As most have probably heard by now, the new iPhone 13 Pro offers the coveted ProRes códec. Since attending Apple’s VIP launch of ProRes in 2007, the new iPhone 13 Pro (Max) with ProRes is a nostalgic moment and a quantum leap for mobile videography. Now that we know that iPhone 13 Pro (Max) models will have ProRes 4K as long as they have at least 256GB of storage capacity (1TB is recommended), ahead are specific questions for Apple:
- Which ProRes version(s) will be on iPhone 13 Pro (Max)? All? ProRes standard? ProRes LT? Perhaps a new mobile version of ProRes?
- Will the ProRes in iPhone 13 be CFR (constant framerate) or a new version of ProRes VFR (variable framerate)? (I have covered this differences between CFR and VFR in many past articles.)
- If the answer to question 2 is CFR, will non-integer framerate recordings be available in the native Camera app, i.e. 23.976, 29.97 and 59.94?
- Will ProRes CFR with exact 24, 25 and and 50 be available too (in addition to 23.976, 29.97 and 59.94)?
- When will ProRes work (at least for editing) in iPadOS and in which models?
- Will ProRes be in iMovie for editing or will ProRes only in third party apps on iOS or iPadOS?
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