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BRAW not supported anymore in Premiere Pro?

  • July 8, 2021
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Anyone know why it says I cant access braw files from premiere anymore, it says I need the latest version 15.4 but CC says my 15.2 is the latest version, not sure guys, thank you

 

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Correct answer R Neil Haugen

You are using the new "gen 5" firmware in your camera from BlackMagic, which is a complete rewrite of the code of the files. So all the other vendors have to updgrade/rewrite their code that works with the gen 5 firmware cameras. I'm still on gen 4, so BRAW plugins work fine in the shipping version.

 

Adobe has done that and is testing the new code in their public beta version, prior to releasing it into the shipping version. As one would hope they would do, to ensure that it works and is stable within itself and in working with the rest of the program on all sorts of gear.

 

I would expect a dot-update in the next few weeks for the shipping version would include the new code. In the meantime, the public beta currently out seems pretty stable here and for many. Or you can revert your camera to the gen 4 firmware from BlackMagic for a few weeks.

 

As the new BlackMagic gen 5 firmware mangled peaking and focusing for many lenses, it's already been replaced by I think two dot updates by BlackMagic. However, a couple lenses I use are still on the list of lenses which the gen 5 firmware cripples autofocus. So I've not updated yet, and hope BM gets that fixed in a new update of their firmware.

 

Neil

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R Neil Haugen
R Neil HaugenCorrect answer
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July 8, 2021

You are using the new "gen 5" firmware in your camera from BlackMagic, which is a complete rewrite of the code of the files. So all the other vendors have to updgrade/rewrite their code that works with the gen 5 firmware cameras. I'm still on gen 4, so BRAW plugins work fine in the shipping version.

 

Adobe has done that and is testing the new code in their public beta version, prior to releasing it into the shipping version. As one would hope they would do, to ensure that it works and is stable within itself and in working with the rest of the program on all sorts of gear.

 

I would expect a dot-update in the next few weeks for the shipping version would include the new code. In the meantime, the public beta currently out seems pretty stable here and for many. Or you can revert your camera to the gen 4 firmware from BlackMagic for a few weeks.

 

As the new BlackMagic gen 5 firmware mangled peaking and focusing for many lenses, it's already been replaced by I think two dot updates by BlackMagic. However, a couple lenses I use are still on the list of lenses which the gen 5 firmware cripples autofocus. So I've not updated yet, and hope BM gets that fixed in a new update of their firmware.

 

Neil

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    jackattack0_o
    jackattack0_o
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    August 3, 2021

    Neil,

     

    As you seem knowledgable on this topic (and my issue is related), Blackmagic 2.1 is not currently working with my version of Premiere Pro 15.4. Everything was working fine until a few days ago, when Premiere started crashing frequently. I updated to the latest and greatest and, while footage loads fine in Premiere, I am unable to access any of the actual raw settings as I used to be able to do. You can see in my screenshot that, while the dashboard looks active, none of the dropdowns actually do anything. 

     

    Anytime I try to use a drop down, there's just this long gray bar that runs the length of my monitor. If I check a LUT box, nothing happens.

     

    I called Adobe, and they said that BRAW files cannot be loaded into PrPro (and never have) lol. I escalated the case and am still waiting for a callback.


    jackattack0_o
    jackattack0_o
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    August 3, 2021

    Also worth mentioning, I am on a Windows machine.

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