.At the current IBC 2024 exhibition in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Concept's large announcement was the brand-new outside screen for its own PYXIS movie theater camera. However, some site visitors to the series were actually amazed to additionally find a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic stand. This was actually Blackmagic quietly revealing that it is working with Sony to deliver BRAW videotaping to some Cinema Line cameras.What is BRAW?BRAW is short for Blackmagic RAW. It is actually a proprietary video data layout created by Blackmagic Layout. At a specialized degree, some people have actually discussed whether BRAW is a true RAW format. This is actually because the online video is actually partially demosaiced in-camera before capturing. Having said that, you may readjust ISO, white equilibrium and even more in post-production, equally along with a RAW documents. The BRAW files are also captured as 12-bit log format which suggests they deliver a broader powerful range. On top of that, BRAW reports are actually smaller sized than a few other RAW styles, so they utilize much less space on your drives as well as are easier to repeat in post-production. What has been actually announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Design displayed a Sony Cinema Line FX9 cam connected to a Blackmagic Online Video Support. In a meeting along with ProAV TV, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Sales Supervisor, Craig Heffernan, clarified what the firm is actually working on. Heffernan stated, "Our company possessed a small technical demonstration where our team possessed an Online video Help product attached to a Sony FX9 and also offering individuals to the work our team are actually doing. So that is providing Blackmagic RAW recording for the FX6 and also the FX9 video cameras and afterwards uncovering that technology for that camera system." Video clip AssistBlackmagic's Video clip Aid is actually a mobile display and also recorder service, identical to the Atomos Ninja selection. The Video recording Assist includes either a five-inch or seven-inch display. You can easily likewise select between 3G styles that assist video recording up to 1080p60 and the 12G HDR designs that document video around 2160p60. To videotape in BRAW you will require to make use of one of the 12G Video Assists. They assist videotaping in ProRes, DNxHR or BRAW styles to internal SDXC cards or even an exterior USB SSD difficult drive.How it worksHeffernan explained that the Sony video cameras result the 4K RAW indicator straight to the Video Aid over SDI. He mentioned, "Blackmagic RAW is constructed to profile to the sensor, so a few of the work we have to do is within our equipment encoder that rests inside the Video recording Help. So we comprehend the attribute of the Sony sensor and after that our experts pack that in to the Blackmagic RAW deal. Any person that is actually used Blackmagic RAW knows you receive a sidecar of metadata which says to Deal with the camera leader qualities." What next?Although Blackmagic is actually initially paying attention to developing BRAW for the FX6 and also FX9, that's only the beginning. Heffernan pointed out, "My understanding is our team are actually functioning to assist FX6 and also FX9 to begin with, our experts'll after that check out at FX3 so that we can easily cover the total range of those professional cine models. There's no development presently for the Alpha channel as well as the mirrorless combination bodies. From Sony's perspective that's a different division, that is actually a different engineering team. With any luck, if this is well-liked, and our experts find a lot of uptake with Sony consumers wanting accessibility to Blackmagic RAW, that's a talk our company could have." What we thinkBRAW recording is actually supported through cams coming from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma and also Z Webcam. The BRAW format is great for preserving the total vibrant stable of your camera as well as gives you so much more flexibility in post-production. So it's an appreciated progression to observe the modern technology supporting Sony cams too. In addition, Blackmagic has produced the BRAW data style open, cross-platform and also totally free. The codec is actually assisted through the free SDK on Mac computer OS, Microsoft window and Linux units without any surprise licenses or continuous charges. BRAW recording on the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 is sure to become a well-known addition. Proprietors of the FX3 and Alpha video cameras will wish that they receive accessibility to BRAW quickly too.Pricing as well as availabilityBlackmagic Style just presented the BRAW recording with the Sony FX6 and FX9 as a technological demonstration at IBC 2024. Nonetheless, Heffernan pointed out that the firm hoped that the technology will be discharged as a free of charge update for the Video clip Support in Q4 of the year.