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BRAW Sidecar Metadata Files
BRAW files have been designed to accommodate descriptive metadata that enables look
management from on-set through post. This metadata is both embedded in the .braw files and
included within .sidecar files that are saved alongside the media. Metadata .sidecar files that
are present always takes precedence over the embedded metadata for purposes of decoding.
However, if there’s no .sidecar file, decoding of the .braw file falls back on the
embedded metadata.
Modifying Sidecar Files
You can use the Camera Raw palette of the Color page to Update a BRAW clip’s sidecar file
with changes made to the Camera Raw settings. Click Update Sidecar to save changes, and
click Export Frame to export a one-frame image for reference.
Master Settings
These parameters let you choose the decode quality and method that raw clips will be
transformed to use when debayered.
 Decode Quality: Lets you debayer .braw files at Full, Half, Quarter, or Eighth resolution
to improve performance on slower systems. Lower resolution media is lower quality but
faster to work with and process. If necessary, you can choose a lower resolution setting
that provides better real time playback on systems with limited performance while you
work, and then switch to a higher quality when rendering the final output. A “Force
debayer res to highest quality” checkbox in the Render Settings list of the Deliver page
makes it easy to follow this workflow.
 Decode Using: The option you select determines whether all .braw media throughout
the project is decoded using the original Camera Metadata settings (the default
selection), using Project settings in which you choose custom settings to be applied to
all clips, or using the Blackmagic Raw default settings.
Project Settings
These parameters let you choose the color science, white balance color space, gamma, and
other visual settings guiding how the image will be transformed to suit your program and RCM.
 Color Science: Lets you choose what version of camera color science you want to use
to decode .braw media.
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Camera Metadata: Chooses whichever version of color science was selected by the
camera at the time of shooting.
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Version 4: As of the time of this writing, the current and only version of color science
available for recording and decoding .braw media. Debayering .braw data requires
choosing a color space to convert the raw signal into. Bear in mind that the color
space you choose is merely a starting point for further correction. There is no
requirement that you choose one or the other color space for any given workflow,
and all settings will yield high-quality image data suitable for further color correction.
You should choose the color space that provides the most pleasing starting point for
your particular project.
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Blackmagic Design: A wide gamut color space designed for digital cinema
workflows on Blackmagic Design cameras.
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Rec.709: Decodes into the standard color space specified by the Rec. 709 standard
for high definition video. While you may find this option useful as a starting point, it is
not required for programs being output to video.
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