FiLMiC Remote Reviews

One of the worst apps I have ever used

Final Cut Guru

I used FilmicPro Remote on my new iPad Pro connecting to my iPhone 6s. Over my Verizon LTE it was unusable laggy. I tried my Sprint network and it was decent with only the occasional lag. Then inexplicably, the app crashed as I'm adjusting the color temp and after that I was unable to connect again. Avoid this app.

I love the app.

Cyn City1

I'm very new to iPhone videography so when I had an opportunity to use Filmic Pro but I was excited with Filmic Remote. The ability to set up a shot and see it on my ipad that acts as a monitor is a bonus. I do experience some lag, but overall the program is working as described. My son, who is a professional music producer and videographrer is impressed with what filmic remote has the potential to do. Only drawback for me is the remote screen is from the older version and I'd like to see the same screen/ functionality of vrs 6 on my tablet. When you have that, I'll give you a "6" if they let me! :-)

Not stable enough for professional gear

Qualtec

The creators of filmic claim to offer professional level of performance but really fall short of that promise when it comes to the remote control app. Because it only allows to stay connected with one device at a time, I ended up connecting and reconnecting to 3 iPhones involved in a multi angle setup. Only the first connection worked without issues, the subsequent connections either had the device not listed, took forever or lacked video transmission. The only way to correct this is to switch off the remote control permission in filmic pro and re-enable, which requires physical interaction with those devices defeating the entire remote control approach. Missing feature: connecting to multiple devices and quickly flip between them for swift and easy multi angle shootings. $7.99, even the $4 in the bundle is way to much considering the shortcomings. Competitors product do much better in that regard.

Very lackluster

The1stisntalwaysthebest

FILMIC PRO itself is robust with amazing features and progressive in how it uses external hardware. But, the remote app doesn’t help too much if you are looking to remotely manipulate the osmo mobile gimbal you are connected to... Also, you can’t adjust the color controls... this needs to be brought up to speed.

Much room for improvement

ccarson05

Look this is a cheap app. What do we expect? As great as the camera app is, one would expect something great with this, and be let down. Borrow a thing or two from the MoviePro Remote App. I’m sure there’s a reason for the video lag between the latest and fastest iOS devices or when on WiFi, but we’ve got to find a way to make it work better. Or at least be open to having the conversation as to why it works poorly.

Nothing but crashing

beezus70

I tried using with iPhone X and older iPad Mini and could not get it to work well enough to be usable. The iPad (it automatically downloaded an older version of the app) would work for a few sec but lock up every single time. Also the main app would also frequently crash when connected to the remote. Absolutely not usable for a professional environment. The devs should withdraw the remote app until fixed because it makes an otherwise great camera app look like an embarrassment.

No Method For Stills

Just the Fax 3737

There’s no method to snap a still, and if you try to just take a screenshot of the frame in preview, there is no way to hide the editing tools. Just adds extra steps for no reason. Why would you want to take a still? 1) To analyze 2) Because you are taking product shots with 360 spins and need to alternate video and photo 3) Because you are taking a timelapse with multiple cameras There is a workaround, but you have to set the frame rate to 3FPS, snap quickly, and then export the frame to Luma or FCPX, and then export the png. Sigh.

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