Blackmagic Camera App or FiLMiC Pro - Which One is BETTER?

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Similarities
01:41 - FiLMiC Pro App (Pros)
04:05 - Blackmagic Camera App (Pros)
05:21 - Final Thoughts

[BenettGraezer]

Quick Update:
- Correction: FiLMiC Pro does not support external recording.
- With the Blackmagic camera App, you can save your camera settings as presets!
- You can also record LUTs into the clip.

[pdcorlis]

Another very good comparison Bennett. Black Magic Camera app should win best camera app of the year - hands down. Hats off to them and their commitment to implementing user requests.

[isaiahmarshall]

Just want to say I love your channel and your content. It’s very useful and informative. You are truly amazing Bennett 👏🏿

[emmanueldujols]

A huge difference it’s the bitrate. 130mb/s in filmic and les than 40mb/s in the blackmagic app.

[AustinOmoria]

I can't wait for black magic app to come on Android.

[AlohaSteve]

Can you IRL Live Stream with either app to Twitch? The Picture in Picture options would be great to stream.

[bazlur-Vancouver]

I bought the Filmic Pro Legacy version. it works well. unfortunately, I don't have the latest iPhone, but I use Galaxy s22 and video is perfect(using gimbals). Filmic Pro took a pretty long time to understand the details because the reviewers do not have teaching education. some of them are good, but the Filmic pro guy is great with his sweet clear voice. To explain something, everybody has to go slow so that the audience can capture and digest it, but most of them go so fast that they are running toward the washroom to release themselves.

[AndreSjoberg]

Good comparison :) Since the BM Camera-app is so new, and looking at BM’s history of delivering features in DVResolve, I’m guessing most (or all) of the features mentioned here will make it’s eay into the camera app sooner rather than later, as well as an android app - the lack of a split reticle for white balance and focus had me confused for a moment, coming from the Filmic legacy app, but I also found the solution you mentioned to work fine, it just sort of feels like I don’t have full control - having the option to set the focus area to center frame, and large like in filmic, and just tune the iso, wb, tint manually would give a better feeling of control - since I’m filming myself it’s hard to first set the focus by tapping, then adjusting, and hoping the focus is working - but these are minor issues that will come if enough people talk about them :)

[rijomusiq]

I’m a one man production so filmic legacy is a good option coz it still has that remote control functionality

[thesilencebeats]

I'm started consuming this channel since 3 days... mmm its good n informative for my 1st travel vlog ...

[NoveltySeeking]

Filmic Pro, After selecting the focus point But if there is anything in the middle or near the camera will focus on that point instead. Even if the object are not in the focus zone. I think focus Area is broader than the frame shows.

[petersterling]

Thanks for the Comparison Bennett! It seems like the Black Magic App can do almost Everything you would need as a Smartphone Filmmaker! Filmic Pro is definitely gonna have to Adapt or lose a Ton of Users!

[itslazygod]

please make a tutorial on how to transfer luts to the phone

[flyingbu]

Great comparison! Keep up the good work 👌

[markoschinho]

I've been using the Black magic app ever since it came out.
I also have an annual subscription to Filmic Pro. But the option of saving the footage on an external storage medium on my iPhone 13 Pro Max has a decisive advantage with 128 GB.
I'm very happy with it.
This excellent video has confirmed my opinion.
Thank you very much for this perfect comparison. 🙏👌👋

[stevecommand]

I choose filmic pro as it has the remote function whereby i can view and record myself in another devices. I can choose the bitrate for my recording as BM can't. Aside that, i can shoot log using it since BM only support iPhone 15. It's better i get the filmic pro app at a price lower than getting the high pricing iphone 15...

[crisalis]

I started using it today, the video is so smooth you don’t even need a gimbal.

[remektekmedia]

I bought FilmicPro years ago. I use it rarely, so there is no way to justify a subscription licence for me. BCA on the other hand allows me to learn about the creative use of my iPhone without continuous payments.

[henniecoetzee]

I love your videos. Thank you. It is very informative.

[balkrishankulria]

Nice video, tell the best app for android