.At the current IBC 2024 exhibition in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Layout's big news was actually the brand-new outside screen for its PYXIS cinema electronic camera. Nevertheless, some visitors to the series were actually amazed to additionally see a Sony FX9 on the Blackmagic position. This was actually Blackmagic silently showing that it is actually partnering with Sony to take BRAW taping to some Movie house Line cameras.What is actually BRAW?BRAW is short for Blackmagic RAW. It's an exclusive video data format created through Blackmagic Layout. At a technological level, some individuals have actually discussed whether BRAW is a real RAW layout. This is actually given that the video clip is actually partially demosaiced in-camera just before videotaping. However, you can readjust ISO, white equilibrium and also even more in post-production, just like along with a RAW documents. The BRAW documents are actually also tape-recorded as 12-bit record style which suggests they supply a larger dynamic variation. Moreover, BRAW reports are actually smaller sized than some other RAW layouts, so they use less space on your rides and also are much easier to repeat in post-production. What has actually been announced?At IBC 2024, Blackmagic Design demonstrated a Sony Movie house Pipes FX9 electronic camera hooked up to a Blackmagic Online Video Help. In an interview along with ProAV TV, Blackmagic's EMEA Technical Purchases Director, Craig Heffernan, discussed what the provider is actually servicing. Heffernan mentioned, "Our company had a little technological trial where our experts had a Video clip Help item affixed to a Sony FX9 as well as presenting people to the job we are actually performing. To make sure that is supplying Blackmagic RAW audio for the FX6 and also the FX9 video cameras and afterwards unlocking that technology for that video camera system." Video recording AssistBlackmagic's Video recording Support is a mobile display as well as recorder option, comparable to the Atomos Ninja range. The Video recording Support comes with either a five-inch or seven-inch display screen. You can easily also select in between 3G versions that assist video clip up to 1080p60 and the 12G HDR models that document online video up to 2160p60. To document in BRAW you will certainly require to use some of the 12G Video Clip Assists. They sustain capturing in ProRes, DNxHR or even BRAW formats to interior SDXC cards or an outside USB SSD challenging drive.How it worksHeffernan revealed that the Sony video cameras result the 4K RAW signal directly to the Video recording Aid over SDI. He stated, "Blackmagic RAW is actually built to profile to the sensing unit, so several of the job we need to carry out is within our components encoder that sits inside the Video Support. So our team comprehend the attribute of the Sony sensor and after that our company pack that in to the Blackmagic RAW plan. Any individual that's used Blackmagic RAW knows you receive a sidecar of metadata which tells Settle the cam principal characteristics." What next?Although Blackmagic is originally concentrating on cultivating BRAW for the FX6 and also FX9, that's simply the start. Heffernan pointed out, "My understanding is our company are actually operating to assist FX6 and also FX9 to begin with, our team'll at that point look at FX3 to ensure that our experts can easily deal with the full series of those pro cine models. There's no advancement presently for the Alpha stations and also the mirrorless crossbreed bodies. Coming from Sony's standpoint that is actually a various division, that is actually a various design team. Ideally, if this is actually well-known, as well as we find a lot of uptake with Sony users yearning for access to Blackmagic RAW, that's a discussion our company might have." What our team thinkBRAW audio is actually actually supported through cams coming from Canon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Leica, Nikon, Sigma as well as Z Web Cam. The BRAW layout is actually fantastic for protecting the complete dynamic variety of your electronic camera and offers you so much more versatility in post-production. So it is actually a welcome progression to see the innovation assisting Sony cameras at the same time. Moreover, Blackmagic has actually created the BRAW report style available, cross-platform and also free of charge. The codec is actually sustained using the cost-free SDK on Mac computer OS, Microsoft window and Linux devices without any surprise licenses or even continuous fees. BRAW audio on the Sony FX6 and FX9 makes sure to become a preferred addition. Proprietors of the FX3 and also Alpha electronic cameras will definitely really hope that they obtain accessibility to BRAW very soon too.Pricing and availabilityBlackmagic Design just revealed the BRAW recording with the Sony FX6 and also FX9 as a technological trial at IBC 2024. However, Heffernan claimed that the business hoped that the innovation would be actually launched as a complimentary update for the Video clip Support in Q4 of the year.