD card dedicated to storing the footage so you can don't have to worry about future proofing by buying a device with the biggest storage capabilities.

 

[MacWorld78]

Yeah, that lightning cable is a real bottleneck to 1TB storage and ProRes video. Its a shame they didn't roll out USB-C exclusively to the iPhone Pro models because I was really excited to try ProRes for B-roll but without USB-C or removable storage then I feel like this feature was not intended for this phone.

Agreed, however if there was a USB-C and I would assume most people will go for based Iphone model (128Gb) and use external SSD for the data transfer, apple will not be able to sell higher price for the storage space.

 

[wmy5]

Just buy a camera that can shoot RAW (equivalent to Apple ProRes). It's much more practical for transferring the large amounts of data to your computer for editing and you can benefit from having the SD card dedicated to storing the footage so you can don't have to worry about future proofing by buying a device with the biggest storage capabilities.

RAW is not equivalent to ProRes. There is "ProRes RAW" but it is not regular ProRes. I don't think consumer cameras can record ProRes RAW internally. The closest cameras are Canon EOS R5 and R3 which shoot Canon RAW internally. Sony, Nikon, and Panasonic mirrorless cameras requires an external recorder (e.g., Ninja V) to record RAW.

Also SD isn't fast enough for RAW. Usually you need CFexpress or SSD to do that.

 

[wmy5]

I’m sitting here thinking about transferring those videos to my MacBook once I’m ready to. I imagine it will take forever to transfer over via the lightning cable.

Does lightning support USB3 or not?

 

[The.Glorious.Son]

Does lightning support USB3 or not?

Yeah. You can buy an adapter for it.

 

[hovscorpion12]

I'm curious. if you were to transfer the ProRes file to an external SSD and then transfer to Mac from SSD.

If you connect a 2TB Samsung T7 SSD to your iPhone and transfer the ProRes. Then connect your T7 to your Mac

 

[wmy5]

I'm curious. if you were to transfer the ProRes file to an external SSD and then transfer to Mac from SSD.

If you connect a 2TB Samsung T7 SSD to your iPhone and transfer the ProRes. Then connect your T7 to your Mac

You are still bottlenecked by the USB3 speed of the lightning port.