Apple added funding in the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max to record 1080p and 4 K video immediately in the party ’s ProRes formatting . This television formatting is in the first place for video - production workflows . It preserve the mellow - faithfulness seizure from an iPhone , get to itideal for professional production . ProRes files are monolithic , however , and not in the main useful for exterior of high - final stage video editing , although Apple includes ProRes reinforcement in Photos and iMovie apps on an iPhone and in many Mac apps .
Outside of the Apple ecosystem , ProRes musical accompaniment is widespread but not assured . This is particularly the character with consumer users of Windows who are n’t video professionals and may not have the software install that allows playback . The older the operate organisation or software , the less potential it is to play ProRes . Combined with the huge single file size required , these military issue make ProRes a poor choice for share videos .
If you ’re routinely using ProRes or you ’ve accidentally enable it , you may export 1080p and 4 K in two formats : the elderly , received H.264 format , which has had wide-eyed support for many age ; or the unexampled HEVC ( H.265 ) format , which can be toy in most new operating system and apps . ( you could enable ProRes by tap the ProRes button in the upper - left corner of the Camera app in Video manner . )
On your iPhone in the Photos app , tap the parcel push button does n’t automatically export in a compatible format . It only converts to H.264 or HEVC if you ’re simulate either to a equipment that iOS fix ca n’t support ProRes or to a non - Apple app .
AirDrop can be an alternative for apportion compatibly , but only in finicky cases . beg AirDrop and iOS will send the data file in one of three formats :
Use Save to Files in sharing , and it always copy the original ProRes - format flick . But if you have Dropbox or another third - party cloud computer memory app install and its ploughshare card enable , Photos chooses the most compatible selection for exportation : it converts the video to H.264 and then copies the file to that service ’s storage .
you could also use Photos in macOS . Either copying the original ProRes data file to your Mac ( via Image Capture , say ) and import it into Photos , or having iCloud Photos enabled on your iPhone and Mac will make it useable for export .
Here ’s how to export it from Photos for macOS :
This will almost always create an HEVC format file . you’re able to check the export format by opening the data file in QuickTime Player and choosingWindow > Show Movie Inspector . The Video Format railway line in the Inspector palette will show HEVC or H.264 ( or ProRes ) , as the case may be .
If you want an H.264 movie to share , you’re able to do the following :
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