Chapter 10
Starring in a Blockbuster: Video on Your iPhone
IN THIS CHAPTER
Finding videos
Playing videos on your iPhone
Shooting video
Editing footage
Picture this scene: The smell of popcorn permeates the room as you and your family congregate to watch the latest Hollywood blockbuster. A motion picture soundtrack swells up. The images on the screen are stunning. And all eyes are fixed on the iPhone.
Okay, here’s the reality check. The iPhone is not going to replace a wall-sized high-definition television as the centerpiece of your home theater, even on the larger 4.7-inch screen of the 6, 6s, 7, or 8, or the comparatively massive 5.5-inch screen of the 6 Plus, 7 Plus, and 8 Plus. Same goes for the 5.8-inch OLED display on the iPhone X, which barely has any edges or bezels. But we want to emphasize that on that glorious widescreen display — and even on the smallest screen model in the current lineup, the 4-inch SE — watching movies and other videos on the iPhone can be a cinematic delight. And if you’re banking on the larger screen, you can always use your iPhone to pump video to ...
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