Because the processor intensive partial de-mosaic is done by the camera hardware, software such as DaVinci Resolve doesn’t have to do as much work decoding the files. This results in incredibly efficient encoding that gives customers the same quality, bit depth, dynamic range and controls as RAW, but with much better performance and smaller file sizes than most popular video codecs. Blackmagic RAW solves these problems with an intelligent design that moves part of the de-mosaic process into the camera where it can be hardware accelerated by the camera itself. Video file formats are faster, but suffer quality problems due to the use of 4:2:2 video filters that reduce color resolution. Traditional RAW codecs have large file sizes and are processor intensive, making them hard to work with. It can be used from acquisition throughout post production for editing and color grading, all from a single file. In addition, DaVinci Resolve 15.1 Update, which includes support for Blackmagic RAW, is also available free of charge from the Blackmagic Design website.īlackmagic RAW has been in development for years and is a next generation hybrid codec that features multiple new technologies such as an advanced de-mosaic algorithm, extensive metadata support, highly optimized GPU and CPU accelerated processing and more.

Customers can download the public beta for use with URSA Mini Pro cameras via the Blackmagic Camera 6.0 Beta Update. The Blackmagic RAW public beta will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2018 booth at #7.B45. Here's the Blackmagic Press Release in full: We all know Final Cut Pro X has never supported Cinema DNG, it is unlikely to support a third party RAW format that is very similar to ProRes RAW.īlackmagic RAW webpage & sample files to download Who knows, but the last thing the industry needs is another codec, although we can completely understand why Blackmagic has chosen to develop their own, especially when it has cross platform support.

So does this mean that the Blackmagic cameras will never record ProRes RAW and DaVinci Resolve will concentrate on supporting Blackmagic RAW? Today we have news that Blackmagic has released their own RAW codec, named Blackmagic RAW.

So the debate started, when were other NLEs apart from FCPX going to support the new codec? The codec could maintain all the sensor data from a camera, but have a small file size and the convenience of the ProRes format. When Apple announced ProRes RAW at NAB in April, it was indeed revolutionary. An interesting development on the first day at IBC in Amsterdam, Blackmagic has announced their very own RAW codec.

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