P: Add Support for Cinematic video files from iPhone 13 Pro Max

[KellyDione]

I am unable to import the new Cinematic video files to Lightroom Classic (updated) from my iPhone 13 Pro Max (iOS 15.0.2). Any tips or suggestions?

Thanks!

[Sland Studios]

While I'd love this issue to be patched, in the meantime, has anyone applied their own fix and can share their experience? I've considered the following:

-When importing, using LrC's 'move' feature to put all un-imported videos into a directory separate directory, bulk applying some kind of transcoding to a format that LrC would like, then moving these back into the original directory for import.

Use case: once per week I want to import all photos and the occasional video to LrC so larger videos can be removed from the iPhone and everything would be catalogued. I move long-form videos (10 minute +) into a separate directory on my NAS so it doesn't bog down LrC, but for the day-to-day clips (regular video and cinematic), it'd be nice to just offload these in the LrC library. Not a wild request imo 😄 Anyone elses thoughts / experiences for a mid-term fix would be great to hear!

[iltb2000]

Looking into this a little further, and at the risk of repeating some of what has already been discussed previously, it appears that the video file that won't import has a second video track.

The video file that does import includes the modifications to make it appear cinematic (narrow depth of field to enhance the focal point of the video):

The video file that does not import (gets the incompatible error) contains the original video (uncinematic, wide depth of field) plus a second video track, which I can only guess contains the information to turn the original video into cinematic focus:

I hope that helps in resolving this import issue so that both files can be imported into Lightroom.

Thanks!

Jon