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Just released RAW 4 PRO v5.1 with improvements and low-cost options. Free demo / updates here: http://raw4pro.com

[RAW 4 PRO]

What are the best settings to export from After Effects/Adobe Media Encoder to Youtube etc.? Workflow:

RAW to DNG  -- Import/editing in After Effects -- save project -- render project in Adobe Media Encoder -- upload to internet.

Once you have your DNG sequence:

- convert to video. Not only for editing but also to playback and catalog your clips. RAW 4 PRO gives you a choice of DNxHD (same as ProRes), MPEG2 (super small file sizes), or CineformRAW.

- do your edit in video. Real-time, no pain. Then online back to DNGs and render out.

Web video upload: good settings could be as follows.

H.264 Profile High, Level 3.2, 1080p at your framerate, Widescreen (16:9) Progressive, VBR 1 Pass Target 4.0kbps Max 6.0Mbs , square pixels (1:1), Render at Max Depth Checked, Use Maximum Render Quality Checked, Keyframe 1 frame, Audio: AAC 44.1kHz 64 kbps Stereo.

https://vimeo.com/88385565

[RAW 2 CF RAW]

Thanks to Chris Barcellos for great feedback on private beta of RAW 2 CF RAW converter, and for spreading the word.

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RAW 2 CF RAW version 1.0 in private beta now! Get on the list to be notified when public version is released.

I really wish more devices used CineformRAW natively, both at acquisition and playback stages. It affords a terrific balance between quality (very little compromise vs uncompressed frames like DNG), and perfectly low bandwidth/storage requirements. Bravo! IMHO David Newman is a genius, and his Cineform team is awesome.

I personally am using Cineform for years, and even bought SI-2K camera in large part because it recorded into CineformRAW natively.

It's perplexing just why don't we see more cameras that would do the same.

Now, I no longer have SI-2K but do love BMCC, and now 5D records RAW as well, plus Digital Bolex is coming out - hopefully soon. How do we manage huge folders full of uncompressed DNG frames?

Of course the latest and greatest is GoPro Studio Premium - but it currently does not automatically add audio, and I already have production Cineform installed.

So for my purposes, the solution was RAW 2 CF RAW utility from yours truly. It makes CineformRAW out of 5D raw, BMCC DNGs, even from timelapse CR2s...

You can download private beta (conditionally) here if you like: http://kck.st/16j9MRP

Is there a way to download RAW2 CF RAW?

Yes, conditionally - look for "immediate download" option on the right: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/primehd/raw-2-cf-raw-convert-your-frames-into-video-fast

Seems this utility may help - it converts raw frames to video raw, with real-time playback and edit. Also adds audio. Also good for timelapse-to-video. Check it out on Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/primehd/raw-2-cf-raw-convert-your-frames-into-video-fast

Cineform RAW preserves raw sensor data, so you have much wider options of working with Cineform RAW than, say, with ProRes which is already debayered.

With Cineform RAW you can apply non-destructive color correction and grading via LUTs, and your changes will instantly propagate without any rendering.

Check out RAW 2 CF RAW utility for Cineform RAW with audio merge.

[RAW 2 CF RAW]

For improved workflow, check out this raw utility.

RAW 2 CF RAW quickly converts large raw frames into the video raw files, ideal for real-time previews and edit. Automatic audio merge!
Support on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/16j9MRP

How did you convert from 5D MK III RAW to Cineform?

RAW 2 CF RAW quickly converts large raw frames into the video raw files, ideal for real-time previews and edit. Automatic audio merge!

Once you have your raw video, how do you edit it?