BRAW Studio
BRAW Studio Blackmagic RAW Importer for Adobe CC (After Effects, Premiere Pro and Media Encoder)
- Download and Install for Microsoft Windows : extract and run the Installer
.exe
- FREE version included ! - Download and Install for Apple MacOS : double click on the .dmg and run the Installer.pkg
.pkg
- FREE version included ! - How To Update : install and it will update, replacing old plugins with latest versions
- How To Uninstall : go into the "Uninstall Plugins" folder of the extracted .zip to find the Uninstaller
- BRAW 4.3 :
- Adds support for Fujifilm X-M5 Blackmagic RAW clips
- Adds support for Panasonic S5D Blackmagic RAW clips
- macOS : BRAW Studio Installer is now packaged as a .DMG file with a nice interface, simply double click on the downloaded .DMG file and run the .pkg installer that shows up. The installer now also creates an Autokroma folder inside /Applications/ with a BRAW Studio Uninstaller and a link to BRAW Studio Settings and License popup so you can more easily access them like any other macOS Application
- Bug fix : the Settings and License popup was opening the User Guide on Autokroma.com after a technical update of our website
- Support for Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, After Effects, Audition 2025 / v25 and macOS 15 Sequoia
- The BRAW Studio Panel design in Premiere Pro is now adapted to the new Light Theme in Premiere Pro 2025
- The "Switch A/B" button is now renamed "Edit RAW Settings" for more clarity, when "Decode Using" is set to "Camera Metadata" or "BRAW Default"
- BRAW 4.2 :
- Adds support for Blackmagic PYXIS 6K
- Adds support for Fujifilm X-T50 Blackmagic RAW clips
- Improves support for Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF
- BRAW 4.1 :
- Adds support for Fujifilm GFX100S II
- Adds support for Panasonic GH7
- The "Importer Sync Mode" option is now enabled by default on MacOS. It seems to get similar performance and fixes potential memory issues, especially while rendering
- BRAW 4.0 : Adds support for Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF
- Fixed Crash Issue in Adobe Softwares plugins, happening especially with Warp Stabilizer applied on a .braw file and "Sync Mode" enabled in BRAW Studio Settings
- Fixed memory issue introduced in 3.3.0. Could happen at any moment, but especially while rendering
- BRAW Studio Desktop App :
- New button at the top right of the player to Show or Hide the Controls and Metadata part, making a bigger image on Screen
- New button in the Metadata Tab to Copy the whole metadata to Clipboard. It can also be done by using the "Ctrl+C" keyboard shortcut
- Added new metadata in the list : Sidecar and Embedded LUT presence, Timecode, Timecode as Frame Number and if Timecode is Drop Frame. Bitrate is now written in MBps. Changed metadata order and titles
- Premiere Pro BRAW Studio Panel :
- "Always Set New Source" mode can now be restored from one session to another, to enable this you have a new option checkbox named "Always Set New Source mode - Remember last state" accessible in our Settings and our Desktop App. Please note this is a global state, it will not remember a different option for each specific PrPro project
- Fixed "Always Set New Source" which was not working sometimes
- Fixed various crash issues in Adobe importers, especially when special effect like Warp Stabilizer was applied
- Fixed .braw files import failed issue in Adobe importers when working with dual files (with .braw2 files) and NTSC framerates
- New Feature in Premiere Pro Panel with a new "Always Set New Source" button. When this mode is enabled, changing a BRAW Setting on a timeline clip which could involve changes on other BRAW Timeline clips because coming from the same Project Item will result first in a new "Source" (Project Item) creation from the changed Timeline Clip, so it will be the only one affected by the change
- BRAW 3.6.1 from 3.3 :
- Adds support for Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K
- Adds support for Fujifilm GFX100 II Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- Adds support for Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2
- Adds support for Panasonic Lumix G9II Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- Fixed white balance control for Panasonic GH5S and BGH1 Blackmagic RAW clips
- Premiere Pro Panel Fix: Sliding circles on Sliders were slightly shifted to the left when starting to drag them, which could be annoying especially when making small adjustments
- BRAW SDK rolled back to version 3.3 because of a crash issue in latest 3.4 : Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K and Fujifilm GFX100 II Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist are temporarily unavailable while we investigate this crash. If you need support for those you should install BRAW Studio v3.1.4 and tell us if you experience the crash or not
- For those who can not update their system and get requirements for latest BRAW Studio version, we re-opened a V2 Special Store to license our old V2 versions. We STRONGLY encourage you to see if you can update your system to use latest BRAW Studio V3 with all latest fixes and improvements. You will find the new V2 store, download links for old legacy versions and more info in this article: https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-Legacy-Versions-for-Old-Support
- New Setting "Importer : Sync Mode" available from the "Settings & License" popup. Use this option if you feel bad performances with BRAW Studio as importer in Adobe products OR if you have memory issues - Please send us feedback if you experience a difference with this option disabled !
- New "Reset Settings Below" button in the "Settings & License" popup
- Fixed rare crashes
- When you are importing a corrupted .BRAW, BRAW Studio will try to report one of the following error, instead of letting Adobe guide you through another BRAW plugin which will not work as the source of the problem is your source footage being corrupted. Please try to open your .braw in the official Blackmagic Raw desktop player, our Desktop player or DaVinci Resolve to see if those applications can open it.
- "The importer reported a generic error" in Adobe Premiere Pro, with an error in the Events window "BRAW Studio could not properly open the following file, which might indicate a potential corruption of its content"
- "The file X .braw could not be imported. Could not read from source. Please check the settings and try again" in Adobe Media Encoder
- "Could not read from source. Please check the settings and try again" then "file X.braw cannot be imported - this .braw file is damaged or unsupported" in Adobe After Effects
- Support for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Media Encoder and Audition 2024 / v24, and macOS 14 Sonoma
- Fixed : image was upside down in After Effects on macOS when Project Settings were set to 16 bits
- BRAW 3.4 :
- Adds support for Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K
- Adds support for Fujifilm GFX100 II Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- Fixed internal issues introduced in 3.1.0 which could slightly decrease performances of Layer Settings in After Effects and introduce rare issues
- Fixed Thumbnails upside down in Windows (introduced in 3.1.0). After updating, you could need to clear the Windows Thumbnail Cache with the native "Disk Cleanup" app (already in your computer)
- BRAW 3.3 : Adds support for Panasonic Lumix GH6 Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- Fixed : Red Error Popup when opening projects created with before BRAW Studio V3 when Source Settings Gamut was "Alexa Wide Gamut" or Gamma was "Log C", those names were updated recently in the official BRAW API
- BRAW Studio Desktop App : New Playlist Mode to import multiple .BRAW files and switch easily between them
- Premiere Pro and After Effects : .BRAW footages shot as Non Square Pixels (e.g. Anamorphic footages) now automatically have the correct PAR metadata (through "Interpret Footage"). Existing imported clips in your projects will not be affected by this change
- BRAW 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 :
- Adds support for automatically rotating vertical video clips
- Adds support for new Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K OLPF Camera as well as Panasonic LUMIX S5II / S5IIX and Fujifilm X-S20 Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- Fixed :
- After Effects Layer Settings was producing an error message and was unusable in latest After Effects 23.4 version
- Premiere Pro Panel : red Error while selecting items in timeline
- White Balance Color Picker : when image was zoomed and rescaled, picked pixel could be wrong (slightly shifted)
- macOS : because of BRAW 3.X the minimum version is now 12.0 (Monterey)
- macOS: Fixed Source Settings (PrPro) and Layer Settings (AE) Effects Header Image not displayed
- Fixed : Error Message or Crash in Premiere Pro and After Effects happening in some conditions when changing RAW parameters in Source Settings or Layer Settings effects
- Premiere Pro BRAW Studio Panel: New Metadata "BR Sensor Rate" now available when using the buttons to set BRAW Metadata in the Project Panel
- Fixed : Wrong Colors on every imported clips for Premiere Pro and After Effects versions before 2021 (Bug introduced in 3.0.3)
- Fixed : Some Metadata were missing from list in Premiere Pro Properties, Panel Metadata Tab and Desktop Metadata Tab
- Fixed : In Windows 11 a terminal was displayed under Desktop windows
- After Effects: Fixed Crash when using Layer Settings on some BRAW files with GPU decoding
- Desktop : Filename is now displayed above Video
- Adobe Importer stability improvements
- Fixed :
- Adobe Importer : Fixed frame never displayed with red error in Premiere Pro or Rendering issues when some special effects were applied on a BRAW clip, like Stabilizer effect
- Premiere Pro Panel : when using the "Select All in Project" or "Select All in Sequence" button, it was sometimes impossible to change params because of selection limit. Note: the limit set to 100 clips is still used for manual selection only.
- Fixed Premiere Pro :
- Importer : Black Frames and Cache issues
- Source Settings : BRAW Settings could be reset to old values in particular circumstances when using the "Switch A/B" button
- Fixed :
- Black Frames on .braw recorded through Video Assist on some Cameras like Panasonic ones, Highlight Recovery cannot be modified (Read Only) and it was involving some errors
- White Balance Picker Tool (from plugins and PrPro Panel) : computed WB was wrong due to the picked pixel location being wrongly interpreted
- Text numbers on the right of sliders impossible to modify in Desktop
- Crash issue when launching Desktop Application in some particular circumstances
- Windows : BRAW_Studio.exe was asking for some uninstalled DLLs, now fixed. The BRAW Studio Panel was also unable to behave correctly because of this, now fixed too
- macOS : BRAW_Studio.app was never launching (infinitely loading) in some very particular circumstances
- New BRAW Studio Desktop App (Player & Color Grader) :
- Player : BRAW Studio now includes a Windows / macOS native desktop application which can play your .BRAW Files but also modify the BRAW Settings just like with the Source Settings and Layer Settings !
- Update Sidecar : after changing BRAW Settings in the BRAW Studio App, export them to the sidecar : so this new color grade should automatically be loaded whatever the app you choose to import your BRAW file then (Camera Metadata workflow)
- Lossless Trimming tool : import your BRAW file, set In / Out time points and export a new smaller BRAW file with the exact same quality and metadata than the original ! Only unused video frames and unused audio samples are properly removed
- Include Custom LUT in .Sidecar : you can choose to use a custom .cube LUT and attach it to your BRAW file through the .sidecar file. The LUT will be processed with the BRAW SDK and gives you the best quality !
- Metadata Viewer : a special Metadata Tab with all your BRAW Metadata !
- Windows : it replaces the Blackmagic RAW Player from BMD as default BRAW App Opener and also generates itself the BRAW Thumbnails in Explorer, so the Blackmagic RAW Player is not needed anymore
- macOS : it replaces the Blackmagic RAW Player from BMD as default BRAW App Opener but does not generate QuickLook .BRAW Thumbnails (you will still need to install the Blackmagic RAW Player for this)
- Article with more info : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-Desktop-Application
- New White Balance Picker Tool :
- You can now automatically click inside your .BRAW File at a given frame to select what "White" (also works with Grey) should be, like Eyedroppers in others apps. The White Balance Tool will set Color Temperature and Tint so that the selected pixel is the closest possible to White / Grey
- Available from the BRAW Studio Panel and the Source Settings in Premiere Pro , the Layer Settings in After Effects and the new Desktop App
- By default, it gives a white / grey pixel before Gamut / Gamma / LUT changes. You can change this with an option inside the White Balance Picker tool so it makes this computation after all changes
- Article with more info : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-White-Balance-Picker
- Improved overall performance of Premiere Pro and After Effects plugins
- New Premiere Pro Metadata Organizer Tool inside the BRAW Studio Panel : Import your .BRAW files and automatically class them in different sub "Bins" in Premiere Pro depending on their metadata : Reel / Scene / Take / Good Take
- Premiere Pro BRAW Studio Panel Improvements :
- When selecting a MultiCam Sequence Clip in Timeline which contains only one BRAW file (for Audio Sync), the .BRAW file is directly selected
- New "Ctrl+Z" or "Ctrl+Shift+Z" shortcuts when the panel is selected : they will do the same action than clicking on "Undo" or "Redo" buttons
- New "Ctrl+C" or "Ctrl+V" shortcuts when the panel is selected : they will do the same action than clicking on "Copy" or "Paste" buttons
- Note about the new shortcuts : when the panel is selected they will not affect other Premiere Pro actions
- If you maintain the "Shift" key of your keyboard while dragging a slider, it slightly drag the slider so you can set more precise values
- Increased a bit sizes of "Thumb" sliders size so they are easier to drag
- Website New Articles :
- More info about how to upgrade to V3 https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-V3-Upgrade
- Download the BRAW Player and Thumbnails from this page https://www.autokroma.com/blog/How-to-Install-Blackmagic-RAW-Player-Thumbnails
- Download old versions of BRAW Studio for legacy support (old macOS and old versions of Adobe) from this page https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-Legacy-Versions-for-Old-Support
- BRAW 2.8 and 2.7 : support for Fujifilm X-H2, X-T5 as well as ZCam E2, E2-M4, E2-S6, and E2-F6 Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- macOS : because of BRAW 2.8 the minimum version is now 11.0 (Big Sur)
- Windows :
- You can run our Install and Uninstaller .exe in command line like this : 'start "Autokroma" /wait /b "InstallerOrUninstaller.exe" /S', for our uninstaller you can pass an argument to specify which product to uninstall like this : '-Uninstall_BRAW_Studio' and/or '-Uninstall_BMD'. Do not forget to run your Terminal as Administrator, otherwise you will need user interaction to confirm the Administrator rights prompt. This also works using Microsoft SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) to automate deployment
- When launching our Installer in recent versions there was a "Do you want to allow this app from an unknown publisher to make changes to your device ?" yellow popup, now correctly replaced with the good Verified publisher blue popup
- "Add LUT To Sidecar" is not tagged as Beta anymore. Special thanks to all our users who gave us feedback and helped us with this feature !
- Fixed :
- "Add LUT To Sidecar" feature was not working properly on previous v2.7.9
- Convert BMD PrPro Panel : some BRAW Settings were not well converted
- After Effects Layer Settings Fixed :
- Sometimes the BRAW Settings were reset when re-opening the project, it was also affecting the Dynamic Links with Premiere Pro
- Crash when adding the effect on a layer that is not from a .BRAW file
- Our installers will now let you, if needed, abort installing BRAW Studio if you refuse to uninstall BMD plugins so you can choose better when to uninstall those plugins without being forced to
- Fixed :
- When using the "Add LUT To Sidecar" button in the panel with some kind of LUTs, it could involve immediate crash until the sidecar was removed
- When a .braw is recorded through Video Assist on some Cameras like Panasonic ones, Highlight Recovery can not be modified (Read Only), and it was involving red errors before
- macOS : "BRAW_Studio is damaged and can't be opened" popup when trying to launch Settings and License or inside the PrPro Panel
- Support for After Effects, Premiere Pro, Media Encoder and Audition 2023 / v23
- Apple silicon crash fix
- PrPro Panel Fixed : Merged Clips are now selected when using the "Select All in Project / in Sequence" buttons
- BRAW 2.6 :
- Adds support for Fujifilm XH2s Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- Adds adjustable white balance and accuracy for Panasonic GH5S, BGH1
- Improved white balance accuracy for Panasonic S1H, S1, S5, BS1H
- Fixed :
- LUT was always disabled on Media Encoder renders from After Effects
- When switching the first time to "Decode Using : Custom B" in Source Settings in recent versions of Premiere Pro 2022, some dropdown parameters could appear empty
- Instability issues
- End of Support for :
- Premiere Pro and Media Encoder CC 2017 and CC 2018
- Merged Clips on Premiere Pro CC 2019
- Layer Settings on After Effects and Windows : old graphics cards for CUDA Acceleration (all nVidia GeForce GT / GTX 6XX and 7XX, except GTX 780 and GT 730)
- BRAW 2.5 : Added support for new Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2
- PrPro Panel :
- Fixed selection issue with Merged Clips, which were selectable only once per session
- Fixed selection issue when .BRAW file extension was not lowercase
- Fixed : Global Settings (Logs, Auto-Update, GPU, etc. inside the Settings and License popup) were not working on MacOS since v2.7.2
- After Effects macOS : BRAW source files were not recognized anymore by BRAW Studio Layer Settings, since version 2.7.2 only, now fixed
- PrPro Panel :
- Fixed an error which could happen while loading a custom LUT through Sidecar
- Fixed a Red Error popup when exiting Premiere Pro
- PrPro Panel :
- New Buttons "Select All in Project" and "Select All in Sequence" to select all .BRAW Clips respectively in the project or only inside the current sequence. This will help you do numerous batch tasks, such as updating / loading all sidecars files, generating all the Merged Clips info once (saved popup bug) and not later, initializing all the .BRAW clips Source Settings info in case you have lots of .BRAW and you want to avoid BRAW Studio Panel to initialize them later on etc.. Another practical use of this is to batch change Source Settings, for example now you are able to make exports with two different .BRAW color grade with only a few clicks, by storing the first color grade inside Custom A and the second Color Grade inside Custom B
- Prev And Next buttons are not disabled anymore when no clip is selected. They now select the first or last clip in the timeline in that case
- Fixed : a .BRAW setting changed during the processing of another setting change is now reverted in the UI while the first change is processed (happens especially when a lot of .BRAW files are selected and graded)
- Fixed errors with unicode filepaths
- BRAW 2.4 :
- Support for Leica SL2-S .BRAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- New Gamma : "L-Log"
- PrPro Panel :
- Improvement : when a Merged Clip is selected, the project was auto-saved once per Premiere Pro session. Now it has been improved and the auto-saved happens only once per project. So once you got the auto-save popup for a Merged Clip, you will not get it anymore for this .BRAW ProjectItem
- Fixed : when saving Sidecar in Multiple Selection mode, there was only one sidecar updated, now all of them are properly updated
- Fixed : Project Conversion from BMD plugin to BRAW Studio (in the PrPro Panel Toolbox) could be blocked and was never finishing if the Source Settings effect was absent
- BRAW Studio now has a FREE version ! Share easily your BRAW Studio projects with coworkers, they won't need a paid BRAW Studio license to open the project. There is no 500 frames trial image anymore. More information about which feature is free or with a Premium license on our website here : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-FREE-vs-Premium/
- New Features in PrPro Panel :
- New "Add LUT to Sidecar" button to load your custom .Cube LUT file into the .sidecar file for one or even multiple selected .BRAW Files, so that the LUT will be loaded and processed through the official BRAW SDK
- New "Export Embedded LUT" button to export the Embedded LUT to a .Cube file, useful to apply in another color grading software
- On each line of a BRAW Setting, a new reset icon-button that resets the param to its Camera Metadata value (the value sets when shot or from the .sidecar)
- New button in the ToolBox tab to convert a BRAW Studio Project to a Blackmagic Design PrPro Plugin Project in case you rather need to work with the BMD Plugin and switch plugins. Note that the Source Settings params will not be translated, but the project should be stable. Never force convert a project ! Always use our conversion tools to be safe. BRAW Studio already supported converting from a BMD Project, so now it supports both ways
- New Feature in Premiere Pro : You can now choose the Color Space in the Interpret Footage Settings of your .BRAW Project Item, making HDR .BRAW editing possible !
- Fixed :
- PrPro Panel "Redo" button was not updating the Panel UI in some cases
- PrPro Panel "To Src Monitor" button was not working in some cases
- BRAW 2.3 : fixed black level for BMD Gammas (regression in 2.2), general performance and stability improvements. Also on macOS the official minimum version from BMD requirements is now v10.16 / 11 Big Sur
- Fixed PrPro :
- CC 2020 - Importer Generic Error
- Panel versions before CC 2018.1 when switching to Metadata Tab
- Improvements :
- After Effects : Layer Settings now uses GPU acceleration (Metal / CUDA / OpenCL) by default when the Project Settings "Video Rendering and Effects" dropdown is set to GPU. Before you needed to enable it manually in the "Settings and License" popup, and now you can disable it from there in case of errors
- Using BRAW 2.2.1 version
- Fixed :
- PrPro 2020 - "JSX SetValue Bad Argument" error when using the Panel
- PrPro BRAW Studio Panel - Error when saving sidecar for Multiple .BRAW Clips at once with different Source Settings but from the same .BRAW file
- PrPro BRAW Studio Panel - Error when changing Color Science in Multiple .BRAW Clips Selection mode if Gamma different across the selected clips
- Logs were not written on macOS
- After Effects 2022 v22.1 BETA supports Apple silicon : our Importer was already compatible, now the Layer Settings too. Send us your benchmarks ! More info : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/Apple-Silicon-ARM-M1-Compatibility-with-Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Autokroma
- New Features in PrPro Panel :
- Multiple Selection of BRAW Settings : you can now change all Exposure (for example) of 20 .BRAW Clips in a few clicks !
- Autokroma Notifications : get notification about new articles, new available BRAW Studio version or other global Autokroma news directly in the panel !
- Warning displayed at the top of the panel when logs are enabled because it decreases the global BRAW Studio performance
- Error message displayed at the top if the Blackmagic RAW PrPro Importer plugin is installed, it is not compatible with BRAW Studio and will lead to conflicts : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BlackmagicRaw-Plugin-BRAW-Studio-Difference/
- "Settings and License" and "Preset Manager" popups now always stay on top of others windows
- BRAW 2.2 :
- Support for Fujifilm GFX100 and GFX100S .BRAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- Support for Panasonic Lumix GH5S, BS1H and BGH1 .BRAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- Fixed :
- PrPro Panel : instant crash when using "Set New Source" button or "Set BRAW From a New local Project Item" button (when using Productions) in PrPro 2022 Beta
- PrPro Panel : too much sliders actions could be added into the Undo Pool, resulting of Undo actions doing nothing
- PrPro Panel : the LUT name was not displayed in Panel if the BRAW clip had a LUT only in sidecar
- If the white balance controls were set previously from the panel and Preset was still on "Custom", when opening the Source Effect Tab of a BRAW clip the controls could be reset
- Added support for Influx licensing in our Settings and License popup. Influx Importer for Adobe will allow you to import various new formats and codecs into Premiere Pro, After Effects and Media Encoder (for example .MKV .FLAC etc.), more info here : https://www.autokroma.com/Influx
- Our plugins are now lighter, loading faster by Adobe and reducing the footprint of plugins on your disk and downloaded .zip
- PrPro Panel :
- Production : fixed error while using the "Set BRAW From a New local Project Item". Check our website for more information about working with Production : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-Working-With-Production
- UI now shows you when BRAW Studio is in TRIAL mode
- UI now shows you when logging is enabled. You should only enable logging to create bug reports for us and disable it afterwards
- macOS : full support for Apple silicon (for example the M1 CPU) with aescripts + aeplugins licensing
- macOS : initial support for Apple silicon (the M1 CPU), without aescripts + aeplugins licensing. If you have such a license please read our article to know how to launch BRAW Studio back in Intel mode and unlock the full version : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/Apple-Silicon-ARM-M1-Compatibility-with-Adobe-Creative-Cloud-Autokroma
- After Effects Layer Settings : support for MFR (Multi-Frame Rendering) optimization in BETA versions of AEfx 2022
- Fixed :
- The BRAW Studio Panel could be really long to init when logs were enabled in big projects
- Avoid wrong error message "registerSelectionFctToRun..." which could happen when loading a project
- BRAW 2.1 :
- Support for Nikon Z 6II / Z 7II and Panasonic Lumix S1H / S1 / S5 .BRAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- CPU Decoding for URSA 12K .BRAW files
- The "Use Gamut Compression" checkbox is not in BETA anymore, use it !
- macOS : the official minimum version from BMD requirements is now v10.15 Catalina
- New Feature in PrPro Panel when working with the PrPro feature "Production"
- Yellow warning at the top if the current selected BRAW timeline clip comes from a project item not in the same project than the timeline. It generally happens when using "Production" in PrPro, and it can involve Source Settings change reverted
- With the previous warning, there is also a button to set the selected BRAW clips in timeline from a new Project Item created in the current project
- Check our website for more information about working with Production and BRAW Studio : https://www.autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-Working-With-Production
- New Features in PrPro Panel : LUT Title is now displayed next to the "Apply LUT" checkbox when available
- Fixed :
- After Effects : fixed issue when collecting the project
- Convert BMD PrPro Panel : error when converting a project (started with the Blackmagic Design Premiere Pro Plugin) with some special effects plugins
- Source Settings : Update Sidecar button was removing the LUT from the .sidecar
- Licensing bug
- Windows : downloaded .zip is 12 MB lighter now, for faster downloads and updates. Our .exe installer doesn't install Visual C++ Redistributable automatically anymore, but it will detect if you need to install them, following our article about it https://www.autokroma.com/blog/VCRedist/
- Fixed :
- "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
- Fixed :
- 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
- BRAW 2.0 :
- 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.
- .sidecar and .braw2 (from Dual Card recording) files will be copied when using AEfx "Collect Files" and PrPro "Collect and Copy" from the Project Manager, on PrPro only for filepath with Latin-1 characters. If you have an issue please contact us ! https://www.autokroma.com/contact
- macOS : because of BRAW 2.0 the minimum version is now 10.14 Mojave
- New Features :
- 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 !
- Official Blackmagic RAW Player and Thumbnails (Windows Explorer / macOS Finder) from Blackmagic Design cannot be installed anymore from our installer, but they can be downloaded and installed easily from the BRAW Studio PrPro Panel, ToolBox tab
- PrPro Panel bugs fixes for PrPro versions before 12.1 (CC 2018.1)
- PrPro Panel ToolBox tab design improved
- Convert BMD Project internal improvements
- Fixed issue when getting back from Windows Sleep Mode with Premiere Pro opened, the BRAW footages were displaying red frames (restarting PrPro was the only solution)
- Fixed errors when starting PrPro with BRAW Studio Panel already opened (reloading the panel was needed)
- Licensing : support for our new product PlumePack, your Best Project Manager and Media Trim Tool in Premiere Pro ! More information on our website https://autokroma.com/PlumePack
- We now have new BRAW Studio YouTube tutorials to understand easily our best features. More information on our website https://autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-YouTube-Short-Tutorials/
- Premiere Pro bug fixed : some projects with BRAW files made with the "Production" Premiere Pro feature were involving crash and/or an error "Impossible to get Handler"
- Solved issues when BRAW footages had a comma "," in their filepath. Especially with "Export correct FCP XML", "Correct Timecode" and "Display Metadata in Project Panel" features
- Improved user feedback when launching "Export Corrected FCP XML", "Correct Timecode" and "Display Metadata" process
- Settings and License popup : checkboxes to disable BRAW Studio per Host removed because there should be no reason to use them anymore
- /!\ WARNING : When upgrading from BRAW Studio < 2.2.0 to BRAW Studio >= 2.2.0 you could get your .BRAW offline and get the PrPro 2020 Shift. Please read our article to correct your project and upgrade safely : https://autokroma.com/blog/BRAW-Studio-Upgrade-2-2-Bug-Fix/
- PrPro Panel Fixes :
- 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
- Layer Settings After Effects Fix : issues when saving the AEfx project with offline .BRAW Medias
- BRAW 1.8.2 :
- Added support for Nikon Z 6 and Z 7 Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- New Gamma in BRAW Settings : N-Log
- PrPro Panel New Features :
- 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 Update Sidecar buttons are now available in Decode Using : "Camera Metadata" and "BRAW Default"
- Metadata : new line "Has Embedded LUT"
- Fixed :
- 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
- PrPro Panel New Features :
- 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
- PrPro Panel Fixes :
- 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
- Premiere Pro Cache Improvement : Video Previews rendered in the project were not linked when restarting Premiere Pro, so the "green line" above the timeline was returning to red or yellow sometimes. Now it should stay green longer and keep your renders for faster previews
- PrPro Panel :
- 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
- PrPro Panel Convert BMD now produces a .txt report file with more details about the conversion
- PrPro Panel Fixes :
- 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
- Crash fix
- Partial Presets : each RAW Params in the Global Presets can be "applied" or not by clicking on checkboxes, available in the "Manage" (previously "Rename") popup next to the Presets list. This feature also works in batch !
- PrPro Panel New Features :
- 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
- Premiere Pro Fix : "Insert" and "Overwrite" on .BRAW Project Items were grayed out, now available again
- After Effects Layer Settings Windows : OpenCL fix
- Installer improvements : it will warn you if the MediaCore folder does not exists, will create it for you in that case. On Windows it will also warn you if you have Adobe applications running while trying to install / update plugins and Visual C++ Redistributable x64 is also automatically installed now
- PrPro Panel Fixes :
- 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 1.8.1 for Windows :
- .BRAW Thumbnails are back !
- After Effects : "File exists but couldn't be opened for reading" error and warning popups are gone
- Premiere Pro : a message will now warn you when you opened a project that was using BMD Adobe plugin before
- Premiere Pro Panel :
- 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
- Licensing bug fix
- Installers will now double confirm with you before uninstalling Blackmagic RAW Adobe plugins from Blackmagic Design and redirect you to an online article when a conflict has been detected
- Premiere Pro Panel :
- 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
- BRAW 1.8 : Support for Sigma fp Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist
- Fixed :
- 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
- After Effects : Layer Settings can now be GPU accelerated when GPU selected in File -> Project Settings. Windows : works for OpenCL / CUDA. macOS : works for Metal. Compatibility starts with AEfx CC 2019 onwards. You can enable this through a checkbox in the Settings (it won't be enabled by default), please send us your feedback !
- Premiere Pro Panel :
- 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 macOS when files are from different disks
- Windows : if BRAW Studio is not loading you should install Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable x64, see our F.A.Q. https://www.autokroma.com/BRAW_Studio/User_Guide/Windows__BRAW_Studio_is_not_loading_or_I_get_the_vcruntime_dll_loading_error
- Various bug fixes
- Premiere Pro Panel : all features from V1 (i.e. not the Source Settings tab) are working again for CC 2017 and CC 2018.0
- AEfx Layer Settings :
- 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
- Licensing bug fix
- Premiere Pro Panel :
- "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
- Performance optimization, BRAW Studio should now match Blackmagic Premiere Pro plugin, sometimes faster. We're waiting for your tests and feedback !
- Fixed : When changing Gamma to "Blackmagic Design Film", all other customs params could be reset to Camera Metadata values
- Fixed : When selecting the Panel after having changed the Source Settings, the Panel is updated with changes made in Source Settings
- "Priority" checkboxes are now changed into "Disabling" checkboxes where you can disable BRAW Studio for PrPro / AME and / or AEfx : now if a .BRAW cannot be imported with BMD Adobe plugin and the checkboxes are enabled, it also won't import with BRAW Studio so you're sure to not be using BRAW Studio in your project
- Installer ZIP doesn't include Manual Installation folder anymore, a Manual ZIP can be found on the website if needed
- aescriptsLicensing update bug fix
- New Feature, Source Settings Panel in Premiere Pro :
- 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
- New Feature, Auto Correct Tool for "PrPro 2020 Relocating Shift Issue" in our Panel :
- 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
- Presets and Copy/Paste : when pasting Source Settings (or loading Premiere Pro presets), if "As Shot" was selected in the initial clip, it will be applied to the pasted clip, even if the White Balance values are not the same
- When switching to Camera Metadata or BRAW Default, the disabled values in the Effect Controls Panel in this mode are no more updated. You can still see what values are inside Camera Metadata / BRAW Default by clicking on the "Reset" buttons
- Global Presets can be transferred more easily from one computer to another by copy pasting BRAW Studio Global Preset files
- Premiere Pro Panel "FCP .XML Correction" feature was shifting 59.94 fps BRAW footages, now fixed
- After Effects CC 2017 14.0 works now (it was working only from 14.1 before)
- Premiere Pro Panel :
- 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
- Licensing improvements : you can now see all Autokroma licenses in the Settings & License popup or Desktop application
- Premiere Pro 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
- BRAW 1.7 :
- 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
- Crash fix
- Premiere Pro Panel :
- 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)
- After Effects Layer Settings :
- 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
- BRAW Studio Installer is now independent from AfterCodecs. You can still download and install AfterCodecs from https://www.autokroma.com/AfterCodecs/Download/
- Blackmagic RAW background installer in our Autokroma Installer : just tick a checkbox in our install to get Blackmagic RAW Player (double click on .braw to play them) and OS Thumbnails (Windows Explorer, OSX Finder) ! Our Windows installer will also warn you if it detected Blackmagic RAW Adobe plugins and offer you the chance to delete them
- 32 bpc support for Importer in both Premiere Pro and After Effects
- After Effects :
- 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
- Premiere Pro : now a project that started with the Blackmagic RAW Plugin, opened with BRAW Studio, will try to inform you with a better message (before it was about "Handle Size")
- 16 bpc glitches and crash bug fix
- Various crashes and bugs fixes
- After Effects :
- 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
- Global Presets in the Source Settings (PPro) / Layer Settings (AEfx) :
- 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
- New Uninstaller (.exe on Windows / .pkg on macOS) in the "Uninstall Plugins" folder (so uninstall checkboxes from the installers were removed) You can also easily uninstall Blackmagic RAW plugins from there with the new checkbox "Uninstall Blackmagic Design Adobe Plugins" !
- Notarization for OSX 10.15 Catalina
- BRAW Studio plugins now have priority over Blackmagic Design's Blackmagic RAW plugin by default. If both are installed and you want to try out Blackmagic plugins you can lower BRAW Studio priority in our Settings Popup with one checkbox for Premiere Pro / Media Encoder and another checkbox for After Effects. MediaCore folder plugin was renamed "BRAW Studio" on Windows for that effect and BMD disable / uninstall buttons removed in the Settings & License popup.
- BRAW API 1.6 update
- Bug fixed : custom White Balance values weren't applied when loading a Preset or Sidecar in "Custom B"
- BRAW Studio for After Effects available now !
- 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)
- Premiere Pro : new "BR Compression Ratio" metadata, set as always by our BRAW Studio Panel
- BRAW Studio Desktop : 2 new buttons to help you disable / enable back again Blackmagic Adobe plugins, so you can switch easily between the two plugins, and another button to completely remove them. Needs to be launched in Administrator on Windows and with sudo in the Terminal on OSX !
- Fixed : BRAW Studio Panel (timecode and shift correction) was not working in previous version
- Stability bug fixes
- New features :
- 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
- BRAW 1.5.1 : Removed the "Priority" checkboxes, they are useless now that Blackmagic is blocking our plugin and always taking priority
- The Shift correction feature (Panel) stopped working but now has been fixed
- User Guide in .PDF removed from downloaded .ZIP now that all information is available online at https://www.autokroma.com/BRAW_Studio/User_Guide/
- Fixed on Windows : BRAW Studio 1.7.1 and 1.7.0 plugins couldn't load because cudart64_100.dll wasn't found
- Fixed : When copying/pasting Source Settings, if White Balance Preset was "AsShot" there could be undesired behavior afterwards
- WARNING : Previous 1.7.0 version SHOULD NOT be used, it is broken because of our tests related to the next BRAW Studio for After Effects BETA (Contact us to participate!) and projects saved with that version might not work in the future. Do not use it and update to 1.7.1 !
- Fixed : Source Settings plugin wasn't loading properly in Premiere Pro CC 2017
- [OSX] Fixed : Source & License Popup and Desktop popup had wrong colors in Dark Mode, it now will always be Light even in Dark Mode
- New feature : BRAW Studio Presets ! You can now save and load up to 10 different Settings Presets from any Source Settings !
- [Windows] You can now test our CPU-CUDA implementation, not fully optimized yet, by enabling the option in the Settings popup. Send us your feedback !
- New "BRAW Studio Desktop" standalone popup next to the plugins (in MediaCore/Autokroma BRAW Studio/) so you can access Settings & License more easily ! Shortcut will be created on your Desktop & Programs Menu (Windows) or your Applications (Mac)
- BRAW API 1.5 update : now that Blackmagic has a new plugin, BRAW Studio will take priority over it by default : you can disable this in the Settings popup. You'll need to restart Adobe software to take that change into account
- "Decode Using : Clip" is now called "Decode Using : Custom" : the term "Clip" was taken from Resolve, but has multiple meaning in Premiere Pro, which can be confusing. BRAW Studio Source Settings applies for all instances of the Source Clip on all timelines of the current project. "Clip" is also used to refer to instances of Source Clips in timelines; they can have different properties and effect without affecting the Source Clip imported.
- Sidecar :
- LUT (Embedded or from Sidecar) is working now with Load / Update 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
- BRAW_Studio.prm (.bundle on Mac) has been renamed to BRAW_Studio_Importer.prm (.bundle on Mac) to not mix it up with our new BRAW_Studio.exe (.app on Mac)
- Fixed problem about Shift Correction in BRAW Studio Panel
- Fixed issue with Ctrl-Z in Source Settings : could give a weird behavior when sliders were changed and maintained.
- aescriptsLicensing update
- You can now use the feature "Reconnect Full Resolution Media" on proxies, .braw footages are now displayed as known extension files
- New "Reset to BRAW Default" button below "Load Sidecar" button to set current RAW settings to their default values
- Fixed : Crashes with corrupted .BRAW on OSX (fixes in 1.6.2 were for Windows)
- Don't forget to ask us to participate in BRAW Studio for After Effects BETA !
- Fixed : Crashes when corrupted BRAW are imported or looked at within the Media Browser, red errors message also removed
- Fixed : Memory leaks
- Fixed : In Trial mode, BRAW Studio was taking too much memory when too many clips were loaded
- Source Settings :
- 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"
- Added a new pixel format for slight performance improvement on Windows
- Added 16 bpc pixel formats : for example you can now extract high quality TIFF out of your .BRAW!
- BRAW Studio Hidden Panel removed :
- 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/ )
- BRAW API 1.4 from DaVinci Resolve 16 : Support for BMPCC6K, new Rec. 709 gamma Don't forget there's a new official desktop Blackmagic RAW Player for both Windows and macOS ! Download on https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/
- If you experienced in/out points shifts with .braw clips, please follow our new article to fix it ! https://www.autokroma.com/blog/Clip-Shifted-Issue-BRAW-Studio/
- Premiere Pro on Windows only : "Properties" of a .braw will now also show Metadata for the first frame (Aperture, Distance, Exposure, Focal, ND, Shutter, Timecode, White Balance etc.)
- Fixed :
- 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 (false 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
- WARNING : DO NOT RELINK .braw files. Only "Relocate" them with the advanced UI and untick the "Align Timecode" checkbox If you relocated / relinked .braw that have 23.98 / 29.97 fps you'll suffer from shifts in the in / out points of the clips on your timelines Please contact us if this happened to you!
- Premiere Pro on OSX : Metadata (Click right on .braw -> Properties) available now
- Bug fixes :
- 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
- Panel : After relocating a media, timecode is immediately corrected in CC 2019, don't forget to press the button for CC 2017 and 2018
- New Uninstall checkbox in the installers to easily uninstall BRAW Studio plugins and panels
- Fixes in the rendering engine, less crashes
- New Feature : LUT in BRAW Studio
- 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 "Update 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
- Panel :
- 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
- OSX License input : pressing COMMAND key will now automatically paste the license because COMMAND+V is not working
- Windows : IE won't launch anymore when using the popup offline
- Fixes in the rendering engine : for example black frames issue when scaling down is fixed
- 500 frames trial image will be shown less often
- A message will be displayed now if the plugin detects a problem in the installation process (duplicated plugin or files missing)
- Fixed : When loading sidecar, sometimes the White Balance Preset was wrongly set to custom
- Reduced BRAW Studio Panel error messages
- Fixed ISO GUI problem : was switching to default value in some cases when was opened from an existing project
- New "User Guide" tab on top, showing Autokroma.com information to help you using BRAW Studio !
- New popup will automatically warn you about new versions available
- OSX : fixed multiple screens bug
- OSX : fixed 5 seconds lags when exiting popup
- OSX : BRAW API updated to 1.3 (URSA Mini Pro G2 support, bug fixes)
- OSX : BRAW Studio Panels copied useless files to the "/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/" folder. New installer won't copy them anymore, and will delete them if created by a previous installer
- Licensing bug fixes and new "Paste Clipboard" button useful on OSX where COMMAND+V for Pasting the license doesn't work
- OSX : when using multiple screens Settings popup would disappear, now it is shown on the primary screen
- BRAW Studio available on OSX (after Sierra 10.12) !
- You can now buy BRAW Studio licenses on https://www.autokroma.com ! This version is the first one compatible
- New popups : blue confirmation popup for Sidecar update success and BRAW Studio Panel import success (metadata / NTSC timecode fix), red popup for corrupted frames
- Bugs fixed :
- 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
- BRAW Studio Panels (Metadata / NTSC Timecode) bugs fixed :
- "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
- Some plugins weren't working with BRAW Studio (NeatVideo Second Revision for example), fixed now
- Displaying dark grey frames for corrupted frames
- New Visible BRAW Studio Panel (CEP Extension) compatible with CC 2017 / 2018 : please click the button inside the panel (for metadata and timecodes) if not already done, it will use and delete temporary .braw.studio files
- Bug fixes :
- 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
- Improvements in installation process for plugin and Panel
- BRAW Studio manual updated, please don't forget to read it !
- BRAW API 1.3 (Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro G2 support)
- New BRAW Studio Panel, compatible only with PPro CC 2019 :
- 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)
- Bug fixes :
- Some frames were doubled and some missing
- When audio track was shorter than video track (slow motion footage)
- New "BRAW Studio Readme.pdf" with more details about installing BRAW Studio, licensing, settings, accessing the Source Settings and information about the new Panel
- License and Settings :
- 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
- Importing BRAW files from a network location bug fixed
- "Merge Clip" feature : merged BRAW clips source settings are working now but without sidecar save/load
- BRAW Studio Settings popup can be launched when importing .braw into Adobe Media Encoder by right-clicking and selecting "Source Settings"
- Logs can now be written without launching in Administrator Mode
- Plugin more stable overall, fixed some crashes
- Updating BRAW SDK to 1.2 :
- 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
- BRAW Studio available on Adobe Media Encoder with a dedicated license, beginning with "AUKBRME". Licensing will be done through PPro BRAW Studio Settings popup (see video tutorial)
- UI freezes bug fix
- Bug Fixed : When .braw with international characters in filename was loaded, the created sidecar had a wrong filename
- You can license AfterCodecs in BRAW Studio and vice-versa
- BRAW Studio updated to Blackmagic BRAW API version 1.1 (from DaVinci Resolve 15.2)
- 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)
- Highlight Recovery mode
- White Level & Black Level sliders in Gamma Controls
- ISO 3200 available now
- Some footage were impossible to open : now fixed
- Plugin more stable overall
- Better logs files for debugging
- Footage without audio won't display a popup error anymore
- First official version after January 13 BETA
- For Premiere Pro / Windows as of now
- Wrong colors with "Decode Using Camera Metadata" bug fix
- Media Browser import crash bug fix