.At the current IBC 2024 exhibition in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Layout's big news was the new outside screen for its own PYXIS movie theater electronic camera. Nonetheless, some visitors to the series were actually startled to likewise view a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic stand. This was actually Blackmagic silently showing that it is actually teaming up with Sony to carry BRAW videotaping to some Movie house Line cameras.What is actually BRAW?BRAW needs for Blackmagic RAW. It is actually a proprietary video clip data format cultivated through Blackmagic Style. At a technical level, some individuals have disputed whether BRAW is an accurate RAW format. This is since the video recording is actually partially demosaiced in-camera just before documenting. Nonetheless, you may readjust ISO, white equilibrium and more in post-production, equally as with a RAW documents. The BRAW documents are actually also tape-recorded as 12-bit log layout which suggests they supply a wider dynamic assortment. Furthermore, BRAW files are smaller than some other RAW formats, so they make use of less room on your drives and also are actually easier to repeat in post-production. What has been actually announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Design displayed a Sony Cinema Pipes FX9 cam connected to a Blackmagic Video Clip Aid. In a meeting along with ProAV TELEVISION, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Purchases Director, Craig Heffernan, discussed what the firm is actually servicing. Heffernan pointed out, "Our company had a small specialized trial where our experts had a Video Support product connected to a Sony FX9 as well as offering individuals to the work our experts're carrying out. In order that is delivering Blackmagic RAW recording for the FX6 as well as the FX9 cams and after that opening that technology for that cam platform." Video clip AssistBlackmagic's Video clip Support is actually a transportable screen and also recorder remedy, similar to the Atomos Ninja array. The Video clip Assist comes with either a five-inch or seven-inch screen. You may additionally pick between 3G designs that sustain video recording as much as 1080p60 and also the 12G HDR models that capture video clip approximately 2160p60. To tape-record in BRAW you will need to use one of the 12G Video Clip Assists. They support videotaping in ProRes, DNxHR or BRAW styles to inner SDXC memory cards or an outside USB SSD challenging drive.How it worksHeffernan discussed that the Sony cameras result the 4K RAW indicator straight to the Video Help over SDI. He claimed, "Blackmagic RAW is actually constructed to profile to the sensor, so several of the work our experts need to perform is actually within our components encoder that rests inside the Video Support. So we know the attribute of the Sony sensor and after that our team bundle that in to the Blackmagic RAW bundle. Anyone that is actually made use of Blackmagic RAW understands you receive a sidecar of metadata which informs Resolve the electronic camera head characteristics." What next?Although Blackmagic is actually at first paying attention to establishing BRAW for the FX6 and also FX9, that's simply the starting point. Heffernan claimed, "My understanding is our company are actually functioning to support FX6 and FX9 to begin with, our company'll then look at FX3 to ensure our company may deal with the full range of those pro cine designs. There is actually no progression currently for the Alpha stations and the mirrorless crossbreed devices. Coming from Sony's viewpoint that's a various division, that is actually a various design group. Ideally, if this is actually preferred, and we view a great deal of uptake along with Sony users wanting accessibility to Blackmagic RAW, that is actually a conversation our experts could possibly have." What our experts thinkBRAW recording is currently supported by video cameras coming from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma as well as Z Cam. The BRAW style is excellent for maintaining the total compelling series of your camera and gives you a lot more versatility in post-production. So it is actually a welcome development to see the innovation sustaining Sony video cameras as well. Additionally, Blackmagic has helped make the BRAW file format open, cross-platform and also totally free. The codec is actually assisted via the totally free SDK on Macintosh Operating System, Microsoft window as well as Linux devices with no hidden licenses or even recurring costs. BRAW recording on the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 makes certain to become an incredibly popular addition. Managers of the FX3 as well as Alpha video cameras will definitely hope that they get accessibility to BRAW very soon too.Pricing and availabilityBlackmagic Design merely revealed the BRAW audio with the Sony FX6 and also FX9 as a specialized trial at IBC 2024. Having said that, Heffernan mentioned that the provider hoped that the technology will be released as a totally free update for the Video Support in Q4 of this year.