# Artemis Director's Viewfinder

> For the professional filmmaker

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1164523253](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1164523253)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1164523253`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chemical Wedding
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (136 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.10.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2018-04-23
- **Size:** 80 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/artemis-directors-viewfinder/id1164523253)
- **Website:** [https://www.chemicalwedding.tv/artemis?utm\_source=app-store&utm\_medium=listing&utm\_content=marketing](https://www.chemicalwedding.tv/artemis?utm_source=app-store&utm_medium=listing&utm_content=marketing)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.chemicalwedding.tv/privacy](https://www.chemicalwedding.tv/privacy)

## Description

Artemis Director's Viewfinder helps professional filmmakers **plan shots**, **storyboards**, and **shot lists**. It syncs with Artemis Studio on Mac to keep the team aligned, and features a comprehensive camera and lens database with support for custom formats, virtual stand-ins, and frame-lines. Exportable assets include shot-lists, storyboards, and detailed shot plans (with sun-position data when paired with Helios).

Artemis enables seamless director–cinematographer collaboration, letting you share exact frames and camera setups with other Artemis users, plus a gallery for location scouting and easy exports for the crew. Used by acclaimed cinematographers and directors, Artemis speeds up previsualization and on-set planning from scouting through shoot.

## Rankings

- #129,770 — Overall

## Review summary

Artemis is valued as a key pre-visualization and framing tool with strong support and useful lens management, cross-device use, and framing aids. However, recurring issues limit usability: crashes and instability across devices/OS versions, slow capture, data loss, and a bloated UI. Some users also report updates wiping settings or photos. Overall, its production-time benefits are clear, but stability and a leaner UI are common requests.

### Pros

- Powerful pre-visualization and framing tool that speeds shot setup and planning.
- Excellent customer support and developer responsiveness.
- Flexible lens library with easy addition of custom lenses.
- Cross-device usability (iPhone and iPad) enabling seamless on-set use.
- Valuable framing aids and customization (e.g., Golden Ratio frame lines) that aid composition and communication.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability across devices and OS updates.
- Slow capture times and overall sluggish performance.
- Data loss: photos disappearing or not saving/retrieving reliably.
- Bloated UI and workflow complexity that can hinder quick framing on set.
- Updates sometimes wipe settings or photos, impacting ongoing projects.

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