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Skopos

σκοπός /skoˈpos/ noun · Ancient Greek the mark the eye is fixed upon

A director's viewfinder, sun tracker, and location scout companion. All in your pocket.

25mm≈25FF · 71°
T2.8 · 1/48exposure, solved
5:44 AMsunrise
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Skopos viewfinder on an iPhone: sunrise over the lake with the sun's path and 5AM to 7AM markers drawn across the sky, framed for a Sony FX6 at FF 16:9, 25mm, 2.39:1.
Live gate · Sony FX6 · FF 16:9
340+
Camera bodies
400+
Lens series
No
Accounts, servers
PDF
Scout report out
01 About

Skopos combines a director's viewfinder, a sun and moon tracker, a light meter, a DOF calculator, and a scouting report generator into a single tool.

It is built for cinematographers, directors of photography, location scouts, and producers preparing for production. All data is stored locally on the device and, optionally, in your own iCloud Drive. No account needed.

02 Tour
Viewfinder in a snowy pine forest: FX6 FF 16:9 gate, 25mm, spherical, 2.39:1, with the sun's arc drawn across the sky above a skier in red
Viewfinder 25mm Live cinema gate · sun path drawn over the frame · every working body, every focal length 01 / 09
03 Capabilities
  • A Viewfinder Live camera preview with field-of-view simulation across an extensive library of cinema cameras and lenses. Stills and video save with useful metadata to your Camera Roll and the in-app Skopos gallery.
  • B Light Meter Exposure-triangle solver with two-wheel T-stop, shutter, and ISO controls. Also included are a white balance meter and DOF calculator.
  • C Sun & Moon Tracker Real-time solar and lunar position drawn over the live viewfinder. See where the sun will be for any future date.
  • D Depth Measurement LiDAR-based distance measurement on supported devices, for blocking, marks, and rough lens-distance reads in the field.
  • E Photo & Video Editor Gallery-side editing for every capture: color correction, an eight-look film library, custom .cube LUT import, and lens-true depth-of-field simulation from an on-device depth model. Non-destructive, saved per photo, carried into every export.
  • F Scout Reports Project, location, and shot-list system. Each location captures GPS, address, compass headings on photos, drive times, weather (current, forecast, historical), nearby hospitals / fire / police / fuel, and contacts from your address book. Exports to PDF. Worldwide coverage!
  • G iCloud Drive Sync Optional sync of scout files across your devices via your own iCloud account. No third-party server is involved.
04 Specifications
  • PlatformiPhone
  • Minimum OSiOS 18.4
  • Bundle IDstudio.skopos.app
  • PricingFree trial, then monthly, annual, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Final pricing shown in the App Store.
  • StatusAvailable on the App Store.
05 Privacy
Skopos has no servers and no user accounts. All scout data is stored locally on your device and, optionally, in your own iCloud Drive. Network requests are made only to first-party Apple services (WeatherKit, MapKit, StoreKit, iCloud) using your own Apple ID. The app contains no analytics, advertising, or tracking SDK of any kind. Full Policy →
06 The Name
σκοπός /skoˈpos/ noun · Ancient Greek

from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), “to look about, examine, consider” — kin to σκοπέω (skopéō, “to watch”), the root that still lives in ‑scope: telescope, periscope, the thing you look through.

  1. 1a watcher; a lookout; a scout — one sent ahead to observe the ground.
  2. 2the mark the eye is fixed upon — the target, the aim, the purpose of the work.
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