To use the custom look contained in an ARRIRAW file:
ARRIRAW files are now displayed using their custom look.
To determine if an ARRIRAW file contains look information:
Options are: |
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Clip Name from File Name |
Enter Clip Name (manual entry) |
Select an option to determine how the tape name is set when importing clips.
Select: | To: |
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Enter Tape Name |
Activate the Tape Name field where you enter the tape name. When selecting multiple files for import, this tape name is used for all imported files. |
Tape Name from File Name |
Use the name of the imported file as the tape name. |
Tape Name from Directory |
Determine the tape name from the detected directory structure. Use the Level field below to configure the relative path to the directory from which the tape name can be determined. |
Tape Name from Header |
Read the tape name from the header of the imported file. |
Although available for all types of files, the Level field is intended for directory structures output by film scanners. A typical image file directory structure looks like this: ./<tape>/<resolution>/clip.######. In this case, selecting Levels Up 2 in the Level field identifies the directory that corresponds to the tape name (./<tape>). Enabled if Tape Name is set to Tape From Directory.
Selection: | ARRIRAW Definition |
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Clip Code | Internally generated timecode frame count increasing with each new take. |
Edge Code | Internally generated timecode frame count increasing with each new media. |
Record Run | Internally generated record run timecode starting at a value defined by the user. |
Free Run | Internally generated free run timecode starting at a time defined by the user. |
External LTC | Longitudinal Time Code from an external sync. |
External VITC | Vertically Integrated Time Code from an external sync. |
Time of Day | Internally generated free run timecode starting at time of day. |
Master TC | Internally generated timecode. |
ADA stands for ARRI Debayer Algorithm.
Option: | Description: |
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ADA-5 HW | Improved image quality, sharper images, more details, less noise in red and blue channels, less aliasing and has a new regulation of parameters. Especially useful for VFX work when keying blue or green screens. Default setting. |
ADA-5 SW | Enhanced software debayering, based on ADA-5 HW. |
Proxy | A low quality debayering mode designed for performance over quality. |
Select: | To import ARRIRAW clips using: |
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User | The options you set in the Colour, Processing, and Image menus. |
Camera | The look created on the ARRI camera and stored in the ARRIRAW file.
This option disables the Processing and Image menus, as well as the Colour Rendering box. |
Save as User Settings is implicitly enabled when Colour Settings is set to User.
ALEXA allows for a look creation workflow. In this workflow, a look is created in the ARRI Look Creator application and is either embedded in the source files during the shoot, or saved to a look file. And Flame can read and use this look information.
When working with ARRI Look information, you must set the Colour Space to one of the Video combinations or Flame will display a checkerboard instead of ARRI media. This is due to the fact that ARRI Look Creator only works Video encoding.
Select: | To: |
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Do not apply Look | Not apply any Look information. |
From File Header | Apply Look information contained in the ARRIRAW file header. |
From Look File | Apply Look information contained in an XML Look file located in the same folder as the media to import. |
Header or Look File | Apply Look information from the header of the media to import. If none is present, use the information from an XML Look file located in the same folder as the file to import. |
Look File or Header | Apply Look information from an XML Look file located in the same folder as the file to import. If none is present, use the information from the header of the file to import. |
When working with ARRI Look information, you must set the Colour Space to one of the Video combinations or Flame will display a checkerboard instead of ARRI media. This is due to the fact that ARRI Look Creator only works Video encoding.
Use From File Header unless you are trying to recreate a look based on a specific colour science.
The actual resolution of an ARRIRAW file is determined by the sensor mode used at the time of the shoot. Most ALEXA cameras can use different sensor modes, but since ALEXA sensors are mostly identical resolution-wise, ARRIRAW files always end up with one of the following resolution.
Sensor Mode | Native Resolution |
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16:9 HD | 2880x1620 |
16:9 2K | 2868x1612 |
4:3 | 2880x2160 |
Open Gate | 3414x2198 |
Now, ARRIRAW files being RAW files, one cannot just import the files in Flame. They need to be processed by ARRI's algorithms. This process, called debayering, allows you to re-interpret the file. This can be done using ARRI's ARRIRAW Converter 3.0 (ARC), or directly in Flame. Flame uses the algorithms provided by ARRI to debayer ARRIRAW files, with debayering options named similar to the ones found in ARC. This ensures that in Flame you see ARRIRAW media as it was intended to be seen.
But the number of available options can make it hard to get the right resolution. Use the tables in the following sections to get the resolution you need. But before proceeding, make sure to reset the following options.
In the ARRIRAW Debayering menu:
This ensures that Flame displays a resolution that matches the sensor mode used and makes it easier to find the right information in the tables below.
Aspect Ratio of 1.78:1
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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768 x 432 | SD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | Disabled |
1920 x 1080 | HD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
2048 x 1152 | 2K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
3840 x 2160 | UHD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
4096 x 2304 | 4K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
2880 x 1620 | Native | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | Disabled |
Aspect Ratio of 1.85:1
Set the Resolution box to Native.
Apply a 2880 x 1558 centre crop resize, with a 1.85 ratio, using the Custom setting in
.Aspect Ratio of 2.39:1
Set the Resolution box to Native.
Apply a 2880 x 1206 centre crop resize, with a 2.39 ratio, using the Custom setting in
.Aspect Ratio 2.39 with 1.3x Anamorphotic
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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2048 x 858 | 2K | Disabled | From 1.3 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
4096 x 1716 | 4K | Disabled | From 1.3 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
Aspect Ratio 2.39 with 2x Anamorphotic
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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2880 x 810 | Native | Disabled | From 2.0 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
2868 x 807 | Native | Enabled | From 2.0 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
The following resolutions and settings are essentially used when conforming ARRIRAW media to a sequence layed down using ALEXA ProRes 2K media.
Aspect Ratio of 1.78:1
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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2048 x 1152 | 2K | Enabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
2868 x 1614 | Native | Enabled | From non-anamorphotic | Disabled |
Aspect Ratio of 1.85:1
Set the Resolution box to Native and enable Debayer from 2868px.
Apply a 2868 x 1550 centre crop resize, with a 1.85 ratio, using the Custom setting in
.Aspect Ratio of 2.39:1
Set the Resolution box to Native.
Apply a 2868 x 1200 centre crop resize, with a 2.39 ratio, using the Custom setting in
.Aspect Ratio 2.39 with 2x Anamorphotic
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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2880 x 810 | Native | Disabled | From 2.0 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
2868 x 807 | Native | Enabled | From 2.0 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
Aspect Ratio of 1.33:1
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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768 x 576 | SD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | Disabled |
1920 x 1440 | HD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
2048 x 1536 | 2K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
3840 x 2880 | UHD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
4096 x 3072 | 4K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
2880 x 2160 | Native | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | Disabled |
Aspect Ratio of 1.33:1 (specifically for ProRes matching)
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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2048 x 1536 | 2K | Enabled | From non-anamorphotic | No Cropping |
2868 x 2152 | Native | Enabled | From non-anamorphotic | Disabled |
Aspect Ratio of 1.78:1
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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1920 x 1080 | HD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.78 |
2048 x 1152 | 2K | Disabled* | From non-anamorphotic | 1.78 |
Aspect Ratio of 1.85:1
Set the Resolution box to Native and enable Debayer from 2868px.
Apply a 2868 x 1550 centre crop resize, with a 1.85 ratio, using the Custom setting in
.Aspect Ratio 1.78 with 1.3x Anamorphotic
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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1920 x 1080 | HD | Disabled | From 1.3 Anamorphotic | 1.78 |
3840 x 2160 | UHD | Disabled | From 1.3 Anamorphotic | 1.78 |
Aspect Ratio 1.85 with 1.3x Anamorphotic
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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1998 x 1080 | 2K | Disabled | From 1.3 Anamorphotic | 1.85 |
3996 x 2160 | 4K | Disabled | From 1.3 Anamorphotic | 1.85 |
Aspect Ratio 2.39 with 2x Anamorphotic
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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1920 x 804 | HD | Disabled | From 2.0 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
2048 x 858 | 2K | Disabled | From 2.0 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
3840 x 1608 | UHD | Disabled | From 2.0 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
4096 x 1716 | 4K | Disabled | From 2.0 Anamorphotic | 2.39 |
Aspect Ratio of 1.55:1
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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3414 x 2198 | Native | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | Disabled |
Aspect Ratio of 1.78:1
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect |
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1920 x 1080 | HD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.78 |
2048 x 1152 | 2K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.78 |
3840 x 2160 | UHD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.78 |
4096 x 2304 | 4K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.78 |
Aspect Ratio of 1.85:1
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect | ARRI ARC Resolution Name |
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1920 x 1080 | HD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.85 | HD |
1998 x 1080 | 2K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.85 with Anamorphotic Variant enabled | 2K DCP |
2048 x 1108 | 2K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.85 | 2K |
3996 x 2160 | 4K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.85 with Anamorphotic Variant enabled | 4K DCP |
4096 x 2214 | 4K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 1.85 | 4K |
Aspect Ratio of 2.39:1
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect | ARRI ARC Resolution Name |
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1920 x 804 | HD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 2.39 | HD |
2048 x 858 | 2K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 2.39 | 2K |
3840 x 1608 | UHD | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 2.39 | UHD-1 |
4096 x 1716 | 4K | Disabled | From non-anamorphotic | 2.39 | 4K |
Aspect Ratio of 2.39:1 with 2x Anamorphotic
Target Resolution | Resolution box | Debayer from 2868px | Aspect Ratio | Cropping Aspect | ARRI ARC Resolution Name |
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1920 x 804 | HD | Disabled | From 2.0 anamorphotic | 2.39 with Anamorphotic Variant enabled | HD |
2048 x 858 | 2K | Disabled | From 2.0 anamorphotic | 2.39 with Anamorphotic Variant enabled | 2K |
3840 x 1608 | UHD | Disabled | From 2.0 anamorphotic | 2.39 with Anamorphotic Variant enabled | UHD-1 |
4096 x 1716 | 4K | Disabled | From 2.0 anamorphotic | 2.39 with Anamorphotic Variant enabled | 4K |