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I think this is a cool feature, but I don't really see the kinds of people who need to do multicam setups grabbing a load of iPhones and tripods and doing things that way. Does it also support some other way of capturing with pro cameras (SDI or HDMI live capture for instance)?

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Any iPad with a USB-C port supports video capture via UVC. This allows you use devices like the El Gato Cam Link for as a video source.

Also, I cofounded a startup eons ago that makes an iOS specifically to do multi-camera video production and is still trucking along. There is definitely a market for using iPhones and iPads to produce video.

> Any iPad with a USB-C port supports video capture via UVC. This allows you use devices like the El Gato Cam Link for as a video source.

While that's true, that's neither what the PR describes in text nor depicts in video.

Would you expect the PR to cater to, and speak extensively about third party hardware?

Not just third-party, but pre-existing solutions. The PR is announcing what's new, it's that simple.

I do not think it's so much for those who already are doing or have a "need" to do multicam, but it sure will enable a lot more creators to experiment and explore multicam creations.

Honestly, the iPhone is pretty good at video now, I wish they still made an iPod Touch-class device, just with upgraded cameras. No need for cellular and all the additional baggage of being a phone.

On the other end—I'm amazed Sony, Canon, and Nikon (not to mention the smaller camera players) haven't found a way to build an iPhone-esque camera that they could convince Apple to tie into their systems, so you could have the same ease of integration like with Final Cut Camera.

Maybe Nikon intends to do something there with RED?

It's not only about the quality, for much less than a thousand dollars you can get a better dedicated camera.

I could see TikTokers doing it.

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