Blackmagic Camera
Blackmagic Camera
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Blackmagic Camera

The mobile device is no longer a compromise. It equips users with direct digital film camera controls, enabling professional cinematic capture and live-sync editing.

Key Figures

Downloads

12.5M+

User Rating

4.8/5

Total Ratings

105.0K

Publisher

Blackmagic Design Inc

Category

Photo & Video

Locales

9

Latest Version

3.2

Size

180.0 MB

First Released

Sep 14, 2023
Features

Key Features of Blackmagic Camera for Professional Production

An analytical overview of the application's core functionalities designed for cinematic content creation and collaborative workflows.

Industry-Standard Recording Formats

It allows users to record in high-quality, industry-standard formats such as 10-bit Apple ProRes up to 4K, ensuring broadcast-ready footage compatible with professional post-production workflows.

Professional Cinematic Controls

The app provides comprehensive controls over crucial cinematic parameters like frame rate, shutter angle, ISO, and white balance, enabling users to achieve a professional filmic look directly from their device.

Cloud-Based Collaborative Workflow

This tool facilitates real-time collaboration by enabling direct recording and syncing to Blackmagic Cloud, allowing multiple team members to access and work on DaVinci Resolve projects simultaneously from anywhere.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Blackmagic Camera

What is the Blackmagic Camera app?

Blackmagic Camera transforms an iPhone or iPad into a digital film camera. It provides professional controls and an operating system, enabling cinematic video production on mobile devices.

What advanced camera controls does Blackmagic Camera offer?

Blackmagic Camera offers digital film controls for frame rate, shutter angle, white balance, and ISO. Users adjust these settings with a single tap through the interactive interface and HUD.

Can Blackmagic Camera record 4K video?

Yes, Blackmagic Camera records industry-standard 10-bit Apple ProRes files up to 4K resolution. This ensures high-quality cinematic video capture on supported iPhone and iPad devices.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

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Screenshots

Blackmagic Camera - Live Camera Controls

Live Camera Controls

The app presents a comprehensive heads-up display showing critical parameters like shutter angle and ISO, alongside real-time histogram and audio level meters.

Blackmagic Camera - Precision Exposure Control

Precision Exposure Control

Users gain granular control over exposure with an interactive ISO slider, directly adjusting sensitivity within the live view alongside detailed HUD information.

Blackmagic Camera - Critical Focus Assist

Critical Focus Assist

This tool offers clear focus peaking indicators and an adjustable intensity slider, ensuring sharp footage by highlighting in-focus areas.

Blackmagic Camera - Professional Digital Slate

Professional Digital Slate

Efficiently organize shoots with the integrated digital slate, allowing users to log essential metadata like reel numbers and lens data before recording.

Blackmagic Camera - Media Management Hub

Media Management Hub

The app streamlines media workflows by presenting a clear clip gallery for browsing and offering seamless integration with Blackmagic Cloud for project access.

Blackmagic Camera - Project-Based Organization

Project-Based Organization

Organize footage efficiently within dedicated project folders like 'Short Films' and 'Documentary', making media review and collaboration straightforward.

Blackmagic Camera - Real-Time Collaboration

Real-Time Collaboration

Facilitate team communication with the integrated chat feature, allowing project members to share updates and coordinate within specific project groups.

Blackmagic Camera - Advanced Recording Options

Advanced Recording Options

This section provides extensive control over recording parameters, from selecting professional codecs like Apple ProRes to enabling efficient proxy recording.

Blackmagic Camera - Flexible Aspect Ratios

Flexible Aspect Ratios

The app seamlessly adapts to vertical shooting, maintaining a complete heads-up display with vital camera parameters and audio monitoring levels.

Blackmagic Camera - Intuitive Vertical Controls

Intuitive Vertical Controls

Users can easily fine-tune exposure in vertical mode using the interactive ISO slider, with all essential settings instantly accessible on screen.

Description

Introducing Digital Film for iPhone and iPad! Blackmagic Camera unlocks the power of your iPhone and iPad by adding digital film camera controls and operating systems! Now you can create the same cinematic ‘look’ as Hollywood feature films. You get the same intuitive and user friendly interface as Blackmagic Design’s award winning cameras. So it’s just like using a professional digital film camera! This means you can adjust settings such as frame rate, shutter angle, white balance and ISO all in a single tap. Or record directly to Blackmagic Cloud in industry standard 10-bit Apple ProRes files up to 4K! Recording to Blackmagic Cloud Storage lets you collaborate on DaVinci Resolve projects with editors anywhere in the world, all at the same time! Get the "Hollywood Look" with Digital Film! Blackmagic Camera puts the professional features you need for feature film, television and documentaries in your pocket. Now you can create YouTube and TikTok content with a cinematic look, and broadcast quality ENG! Imagine having a run and gun camera on hand to capture breaking news whenever it happens! Or use Blackmagic Camera as a B Cam to capture angles that are difficult to reach with traditional cameras, while still retaining control of important settings. Best of all, recording to Blackmagic Cloud allows you to get your footage to the newsroom or post production studio in minutes. Interactive Controls for Fast Setup Blackmagic Camera has all the controls you need to quickly setup and start shooting! Everything is interactive, so you can tap any item and instantly change settings without searching through confusing menus! The HUD shows status and record parameters, histogram, focus peaking indicators, levels, frame guides and more. Show or hide the HUD by swiping up or down. You can auto focus by tapping the screen in the area you want to focus. You can shoot in 16:9 or vertical aspect ratios, plus you can shoot 16:9 while holding your phone vertically if you want to shoot unobtrusively. On Screen Heads Up Display The heads up display, or HUD, controls have the most important camera controls such as lens selection, frame rate, shutter angle, timecode, ISO, white balance, gain and audio levels. You can adjust settings such as exposure by touching the ISO indicator, or you can change the audio levels simply by touching the audio meters. Everything is interactive, so if you tap any item you can instantaneously change its settings without having to search through complex menus! Camera Setup Menus The settings tab unlocks the full power of your phone’s camera, with quick access to advanced settings such as monitoring, audio, camera setup, recording and more! The record tab gives you total control over video resolution and recording format including industry standard Apple ProRes or space efficient H.264 and H.265. Plus, you can set anamorphic de-squeeze and lens correction settings. Professional audio options include AAC and PCM format and VU or PPM audio metering. You can even add external microphones! Or add 3D LUTs to recreate film looks! Media The Blackmagic Camera media tab has all the controls you need to browse or scrub clips for quick review, search and sort and view the upload status of your media. Access your media from Blackmagic Camera’s all clips folder by choosing the Media button to see the thumbnails for each clip you have stored. Plus, you can save to the files folder on the phone, send it to Blackmagic Cloud Storage via Blackmagic Cloud or manually choose which clips to upload to a project library. You can even sync media from Blackmagic Camera directly into the DaVinci Resolve project so you’re ready to edit! Live Sync to Blackmagic Cloud Storage When shooting with Blackmagic Camera, the video you capture can be instantly uploaded as a proxy file, followed by the camera originals, and saved to Blackmagic Cloud Storage. This means you can start editing quickly using your proxies, speeding up your workflow.

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This page is not an official page of the app or its developer, but an independent editorial publication created for informational and commentary purposes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, neither the app nor its developer is affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, authorized by, or otherwise officially connected with MWM, Apple, Google Play, the app publisher, or the app's developer, and nothing on this page implies that the app was developed using MWM's services. Any trademarks, logos, screenshots, and other content remain the property of their respective owners.