.At the recent IBC 2024 trade conference in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Concept's major announcement was actually the brand-new outside display for its PYXIS movie house cam. However, some website visitors to the series were actually shocked to likewise see a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic position. This was actually Blackmagic quietly revealing that it is actually collaborating with Sony to deliver BRAW tape-recording to some Cinema Line cameras.What is BRAW?BRAW is short for Blackmagic RAW. It's a proprietary video clip report format developed by Blackmagic Design. At a specialized degree, some individuals have disputed whether BRAW is actually a correct RAW format. This is given that the video clip is actually mostly demosaiced in-camera prior to capturing. Having said that, you may change ISO, white harmony and even more in post-production, just as along with a RAW report. The BRAW data are actually likewise documented as 12-bit log style which implies they provide a wider vibrant array. Moreover, BRAW files are much smaller than a few other RAW formats, so they use less area on your drives and are actually simpler to play back in post-production. What has actually been announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Layout illustrated a Sony Movie house Line FX9 camera linked to a Blackmagic Video Assist. In an interview with ProAV TELEVISION, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Purchases Director, Craig Heffernan, detailed what the company is focusing on. Heffernan said, "Our company possessed a small technical trial where our experts possessed a Video recording Assist item affixed to a Sony FX9 as well as offering individuals to the work our experts are actually doing. So that is actually providing Blackmagic RAW recording for the FX6 and also the FX9 electronic cameras and after that unlocking that technology for that camera system." Video recording AssistBlackmagic's Video recording Help is actually a transportable monitor and also recorder solution, similar to the Atomos Ninja assortment. The Online video Assist comes with either a five-inch or seven-inch screen. You may also choose between 3G designs that support online video approximately 1080p60 and the 12G HDR styles that capture video approximately 2160p60. To document in BRAW you will certainly need to use among the 12G Online Video Assists. They support videotaping in ProRes, DNxHR or BRAW layouts to interior SDXC memory cards or an outside USB SSD hard drive.How it worksHeffernan discussed that the Sony electronic cameras outcome the 4K RAW sign straight to the Video clip Aid over SDI. He said, "Blackmagic RAW is actually created to profile to the sensor, so a number of the work our company have to perform is actually within our components encoder that rests inside the Online video Aid. So we understand the attributes of the Sony sensing unit and after that our team pack that into the Blackmagic RAW bundle. Any individual that is actually utilized Blackmagic RAW understands you get a sidecar of metadata which says to Resolve the cam principal characteristics." What next?Although Blackmagic is in the beginning focusing on developing BRAW for the FX6 and also FX9, that is actually simply the start. Heffernan mentioned, "My understanding is our company're operating to support FX6 as well as FX9 first, our experts'll after that check out at FX3 in order that our company may deal with the complete variety of those expert cine models. There's no growth presently for the Alpha stations and the mirrorless combination bodies. Coming from Sony's viewpoint that's a various branch, that's a various design staff. Ideally, if this is preferred, as well as our experts find a considerable amount of uptake with Sony users wanting accessibility to Blackmagic RAW, that is actually a talk we could have." What we thinkBRAW recording is currently sustained by video cameras from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma and Z Webcam. The BRAW layout is actually terrific for protecting the full vibrant stable of your electronic camera and gives you far more flexibility in post-production. So it's an appreciated growth to see the innovation assisting Sony electronic cameras also. Additionally, Blackmagic has made the BRAW data style available, cross-platform as well as totally free. The codec is actually assisted through the free SDK on Mac computer OS, Microsoft window and also Linux bodies without any concealed licenses or recurring expenses. BRAW audio on the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 makes sure to become a well-known add-on. Proprietors of the FX3 and Alpha cams will certainly hope that they acquire accessibility to BRAW quickly too.Pricing as well as availabilityBlackmagic Concept simply revealed the BRAW audio with the Sony FX6 and also FX9 as a technical trial at IBC 2024. However, Heffernan pointed out that the provider wished that the innovation would certainly be actually discharged as a complimentary upgrade for the Video Assist in Q4 of this year.