LogGate Pro Released – Native Apple Log 2 Conversion for Mac and iPhone at $19.99 One-Time

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by Johnnie BehiriMay 22^nd, 2026

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LogGate Pro v1.3 is now available on the App Store as a native Apple Log and Apple Log 2 to Rec.709 conversion app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, with face-aware smart cropping, multi-aspect-ratio export, and a one-time $19.99 price. The app processes everything locally on Apple Silicon using a chip-aware VideoToolbox and Metal pipeline, supports Apple Log 1, Apple Log 2, ProRes RAW, HLG, and PQ/HDR10 input, and requires no cloud, subscription, or internet connection.

Since the iPhone 15 Pro introduced Apple Log recording back in 2023, demand for fast and clean log-to-Rec.709 conversion has steadily grown, especially now that the iPhone 17 Pro records in Apple Log 2 and even ProRes RAW, with both unlocked through Apple’s Final Cut Camera 2.0 update. LogGate Pro positions itself in that space as a focused, Apple-native utility, sitting alongside conversion options already available inside DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro, and dedicated AI tools like Topaz Video AI Pro and Aiarty Video Enhancer.

Color science and supported inputs

LogGate Pro performs its Rec.709 SDR conversion using a 64³ CIColorCube LUT, Apple’s Core Image-native 3D LUT implementation at high precision (64 x 64 x 64 sample points). Output is properly tagged Rec.709 for universal playback. According to the developer, the same conversion path covers a broader range of inputs than the marketing front page suggests: Apple Log 1 from iPhone 15 Pro and 16 Pro, Apple Log 2 from iPhone 17 Pro, ProRes RAW in linear encoding, HLG, and PQ/HDR10. The Apple Log version can be auto-detected or forced manually, and the LUT transform itself can be toggled off if a colorist would rather grade from the original log curve.

System requirements are notably current: macOS 26.0, iOS 26.0, and iPadOS 26.0 or later, which locks out anyone still running an earlier macOS release. Apple Silicon is recommended on the Mac side, although Intel is officially supported, with 16 GB of RAM recommended for 4K work and 8 GB listed as sufficient for most other workflows. On mobile, any A13-class iPhone (iPhone 11) or 2020-or-newer iPad will run the app.

Apple Silicon pipeline and chip-aware parallelism

This is where LogGate Pro pushes beyond the typical drag-and-drop utility. The developer describes an end-to-end native YUV pipeline in which the decoder and encoder exchange pixel buffers in their preferred formats, eliminating memory-bandwidth waste. Core Image runs entirely on the Metal GPU through an asynchronous render pipeline, so decode, GPU, and encode stages can overlap rather than block each other. The app is also chip-aware: M-series Pro, Max, and Ultra machines automatically run two or more batch exports in parallel, with the resolved processing profile written into every batch report.

The biggest workflow optimization is single-decode multi-aspect export. When a clip is exported to multiple aspect ratios in the same job, the typical 16:9 plus 9:16 social workflow, the engine decodes the source only once and feeds every output writer from a single producer pass. The 5 to 10 times speed advantage the developer claims over traditional grading methods is presumably built on these architectural choices, although we have not independently benchmarked real-world conversion times.

Smart cropping with face detection

The standout feature for short-form creators is Smart Framing, which leans on Apple’s Vision framework. The smart-crop mode finds the human subject via face detection first and falls back to attention-based saliency for non-people content, so landscape, product, or wildlife clips are reframed without a face to lock onto. The Vision analysis runs once per source clip and feeds every aspect-ratio variant from that single pass, meaning a four-ratio social cut does not repeat the scan four times. From a single source, LogGate Pro can output Original, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, and 1:1 variants, with an optional social-ready resolution clamp that caps long-edge output at 3840 pixels.

How well the face-detection-plus-saliency logic handles fast camera moves, multiple subjects, or scenes where the intended subject is not the most salient element remains the open question, and one we would want to test against editorial reframing in DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro.

Codecs, audio control, and queue management

Export options include H.264 for web and universal compatibility, HEVC for higher-quality compressed output, and Apple ProRes 422 for archival and color-correction handoffs. The HEVC path is worth flagging: 10-bit Apple Log sources are automatically encoded with the Main10 profile, preserving every bit of color precision through the encoder. An earlier app version silently dropped 10-bit sources to 8-bit at the final encode step, and that fix is now automatic for any 10-bit input.

Audio handling is more thoughtful than the average conversion tool. Each export can pass-through stereo at 192 kbps AAC (the default, preserving existing workflows), output true mono at 128 kbps AAC, sum mono and duplicate it to both stereo channels (useful for single-mic interview footage), or strip audio entirely. The batch queue accepts an unlimited number of clips, lets you add files before, during, or after a run, and supports duplicating items, re-running failures, and deleting on demand. Detailed processing logs are written alongside outputs, including the chip’s worker count, the export path used per item, and per-phase timing. That level of telemetry is unusual for a consumer-priced app and makes it possible to diagnose a slow run or benchmark different Macs in seconds.

The fully local processing is also worth flagging. Nothing is uploaded, no telemetry leaves the device, and no internet connection is required at any point. For filmmakers handling NDA, commercial, or otherwise sensitive footage, that is a meaningful workflow difference compared to cloud-based AI conversion services.

LogGate Frame, an upcoming AI upscaler for Mac

The same developer is preparing a companion Mac app called LogGate Frame, focused on AI video upscaling and built on Apple’s MetalFX upscaling framework. Frame is positioned as a Mac-only tool capable of pushing footage from SD up to 4K and 5K (5120 x 2880), with batch processing across entire video files rather than just stills. Like LogGate Pro, it processes locally on Apple Silicon with no cloud component, accepts ProRes, H.264, and HEVC as input, and exports ProRes. The recommended workflow is to grade with LogGate Pro first and then upscale with LogGate Frame, so that the upscaler operates on graded footage rather than the log original.

System requirements for LogGate Frame are lower than for the Pro app, with macOS 14 listed as the minimum, suggesting Frame is designed to reach a broader Mac install base than the iPhone 17 Pro-aligned Pro app.

Pricing and availability

LogGate Pro is available now on the App Store as a universal app for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS at $19.99 (€29.99), billed as a one-time purchase with all future updates included. LogGate Frame is available now, with an introductory price of $19.99 rising to the regular price of $49.99 in July. .

In a market increasingly dominated by subscription-based AI tools, a one-time license under twenty dollars for Apple Log and Apple Log 2 conversion is notable, and the fully local processing pipeline should appeal to filmmakers who prefer not to upload client footage to a third-party server.

Have you tried LogGate Pro for your iPhone 17 Pro Apple Log 2 footage? Don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments below!