3DFilm Parts SmartLog is a free camera report tool for film crews, and it will soon be available on the App Store.
It allows you to log takes as you shoot -> scene, take, lens, stop, filters, ISO, timecode. Once you are wrapped, it provides you with a proper camera report as a PDF or CSV.
What it does
- Take logging with a fast entry form: slate, shot and take, optics, exposure, rig and notes.
- A camera picker with 79 bodies covering every Netflix-approved camera, drones included. Pick your body and the recording format and codec fill themselves.
- 30 lens sets from studio primes to cine zooms and anamorphics, ready as one-tap chips.
- Multi-cam ready: set how many cameras are on the job, give each its own camera model, and tag every take A / B / C with one tap.
- US and UK slating conventions: lead with scene / take or slate/take, whichever way your crew works.
- Fine-tuned detail most reporting apps skip: tint, per-take frame rate, shot/slate numbers, interior/exterior and day/night, and rig (dolly, steadicam, gimbal, drone).
- A stop slider that reads in tenths, exactly like the ARRI viewfinder: T2.8 (3/10).
- Paper-style camera reports, exported as PDF straight from your phone.
- CSV and JSON export that opens in any spreadsheet or DIT and reporting software.
- Time-of-day timecode, and frame-accurate LTC jam from any timecode box through the audio input.
- Kit and preset system: your lenses, filters, ISO, colour temp, shutter and aspect ratios, one tap away.
- Dark and light themes, adjustable text size, and your choice of font.
- Everything stored on your own device. No sign-up, no cloud, no tracking.
It is great to see so many new tools coming out that are free and not subscription-based.
There is no account needed, no subscriptions, no ads, and you don’t need internet to use it.
You open SmartLog in your normal browser (Safari or Chrome), not inside another app’s browser (a link tapped from Instagram, Facebook, or a messaging app). Then use Add to Home Screen or Install so your log is always saved on your device. In-app browsers can clear your data when they close.
Three ways to keep it
The same free app can be used on every device. You can pick whatever suits how you work.
It will initially be available for iPhone and iPad first. An Android version will follow.
3D Fil parts is looking for feedback so they can know what it’s missing. There’s a request-a-feature button in the app that you will be able to use.
