Blackmagic Design RAW Format Settings - Import

Blackmagic Design (BMD) RAW media files default Tagged Colour Space is set to BMD Film/WideGamut Gen5. You can of course specify a different colour space. Use Format Specific Options > BMDRaw > Colour and select Colour Space and Gamma values to define the tagged colour space used in the application.

Selected Colour Space	Selected Gamma	Clip Tagged with Colour Space
ACES AP1	ACEScct	ACEScct
Alexa Wide Gamut	Log C	ARRI LogC
Blackmagic Design	Blackmagic Design Film	BMD Film / WideGamut Gen5
DCI-P3 D65	Rec.2100 ST2084 (PQ)	ST-2084 (PQ), DCI-P3 (D65 white)
DCI-P3 Theater	Rec.2100 ST2084 (PQ)	ST-2084 (PQ), DCI-P3 (DCI white)
Rec.709	Rec.709	Rec.709 video
Rec.2020	Rec.709	Rec.2020 video
Rec.2020	Rec.2100 Hybrid Log Gamma	Rec.2100 HLG (Lw=1000 nits, Lb=0)
Rec.2020	Rec.2100 ST2084 (PQ)	ST-2084 (PQ), Rec.2020 primaries
V-Gamut	V-Log	Panasonic V-Log/V-Gamut

Note: Any combination of Colour Space and Gamma other than the ones listed above tags the clip with an Unknown colour space.

Metadata Settings

Clip Name box

Select how the clip is named when the file is imported.

Select:	To:
Enter Clip Name	Activate the Clip Name field so that you can manually enter the clip name. When selecting multiple files for import, this name is used for all imported files.
Clip Name from File Name	Use the name of the imported file as the clip name.

Clip Name field

Enter the name to use when importing the clip. Enabled if Name is set to Enter Clip Name.

Tape Name box

Select an option to determine how the tape name is set when importing clips.

Select:	To:
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.
Auto Tape Name	Read the tape name from the header of the imported file.

Level field

Set from which directory the tape name is taken, relative to the location of the clip in the directory structure.

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.

Tape Name field

Enter the name to use as tape name when importing the clip. Enabled if Tape Name is set to Enter Tape Name.

Debayering Settings

Debayering box

Select the resolution for the imported clip. Higher resolutions require more processing and impact real-time playback. Other resolutions offer better performance at the cost of lower image resolution.

Decoder box

Use GPU ensures the debayering happens on the GPU. This is the option to use for best performance. Use CPU if the GPU decoding causes issues such as image corruption.

Orientation box

Flip (vertical) or flop (horizontal) the media when importing the clip. Disable Flip to use the true orientation of the image, as it was shot.

Highlight Recovery

Attempt to recover information from clipped channels.

Image Settings

Image Settings From File button

Enable to use the ISO, Exposure, Colour Temperature, and Tint settings from the file. Disable to edit these settings.

Colour Settings

Color Science box

Select the color science used to decode the .braw media.

Color Space box

Set the color space of the .braw media. Some combinations of this and Gamma will result in an Unknown colour space tag on the imported clip.

Gamma Curve box

Set the gamma curve of the .braw media. Some combinations of this and Color Space will result in an Unknown colour space tag on the imported clip. Set it to Custom to access the Custom Gamma menu.

LUT box

Select how to handle LUT information. Disabled to discard any included LUT information. LUT information can be stored in the .braw file or in a sidecar file.

Select:	To have:
From File	The file decide between the embedded LUT or the sidecar one.
Embedded	Import the .braw clip using the LUT stored in the clip.
Sidecar	Import the .braw clip using the LUT stored in the sidecar file.
Sidecar or Embedded	Import the .braw clip using the LUT stored in the sidecar file if one is available. Fallback to the embedded LUT if there is no sidecar LUT.
Embedded or Sidecar	Import the .braw clip using the LUT stored in the file if one is available. Fallback to the sidecar LUT if there is no embedded LUT.

Custom Gamma Settings

You can only access the Custom Gamma settings by setting Image settings > Gamma Curve box to Custom.

Gamma Settings From File button

Enable to use the gamma settings embedded in the .braw media or the sidecar file.