.At the current IBC 2024 trade conference in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Concept's huge announcement was actually the brand new outside display for its PYXIS cinema camera. Having said that, some guests to the program were actually startled to also find a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic position. This was Blackmagic silently uncovering that it is actually collaborating with Sony to carry BRAW videotaping to some Cinema Line cameras.What is BRAW?BRAW needs for Blackmagic RAW. It's a proprietary online video file layout cultivated through Blackmagic Design. At a specialized amount, some people have disputed whether BRAW is actually an accurate RAW format. This is because the video recording is mostly demosaiced in-camera prior to recording. Nonetheless, you can readjust ISO, white colored harmony as well as even more in post-production, just as with a RAW report. The BRAW documents are likewise documented as 12-bit log format which indicates they supply a broader compelling variation. Furthermore, BRAW data are actually much smaller than a few other RAW formats, so they utilize less area on your rides and are actually less complicated to play back in post-production. What has actually been actually announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Style displayed a Sony Movie theater Pipes FX9 cam attached to a Blackmagic Video Support. In a job interview with ProAV TELEVISION, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Purchases Supervisor, Craig Heffernan, detailed what the business is actually dealing with. Heffernan stated, "Our company possessed a tiny specialized trial where we possessed a Video recording Aid product attached to a Sony FX9 as well as presenting individuals to the job we are actually carrying out. In order that is actually giving Blackmagic RAW audio for the FX6 and also the FX9 cams and after that unlocking that modern technology for that cam platform." Video clip AssistBlackmagic's Online video Support is actually a mobile display as well as recorder answer, similar to the Atomos Ninja array. The Video Support features either a five-inch or even seven-inch monitor. You can additionally select between 3G versions that support video clip up to 1080p60 and also the 12G HDR designs that tape-record video approximately 2160p60. To document in BRAW you will require to make use of some of the 12G Video Assists. They support tape-recording in ProRes, DNxHR or even BRAW styles to inner SDXC cards or even an exterior USB SSD difficult drive.How it worksHeffernan discussed that the Sony video cameras outcome the 4K RAW sign straight to the Online video Assist over SDI. He stated, "Blackmagic RAW is actually developed to profile to the sensing unit, so several of the job our team must do is actually within our equipment encoder that rests inside the Online video Support. So our experts know the attribute of the Sony sensor and then we bundle that into the Blackmagic RAW bundle. Anybody that is actually used Blackmagic RAW recognizes you receive a sidecar of metadata which tells Settle the video camera leader qualities." What next?Although Blackmagic is actually at first concentrating on establishing BRAW for the FX6 and also FX9, that's just the start. Heffernan mentioned, "My understanding is our company are actually operating to sustain FX6 and also FX9 first, we'll after that take a look at FX3 to ensure that our team can easily deal with the total range of those expert cine versions. There's no growth currently for the Alpha network and the mirrorless hybrid systems. From Sony's standpoint that's a different division, that is actually a various design group. Hopefully, if this is preferred, as well as our company find a great deal of uptake with Sony individuals desiring accessibility to Blackmagic RAW, that's a chat our experts might have." What we thinkBRAW audio is actually already supported through cams coming from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma and Z Cam. The BRAW style is actually wonderful for keeping the full vibrant range of your electronic camera and provides you much more flexibility in post-production. So it is actually a welcome development to observe the modern technology sustaining Sony video cameras too. Additionally, Blackmagic has helped make the BRAW documents layout available, cross-platform and also complimentary. The codec is actually supported through the complimentary SDK on Mac computer OS, Windows and Linux systems with no concealed licenses or on-going charges. BRAW recording on the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 makes certain to become a very popular addition. Managers of the FX3 and Alpha cams will definitely hope that they obtain accessibility to BRAW soon too.Pricing as well as availabilityBlackmagic Concept merely revealed the BRAW recording with the Sony FX6 and also FX9 as a technical trial at IBC 2024. Nonetheless, Heffernan said that the provider wished that the innovation would be launched as a free update for the Video recording Aid in Q4 of the year.