Help Needed: How do I Import & Save iPhone 13 Pro Video for Editing?

I need a little help...... I just received my iPhone 13 Pro Max and am trying to figure out how to maintain metadata for both video and photos for editing in FCPX on my MacBook Pro. I never worked with iPhone video or photos therefore, I want to make sure I maintain all the information needed for color grading, sharpening, etc. I also, want to import them into folders first, not directly from iPhone to FCPX and/or Lightroom. I want to do so by using a cable connection due to large ProRes files from the Pro Max 13. Are  there DCIM folders when it comes to iPhones? If you could point me in the right direction on how to accomplish this, I would sincerely appreciate it. Thank You. Ray

If you're not doing that fancy Cinema focus stuff, I just use AirDrop to my computer. It's not complicated. If you are doing that fancy Cinema focus stuff, try this:
www.rippletraining.com/final-cut-pro-10-6-new-features/

JoeEditor wrote:

If you're not doing that fancy Cinema focus stuff, I just use AirDrop to my computer. It's not complicated. If you are doing that fancy Cinema focus stuff, try this:
www.rippletraining.com/final-cut-pro-10-6-new-features/

Thanks for the help..... Basically, I want to import iPhone video & photo's into some folders keeping them intact for FCPX editing. It doesn't appear that they are contained in DCIM folders like my camera equipment. I want to make sure they are fully editable. Thanks again. 👍😊

Oh no, the photos and videos are all stand-alone files. Their metadata is inside them. Nothing like a camera's SD card at all. Just import, you have it all, nothing else to do or bother with.

JoeEditor wrote:

Oh no, the photos and videos are all stand-alone files. Their metadata is inside them. Nothing like a camera's SD card at all. Just import, you have it all, nothing else to do or bother with.

That's awesome! Thank for your help, appreciate it. 👍😊

if you insist on using a cable you can also use the Image Capture app to import the files from your phone..