While the Euro-NAB conference in Amsterdam (aka IBC 2024) wraps up, we’re still getting news from familiar names about some major and noteworthy updates to some of their most popular cameras, products, and apps—including this news from Blackmagic Design.
The popular Blackmagic Camera for Android app is getting another update with version 1.3 which is set to add support for recording timecode with clips, anamorphic de-squeeze, higher frame rate recordings on Pixel smartphones, as well as new support for your favorite Samsung Flip and Fold phones.
Here’s everything you need to know about Blackmagic Camera for Android 1.3 from IBC 2024.
Blackmagic Camera for Android 1.3
As we saw with Blackmagic Camera for Android 1.2 adding improved stability and support for the new Pixel 9 phones, this latest update is set to add even more improvements and features and more support for the latest (and divisive) smartphones.
The big highlights here might simply be the added support for recording timecode with clips which allows customers to quickly synchronize video and audio in post-production and to use recordings from multiple cameras in a multicam edit with timecode sync.
This update will also add anamorphic lens de-squeeze functionality and lens correction settings as well as support for off-speed and time-lapse recording. The aforementioned Pixel 6, 7, 8, and 9 phone owners will now be able to record at higher frame rates including 120fps and 240fps at 720p and 120fps at 1080p as well.
Finally, all of you flippers and folders can now use Blackmagic Camera for Android on your Xiaomi 13T, Samsung Flip 5/6, and Fold 5/6 phones. Here are all of the new Blackmagic Camera for Android 1.3 Features:
- Support for recording timecode with clips.
- Support for anamorphic lens de-squeeze.
- Support for higher frame rate recordings on Pixel devices.
- Support for off-speed recording.
- Support for time-lapse recording.
- Support for adjusting the audio gain.
- Works with Foldable devices: Samsung Flip 5/6, Samsung Fold 5/6.
- Works with Xiaomi 13T
The Blackmagic Camera App for Android 1.3 is available now as a free download from Google Play here.
Author: Jourdan Aldredge
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
