A New Option for iPhone Filmmakers is Here to Help Convert Your Apple Log 2 Footage

For all of those iPhone filmmakers out there looking to be the next Sean Baker, or—you know—just trying to get their content creation work done with their smartphone, this new video conversion tool is worth checking out.

While not a free offering, you can unlock unlimited batch conversions to turn your Apple Log 2 (or Apple Log) footage from your iPhones into Rec.709 SDR with a one-time purchase.

Let’s take a look at the LogGate Pro app, as well as explore what its latest update is set to offer for your Mac, iPhone, and iPad workflows.

Convert Apple Log Footage

So, while there are certainly many other popular ways for filmmakers, content creators, and video editors to convert iPhone Apple Log footage into a more usable format for their edits, this is a nice option for those looking to do so quickly and easily, directly from their smartphones or other Apple devices.

The LogGate Pro app offers precise Apple Log and Apple Log 2 to Rec.709 conversion using a 64 CIColorCube LUT. This pipeline is hardware-accelerated on Apple Silicon and supports face-aware smart cropping and iPhone 17 Pro. It also handles all processing on-device, meaning no cloud, no uploads, and no tracking.

The company also notes that its method can preserve the full dynamic range of your iPhone Pro captures and handle older formats like Apple Log 1 (iPhone 15/16 Pro), Apple Log 2 (iPhone 17 Pro), ProRes RAW (linear encoding), HLG, and PQ/HDR10 input.

Price and Availability

The other major perk here is that users have multiple codec choices (H.264, HEVC, and ProRes 422) and access to a smart subject-cropping tool that can help find human subjects via face detection. You can also output multiple aspect ratios (original, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, and 1:1) with a single click, making it a nice option for those looking to create content for multiple platforms at once.

As mentioned above, this is not a free app; it is available via a one-time purchase at $19.99. You can find more info on the Apple App Store here.