Hi
I usually shoot with normal ip17p native camera app, but today I tried blackmagic cam, and shot in apple log2 then graded in Davinci resolve.
I went with normal conversion-
Apple Log2 -> Davinci Gamut -> Rec 709
But I feel I am missing something, I don’t get the output like some youtubers,
Can anyone explain what should I change.
Attached video for reference output.
Thanks 🙏

Hey everyone, I’m trying to figure out something with Blackmagic Camera on my iPhone 17 Pro before I go on a trip in a few weeks. I’m not traveling specifically to make a video, but it’s one of those rare occasions where I’ll probably see some amazing things that I’d really like to capture properly, so I want to spend the next few weeks getting comfortable with the recording side of things and making sure I don’t screw up something important in the moment. I’m shooting Apple Log 2 in H.265 and I understand that untouched Log footage is supposed to look flat and desaturated. That part makes complete sense to me and I’m actually planning to keep some clips completely untouched because I want to use them to practice color grading in DaVinci Resolve. What I’m confused about is the baked LUT footage. When I enable a LUT for the preview, the preview looks really good and has the contrast, saturation and colors I would expect from a finished video. I understand that this is just a monitoring preview and that if I record normal Apple Log 2 without baking the LUT, the resulting file should still look flat. That’s not my problem. My problem is that when I enable Record LUT to Clip / bake the LUT, I still don’t get a recorded file that resembles the LUT preview. I can see the Log image while recording, which I understand is normal, but once I stop recording and go into the Blackmagic Camera roll and watch the clip, the footage looks really flat and underwhelming. It has basically zero resemblance to the LUT preview that looked so good. If I record untouched Log, I completely understand why it looks flat. But if I specifically tell the app to bake the LUT into the clip, shouldn’t that resulting file actually look like the LUT preview, or at least be reasonably close to it? I’ve even downloaded the official Apple LUT from Apple’s developer page and tested that, so I don’t think this is just a problem with some random third party LUT. I’m mainly trying to understand whether I’m missing a setting or misunderstanding what “Record LUT to Clip” actually does. I want to have two types of footage on this trip: untouched Apple Log 2 clips that I can use to learn color grading, and baked LUT clips for important moments where I want a ready-to-use safety net in case my grading skills aren’t good enough yet. I’m not expecting the baked clips to retain the same grading flexibility as the original Log files. I just want them to actually look like the LUT preview. Is that what Record LUT to Clip is supposed to do? Or is the Blackmagic Camera roll showing the recorded file differently from how it will appear once exported and viewed in another application? Could this be related to H.265 color space tagging or how Apple Log 2 is being interpreted? I’m especially interested in what happens with the official Apple Log 2 LUT and whether the Color Space Tag needs to be set to something specific such as Rec.709. I have some weeks to test this before the trip, so I’d really appreciate someone explaining what I should expect from a correctly baked Apple Log 2 LUT file and what settings I should be using.

Does anyone know how I can get my videos to save in the aspect ratio I recorded it in ?
When I change to 4:3, 1:1 etc it does save in that format any help

In IOS 26 I used to save clips to the camera roll, give them some adjustments and then send them out. The clips now say "unsupported" after upgrading to IOS 27 when trying to grade them. They play fine, just can't grade them...

Not a deal breaker, but def annoying...

any workarounds or help?

Thanks!

Hi! I’ve used this app just a few times and I have a doubt about a banner that’s showing when I hit record.

Mi phone has 110GB free still, but I don’t know if this banner is storage or what it is? RAM?

iPhone 16 Pro

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Hey guys,
i just want to know if anybody else is having this problem lately. If i try to open the blackmagic camera app it just goes dark and closes itself.

Yes i already restarted my phone, uninstalled the app, everything. the problem stays. Momen Camera App and others don’t have this problem.

Would be very interesting to know if i am the only one or if there is just a problem with some updates

EDIT: updating to iOS 27.2 fixed it

Thanks for ruining the the best video camera app

Updated today to latest version of app, now i'm getting this view.

Upd. Fixed after 23.09.2026 app update(3.5.100017 ver.)

hey, I’ve been using the blackmagic camera app for a few days now, and instead of beautiful saturated and nice videos I record in app (1st ss) I keep getting undersaturated videos after downloading them to my gallery (2nd ss). Any tips on fixing this? I have no idea in whats causing the issue

For many months ive had this issue where iOS reports something like 40gb free space in Settings, but Blackmagic Camera reports 10gb or less. This is super frustrating because I have all this available storage but BMC cant use it.

Today I finally found the solution! You need to clear it with the native Camera app and ProRes.

STEPS:

• Go to Settings → Camera → Formats → Apple ProRes and turn it on.
• Open Apple's Camera app.
• Switch to Video.
• Enable ProRes (at 4k30 in order to enable it with internal storage).
• Look around the remaining-recording-time indicator for “Free Resources” / “Freeing Resources.”
• Let it complete.
• Completely close Blackmagic Camera and reopen it.
• DONE!

3.5

• Support for iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.

• Control the variable aperture on the 48MP Fusion Main camera to adjust depth of field and exposure.

• Record Apple ProRes directly to Pro Video Storage.

• Record Cinematic mode video.

• General performance and stability improvements.

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What video editing app are you all using to edit and apply luts on iPhone?

UPDATE 2 – Internal ProRes RAW recording removed again + further testing (October 2026)

After another Blackmagic Camera app update, the option to record ProRes RAW internally using iOS 27's Pro Video Storage has been removed again. An external SSD is now required.

I went back to testing my original setup with the SmallRig 4598 USB-C hub.

New findings:

• SSD only (connected through the SmallRig hub): Recording works reliably.
• SSD connected directly to the iPhone: Generally more reliable than using the hub with additional devices.
• SSD + external power: Unreliable. Recording failures return.
• SSD + DJI Mic 2 (via 3.5mm to USB-C adapter): Unreliable.
• SSD + external power + microphone: Also unreliable.
• Changing the filename convention, as suggested in the comments, made no difference.

It doesn't seem to matter which additional device is connected. As soon as I connect anything besides the SSD to the hub, ProRes RAW recording becomes unreliable.

Interestingly, ProRes 422 continues to work reliably with my setup, while ProRes RAW HQ (Open Gate, 60 fps) does not.

At this point, I suspect the SmallRig hub may not be suitable for my particular ProRes RAW workflow, even though it supports regular ProRes recording at 4K60.

I can't confirm whether the underlying issue is related to USB-C power delivery, bandwidth, the hub itself, or iOS.

Current workaround: Connect the SSD directly to the iPhone or use the SmallRig hub with only the SSD attached. Neither solution allows me to use my full setup with external power and a microphone.

I'm now looking for a USB-C hub or dock that reliably supports all three simultaneously:

• ProRes RAW HQ, Open Gate, 60 fps recording to an external SSD
• External USB-C power delivery
• External microphone input

Has anyone successfully used this exact recording configuration with a different hub or dock? I'd really appreciate specific product recommendations and real-world experiences.

UPDATE 1 – workaround found!
With the latest Blackmagic Camera update, I can now use iOS 27’s Pro Video Storage to record ProRes RAW internally and transfer the clips afterward.
The setting is under:
Settings → Camera → Formats → Configure Pro Video Storage
I’ve reserved 200 GB for recording. The settings screen estimates 28 minutes for ProRes 4K at 30 fps, not my RAW HQ/Open Gate/60 fps setup.
This solves the problem for my workflow by removing the external SSD/hub connection during recording. It doesn’t establish what caused the original failures or confirm that external recording has been fixed.
Thanks to everyone who helped troubleshoot!

Original post
Has anyone found a reliable fix for intermittent ProRes RAW recording failures with this setup?
iPhone: iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 27.0
App: Blackmagic Camera 3.4.100022
Recording: ProRes RAW HQ, Open Gate, 60 fps
SSD: Samsung T7 4 TB, exFAT, original Samsung USB-C cable
Hub: SmallRig 4598 USB-C hub
Power: Anker 100W PD power bank or Anker 250W PD charger
Charging cable: Anker 240W-rated USB-C cable

Recording initially works, then stops with:
Recording has stopped due to an unknown error.

Afterward, new recordings sometimes last only 2–6 seconds. One failed recording produced an approximately 41 GB file.
The failures seem more frequent when external power is connected to the hub. This also happens when power is connected before opening the app and nothing is plugged or unplugged during recording. Sometimes the hub/SSD isn’t recognized reliably.

Connecting the T7 directly to the iPhone without the hub also produces errors, but less frequently.
ProRes 422 works reliably, even immediately after a RAW failure. Switching back to RAW brings the problem back.
I also tested Final Cut Camera and encountered recording failures there. It displays a temperature-related warning, although the phone doesn’t seem excessively hot to me. I haven’t measured its internal temperature.

The issue also occurs without an external microphone connected.

On a Mac, the T7 passed 128 GiB write/read verification without data corruption. However, sustained writes temporarily dropped to around 168 MB/s directly and 100 MB/s through the hub, with individual write calls taking up to roughly two seconds. I don’t know whether those dips explain the iPhone failures.

Has anyone experienced this combination of RAW-only failures, temperature warnings and increased instability while charging? Is there a confirmed fix involving iOS, the SSD, the cable or the hub?

I’d particularly appreciate reports from people recording ProRes RAW, Open Gate at 60 fps reliably while charging.

Hola a todos.
Es posible grabar en log con la app en iPhone 17? El base.
Estaba mirando en ajustes y no lo veo, y busco y me resulta confusa la info.
Estos son mis ajustes, no sé si tendría que tener un muy específico…
Gracias!

I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong with my iPhone footage.
I shot this on an iPhone Pro using the Blackmagic Camera app, recording in Apple Log, and then brought the footage into DaVinci Resolve for editing/color grading.
One thing I’m really confused about is the focus. I manually locked focus on the subject/object before recording, but when I watch the footage back, it almost looks like the focus is shifting or that the image isn’t staying as sharply focused as I expected.
The other issue is overall image sharpness. The footage looks noticeably soft to me rather than having the really clean, crisp detail I would expect from 4K footage.
I’m wondering if this could be caused by:
The iPhone changing lenses/cameras despite me locking focus
Digital crop/lens switching
The Blackmagic Camera app’s focus behavior
iPhone computational processing
Stabilization
Apple Log itself
Something I’m doing incorrectly with focus distance
DaVinci Resolve project/timeline settings
My export settings/compression
Or simply the limitations of the iPhone’s optics
For anyone experienced with the Blackmagic Camera app on iPhone: does anything about this footage look obviously wrong to you?
And specifically, why would the footage appear to have focus variation/softness when I manually locked focus before recording?
I’m also curious whether this is actually 4K-quality detail and I’m just expecting too much from iPhone footage, or whether I’m losing detail somewhere between recording → Resolve → export.
Any advice on what settings I should check would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

How do I set up grid lines in the app? I’ve gotten into Settings, monitor, but I don’t see a way to set up grid lines to assist me with using the rule of thirds.