Finally, Raw Converter is now not only available for macOS but also for Windows 10. The app can convert ProRes RAW files from any supported camera into CinemaDNG for native import into DaVinci Resolve. It provides batch conversion including audio and timecode and the output compression method can be selected between an uncompressed 16-bit format and various lossy compression levels. Thanks to Atomos and their compact video recorders, and camera manufacturers enabling raw video output even for affordable mirrorless cameras, filmmakers can nowadays use Apple’s 12-bit compressed raw video codec – ProRes RAW – relatively easily. That is if they do not use Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve for the post-production. Unfortunately, the popular NLE still does not natively support ProRes RAW. Though all hope is not lost, as there is an app that can convert ProRes RAW footage into CinemaDNG, which can then be imported into DaVinci Resolve while retaining the features of raw footage: Raw Converter. I first wrote about the Raw Converter app in December 2021 shortly after it was first launched, though it Initially only came out on macOS (12 or higher). No after many requests, the app creators recently added a Windows version. Raw Converter for Windows As I said before, bringing the Raw Converter to the Windows platform was one of the most frequent requests since the macOS version came out in 2021. The Windows app, of course, works in the same way as the macOS version. It provides batch conversion of raw video files from...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 7 February, 2023