2024-03-28 20:30:55| Engadget
A $3 iOS app now records higher-resolution spatial videos than Apples native camera app. Spatialify, available on the App Store, lets iPhone 15 Pro owners record 3D videos for Apples Vision Pro in either 1080p at 60fps or 4K at 30fps with HDR. Apples native recording only supports 1080p / 30fps without HDR, so your immersive clips will be noticeably sharper using Spatialify than the camera app on the same phone. UploadVR first reported on the app update.
Spatialify launched earlier this year as a tool for converting Apples spatial videos (HEVC format) for playback on non-Apple VR headsets like the Meta Quest 3. But with Meta later adding native HEVC conversion to its headsets (the best-selling on the market), Spatialifys superior recording could give the third-party app a new lease on life.
Engadget senior editor Devindra Hardawar confirmed that Spatialify produces files in 4K / 30fps when set accordingly. He also verified that Spatialifys videos look much sharper on the Vision Pro than those shot in Apples camera app. HDR also makes the videos lighting look more realistic. Not bad for three bucks.
Its somewhat surprising Apple is holding back its native camera app from exploiting the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Maxs full hardware capabilities, but it isnt unheard of. Halide, a popular iOS camera app, beat Apple to the punch with iOS photography features like shooting in RAW, manual controls and portrait photos for pets. Based on that history, I wouldnt be shocked if Apple soon added similar advanced spatial recording to its camera, especially now that we know its current hardware has no problem with it.
Spatialify is available on the App Store for $3. It requires an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max to capture spatial videos.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/a-3-app-shoots-better-spatial-videos-than-the-iphones-native-camera-193055951.html?src=rss
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