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<\/p>\nRevolutionary new and modern codec that\u2019s easier to use and much better quality than popular video formats, but with all the benefits of\u00a0RAW.<\/p>\n
Blackmagic Design today announced the public beta of Blackmagic RAW, a\u00a0new and very modern codec that combines the quality and benefits of RAW with the ease of use, speed and file sizes of traditional video formats. Blackmagic RAW is a\u00a0more intelligent format that gives customers stunning images, incredible performance, cross platform support and a\u00a0free developer\u00a0SDK.<\/p>\n
The Blackmagic RAW public beta will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2018 booth at #7.B45. Customers can download the public beta for use with URSA Mini Pro cameras via the Blackmagic Camera 6.0 Beta Update. In\u00a0addition, DaVinci Resolve 15.1 Update, which includes support for Blackmagic RAW, is also available free of charge from the Blackmagic Design\u00a0website.<\/p>\n
Blackmagic\u00a0RAW has been in development for years and is a\u00a0next generation codec that features multiple new technologies such as an advanced de\u2011mosaic algorithm, extensive metadata support, highly optimized GPU and CPU accelerated processing and more. It\u00a0can be used from acquisition throughout post production for editing and color grading, all from a\u00a0single\u00a0file.<\/p>\n
Traditional RAW codecs have large file sizes and are processor intensive, making them hard to work with. Video file formats are faster, but suffer quality problems due to the use of 4:2:2 video filters that reduce color resolution. Blackmagic RAW solves these problems with an intelligent design that moves part of the de-mosaic process into the camera where it can be hardware accelerated by the camera itself. This results in incredibly efficient encoding that gives customers the same quality, bit depth, dynamic range and controls as RAW, but with much better performance and smaller file sizes than most popular video codecs. Because the processor intensive partial de-mosaic is done by the camera hardware, software such as DaVinci Resolve doesn\u2019t have to do as much work decoding the files. In\u00a0addition, GPU and CPU acceleration make decoding of frames incredibly fast, so you get extremely smooth performance for editing and\u00a0grading.<\/p>\n
Blackmagic RAW is much more than a\u00a0simple RAW container format. Its\u00a0intelligent design actually understands the camera and the sensor. This means the image data, along with the unique characteristics of the image sensor, are encoded and saved into the Blackmagic RAW file, giving customers much better image quality, even at higher compression settings, as well as total control over features such as ISO, white balance, exposure, contrast, saturation and\u00a0more.<\/p>\n
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In addition, Blackmagic RAW uses Blackmagic Design Generation 4 Color Science for superior imaging that results in reproducing extremely accurate skin tones and gorgeous, lifelike colors that rival those of cameras costing tens of thousands of dollars more. Images are encoded using a\u00a0custom non-linear 12-bit space designed to provide the maximum amount of color data and dynamic\u00a0range.<\/p>\n
Blackmagic RAW also makes it easy for any software developer to access all this technology. The\u00a0free developer SDK lets any third party software application add Blackmagic RAW support on Mac, Windows and Linux. The\u00a0Blackmagic RAW developer SDK automatically handles the embedded sensor profile metadata, along with Blackmagic Design color science, for predictable and accurate image rendering that yields consistent color throughout the entire\u00a0pipeline.<\/p>\n
Blackmagic RAW features two types of file compression. Customers can choose either constant quality or constant bitrate encoding options, depending on the kind of work they are doing. This lets them prioritize image quality or file size. Constant quality uses variable bitrate encoding so complex frames are encoded at higher data rates to preserve detail and maintain the highest possible quality. Blackmagic RAW Q0 has minimum quantization and yields the highest quality, while Blackmagic RAW Q5 uses moderate quantization for more efficient encoding and a\u00a0smaller file size. Blackmagic RAW 3:1, 5:1, 8:1 and 12:1 use constant bitrate encoding to give customers the best possible images with predictable and consistent file sizes. The\u00a0ratios are based on the unprocessed file size of a\u00a0single frame from the camera\u2019s sensor, making it easy to understand the relative amount of compression being\u00a0used.<\/p>\n
The pristine camera native quality of Blackmagic RAW Q0 and 3:1 are perfect for effects heavy feature film and commercial work. Blackmagic RAW Q5 and 5:1 are extremely high quality making them great for episodic television and independent films. Blackmagic RAW 8:1 and 12:1 offer high quality and speed, making it suitable for productions that wouldn\u2019t normally consider shooting RAW. Now, more customers than ever will be able to use high quality RAW images in an incredibly efficient way that was impossible\u00a0before.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlackmagic RAW could entirely change the workflow going from camera through post production,\u201d said Kees Van Oostrum, Director of Photography and President of the American Society of Cinematographers. \u201cA\u00a0superb image quality, fine detail and incredibly small file sizes could possibly make Blackmagic RAW the go to format for filmmakers. It\u00a0will be an important change for post because the editorial team can work with the camera original files, which are fast enough to use for everyday editing. That means less confusion in regards to creative choices I\u00a0make at the camera. The\u00a0images can now travel throughout the entire workflow because we\u2019re shooting, editing and grading with the same files! Blackmagic RAW could be a\u00a0game changer in the way films, television shows and commercials are\u00a0made.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Blackmagic RAW dramatically simplifies and speeds up post production workflows. DaVinci Resolve 15.1, which was also released today, includes full support for Blackmagic RAW. The\u00a0performance of Blackmagic RAW is much faster in DaVinci Resolve than any other RAW format. This makes editing, color correction and visual effects incredibly fast. In\u00a0addition, working with single files instead of folders full of still image sequences greatly simplifies media management. When the RAW settings are changed in DaVinci Resolve, a\u00a0.sidecar file can be generated or updated if one already exists. When opened in other software applications that support Blackmagic RAW, the .sidecar file, which contains the RAW settings made in DaVinci Resolve, will be automatically used to display the image. If\u00a0the .sidecar file is removed then the file will be displayed using the embedded metadata instead. This innovative new workflow gives customers a\u00a0non-destructive way to change RAW settings while working between different\u00a0applications.<\/p>\n
Featuring a\u00a0fully scalable design and completely modern CPU and GPU acceleration, Blackmagic RAW is optimized for AVX, AVX2 and SSE4.1 enabled processors, multi-threaded, works across multiple CPU cores and is GPU accelerated with support for Apple Metal, CUDA and OpenCL. Frame decoding and image processing is extremely fast, making it super smooth for editing, color correction and visual effects in DaVinci Resolve. Another benefit of media being stored as single files, and not image sequences, is it makes media management easier and file copying much\u00a0faster.<\/p>\n
The free Blackmagic RAW Developer SDK is available on Mac OS, Windows and Linux. This SDK takes care of all the work for developers, so adding support for Blackmagic RAW to third party software applications is easy and fast. Developers get access to GPU and CPU accelerated algorithms for decoding files, along with unique information about the camera\u2019s image sensor so their applications can accurately decode and display the files. The\u00a0SDK features highly descriptive and flexible metadata options designed to support today\u2019s modern workflows. Metadata is embedded directly in the .braw file or it can be stored in a\u00a0.sidecar file. Metadata is important because it contains the RAW settings along with information for the slate, iris, focus, focal length, white balance and a\u00a0lot more. The\u00a0metadata in .sidecar files can be used on top of the embedded metadata without overwriting it. Blackmagic RAW also supports frame based metadata so customers can access values, such as focus distance, that often change on a\u00a0frame by frame\u00a0basis.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlackmagic RAW is the world\u2019s only truly modern, high performance, professional RAW codec that is open, cross platform and free,\u201d said Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting because customers can get the visually lossless image quality of RAW with the speed of traditional video workflows. Best of all, there are no hidden licenses or ongoing fees. Blackmagic RAW has been designed to provide the industry with an open, elegant and standardized high quality image format that can be used across products and in customer workflows absolutely\u00a0free!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Availability and\u00a0Price<\/strong> The DaVinci Resolve 15.1 Update, which features support for Blackmagic RAW, has also been released and can be downloaded today free of charge from the Blackmagic Design\u00a0website.<\/p>\n Press Photography<\/strong> About Blackmagic\u00a0Design<\/strong> Revolutionary new and modern codec that\u2019s easier to use and much better quality than popular video formats, but with all the benefits of\u00a0RAW. Blackmagic Design today announced the public beta of Blackmagic RAW, a\u00a0new and very modern codec that combines the quality and benefits of RAW with the ease of use, speed and file sizes… Continue reading Blackmagic Design Announces Advanced New Blackmagic RAW Codec<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[189],"class_list":["post-7592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-blackmagic","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7592\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBlackmagic RAW is available today as a\u00a0public beta via the Blackmagic Camera 6.0 Beta Update for URSA Mini Pro. The\u00a0final release of Blackmagic RAW is expected to ship in several weeks\u2019 time once further testing is\u00a0complete.<\/p>\n
\nProduct photos of URSA Mini Pro, and all other Blackmagic Design products, are available at www.blackmagicdesign.com\/sa\/media\/images<\/p>\n
\nBlackmagic Design creates the world\u2019s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design\u2019s DeckLink capture cards launched a\u00a0revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company\u2019s Emmy™ award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia. For\u00a0more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com\/sa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"