.At the current IBC 2024 trade convention in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Design's large statement was the brand-new exterior monitor for its own PYXIS movie house video camera. Having said that, some site visitors to the show were startled to additionally view a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic position. This was actually Blackmagic silently disclosing that it is actually collaborating with Sony to carry BRAW documenting to some Cinema Line cameras.What is actually BRAW?BRAW is short for Blackmagic RAW. It is actually an exclusive online video file format created through Blackmagic Design. At a technical amount, some people have actually disputed whether BRAW is actually an accurate RAW layout. This is actually considering that the online video is partially demosaiced in-camera just before documenting. However, you may adjust ISO, white colored harmony as well as additional in post-production, just as with a RAW report. The BRAW reports are actually additionally recorded as 12-bit log layout which implies they deliver a broader dynamic array. In addition, BRAW documents are actually smaller sized than a few other RAW styles, so they use less space on your drives as well as are actually less complicated to play back in post-production. What has actually been actually announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Style showed a Sony Cinema Line FX9 video camera hooked up to a Blackmagic Video Recording Help. In a meeting along with ProAV TV, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Sales Director, Craig Heffernan, explained what the provider is actually servicing. Heffernan said, "Our company possessed a small specialized trial where our company had an Online video Support item attached to a Sony FX9 and also launching individuals to the work our company are actually performing. To ensure is actually delivering Blackmagic RAW audio for the FX6 and also the FX9 electronic cameras and afterwards uncovering that innovation for that cam platform." Video recording AssistBlackmagic's Video Help is actually a mobile screen and also recorder service, similar to the Atomos Ninja array. The Video Aid comes with either a five-inch or even seven-inch display screen. You can likewise opt for in between 3G versions that sustain online video up to 1080p60 as well as the 12G HDR designs that record video recording around 2160p60. To record in BRAW you are going to need to have to use one of the 12G Video Assists. They assist tape-recording in ProRes, DNxHR or BRAW layouts to internal SDXC memory cards or an external USB SSD difficult drive.How it worksHeffernan detailed that the Sony cams result the 4K RAW indicator straight to the Video recording Aid over SDI. He said, "Blackmagic RAW is actually constructed to profile to the sensing unit, so several of the job our experts need to do is within our equipment encoder that rests inside the Video Support. So our team recognize the nature of the Sony sensing unit and afterwards our team bundle that right into the Blackmagic RAW plan. Any person that's used Blackmagic RAW knows you get a sidecar of metadata which informs Deal with the video camera leader features." What next?Although Blackmagic is originally paying attention to establishing BRAW for the FX6 and FX9, that's only the beginning. Heffernan claimed, "My understanding is we are actually operating to support FX6 and also FX9 first, we'll at that point look at FX3 to make sure that our team may deal with the complete stable of those professional cine models. There's no development currently for the Alpha stations as well as the mirrorless crossbreed units. From Sony's perspective that's a different division, that's a different design crew. With any luck, if this is actually preferred, and also our company see a bunch of uptake along with Sony customers really wanting access to Blackmagic RAW, that is actually a talk our company could possibly possess." What our experts thinkBRAW audio is actually currently sustained by video cameras coming from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma and also Z Webcam. The BRAW layout is actually terrific for protecting the total dynamic variety of your cam and gives you much more flexibility in post-production. So it's an appreciated advancement to view the modern technology assisting Sony electronic cameras also. Furthermore, Blackmagic has actually helped make the BRAW documents format open, cross-platform and also free. The codec is assisted through the totally free SDK on Mac computer OS, Windows as well as Linux devices with no covert licenses or continuous expenses. BRAW audio on the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 is sure to be a popular add-on. Managers of the FX3 and also Alpha video cameras will wish that they get accessibility to BRAW very soon too.Pricing and also availabilityBlackmagic Layout merely showed the BRAW audio with the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 as a specialized demonstration at IBC 2024. Nonetheless, Heffernan said that the firm really hoped that the modern technology would be launched as a complimentary improve for the Video clip Aid in Q4 of this year.