.At the current IBC 2024 trade convention in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Concept's big announcement was actually the new outside display for its PYXIS cinema electronic camera. Nevertheless, some site visitors to the show were shocked to likewise view a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic stand. This was Blackmagic quietly exposing that it is partnering with Sony to take BRAW videotaping to some Movie house Line cameras.What is BRAW?BRAW is short for Blackmagic RAW. It's a proprietary video recording report format established by Blackmagic Layout. At a specialized degree, some folks have disputed whether BRAW is actually an accurate RAW layout. This is since the online video is actually mostly demosaiced in-camera prior to tape-recording. Nevertheless, you may adjust ISO, white equilibrium and more in post-production, just like along with a RAW report. The BRAW data are actually additionally recorded as 12-bit log format which indicates they provide a broader vibrant variation. Moreover, BRAW files are smaller than a few other RAW layouts, so they utilize a lot less room on your rides and are actually much easier to repeat in post-production. What has actually been actually announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Concept showed a Sony Movie theater Line FX9 video camera hooked up to a Blackmagic Online Video Support. In a job interview with ProAV TV, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Purchases Supervisor, Craig Heffernan, revealed what the provider is actually working with. Heffernan claimed, "We had a little specialized demo where our company had a Video recording Support item affixed to a Sony FX9 and also offering folks to the work we are actually carrying out. To ensure is actually delivering Blackmagic RAW audio for the FX6 and also the FX9 electronic cameras and then opening that technology for that camera system." Video clip AssistBlackmagic's Video recording Support is actually a transportable screen and also recorder answer, identical to the Atomos Ninja selection. The Video clip Support features either a five-inch or even seven-inch monitor. You may additionally opt for between 3G designs that assist video approximately 1080p60 and also the 12G HDR versions that tape-record online video as much as 2160p60. To tape in BRAW you will certainly require to use some of the 12G Video Recording Assists. They support tape-recording in ProRes, DNxHR or even BRAW layouts to interior SDXC cards or even an exterior USB SSD tough drive.How it worksHeffernan clarified that the Sony video cameras outcome the 4K RAW signal directly to the Online video Support over SDI. He said, "Blackmagic RAW is created to profile to the sensor, so a number of the work our experts must perform is within our equipment encoder that sits inside the Video Support. So our team recognize the attribute of the Sony sensing unit and then we pack that right into the Blackmagic RAW package. Any person that's utilized Blackmagic RAW knows you receive a sidecar of metadata which tells Address the electronic camera head characteristics." What next?Although Blackmagic is initially concentrating on developing BRAW for the FX6 and FX9, that is actually merely the start. Heffernan mentioned, "My understanding is we are actually functioning to support FX6 as well as FX9 initially, we'll then look at FX3 so that our experts can easily cover the full range of those expert cine styles. There's no progression presently for the Alpha channel as well as the mirrorless hybrid bodies. From Sony's perspective that is actually a different department, that's a various engineering staff. With any luck, if this is well-liked, and our company observe a bunch of uptake with Sony consumers yearning for accessibility to Blackmagic RAW, that is actually a conversation our company can have." What we thinkBRAW recording is actually sustained by video cameras coming from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma and also Z Web Cam. The BRAW style is actually terrific for maintaining the full compelling range of your cam and offers you much more versatility in post-production. So it is actually a welcome development to find the technology supporting Sony cameras too. On top of that, Blackmagic has actually produced the BRAW report format open, cross-platform as well as complimentary. The codec is actually assisted by means of the free of charge SDK on Mac Operating System, Microsoft window as well as Linux units without concealed licenses or even ongoing charges. BRAW recording on the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 ensures to be a very popular add-on. Owners of the FX3 as well as Alpha electronic cameras are going to hope that they receive accessibility to BRAW very soon too.Pricing and also availabilityBlackmagic Style just presented the BRAW recording along with the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 as a specialized trial at IBC 2024. Having said that, Heffernan said that the firm hoped that the technology will be actually released as a totally free update for the Video Assist in Q4 of this particular year.