Hello Everyone, NOTE 1: The reason I am posting this is to alert those, who do not have enough vision to see video display playback, to the fact that their iOS 11 screen recordings may need some additional processing if they are to be viewed correctly on non-Apple devices/platforms.
NOTE 2: The following comments are based on my experience with an iPhone 6 S Plus running iOS 11, a 6 Plus running iOS 10.33, and a Windows 7 PC. NOTE 3: It has long been established that for best results when taking photos/videos on iPhone, in terms of insuring universal orientation compatibility, iPhone should be held in landscape orientation. Simply put, if you hold your iPhone in portrait mode when taking a photo/video, it will, most likely, appear on it's side when viewed on a non-Apple device/platform. Now, on to the Show: I took a 2 minutes screen recording of my iPhone 6 S Plus. I held the phone in portrait orientation which is the way I use the phone. Please note that some apps, such as the one I chose to record, will not orient themselves to landscape mode. Therefore, they can only be used in portrait mode. Using Air Drop, I copied the video to my primary 6 Plus which I then transferred to my Windows 7 PC via USB cable. I was delighted to see that the file copied as a .mp4 file. I was not, however, delighted to discover that, simply clicking the file, via Windows Explorer, resulted in only the audio being played in Windows Media Player, which is my default video playback application. That's right, there was no video, whatsoever. On my Windows 7 PC, I have QuickTime Player installed. Playing the file from within QuickTime Player resulted in both the audio and video being played and in the correct orientation. Next, I sent the video from my 6 S Plus to my 6 Plus via iMessage. Upon receiving the video file, I saved it to the 6 Plus's camera role from which I transferred it to my Windows 7 PC via the USB cable. This time, the file was transferred as a .mov file. Clicking the .mov file from within Windows Explorer resulted in both audio and video playback in Windows Media player but, as expected, the video was on its side. Next, I opened the .mov file from within Quick Time Player and it played, correctly. Next, using Microsoft Movie Maker, I imported the .mov file and rotated it 90 degrees. Next, I exported the file as a .mp4 file. Finally, I clicked the newly created .mp4 file from within Windows Explorer, and it played as expected with the correct video orientation, in Windows Media Player. It's interesting to note that the file I exported as a .mp4 file was less than half the file size of the original video taken by the 6 S Plus, despite the fact that it had identical video screen resolution. In conclusion, if you are certain that your iOS 11 screen recording will be displayed only on an Apple device/platform, then, all will be well. If, however, you intend to have the recording played from within Windows, you may want to alert the recipient to only play the file from within QuickTime Player. But, if you're like me, and you want virtual universal compatibility, such as you would want if posting the video to the web, you will, at the time of this writing, most likely need to perform some additional video processing on the file. Mark -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
