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 4.7-inch screen of the 7 or 8, or the comparatively large 5.5-inch screen of the 7 Plus and 8 Plus. Same goes for the 5.8-inch displays on the iPhone X, XS, and the smaller of the 11 Pros, the 6.1-inch display on the XR and the 11, and of course, the most ginormous of all the iPhone displays, the 6.5 inches on the XS Max and the larger of the 11 Pros. But we want to emphasize that on such glorious widescreen displays, watching movies and other videos on the iPhone can be a cinematic delight. And if you’re banking on the larger screen, ...
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