.At the recent IBC 2024 trade show in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Design's big announcement was actually the brand-new outside monitor for its own PYXIS movie theater video camera. However, some site visitors to the show were actually stunned to likewise observe a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic position. This was actually Blackmagic quietly disclosing that it is dealing with Sony to bring BRAW tape-recording to some Cinema Line cameras.What is actually BRAW?BRAW is short for Blackmagic RAW. It's an exclusive video recording data format established through Blackmagic Style. At a specialized amount, some people have actually disputed whether BRAW is actually a real RAW style. This is since the video clip is actually partially demosaiced in-camera prior to recording. Nevertheless, you may change ISO, white equilibrium as well as additional in post-production, just as with a RAW data. The BRAW documents are likewise taped as 12-bit log layout which indicates they deliver a wider dynamic variety. Furthermore, BRAW documents are smaller than a few other RAW styles, so they make use of a lot less area on your travels as well as are easier to play back in post-production. What has been announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Layout displayed a Sony Movie theater Pipes FX9 cam hooked up to a Blackmagic Video Aid. In a meeting with ProAV TELEVISION, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Purchases Director, Craig Heffernan, clarified what the business is working on. Heffernan claimed, "Our experts had a small specialized demonstration where our company possessed a Video Help product affixed to a Sony FX9 as well as introducing people to the job we are actually doing. To ensure that is actually offering Blackmagic RAW recording for the FX6 and the FX9 video cameras and after that unlocking that technology for that electronic camera platform." Video recording AssistBlackmagic's Video Assist is actually a mobile monitor and recorder solution, comparable to the Atomos Ninja range. The Video clip Assist includes either a five-inch or seven-inch display. You can easily additionally choose between 3G versions that assist video recording around 1080p60 as well as the 12G HDR styles that document video approximately 2160p60. To tape in BRAW you will need to have to use among the 12G Video Recording Assists. They sustain documenting in ProRes, DNxHR or BRAW formats to interior SDXC memory cards or an exterior USB SSD tough drive.How it worksHeffernan detailed that the Sony cams outcome the 4K RAW sign straight to the Video recording Aid over SDI. He claimed, "Blackmagic RAW is actually constructed to profile to the sensing unit, so some of the job our company need to carry out is within our components encoder that sits inside the Video clip Help. So our company know the nature of the Sony sensing unit and after that our team pack that into the Blackmagic RAW bundle. Any individual that's made use of Blackmagic RAW understands you receive a sidecar of metadata which says to Address the electronic camera principal attributes." What next?Although Blackmagic is at first paying attention to creating BRAW for the FX6 as well as FX9, that's merely the start. Heffernan mentioned, "My understanding is we are actually functioning to assist FX6 and FX9 first, our experts'll then take a look at FX3 to ensure we may cover the total variety of those expert cine designs. There's no progression presently for the Alpha network as well as the mirrorless combination units. From Sony's perspective that is actually a various division, that is actually a different engineering group. Perhaps, if this is actually popular, as well as we view a lot of uptake with Sony users wishing accessibility to Blackmagic RAW, that is actually a chat our experts could have." What our team thinkBRAW audio is actually actually sustained by video cameras coming from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma and also Z Cam. The BRAW format is fantastic for maintaining the complete vibrant series of your video camera as well as gives you so much more adaptability in post-production. So it is actually a welcome advancement to view the modern technology sustaining Sony electronic cameras too. Furthermore, Blackmagic has actually created the BRAW documents style open, cross-platform and also complimentary. The codec is actually sustained using the free SDK on Macintosh Operating System, Windows and also Linux units with no surprise licenses or recurring expenses. BRAW recording on the Sony FX6 and also FX9 ensures to be a popular addition. Owners of the FX3 and Alpha electronic cameras will definitely really hope that they receive access to BRAW very soon too.Pricing as well as availabilityBlackmagic Style merely revealed the BRAW recording along with the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 as a specialized trial at IBC 2024. Nonetheless, Heffernan pointed out that the provider wished that the technology would certainly be launched as a cost-free improve for the Video clip Help in Q4 of this particular year.