BRAW Studio

"MAX AVAILABLE RES NEEDS TO BE INCREASED !" issue, happening when a .BRAW file was imported multiple times

The current panel selection could be wrong when last selection was made during panel processing

Conflicts issues when BRAW Studio Panel and PlumePack Panel (our other Autokroma product) were both opened at the same time

"Fix Selection" button behavior in panel while switching between Source Settings and Metadata tabs

PrPro Cache Rendered Previews : green line turned back to red sometimes since version 2.4.0. Now fixed but you will need to render them again once after updating

After Effects Layer Settings GPU decoding : artifacts could be visible at the bottom of big resolution frames (6K and more)

Preset and Sidecar loading / saving issues when the latest Gamut ("DaVinci Wide Gamut") and latest Gamma ("DaVinci Intermediate") were selected

Convert BMD PrPro Panel : issue when a .BRAW file was offline and missing in the project

Crash issue

Support for new cameras URSA Mini Pro 12K and BMPCC 6K Pro cameras, latest Camera Firmware (e.g. v6.9.4+ on URSA Mini Pro G1 and G2) and Nikon Z 6II / Z 7II .BRAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist

Support for Dual Card Recording, it will produce a separate .braw2 file with half of the frames. If this file is missing the imported main .braw file will only report half the framerate you recorded

Color Science Version 5 available for all .BRAW. Note : in this new Gen5, the curve is fixed so ISO and Exposure have the same effect, see CaptainHook message here https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=123096#p675106. Now we have a new Param for Color Science in BRAW Settings because before there was only Version 4

New Param in BRAW Settings : "Use Gamut Compression" checkbox will protect your extreme highlights, in the PrPro Panel it is next to the Color Space (Gamut) choice. WARNING : this Param is in BETA ! Do not use if not really needed, until BRAW 2.1 is out and BRAW Studio updated. Disable this if automatically enabled.

New Color Spaces (Gamuts) : Alexa Wide Gamut, DaVinci Wide Gamut

New Gammas : Log C, DaVinci Intermediate

Bug fix : incorrect resolution for 2.8K footage (for example it was 2868x1512 instead of 2864x1512), see https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=110719. Don't forget to change your sequences with this new correct resolution !

Note 1 : URSA 12K frames are huge, in PrPro we recommend using Playback and Paused Resolution at 1/4, in AEfx please use our Layer Settings with GPU acceleration (Metal / CUDA / OpenCL) enabled in the Settings

Note 2 : for all recent .BRAW (URSA 12K, BMPCC 6K Pro, recent firmware), Camera Metadata default values are Color Science at V5 and "Use Gamut Compression" enabled. We recommend turning off the latter, unless you really need it.

PrPro Panel "Trim BRAW" button in the Source Settings Tab : you can now trim a selected .BRAW file, creating a new file without unused frames while keeping the exact same metadata and the same original frames, very fast and without any re-encoding. In/Out points for the trim are taken from the Mark In / Mark Out bounds set in the Source Monitor of the Source clip from the Project Panel. Current Settings are exported in a .sidecar next to the .BRAW file. If you need more .BRAW Trimming feature we have another product called PlumePack for that purpose, check it out here : https://www.autokroma.com/PlumePack

Preset Manager popup : new button to open the Global Presets folder, so it makes it easy to transfer your presets by copying around the presets you want !

Applying Preset or Saving Sidecar for multiple clips was broken in last 2.2.4 version

OSX : there was a crash message popping up when closing the panel

Added support for Nikon Z 6 and Z 7 Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist

New Gamma in BRAW Settings : N-Log

BRAW Settings : some data are now stored locally from a session to another. It improves the Panel performance when re-starting Premiere Pro. Cache can be manually deleted from the Settings & License Popup

BRAW Settings : Load and Save Sidecar buttons are now available in Decode Using : "Camera Metadata" and "BRAW Default"

Metadata : new line "Has Embedded LUT"

PrPro Panel v2.2.3 slowdown fixed

When updating BRAW Studio, if a new choice was available in a BRAW Settings dropdown (like a new Gamma) : when opening an existing project it was impossible to select the new choice (one needed to re-import the footage to be able to select this new choice). This bug remains when updating from older versions, but it will be fixed from now on

BRAW Studio Panel had trouble with multiple projects in the same Premiere Pro session

"Reset to BRAW Default" button in BRAW Settings now sets the White Balance to fixed values (5500,10) instead of the previous behavior which was settings White Balance to "AsShot"

Toolbox Convert BMD bug fix

Toolbox Convert BMD : now supports mixed plugins projects. Use with caution ! The best is that you do not mix plugins and follow official instructions

ToolBox PrPro 2020 Shift : new method to correct your project in one click ! You don't need to relocate manually all your files anymore. Please send us your feedback if it works for you ! As always you need to use a .prproj BEFORE you notice the Shift. /!\ WARNING : When upgrading from BRAW Studio < 2.2.0 to BRAW Studio >= 2.2.0 you could get your .BRAW offline. When relinking them you could get the PrPro 2020 Shift, if that's the case DO NOT save your project shifted, and apply this automatic method to the project saved with BRAW Studio < 2.2.0

The first .BRAW selection is a bit longer because of the initialization. There is now a feedback text to inform this init process is running

Wrong multiple selection, for example when the selection was happening during another event

Bad Source Settings values displayed if the panel was not selected when clicking on buttons (Loading Preset / Reset to Camera Metadata etc.)

Toolbox Timecode Correction of Dropped Frame 29.97 fps BRAW footage in Premiere Pro after 14.3 version fixed

Metadata tab : new lines for "Timecode Frames" and "Timecode is Drop-Frame"

Panel is now disabled if BRAW Studio wasn't properly installed

Convert BMD Project fix on some big projects

Export Correct FCP .XML issue with Non Drop-Frame Timecode for .BRAW files at 29.97 fps (it seems like there is still the Adobe Timecode bug for this particular case)

Removed red popup which was happening in the Metadata tab when selecting an offline clip

Merged Clip Items composed of Audio and Video from different BRAW sources are now well displayed in the Panel Source Settings

Source Settings Merged Clips with network storage path were not working

Export correct FCP XML feature (useful for PPro versions < 14.3) was not working with BRAW files on network storages

Avoid "Error - Spawn E2BIG" error, which was especially happening with our First Frame Shift Issue Relocalization tool

Convert BMD bugs with big projects

Convert BMD : you can now properly transfer your .prproj (Premiere Pro project) started with the Blackmagic Design Premiere Pro Plugin to BRAW Studio in one click with the Premiere Pro Panel, available in the ToolBox tab

Metadata tab : each .BRAW metadata is now displayed row by row, they are constantly updated from the currently selected .BRAW. Might be more practical than Project Item Properties and Project Panel metadata columns, depending on your workflow

Toolbox tab : regrouping features that you only do once in a while such as Convert BMD, PrPro 2020 Shift Relocation, Export FCP .XML, Timecode Correction, Timecode Shift Correction

"Export Current BRAW Frame" button at the bottom of Source Settings Panel will export the current frame in the Source Monitor into a one-frame .BRAW file with .sidecar in the same folder with the same filename

Copy / Paste buttons at the top of the Source Settings Panel, easier to use than Global Presets for a quick transfer of RAW Params. You can paste to a selection of .BRAW too !

New animation is displayed when something is processing. Useful feedback when applying an action to multiple .BRAW and you need to wait a bit

Issue with non-ASCII chars in the filepath (especially with the Shift Correction process)

Issue with Merged Clips when Application Language wasn't English

Removed red error popup when importing a .BRAW File in CC 2018

Prev/Next buttons, the wrong item could be selected in the Timeline

"Open In Source Monitor" button is not available anymore in versions before CC 2019 (a red popup was displayed before)

Saving a Global Preset will now display a confirm popup, to avoid a misclick which would erase existing values in the Preset

.BRAW Thumbnails are back !

After Effects : "File exists but couldn't be opened for reading" error and warning popups are gone

Selected clip text now has an icon at its left, indicating if the selection waws made from the Timeline or from the Project Panel

Clicking on "Set New Source" now updates the selected Source in the Panel (no need to unselect and re-select the clip anymore)

When using Prev/Next buttons now the audio track item linked to the video track item is also selected if it exists

New Feature : Auto-Update. Panel will automatically download a new version of BRAW Studio if one is available. It can be disabled in the Settings

Fixed : sometimes "No BRAW Item selected" was displayed and Source Settings were disabled. If you still have this problem, please try to Reload the panel (button at the bottom of the Panel) or contact us

The maximum number of BRAW clips selected at the same time has been changed from 50 to 100

Some panel features (metadata, timecode, Source Settings) were not working when applied on a lot of BRAW files

"Correct 2020 PPro Shift" feature improvements and fixes

When a preset was renamed before saved, the name was erased

New Feature : click on the new "Set New Source" button, a subclip will be automatically created from the select .BRAW Project Item, and the currently selected .BRAW clip in the timeline will be re-assigned to this new subclip. It is useful if you have 2 clips in your timeline coming from the same Project Item, and you want to have different color grade (separated Source Settings). See our article https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-Source-Settings-Panel

Bug fix : Prev and Next buttons with Titles in the sequence

Bug fix : "Correct 2020 PPro Shift" feature for big projects, it's also more performant and better suited for Mac OSX when files are from different disks

Fixed : .BRAW file Metadata in the Project Item's "Comment" section were gone

Fixed : wrong frame displayed on NTSC framerate when Time Remapping was enabled

"Reload" button at the bottom is available to refresh the panel if a bug has appeared and prevented you from using it. Now you can use the Panel again without having to redock it manually, but don't forget to send us a bug report if you experience an undesired behavior !

Export Correct FCP .XML feature has been fixed

You can now control Source Settings of your .BRAW clips directly in your BRAW Studio Panel with a dedicated interface : no need to switch onto the Master tab anymore

The Source Settings currently showed are updated when you select a .BRAW Project Item (in the Project Panel) or a .BRAW Clip (on a timeline)

Multiple Selection Mode when you select multiple braw : you can batch apply Global Presets to all selected .BRAW, Save or Load sidecar and use the "Reset" buttons

"Next" and "Prev" buttons can be used to move from BRAW to BRAW throughout the timeline (next .BRAW will be the one closest in time to currently selected .BRAW)

You'll get a warning if you select a .BRAW clip with a Proxy attached and enabled

This issue is happening when files needs to be relocated and others files than .BRAW can be concerned, more info here https://www.autokroma.com/blog/Premiere-Pro-Timeline-Shift-First-Frame-After-Moving-Project-Relinking

We now have a new way to auto-correct your .prproj (Premiere Pro project file) directly, by relocating the files inside (any extension)

This new tool is in the "Shift Issues" tab of the BRAW Studio Panel, you will find there instructions to use it

New Feature : a new button lets you set the metadata of only the selected Clips in the Project Panel

Fixed Shift Correction : Avoid error message if special clips (like transparent Video) are in the timeline, also added security to be sure non braw clip cannot be shifted by the panel

Improved some blue message feedback launched by the panel

New Feature : a new button lets you correct the timecode of only the selected Clips in the Project Panel

Fixed : now the Panel can be used on hundreds of BRAW Clips for big projects

Support for Panasonic EVA1 + Canon EOS C300 Mark II Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist

New Color Spaces (Gamuts) : "V-Gamut" and "Canon Cinema Gamut"

New Gammas : "V-Log" and "Canon Log2"

Important Note : When opening older projects, it will be impossible to select the new Gammas and Gamuts. If you need them, you should import your .BRAW again

New Feature : FCP .XML Correction - the best way to get a correct XML in order to grade in Resolve ! Without modifying Adobe timecode and without experiencing timeline shifts after footage relocation because of the Adobe timecode fix. Read our article for more information https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Wrong-Timecode-Adobe-Premiere-Pro/

Timecode Correction and Metadata Import are now two separates buttons, improved performances of Timecode Correction

Timecode Correction and Metadata Import : you don't need anymore to generate the thumbnail in the Project Panel before processing, all BRAW are ready to be processed at any time

Improved general appearance and design with clickable tabs

Compatible again with newest versions of PrPro (14.0.2 and onwards)

Fixed issues with Time Stretching and Time Remapping

Fixed issue with 8bpc when composition size was not the same than the .BRAW layer

Fixed memory leaks from version 1.8.2

Fixed crash in the Layer Settings which could happen when decoding at 1/3 resolution

Improved error message when applying the Layer Settings in a Layer not connected to a Source (Text, Null Object etc.)

Fixed : when the Layer Settings is disabled (abnormal situation), the Settings & License button was not working

Now that the Importer produces directly 32 bits image (16 bits was used before instead) the whole BRAW Studio pipeline can work in 32 bits : you can mix both Importer and Layer Settings in the same 32 bpc project

Big performance improvements in BRAW Studio Layer Settings

32 bits support

"Decode first frame only" checkbox in the Settings was removed, not useful anymore

Avoid wrong message when loading a preset

New "Manage Preset" button in the UI (below the "Save Preset" button) to be able to rename your currently selected preset. Presets will be named "Untitled Preset" until you rename them yourself

Total number of available presets is now 20 (was 10 before)

New article on our website explaining how to make copy of them for your own custom use

Import any .braw footage, supports 8 bpc and 16 bpc for now

Change the Blackmagic RAW Parameters in our Layer Settings Effect available under "Autokroma" in the Effects list (should only be applied on a .braw source footage layer)

Metadata in the Comment column of the project panel, set after applying the Layer Settings, in the form "R.X - S.Y - T.Z - G.B - CR.W" (with Reel X, Scene Y, Take Z, GoodTake B 1 or 0, Compression Ratio W)

Quickly compare two sets of RAW Params with Decode Using Custom A and B and the "Switch A/B" button !

"Reset to Camera Metadata" button to reset all current RAW Params to those from Decode Using Camera Metadata

Premiere Pro : You will be warned now if Timecode is wrong (23.98 / 29.97 fps), when importing a new clip or when opening an existing project. This yellow warning can be disabled in the Settings popup

Panel : "Set correct timecode and metadata" button now only fires one unique blue popup, to not clutter Premiere Pro logs

"Diagnostics" button in the Settings & License Popup in case if BRAW Studio is not installed properly

Premiere Pro / OSX : Right-click "Properties" on .braw Source will now give you the Timecode (Media Start), so you can check yourself what is the right timecode for 23.98 / 29.97 fps footages

LUT (Embedded or from Sidecar) is working now with Load / Save Sidecar buttons : it will store the state of the LUT (Disabled / Embedded / Sidecar) but not the data.

Fixed Load Sidecar issue : if Gamma was "Blackmagic Design Custom", Gamma Controls were not loaded correctly

Color Science dropdown list has been removed from GUI to make it simpler (It was disabled all the time before because only one choice was available : Color Science Version 4)

Fixed : When loading sidecar, White Balance Preset was set to "Custom" even though values corresponded to "As Shot"

Please use the usual GUI Panel (Top menu Window -> Extensions) to fix your NTSC timecodes and import your .braw metadata ! It's not done automatically (in background) anymore

Fixed : Premiere Pro being slow when editing on timeline

Fixed : Unable to "Undo" (CTRL+Z) last actions in some cases

Fixed : When batch importing lots of .braw, the Hidden Panel was working too much and users could consider it as a crash

No Shift issue if users don't want to correct timecodes (used to fix XML Export for DaVinci Resolve see https://www.autokroma.com/blog/Clip-Shifted-Issue-BRAW-Studio/ )

Crashes

Panel : Reduced errors

OSX Installer : Uninstall plugins checkboxes didn't work anymore and couldn't be selected alone

Deleted some scripts in the downloaded .zip as they were wrongly flagged by Anti Viruses (falses positives)

ACESctt gamma had custom gamma controls enabled

License & Settings Popup : error message when clicking on "Open logs folder" fixed, can only open one popup at the same time now

For Prefs size errors, please clean your plugin cache (press SHIFT while launching Premiere Pro and click OK) !

Edge case crashes

Loading .sidecar with LUT

Existing projects with merged clip in previous versions had problems when loading in 1.5.2

Imported .braw will show grey now instead of Trial image, because BRAW Studio for After Effects is not available yet

As in DaVinci Resolve, there is now a checkbox "Apply LUT" and a dropdown list to choose the LUT Origin (Embedded or Sidecar)

Embedded LUT is the one which was saved from inside the camera when shot

Sidecar LUT is the one in the sidecar file next to the braw file. Sidecar LUT is loaded when PPro starts or when the clip is imported

The "Save Sidecar" and "Load Sidecar" buttons in Clip Mode are not concerned : LUT will not be saved in Sidecar and not loaded with these buttons

These new parameters are invisible if no Embedded or Sidecar LUT are available, only one choice in the dropdown if only one of them is available

New Metadata : BR Timecode = the good starting timecode of the braw file. Useful to check if the one in PPRo is correct

Fixed : After relinking a media, the timecode was wrong again

Fixed : "getFilenameFromFilepath" error message

Copying Source Settings from one clip to another lead to some unwanted red popup

"Run Script - Uncaught Error" when BRAW files were moved between 2 PPro sessions and needed new localization

"Stack Overrun" error when a lot of files were processed at the same time

Now working with files located on folder without writing permission

BRAW footages inside PPro project Bins were not processed

Avoid some unwanted error popups

New scripts in Manual Installation folder to help you when standard installation of panels didn't work

Copy / Paste Source Settings from one clip to another is working now (but not save / apply preset !)

Avoid freezes when loading a .BRAW File with a LUT inside

When an error was happening, some wrong messages were sent to the user

Automatically imports BRAW metadata : Camera Name, Scene, Take etc. automatically added to imported clips. You need to change Project panel columns display to see all of them

"Media Start" Timecode for NTSC Framerates fixed (=> now you can export to FCP XML and reimport it into DaVinci Resolve without issues)

Some frames were doubled and some missing

When audio track was shorter than video track (slow motion footage)

New button at the top of the Source Settings to access them (more visible than the little top right icon)

When clicking on "Open Log Folder" it will create automatically a .zip to send us

Analog gain restricts ISOs you can choose

BRAW Studio can now load braw files shot from Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

New Color Spaces (Gamuts) : ACES AP0 and ACES AP1

New Gamma : ACEScct

New Color Spaces (Gamut) : Rec.709, Rec.2020, DCI-P3 D65, DCI-P3 Theater, CIE 1931 XYZ D65, CIE 1931 XYZ D50 PCS

New Gammas (Linear, Rec.2100 Hybrid Log Gamma, Rec.2100 ST2084 PQ)

Hilight Recovery mode

White Level & Black Level sliders in Gamma Controls

ISO 3200 available now

Some footage were impossible to open : now fixed