Magic Reds ViewFinder 4+

Director's Viewfinder

Roman Medvid

    • 4.9 • 21 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Magic Reds ViewFinder presents a precise framing preview for the real camera/lens combination you'll be shooting with, right where you stand with your iPhone / iPad. It simulates the field of view of cinema digital cameras or lens and can help thousands of professionals in filmmaking at the preproduction.

PLEASE READ: this app does not turn your Apple device into an external monitor, but operates as a stand-alone tool.

The app contains ad banners, which can be turned off with additional in-app purchase (in 'About the App' menu).

The app is a digital directors viewfinder - it helps you see the exact field of view for your future shot. Select the camera from the menu and rotate the wheel to select the focal length of the lens.

Supported cameras ( http://www.red.com/products ):

- Helium 8K
- Gemini
- Weapon 8K
- Scarlet-W,
- Weapon Dragon
- Epic Dragon / Mysterium-X
- Scarlet Dragon / Mysterium-X
- Red One

Magic ViewFinder simulates using tele adapters or anamorphic optics on your camera. From the menu you can also select the aspect ratio of the frame guide overlaying your image.

Magic ViewFinder also lets you apply some commonly used color presets (also known as LUTs) to the live picture, which brings you even closer to the final shot.

When you have found the right view, you may save it for future reference, with additional data like the focal length, date and time and camera / lens information.
While taking a photo, you may lock exposure and turn on and off the auto focus to better control the captured picture.

You can set camera to work in constant auto-focus mode, or lock the focus temporarily. You can also tap the live screen to focus on particular objects (which turns on the focus-locked mode).

White balance may work in Auto, Locked or Manual mode.

If the field of view of your real camera is wider than your in-device camera, the app adds 'padding' around the image, since the device cannot 'see' what is beyond. It is the best solution that we developed first amongst other viewfinder apps.

Please note that position of your iPhone or iPad should correspond to the 'nodal point' of your real lens, which is somewhere in the middle of the lens.

Ad policy: The ads are designed to appear non-intrusively. Ads can be turned off (see below).

Additional info about the app may be read at: http://dev.kadru.net/index.php/magic-viewfinder/

If you have any issues please email us for a quick support: dev@kadru.net

To activate additional settings (i.e. to use all available optical adapters and frame guides) and to turn off advertising, please subscribe to (Option #1) or purchase Premium Features (Option #2) in 'About the App' menu.

In-App Purchase Option #1:
- Title of service: Premium features: subscription
- Length of subscription: a month (auto-renewable)
- Contents of service: Turned off ads and additional options for frame guides, optical adapters, anamorphic indices, more LUTs
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase
- Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable

Terms of Use:
http://dev.kadru.net/tos.html

In-App Purchase Option #2:
- Title of service: Premium features: purchase
- Length of subscription: once and forever
- Contents of service: Turned off ads and additional options for frame guides, optical adapters, anamorphic indices, more LUTs

Privacy Policy: http://dev.kadru.net/privacy_policy/Privacy_Policy_Magic_Red_ViewFinder.html

What’s New

Version 1.8.8

- improved internet connection via LTE

Ratings and Reviews

4.9 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

Trekkie#1 ,

Superb

Such a good concept. The ability to immediately save shots helps with location scouting and preliminary storyboards. I appreciate the sticky values for focal lengths. I’d love to be able to tap on a sticky value and snap to there, rather than lining up sliders and hoping I’m close enough.

I would like to see the same with stops and distance on the DOF calculator; (an incredibly handy feature to have in the same app) the total depth readout is a welcome update. My only qualm with that tool is it visually represents critical focus as midway between near and far distances rather than 1/3, 2/3.

The ability to apply and import LUTs is very useful. I’m the type of person who would love to have curves available in-app to create a look on the fly, but nonetheless, an impressive feature.

If an update brought a sun/time of day tracker to the table, this app would have the market cornered.

All in all, a very strong app and I’m excited to use it more and see where it goes!

Developer Response ,

Hi there, thanks so much for your review.

In the latest update you can find the feature of tapping the sticky values. The sliders in DOF calculator will get that soon too.

Please note that the axis of distances in DOF tool is not linear, so even though the blue lines are equidistant to the red line the actual distance to the far edge is always longer than that to the near edge of the DOF. This is done is resemblance to the marks on the older lenses with manual aperture adjustments.

Before I will be thinking about the tracker feature, I will introduce the geo location function which is in my pipeline.

Thanks again!

Hdworldmedia ,

Great app

As a red camera user’ I recommend this app to filmmakers even if they are not shooting with a red. It is essential framing guide that has replaced the measuring tape , I used. Any filmmaker needs this. But it is essential time saver for red camera film users.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your kind words

gkvfx ,

C2C integration is fantastic!

A very useful tool!
All that’s missing is the addition V-Raptor and Komodo to the camera list.

Developer Response ,

Komodo is added. Enjoy, my friend!)

App Privacy

The developer, Roman Medvid, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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