How to Prepare for Shooting and Working with Raw

Updated On: 01/25/13 06:01:44 PM

Cinematographer Ryan E. Walters writes up a tutorial on how to prepare for shooting raw -- specifically on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera -- including tips on pre-production, on set, and post-production. He writes, "Don't let this DSLR-like camera fool you. It isn't as straightforward as you may think. Here is what you can expect, and what you should prepare yourself for as you make the switch from compressed formats to RAW...."

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Free Downloadable RED, XDCAM, GoPro, DSLR and Raw Files for Testing Purposes

Published On: 11/20/12 05:11:55 PM

Cinematographer Tom Guilmette has graciously provided 10-second downloadable files in a variety of formats that you can ingest into the NLE of your choice for testing purposes.

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Rethinking Raw: Postproduction Possibilities for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Updated On: 11/20/12 01:11:18 PM

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Oliver Peters

Digital camera development has been running in high gear for several years, outpacing any other portion of our industry. Thanks to a revolution started by RED, Nikon and Canon, videographers are now blessed with a wide range of small, affordable, high-performance imaging systems that have liberated us from the restrictions of the mundane 2/3” video camera.

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Not All Raw is Created Equal

Published On: 11/19/12 11:11:15 AM

Raw video output is supposed to give you the most latitude when it comes to changing the "look" of your footage in post, but Alister Chapman explains why different raw cameras will still give you different outcomes. He writes, "With traditional video cameras a lot of the 'look' is created by the cameras color matrix, gamma curves and other internal processing, but a raw camera bypasses all of this outputting the raw sensor data. With an almost infinite amount of adjustment available in post production why is it that not all raw cameras are created equal?

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Breaking Down the Blackmagic Cinema Camera's RAW Workflow

Published On: 09/04/12 02:09:15 PM

DP John Brawley explains what it really means to shoot RAW with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. He writes, "Shooting RAW is a bit like the electronic equivalent of shooting film because you get to choose a great deal of how the image is processed in post later instead of letting the camera make those decisions for you in a generic way when it’s being recorded.

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