Blackmagic RAW Format Settings - Import

Metadata Settings

Clip Name box

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

Clip Name field

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

Tape Name box

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

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 box 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 can be selected to free up GPU resources or if the GPU decoding causes issues such as image corruption.

Orientation box

Flip (vertical) or flop (horizontal) the media when importing the clip. Select 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

Otherwise, please be aware that the values you set in the Format Specific BMDRaw Colour tab will be followed by the colour management requested in the General settings.

In Tag Only mode, when using the "From File or Rules" option, the Tagged Colour Space used for various combinations of the Color Space and Gamma menus is shown in this table. For other combinations, the File Colour Space will show as "Unknown" and the Tagged Colour Space will be determined by the Input Rules (see Applying Colour Management on Import).

Color Science box

Select the version of the BMDRaw colour processing used to decode the .braw media.

Color Space box

Set the colour space of the .braw media. Some combinations of this and Gamma will result in the File Colour Space showing as "Unknown" and the Input Rules will be used to determine the colour space tag for the imported clip.

Gamma Curve box

Set the transfer function or gamma curve of the .braw media. Some combinations of this and Color Space will result in the File Colour Space showing as "Unknown" and the Input Rules will be used to determine the colour space tag for 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.

Custom Gamma Settings

The Custom Gamma settings can only be accessed by setting Colour settings Gamma field to Custom.

Gamma Settings From File button

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