.At the current IBC 2024 trade convention in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Concept's significant statement was the brand new external display for its PYXIS movie house video camera. Nonetheless, some guests to the program were actually amazed to likewise observe a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic stand. This was Blackmagic gently revealing that it is teaming up with Sony to deliver BRAW taping to some Movie house Line cameras.What is actually BRAW?BRAW is short for Blackmagic RAW. It is actually a proprietary video clip file layout established through Blackmagic Concept. At a technical amount, some individuals have actually discussed whether BRAW is a correct RAW style. This is actually due to the fact that the video is partially demosaiced in-camera just before capturing. Having said that, you can adjust ISO, white balance and also additional in post-production, equally as along with a RAW data. The BRAW files are actually additionally captured as 12-bit log style which means they provide a wider dynamic assortment. Furthermore, BRAW documents are much smaller than a few other RAW layouts, so they utilize a lot less space on your drives as well as are actually easier to play back in post-production. What has actually been announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Concept displayed a Sony Movie house Line FX9 electronic camera linked to a Blackmagic Video Assist. In an interview along with ProAV TV, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Sales Supervisor, Craig Heffernan, revealed what the provider is servicing. Heffernan mentioned, "Our company had a tiny technical demo where our experts had a Video clip Help item attached to a Sony FX9 and also presenting people to the work our company are actually performing. To ensure is actually supplying Blackmagic RAW audio for the FX6 and the FX9 electronic cameras and after that uncovering that technology for that electronic camera system." Video AssistBlackmagic's Online video Assist is actually a transportable monitor as well as recorder solution, comparable to the Atomos Ninja range. The Online video Support comes with either a five-inch or even seven-inch monitor. You can easily additionally opt for between 3G styles that sustain video recording around 1080p60 and also the 12G HDR designs that record video recording approximately 2160p60. To capture in BRAW you will certainly need to use some of the 12G Video Clip Assists. They assist capturing in ProRes, DNxHR or even BRAW layouts to internal SDXC memory cards or an outside USB SSD hard drive.How it worksHeffernan discussed that the Sony cams outcome the 4K RAW sign straight to the Video clip Assist over SDI. He stated, "Blackmagic RAW is actually constructed to profile to the sensing unit, so a number of the work our experts have to do is actually within our hardware encoder that rests inside the Video Aid. So our company comprehend the attributes of the Sony sensing unit and afterwards our experts bundle that in to the Blackmagic RAW plan. Anybody that's made use of Blackmagic RAW knows you obtain a sidecar of metadata which says to Solve the electronic camera leader characteristics." What next?Although Blackmagic is in the beginning focusing on creating BRAW for the FX6 and FX9, that's simply the starting point. Heffernan claimed, "My understanding is we're working to sustain FX6 and also FX9 first, we'll then look at FX3 so that our company can easily cover the full stable of those expert cine models. There is actually no growth presently for the Alpha stations as well as the mirrorless crossbreed systems. From Sony's viewpoint that is actually a different department, that's a different design group. With any luck, if this is well-liked, and our team find a considerable amount of uptake with Sony customers wishing access to Blackmagic RAW, that is actually a discussion our experts can possess." What we thinkBRAW audio is actually assisted by cams from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma as well as Z Cam. The BRAW format is terrific for protecting the full powerful series of your cam as well as provides you so much more versatility in post-production. So it's an invited advancement to observe the modern technology sustaining Sony electronic cameras also. Furthermore, Blackmagic has produced the BRAW data format open, cross-platform as well as free. The codec is assisted by means of the totally free SDK on Mac Operating System, Windows and Linux bodies without hidden licenses or recurring charges. BRAW audio on the Sony FX6 and also FX9 makes certain to be a very popular enhancement. Managers of the FX3 and also Alpha cameras are going to hope that they receive access to BRAW quickly too.Pricing as well as availabilityBlackmagic Concept merely presented the BRAW recording with the Sony FX6 and also FX9 as a technological demonstration at IBC 2024. However, Heffernan said that the business hoped that the modern technology will be actually released as a totally free upgrade for the Online video Help in Q4 of this particular year.