can I use my iPhone 11 as a camera in iMovie? I want to use the front camera as it's superior to the one on my MacBook Air but it doesn't let me select it in iMovie on my laptop when I have it connected. I know I have iMovie on my phone but I want to be able to see the what's being recorded. I'm recording myself so I can't see the display on my iPhone using the front camera.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15
You can use iPhone as an external camera. However, you cannot record directly into iMovie. You need to use QuickTimePlayer. To do that, plug in your iPhone to your Mac and open QuickTimePlayer. Use QuickTime’s Record New Movie feature to activate and recognize the iPhone as an external camera. Here’s a link that explains how to use the feature:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201066
– Rich
You can use iPhone as an external camera. However, you cannot record directly into iMovie. You need to use QuickTimePlayer. To do that, plug in your iPhone to your Mac and open QuickTimePlayer. Use QuickTime’s Record New Movie feature to activate and recognize the iPhone as an external camera. Here’s a link that explains how to use the feature:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201066
– Rich
Thanks for the reply. That only captures what is on my iPhone screen though and does not use it as an external camera.
Thanks for the follow up. I did all of that and it still just records what's happening on the screen even when in video mode on my phone. It's not what I'm needing. I appreciate the help though.
The iPhone can be used as an external camera to record to your Mac. You need to use the controls on your Mac screen, not your iPhone screen, to stop and start recording. EDIT: Here's a screen shot of what appears on my Mac screen when I plug in my iPhone, open QuickTimePLayer, select File/New Movie Recording, and select the iPhone as the device.
-- Rich
But isn’t what’s happening on the iPhone screen what the camera is recording? Whatever you point the iPhone camera at is what will show on the screen, and what will record to QuickTimePlayer. That’s how it works with my iPhone. When you stop recording you can save what you recorded as a movie to your Mac’s screen.
If that’s not happening for you you might call Apple support and see if the techs there can help.
— Rich
can I use my iPhone 11 as a camera in iMovie?
