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Canon RAW
Canon RAW (CRW) is produced by a variety of Canon cameras.
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 Canon RAW files at Full, Half, or Quarter 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 Canon RAW 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 Canon RAW default settings.
Project Settings
Canon RAW has a variety of settings that can be adjusted to alter the image quality of the
debayered result. The Color Temp and Tint parameters are only available if the White Balance
drop-down menu is set to Custom.
White Balance: The first seven options offer White Balance presets, which
automatically adjust the Color Temp and Tint parameters. These options include
Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and Flash. An eighth option, Custom,
makes the Color Temp and Tint parameters user-adjustable.
Color Space: No color spaces are selectable at the time of this writing.
Gamma: No gamma settings are selectable at the time of this writing.
Tint: Color balance correction for images with a green or magenta color cast, such as
fluorescent or sodium vapor bulbs. 0 is unity. The range is –150 to +150.
Sharpness: A debayer-specific sharpness filter applied to provide the appearance of
enhanced image detail. 20 is unity. The range is 0 to 100.
Highlights: Makes it easy to selectively retrieve blown-out highlight detail in
high-dynamic-range media by lowering this parameter and achieves a smooth blend
between the retrieved highlights and the unadjusted midtones for a naturalistic result.
0 is unity. The range is –100 (minimum) through +100 (maximum).
Shadows: Lets you selectively lighten or darken shadow detail. Raising this value
retrieves shadow detail recorded below 0 percent, while leaving the midtones alone.
0 is unity. The range is –100 (minimum) through +100 (very high).
Color Boost: Lets you naturalistically raise the saturation of regions of low saturation,
sometimes referred to as a vibrance operation. Can be used also to lower the
saturation of regions of low saturation. 0 is unity. The range is –100 (minimum)
through +100 (very high).
Saturation: Adjusts the color intensity of the image. 0 is unity. The range
is –100 (minimum) through +100 (very high).
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