
I recorded some 4K BRAW (RAW) videos with Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro, but I can't load the footage into Premiere Pro CC on Windows 10, how to solve this porblem? - From Blackmagic User
Which media player software can open Blackmagic BRAW files? I've tried QuickTime and Windows Media Player, but they failed. It's depressing I couldn't preview my video material. - From A Forum
What is BRAW?
BRAW means Blackmagic RAW, and it's the internal file format for all Blackmagic cameras. It is the world’s fastest RAW format with better quality and better features! BRAW is a brand new proprietary format from BMD which is not compatible with any of its predecessors such as CinemaDNG, Blackmagic RAW 3:1 or 4:1. BRAW is not only a file format, it's also the name of a visually lossless video codec from BMD. This is a lossy compression algorithm with quite a low level of image distortion, which means the user can't percieve artifacts visually. In Blackmagic cameras, all frames are stored in the ".braw" container, which is actually a MOV container with custom atoms. Additional info can be stored in ".sidecar" files, which contain fully editable and human readable JSON-formatted metadata. Working with BRAW video, however, is not something to be taken lightly. It’s a very powerful asset that has been made available to many consumers through a variety of affordable cameras from Blackmagic Design.
Why need to convert BRAW?
BRAW is good recording formats. The BRAW purpose is to allow high end Blackmagic cameras to be able to record 6K, 4K and Full HD, not to be an editable or playable format. As it happens with H.264, BRAW are not for editing, playing, are for delivery. In this case, Blackmagic's BRAW are the previous step before edit or playback.
For Editing:
The BRAW is supported by DaVinci Resolve, but not natively supported by Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, Vegas Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Elements, After Effects, EDIUS Pro, PowerDirector, iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Lightworks and other widely used video editing programs. For importing and editing BRAW files on Mac and Windows without anyproblem, you have to transcode BRAW to other format and codec. So, a powerful BRAW Video Converter is necessary
For playback:
Unlike ProRes video files, .braw files can't be quickly previewed using the space bar on a mac. Is there a way to enable that feature? As it saves a ton of time previewing, managing and deleting files, instead of just opening up every single clip and reviewing it and closing. I was surprised to see that Blackmagic Design finally released the Windows version of the Blackmagic Raw (BRAW) player. Currently this is version 1.4, the player is pretty primitive and lacks a lot of features. Version 1.4 has the ability to play braw files start, stop, loop and view previously viewed files. If you plan to play your BRAW smoothly on Mac and Windows, you'd better to convert BRAW to a common video format, such as MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, AVI, etc. So, you need to get a BRAW Video Converter to do the conversion jobs.
Best BRAW Video Converter from Acrok
Acrok Video Converter Ultimate (For Windows | For Mac) is a software mainly help Blackmagic digital camera users to easy convert BRAW videos on their PC and Mac, with it, users can free convert BRAW files to any other video format you want, such as convert BRAW to AVI, MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, Divx, Xvid, FLV, etc. besides, it also has friendly profiles options to help users easy choose what kind of digital devices to use as, such as convert BRAW to iPad, iPhone, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Android, Smart TV and other hundreds of digital devices.
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With this top BRAW Video Converter you can convert BRAW to any format workflow with Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, Vegas Pro, iMovie or any other software. There is also a BRAW to ProRes converter, BRAW to H.265/HEVC converter, BRAW to DNxHD converter, BRAW to H.264 converter feature.
Besides converting BRAW format, you can also convert other popular formats to another format you want, such as convert XF-AVC to MOV, convert H.265 MKV to H.264 MP4, etc. If you want to rip, convert or backup Blu-ray/DVD on PC, this BRAW Video Converter can give you a hand too.
How to convert BRAW to other video format?
The following steps show you how to convert BRAW to H.264 MP4 on Mac, the steps to convert BRAW to other formats are basically the same. Download Acrok Video Converter Ultimate for Windows or Mac. Run the downloaded file and follow the instructions to install the software on your computer.
1
Add your BRAW Video for Conversion
You can directly drag and drop the BRAW files to the BRAW Video Converter, or click "Add file" button to locate the source files.

2
Choose the Desired File Format
To find the output video format you want, click the "Format" tab. For converting BRAW to H.264 MP4, you need to choose "H.264 Video (*.mp4)" under "Common Video" category. Of course, you can choose "4K Video (*.mp4)" under "4K" category.

If you want to be able to play your converted video on a mobile device, click the "Android", "Apple" or "HDTV" tab and choose your device model.

If you plan to edit the BRAW files in your editing software, such as Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro CC, etc. You can choose ProRes MOV and H.264 MOV as output format.

3
Edit Video (Optional)
Acrok Video Converter Ultimate is not only a BRAW Video Converter program, but also a simple and easy video editor. By default the "Edit" icon is grayed out. To activate the "Edit" menu, you have to select an item first. When a video file is selected, you can click the "Edit" icon on the tool bar of main interface to edit selected file. On the "Video Editor" Window, you can play and preview the original video and output effects. Also you can trim, crop add special effect, reset, and adjust volume.

4
Set the Output Folder and Convert Your BRAW Files
By default, converted files are saved to the Movavi Library folder. To change to a different output folder, click the "Output" bar and choose a new folder. Click "Convert" button to start converting the BRAW files to the specified format. After the conversion is complete, click "Open" button to locate the converted videos.
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