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Apple iPhone 16 Pro / 16 Pro Max LUTs

Camera settings

  • Camera app: Settings > Camera > Formats > turn on Apple ProRes, then in Video mode tap the resolution/fps and pick ProRes Log (Log is ProRes-only in the built-in Camera app).
  • ProRes Log up to 4K30 internal (128 GB model: 1080p30 only); up to 4K120 only to external USB-C storage (exFAT; >=220 MB/s for 4K60, >=440 MB/s for 4K120; reformat before each 4K120 session).
  • HEVC Apple Log: Final Cut Camera 1.1 or later, or Blackmagic Camera.
Apple Log conversion preview
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Apple Log

Shot on Sony FX30 (S-Log3) and re-encoded into Apple Log to show the conversion.

Apple Log

Built from Apple's published spec and checked against Apple's own LUT.

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Sources

iPhone 16 Pro tech specs: Log video recording, ACES, ProRes up to 4K120 with external recording (16 Pro Max: https://support.apple.com/en-us/121032)Apple press release Sept 9, 2024: 4K120 ProRes and Log directly to external storageiPhone User Guide (iOS 27): Settings > Camera > Formats > Apple ProRes; choose ProRes Log in Video mode; 17 Pro/18 Pro choose 'ProRes Log Video Encoding' Log or Log 2; 18 Pro needs Pro Video Storage configured; ProRes up to 4K30 internal, 15 Pro 4K60 and 16/17/18 Pro 4K120 only to external storage; 128 GB 15 Pro/16 Pro internal limited to 1080p30About Apple ProRes on iPhone (Mar 2026): Log encoding on 13 Pro-17 Pro ProRes models; external drive must be exFAT, USB 3 10 Gb/s cable, >=220 MB/s for 4K60 and >=440 MB/s for 4K120, reformat before each 4K120 sessionFinal Cut Camera: Apple Log requires iPhone 15 Pro or later; Apple Log 2 'wider color gamut than Apple Log', requires iPhone 17 Pro or later; HEVC or ProRes codec with log colour spaceFinal Cut Camera release notes: 1.1 (Nov 2024) Log + HEVC recording (iPhone 15 Pro or later); 2.0 (Sep 2025) Apple Log 2 in ProRes or HEVCApple developer docs: appleLog = BT2020 primaries + Apple-defined log curve; appleLog2 = 'Apple Gamut' primaries + Apple-defined log curveFinal Cut Pro for Mac has Apple's built-in 3D LUTs converting Apple Log and Apple Log 2 to Rec.709Blackmagic Camera (iOS) colour spaces 'based on device' incl. Apple Log; built-in Apple Log to Rec.709 LUT listed for iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max; Android version colour spaces are Rec.709, Rec.2020 HLG10, BT2020 HDR10 only (no log)Apple Developer downloads search for 'Apple log profile' (redirects to Apple ID sign-in; exists but contents not viewable without login)