.At the recent IBC 2024 trade convention in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Style's huge news was the brand-new exterior display for its PYXIS movie house camera. Nevertheless, some visitors to the show were actually surprised to additionally see a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic stand. This was Blackmagic gently revealing that it is collaborating with Sony to bring BRAW documenting to some Cinema Line cameras.What is BRAW?BRAW needs for Blackmagic RAW. It is actually an exclusive video data layout cultivated by Blackmagic Concept. At a technological level, some folks have questioned whether BRAW is a real RAW format. This is because the video is actually partially demosaiced in-camera just before tape-recording. Nevertheless, you can readjust ISO, white harmony as well as more in post-production, just like with a RAW report. The BRAW documents are additionally videotaped as 12-bit record format which means they deliver a greater dynamic assortment. In addition, BRAW data are actually much smaller than a few other RAW formats, so they make use of much less area on your rides and are actually easier to play back in post-production. What has been actually announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Style demonstrated a Sony Cinema Pipes FX9 electronic camera linked to a Blackmagic Video Assist. In a meeting with ProAV TV, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Sales Supervisor, Craig Heffernan, revealed what the company is dealing with. Heffernan stated, "Our company had a tiny specialized demo where we had a Video Assist product attached to a Sony FX9 as well as presenting folks to the work we're carrying out. To ensure that is actually supplying Blackmagic RAW audio for the FX6 and the FX9 cameras and then unlocking that technology for that camera system." Video clip AssistBlackmagic's Video clip Aid is a transportable monitor as well as recorder option, similar to the Atomos Ninja variation. The Online video Help features either a five-inch or even seven-inch display screen. You may additionally pick between 3G versions that support video around 1080p60 and also the 12G HDR designs that tape video up to 2160p60. To tape in BRAW you will certainly need to have to utilize some of the 12G Video Assists. They sustain videotaping in ProRes, DNxHR or BRAW formats to interior SDXC cards or even an outside USB SSD challenging drive.How it worksHeffernan revealed that the Sony cameras output the 4K RAW indicator directly to the Online video Assist over SDI. He stated, "Blackmagic RAW is created to profile to the sensor, so some of the job we must perform is within our components encoder that sits inside the Video recording Help. So our experts understand the nature of the Sony sensor and then our company bundle that into the Blackmagic RAW deal. Any person that is actually utilized Blackmagic RAW recognizes you acquire a sidecar of metadata which informs Address the cam head features." What next?Although Blackmagic is in the beginning focusing on creating BRAW for the FX6 as well as FX9, that is actually simply the beginning. Heffernan said, "My understanding is our team're working to support FX6 as well as FX9 first, we'll after that look at FX3 so that we may cover the total range of those expert cine designs. There's no growth currently for the Alpha channel as well as the mirrorless hybrid systems. From Sony's viewpoint that's a different department, that's a different design group. Hopefully, if this is actually preferred, as well as we observe a great deal of uptake with Sony individuals preferring access to Blackmagic RAW, that's a talk our team could possess." What our team thinkBRAW audio is actually currently assisted through cams coming from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma as well as Z Web Cam. The BRAW layout is actually terrific for keeping the total vibrant range of your electronic camera and offers you a lot more flexibility in post-production. So it's an invited development to observe the innovation supporting Sony cams at the same time. Moreover, Blackmagic has actually helped make the BRAW data layout open, cross-platform as well as free of charge. The codec is supported by means of the free of cost SDK on Macintosh Operating System, Microsoft window and Linux units with no concealed licenses or even recurring costs. BRAW recording on the Sony FX6 and FX9 is sure to be a popular addition. Owners of the FX3 and also Alpha cameras will really hope that they acquire accessibility to BRAW very soon too.Pricing and also availabilityBlackmagic Concept merely revealed the BRAW audio with the Sony FX6 and FX9 as a specialized trial at IBC 2024. Nevertheless, Heffernan stated that the provider really hoped that the innovation would certainly be actually launched as a free of charge improve for the Online video Help in Q4 of this particular year.