BRAW Toolbox is a new plug-in for Final Cut Pro that makes it possible to edit native BRAW footage without transcoding. It promises no more transcoding, no more waiting, and no more massive ProRes files. Let’s take a quick look at what it can do! Apple and Blackmagic seem locked in a passive battle over their compressed raw codecs. Apple ProRes RAW isn’t supported in Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve, and BRAW isn’t supported in Apple’s FCP. Usually, a little competition is good for everyone, but in this case, it is just completely annoying for the editor. Check out our article Blackmagic RAW and ProRes RAW, Compared to learn about some of the differences between the two codecs. BRAW Toolbox Screenshot. Image source: developer Thankfully, BRAW Toolbox from developer Chris Hocking at LateNite Films is changing all of that! “As hardcore Final Cut Pro users, we got frustrated when clients would hand over SSDs with 2-4TB’s worth of BRAW footage, that we’d need to convert to ProRes to start editing with it in Final Cut Pro.” From BRAWtoolbox.io He continues, “Now we can just import BRAW files directly into Final Cut Pro, with full RAW controls, and access to all the camera metadata.” From BRAWtoolbox.io This should come as very welcome news to FCP editors who are working with footage in Blackmagic’s native raw format. Up until now, BRAW footage couldn’t be imported into FCP without hours of transcoding. Other plugins, like Color Finale Transcoder, simplified the process of transcoding BRAW footage...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 1 February, 2023