.At the latest IBC 2024 trade convention in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Concept's major statement was actually the brand-new exterior display for its own PYXIS cinema cam. Nevertheless, some website visitors to the program were actually stunned to also observe a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic stand. This was Blackmagic gently revealing that it is actually partnering with Sony to carry BRAW tape-recording to some Movie house Line cameras.What is BRAW?BRAW is short for Blackmagic RAW. It's a proprietary video clip file layout built through Blackmagic Layout. At a technical level, some people have discussed whether BRAW is actually a correct RAW style. This is considering that the online video is actually to some extent demosaiced in-camera prior to taping. Having said that, you can easily readjust ISO, white harmony as well as additional in post-production, equally with a RAW file. The BRAW data are likewise documented as 12-bit record layout which indicates they provide a greater powerful range. On top of that, BRAW documents are much smaller than some other RAW formats, so they make use of less area on your rides and are much easier to play back in post-production. What has been actually announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Style displayed a Sony Movie house Line FX9 video camera linked to a Blackmagic Online Video Aid. In a meeting along with ProAV TV, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Sales Supervisor, Craig Heffernan, explained what the provider is actually working with. Heffernan said, "Our company possessed a small technical demonstration where we possessed a Video Aid product attached to a Sony FX9 as well as launching individuals to the work our company are actually performing. To ensure is offering Blackmagic RAW recording for the FX6 as well as the FX9 video cameras and then uncovering that innovation for that cam platform." Video clip AssistBlackmagic's Video clip Assist is a portable monitor as well as recorder solution, identical to the Atomos Ninja range. The Video Help possesses either a five-inch or even seven-inch display. You can easily additionally opt for in between 3G versions that sustain online video around 1080p60 as well as the 12G HDR designs that videotape video recording around 2160p60. To videotape in BRAW you will definitely need to use some of the 12G Video Recording Assists. They assist capturing in ProRes, DNxHR or even BRAW layouts to internal SDXC cards or an outside USB SSD tough drive.How it worksHeffernan discussed that the Sony video cameras outcome the 4K RAW signal directly to the Online video Aid over SDI. He said, "Blackmagic RAW is actually created to profile to the sensing unit, so a few of the work we have to carry out is within our hardware encoder that rests inside the Video clip Assist. So our company recognize the nature of the Sony sensor and after that our team bundle that in to the Blackmagic RAW plan. Anyone that's made use of Blackmagic RAW recognizes you obtain a sidecar of metadata which tells Settle the camera principal attributes." What next?Although Blackmagic is actually initially focusing on developing BRAW for the FX6 and also FX9, that's merely the beginning. Heffernan stated, "My understanding is our experts are actually functioning to sustain FX6 and also FX9 initially, we'll after that check out at FX3 in order that our team can cover the full stable of those professional cine designs. There's no progression presently for the Alpha stations and also the mirrorless combination units. Coming from Sony's viewpoint that's a different division, that is actually a various design crew. Perhaps, if this is actually well-known, as well as our team find a great deal of uptake along with Sony individuals really wanting access to Blackmagic RAW, that's a conversation our team could possibly possess." What our experts thinkBRAW recording is actually currently sustained by cams from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma as well as Z Webcam. The BRAW format is actually terrific for keeping the total compelling series of your camera and also gives you so much more versatility in post-production. So it is actually a welcome advancement to view the technology supporting Sony video cameras as well. Furthermore, Blackmagic has actually created the BRAW data style open, cross-platform and also free of charge. The codec is supported using the free SDK on Macintosh Operating System, Windows and Linux systems with no covert licenses or continuous costs. BRAW recording on the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 ensures to become an incredibly popular addition. Managers of the FX3 as well as Alpha electronic cameras will certainly wish that they get accessibility to BRAW soon too.Pricing and also availabilityBlackmagic Concept just showed the BRAW audio along with the Sony FX6 as well as FX9 as a technological demo at IBC 2024. Nevertheless, Heffernan mentioned that the company really hoped that the modern technology would be actually launched as a free of charge update for the Video recording Help in Q4 of the year.