I misunderstood you, I thought you were referring to the video conversion app retaining HDR. I didn’t realize you were asking about the photo conversion app.

In regards to the photo conversion app (JPEG to PNG), I really only have a partial answer. When converting from ProRAW to .jpg, theoretically it should retain HDR, but I honestly don’t have a solid answer. Two reasons for this:

1). I’m not sure which version of .jpg the app converts to. If it converts to JPEG2000, then it would retain HDR. However, regardless, converting to a .png should retain HDR because .png does support HDR.

2). Since I have an iPhone 14 Pro, I unfortunately do not have the ability to manually enable and disable HDR photos, because the phone decides by itself whether it will shoot any given photo in HDR based on the environmental conditions.

If your phone does have the ability to manually toggle HDR “On” or “Off”, I would suggest taking a ProRAW photo with HDR enabled. If you then open the photo and tap on the “Information” button (the “I” in the circle), in the section that displays the photo resolution and size, there should be a badge that says, “HDR”. This confirms that the original ProRAW photo has HDR enabled.

If you then try converting that ProRAW photo to a .jpg in the photo conversion app, open the converted photo and tap on the “Information” button and see if there is still an HDR badge or not. If the HDR badge is not there, you could could also try to convert the original ProRAW to a .png and see if the HDR badge is still there.

Unfortunately, HDR is not retained in the conversion.

The app (MovP4) converts the video into an .mp4, and saves in a H.264 codec (which does not support HDR).

I honestly don’t understand why Apple’s developers couldn’t have coded a simple “On/Off” toggle switch that disables all AI Processing. They also could develop the ability to select different “levels” or “intensities” of AI Processing (Full Enhancement, Partial Enhancement, No Enhancement). Apple has complete control over how their software and chip process photos - that’s the benefit of Apple developing their own software and hardware, they literally have complete control over how their products interact with each other.

Unfortunately, Apple has managed to keep themselves convinced (probably through their shitty Focus Groups) that their AI Processing is the bees knees, and that everyone loves it. Yet, how many complaints do we see daily just in this subreddit alone complaining about their AI Processing? Surely they are aware of the displeasure so many of their users feel towards the cameras doing almost all of the thinking for us.

Not to mention, Apple is really doing a disservice to their amazing camera sensors by allowing the software to all but ruin a good chunk of photos. I would like to add, it does appear that the AI Processing is much more noticeable when taking 12MP photos, not nearly as bad when taking 48MP photos. This is my personal experience anyway.

When you say “AI Enhancement”, can you describe a little more what type of enhancements you’re noticing while shooting in ProRAW?

Unfortunately, Apple really screwed up (in a lot of customers’ eyes) with their AI processing. When using the phone like normal, like an average everyday user, their idea was that you take a picture and it comes out looking “professional” using their post processing. Honestly, this has done alright on their previous model iPhones, but the iPhone 14s just didn’t adapt well for some reason. I too noticed this right off the bat when I took my first photos on my iPhone 14 Pro Max. They actually didn’t even look too bad, but then I went to Walgreens to print some of those photos, and my God were they horrid.

To remove the artificial post-processing, you will need to take photos in “ProRAW”, as this is the setting designed more for the professional photographers. The photos are taken in an uncompressed format (so the file size will be significantly larger), but there is no automatic post-processing applied to ProRAW photos (unless you are using “Night Mode”). ProRAW is designed to capture the photo without any tweaks being done by the software, this way the photographer can apply their own custom edits as necessary without AI interfering.

Now again, while ProRAW will utilize the camera without the AI post-processing, the file sizes will be significantly larger. As an example, I took two photos of the exact same item. One is in normal format, the other in ProRAW. I forced the camera to take both photos using the 12MP lens:

Photo #1 (Normal Format): 12MP @ 910 KB

Photo #2 (ProRAW Format): 12MP @ 17.3 MB

That means Photo #2 takes up approximately 20 times more storage than Photo #1

Now, if you’re not using an iPhone Pro, then the highest resolution photo you can take is 12MP. As you probably know, the “Pro” models have a 48MP camera. When taking a photo in the normal format, the highest resolution will still be 12MP, but in ProRAW format, the resolution will be 48MP on the Main Camera. Again, to compare the two formats:

Photo #1 (Normal Format): 12MP @ 1.1 MB

Photo #2 (ProRAW Format): 48MP @ 61.6 MB

That means Photo #2 takes up approximate 60 times more storage than Photo #1

While it would take a while to really put a dent in your storage with uncompressed photos alone, there is still a way to take the photos in ProRAW (so you can avoid the post-processing) while having the photo only take up as much storage as the normal format.

I personally use an app called “JPEG to PNG” which lets you convert your ProRAW photos into .jpeg or .png files, at the same time, it compresses the ProRAW photo down to the file size of the normal format. The app is completely free, and you can do unlimited conversions. This is the best free app I was able to find that didn’t make you buy a subscription after your first few conversions. I highly recommend it.

Also, luckily, we don’t have the same issue with post-processing when recording videos, but I did want to mention another app called “MovP4” in case you ever come up with a need for it. It literally does the same thing as “JPEG to PNG”, but for videos instead. Meaning, you can take the ridiculously large, uncompressed ProRes videos and convert to a .mp4 file (which greatly reduces the file size). For example, I converted a 40 second ProRes video from 3.87 GB down to a 128.1 MB .mp4 file. Again, this app is also completely free, and doesn’t make you buy a subscription after a few conversions.

I have attached screenshots of both apps within the App Store so you know which apps I’m referring to. Neither of these apps are anything fancy, they don’t convert to every file format under the sun. However, they do convert to the most commonly used image and video formats easily, quickly, and for free. So, there’s no reason to complain!

https://preview.redd.it/pzk4k7zugqoa1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=9667f1f9662cf46d74c8171803da2670e54bd15b

Sorry for the extremely long answer, however, I really hope it helps!

Not a very good one.

The two primary reasons I upgraded to an iPhone 14 Pro Max was for the Dynamic Island and the upgraded 48 MP camera.

After having my 14 Pro Max for about 4 months now, I’d have to say I could absolutely do without the Dynamic Island. I’m not saying that I dislike it by any means, I actually do love it. It’s a very neat and seamless integration.

However, in my personal experience, I wouldn’t say many of the apps that I use really utilize the Dynamic Island in ways that I thought it would. Honestly, a lot of the apps that have done deep integration with the Dynamic Island charge a subscription fee, and in order to benefit from that integration, you need to pay that subscription fee.

In my everyday use, I would honestly say the only app that I really enjoy having that feature, is when I’m listening to my music in Apple Music. I enjoy being able to expand the Island and control my music without leaving the app that I’m currently using. Otherwise again, I could honestly do without it.

So again, my personal opinion would be to not pick the Pro model solely due to the Dynamic Island. It’s certainly not that amazing of a feature to justify the cost difference based on that feature alone. I do however, believe the cost difference to get the 48 MP camera is indeed worth it. I prefer taking all of my photos and videos in ProRAW and ProRes so that I am able to experience the full beauty of the cameras without all of the post processing that everyone seems to dislike with the iPhone 14.

I never said I was a “security engineer”. I said I work in Cyber Security, which Pen-Testing falls under.

Better yet, I’m not wasting nearly two hours creating a phishing script to prove a point. Again, a stranger on the Internet doesn’t mean anything to me.

With that being said, I conclude my conversation with you.

I am not making anything up? Why would I have a reason to lie to a stranger on Reddit. If you haven’t come across those types of phishing links, that’s good for you, but to blatantly deny they exist is pure ignorance.

Clicking a link absolutely will jeopardize your password. Albeit many phishing links aren’t that complex or intricate, but they are more common than you think.

I do pen-testing in my free time on the side, you would be amazed how often I come across those types of links. Apple accounts are more difficult to bypass, sure, but encryption isn’t an automatic guarantee of security, it just requires a little more complexity in the scripting.

It varies by how the programmer sets up the phishing link (there are also tons of templates scammers can grab online to make basic phishing links as well). But the way it works in most cases, is once you click on the phishing link, it then directs the code to open the application they are attempting to grab the credentials for. Once it opens the target application, it uses the credentials saved in the application (like when you open the application and it is automatically signed in), it then shoots those credentials (email and password) back to the scammer in a .txt file.

These guys literally get incredibly long lists of emails and passwords for the application they are targeting, go through and access those accounts so they can have access to your saved financial information, steal it, or use it to send themselves money.

As long as you haven’t noticed any fraudulent activity within your Apple account, then you should be fine.

If you wanted to be extra cautious, you would also change the passwords of any other accounts that use the same password as your Apple account (if applicable), or at the very least, change the password of any accounts that use the same email address and password of your Apple account (if necessary).

Not all scammers are clever enough, or care enough, to tap into other accounts that use the same credentials, but it’s very common that they may try. They may also be phishing for the purpose of mass collecting credentials to sell on the darknet.

Again, that’s if you want to be extra cautious, but as long as you change your Apple password you should be alright.

If you clicked on the link, change your Apple password immediately.

Phishing links like this (usually) simply just require you to click on them, then it immediately sends your credentials for the account they’re trying to access back to the scammer. A major red flag that is what is happening, is if you happen to click the link, and it opens up the application on your phone. That tells you that they just got your username and password for that account. However, just because you click the link and the application doesn’t open, doesn’t mean they still didn’t get your credentials.

Never, and I mean, never click on links that you don’t recognize, or have any doubt toward their legitimacy. Better safe than sorry by just not clicking the link to begin with.

Again, since you did click the link, I highly recommend changing the password for your Apple account immediately. Even if you clicked the link and immediately exited out, it doesn’t matter. If they were phishing for your information and just needed you to click the link to get it, then they got it as soon as you clicked.

I’ve worked Cyber Security for a very long time now, I see scams like these all of the time, have learned how to identify them pretty quickly, and figured out what they do and how they do it. Always be on the lookout, some of the emails I’ve seen look pretty damn legit, but there is always a way to point out a fraudulent email from a real one.

The misspellings and incorrect grammar alone should tell you this is 100% a scam.

Another thing you can do though when you’re unsure, is tap on the sender’s name, and it will show you the email address of where it came from. If it is not from an official company domain, then it is a scam. In this case, it would have come from an “@apple.com” domain, but I can tell you for a fact that it didn’t.

CashApp scams are a big one to look out for. You’ll get an email with the sender name of “CashApp”, but when you tap on the name, the email will be an “@gmail.com” domain, which is obviously not official.

That’s the reason ProRAW exists, for professional photography. Since professional photographers want an uncompressed photo they can adjust themselves, ProRAW doesn’t have any AI processing.

I’m not a professional photographer, but I take all of my photos in ProRAW, and shoot all of my videos in ProRes @ 4K, simply because the detail is noticeable in an uncompressed file, and because I don’t have to deal with the shitty post-processing of the 14 Pro’s camera 🙄

You can record ProRes with both the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro in 128GB. The difference is that you need at least a 256GB model to record in ProRes @ 4K. The 128GB models still support ProRes, but are limited to 1080p while filming in ProRes.

https://preview.redd.it/8c7zoe5tpcha1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=5411b658ba97e322af1080ba920e29cf0d0804b4

I use an app called “JPEG to PNG” to compress my ProRAW photos to a much smaller size, while still maintaining the quality. By far the best app I’ve found - it’s free (no matter how many conversions you do) and simple as hell to use. That way I can take an unprocessed photo, but still conserve space (when needed).

I personally take all of my photos in ProRAW and videos in 4K @ 30fps ProRes. I don’t have to really worry about space, but I also don’t take photos and videos like crazy. I’m the same with my music as well though, everything is downloaded / streamed in Lossless through Apple Music. I prefer the quality over the concern for space - yet still haven’t even touched 25% of my phone storage.

Just a suggestion.

This.

Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage and see if “Offload Unused Apps” in enabled.

The setting is used to remove apps with the least amount of use from your phone while still retaining the actual app data, so nothing actually gets lost.