Blackmagic RAW Speed Test

Spec sheet

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Support

Blackmagic Design offers support through its community forum, email support engineers, and telephone support offices.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Headquarters

South Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaRead 4 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Founded

2002Read 4 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Company

Blackmagic Design describes itself as an innovator and manufacturer of creative video technology; its company page says its first DeckLink card launched in November 2002.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Custom test profiles

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Developer integration

A documented SDK for macOS, Windows, and Linux provides decoding, color transformation, clip trimming, preview scaling, and metadata access.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Editing integration

DaVinci Resolve supports Blackmagic RAW and allows camera settings and RAW adjustments to remain editable through metadata.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Encoding options

It offers constant-bitrate 5:1, 8:1, 12:1, and 18:1 modes and constant-quality Q0, Q1, Q3, and Q5 modes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Image quality

The codec uses a custom non-linear 12-bit color space and Blackmagic Design Generation 5 Color Science.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

LUT workflow

3D LUTs can be stored in the .braw file or accompanying sidecar files and used in DaVinci Resolve Studio.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Metadata

The format supports embedded camera metadata, editable JSON sidecar metadata, and frame-based metadata.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Notable limit

The product page describes Blackmagic RAW playback and codec support, but does not state features specific to a product named Blackmagic RAW Speed Test.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Operating systems

macOS,Windows,LinuxRead 22 Sep 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Playback

Blackmagic RAW Player can review .braw clips with consistent color and is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Processing

Its decoding is optimized for CPU and GPU acceleration, including Apple Metal, CUDA, and OpenCL.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Product scope

Blackmagic RAW is a cross-platform RAW video codec for acquisition, post production, and finishing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Workload areas

CPU decoding,GPU decoding,multiple CPU cores,multiple GPUs,resolution and frame-rate stress testingRead 22 Sep 2026 · blackmagicdesign.com

Plans and prices

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