# Proximator — Camera Footage & Proxy Tools

> Camera Footage & Proxy Tools (iPhone/iPad app by Chenxing Liu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/proximator/id6745190510 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chenxing Liu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1789893586)
- Category: Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.1 · 108 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-10-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/proximator/id6745190510/reviews.md

## What is Proximator?

Proximator turns your iPhone or iPad into a portable footage review and proxy conversion station for filmmakers and video creators. Plug in your camera card or external drive, review footage, selectively copy clips, apply effects, and convert to lightweight proxy files that are storage- and transfer-friendly.

KEY FEATURES:
• MOV/MP4/ProRes/BRAW and MXF playback and conversion, straight off the card.
• Real-time 3D LUT preview and baked-in output
• Fully color grading features & Color wheels
• Anamorphic de-squeeze (1.25×–2.0×)
• Slate Info: Timecode, Scene, Shot, Take etc burned into or embedded
• Fast & direct GPU processing, adjustable Bitrate & codec(H264/H265)
• Optimized to relink in different NLEs.
• Backup (Direct copy) footage
• Audio-only extraction and separate channel extraction
• Low-battery auto-pause protection (3% / 10% / Off)
• No subscription, one-time purchase for Pro license, one license shared between iPad/iPhone.

Proximator is built by filmmaker for filmmakers and content creators who need to review footage, extract media, and generate proxies on set using only mobile devices.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Proximator Pro (Perpetual License) | $27.99 | one-time |
| Proximator Pro (1-Month Pass) | $5.99 | one-time |
| Proximator Pro (Perpetual License) | $22.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-08-19

Color Grading
• Full-featured color grading — every clip can be graded individually
• Thumbnails now update as the clip gets graded
• Anamorphic desqueeze can now be applied per clip

Others
• System Album can be chosen as a footage source folder
• MXF wrapping MPEG-2 and Avid DNxHD is now supported
• UX improvements throughout the app

### 1.3.2 — 2026-08-05

Blackmagic RAW & MXF

• Play BRAW and MXF straight off the card, no transcode step first
• Scrub, grab stills, and read metadata for both formats
• Convert them to proxies alongside everything else in your batch
• Bundled Blackmagic Film and Canon C-Log3 to Rec.709 LUTs

Slate Info

• Add Scene, Shot, Take, Camera, Card, Date and Notes to any clip
• Batch-apply a slate across clips, with auto-advancing take numbers
• Burn it into the picture, or embed it invisibly as metadata
• Pro: read natively by Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro, no plugin, no sidecar

Timecode

• Burn-in and slate now read the real timecode from your footage

Plus a range of UX improvements throughout the app.

### 1.2.7 — 2026-05-30

- Optimized Proxy Relinking for higher framerate footage in Davinci Resolve
- Fixed a resolution bug for vertical footage conversion. 
- Added in 'Target NLE' selector

### 1.2.6 — 2026-03-28

- Added in basic keyword binding for Play/Pause/Prev/Next/Seek forward/background/Favorite/Checked/Fullscreen toggle
- Audiowaveform render further optimization.
- Audio waveform amplitude adjustment made available to free version users.
- Fixed a UI display issue on 13inch iPads

### 1.2.5 — 2026-03-23

- Optimized audio waveform rendering for faster loading on long clips
 - Minor bug fixes and stability improvements

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## More apps by Chenxing Liu

- [Chatika](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chatika/id6743194488)

All apps by Chenxing Liu: https://appshunter.io/developer/1789893586

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