Under iOS 13 more recent Apple iPhones are capable of simultaneously recording video with several cameras. This feature was first demonstrated by the people behind the popular Filmic Pro video app at the iPhone 11 launch event.
Now Filmic Pro has made multi-camera recording available in an app, but it's not Filmic Pro. Instead, the company has created a new stand-alone app called Double Take.
Double Take is a simpler app than Filmic Pro, aimed at users who don't want to fight their way through a jungle of options. Filmic calls it a tool for everything from 'professional broadcast-style news interviews to YouTubers capturing multiple angles during live events.' Still, it comes with a variety of shooting modes that allow you to shoot either with front and rear cam at the same time or shoot with two different focal lengths on the rear cam (iPhone 11 Pro Max, 11 Pro and 11 only).
In Shot/Reverse Shot mode you can record two full size 1080p clips with the front and rear cameras. This will create A/B tracks that you can switch between in editing. This mode is useful for capturing the interaction between two actors or an interviewer and their subject, for example.
In Varied Rear Lenses mode you can record with any two available rear cameras at the same time and create a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) view. The PiP can be moved around inside the main video and its size is adjustable.
Splitscreen Composite Mode lets you record side-by-side footage using any two cameras. The final output footage shows a 50/50 split-screen effect and is saved as a single composite video. More information is available on the Filmic website. You can download Double Take from the App Store for free.
MOJO (MObileJOurnalism) is a real thing http://www.mojo-manual.org/ Easy to stream from a breaking-news event. Now the reporter can stream two shots—how cool is that.
Just tried it on my iPhone 11 and it works great. Useful app for anyone doing video work and interviews. I really like Filmic apps they are terrific and the company has lots of support on their website.
Love when Apple plays catch-up. Oooooh, multi-cam recording! Yeah, I've been doing this on my LG V20 for quite some time. Been a feature from day 1 since that phone launched, supported by its default camera app.
Yep. I'm one of those people that just came in here to give Apple a jab.
Just tested with iPhone 11pro. Unfortunately seems that the stabilisation mode is disabled, the stabilisation of the 11pro is impressive so it a shame lose it. However with a little tripod is possible to solve it. I think the app is very useful in front/rear mode for simple interviews. Is incredible the computational power inside the last version of iPhone.
It works very well...it's simply the Multicam capability in a basic video recording app, without all of the manual controls in the the Filmic Pro app.
The company says of course that this capability will be coming to the full Filmic Pro app, but for now one can have some fun with new capability for smartphones.
Again, it's pretty rad that I can see 4 camera views in real time at once, and record two of them simultaneously. This is going to be a Youtubers dream.
Just looked at the site. The only phone mentioned is the 11, but that is just a mention of what is only available for that phone - not a statement that it is the only model supported.
White, centered text on a light background? Unreadable.
The iPhone uses Apple's own proprietary ARM chips, and in this case the iPhone 11 series uses their A13 chip, but I get what you are saying.
I wonder if any of the camera companies have the resources to really put that kind of computational power in their devices. And there are so many dependencies as well; you have to manage the battery life, heat dissipation, etc. Apple makes it look easy but again, they have the resources.
The new Digic X in the Canon 1DX Mark III does seem like a big leap forward for a conventional camera company. For instance, RedShark reports: Quite amazingly the 1DX Mark III can record 5.5K RAW to one CFexpress card while simultaneously recording a 4K MP4 file on the second. As long as C-log is selected the MP4 file is recorded at 10-bit colour precision, thus giving you a raw master and a 4K 'proxy'.
OT: Can we get an ILC that can take video and photos at the same time? That would be a giant step forward in event coverage. Something like an A9 should have a readout fast enough. And if it doesn't it would be worth creating a sensor just for that. Guesses on when we will see one?
Or extend that, and just like in the use case above record two videos at the same time one with a huge crop. Something like dual 4k / one with a 2x crop on an 60MP sensor. May be easier than to go straight for 8k recording
@Gannon Burgett True but the workflow would be horrible. Not only the data storage this would require. -You would also need a "marker" in camera something like a shutter press to automatically extract the frames. Otherwise, you would have to rewatch everything and manually extract frames -And you often want a shutter speed faster than 180° for your stills. So ideally the frames marked as stills would be recorded with a shorter exposure
Overall I think an in-camera "squeeze in a still between two video frames" would be easier
8K could be a real game changer WRT leading to a a rethink of conventional photography, as in just taking a video and extracting stills from it. Vincent Laforet has written some about this.
Of course that will take some more leaps forward in technological power, and we will probably need AI to save time and help us find the best images, but it can definitely happen.
On the Panasonic S1 series, they do have something called 6K Photo mode, where it takes a 6K video at 30fps but optimizes it for stills, and then they have a nice interface on the camera to select the images you want. They also do that with 4K video at 60 fps.
Of course with the Sony a9/a9II you can do up to 20fps in standard photo mode with e-shutter, and so this is getting close to a 24 fps video-to-photo mode.
It could work, but id hate to think whay it takes to get a workflow to handle it. What works as a shot in film doesnt always work with stills, and juggling the two mindsets sounds like a compromise or a giant headache. It'll birth a new genre of both I think
@panther fan: My several years old Panasonic GX85 has no problems doing that, while recording 4k UHD video (100 megabit). When recording video I just press the ordinary shutter button, and the camera saves a 16:9 format 4K jpg format image as well (without any visible effect in the uninterrupted video recording).
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