BMD BRaw for EVA1

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1. Can anyone speak to the image quality of the EVA1 when recording braw? Do the results have the same kind of image quality and mojo of BMD cameras?

2. Seconding Barry... really want to see VFR support on atmos...
 
filmguy123 said:
Resurrecting this thread

1. Can anyone speak to the image quality of the EVA1 when recording braw? Do the results have the same kind of image quality and mojo of BMD cameras?

2. Seconding Barry... really want to see VFR support on atmos...
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I have EVA-1 and the 7" BMD Video Assist. All you really get when shooting 5.7k RAW is more pixels. As far dynamic range and image quality, it seems to be identical to what I was getting with 4k ProRes HQ... except more pixels. No fancy controls really of dialing in ISO/White Balance like you would see with other camera's RAW footage (at least in Premiere, haven't played with it in DaVinci but I hear from others that all the fancy RAW stuff is not available).

What the BMDVA really 'unlocks' in the camera is frame rates higher than 60fps... 240fps in particular is SO much better than when shooting internally.

We had some green screen product shot stuff we just wrapped on, in which we decided to use 5.7k RAW on to make it easier to key. Client was complaining because BRAW is apparently not compatible with After Effects yet, so those who are planning to use this for green screen stuff in particular should keep that in mind.

Overall I'm pretty happy with it. I like it's menu and overall usability better than the Shogun, and the ability to shoot directly to USB-C hard drives is lovely. I've probably used it on over a dozen professional shoots thus far (mostly just used 4k ProRes HQ, only once did we use 5.7k RAW), and it is proving to be a reliable tool.
 
FCPX has finally opened up the raw controls for EVA1 footage so I finally might shoot something to my shogun.

michaelbabbish said:
I have EVA-1 and the 7" BMD Video Assist. All you really get when shooting 5.7k RAW is more pixels. As far dynamic range and image quality, it seems to be identical to what I was getting with 4k ProRes HQ... except more pixels. No fancy controls really of dialing in ISO/White Balance like you would see with other camera's RAW footage (at least in Premiere, haven't played with it in DaVinci but I hear from others that all the fancy RAW stuff is not available).

What the BMDVA really 'unlocks' in the camera is frame rates higher than 60fps... 240fps in particular is SO much better than when shooting internally.

We had some green screen product shot stuff we just wrapped on, in which we decided to use 5.7k RAW on to make it easier to key. Client was complaining because BRAW is apparently not compatible with After Effects yet, so those who are planning to use this for green screen stuff in particular should keep that in mind.

Overall I'm pretty happy with it. I like it's menu and overall usability better than the Shogun, and the ability to shoot directly to USB-C hard drives is lovely. I've probably used it on over a dozen professional shoots thus far (mostly just used 4k ProRes HQ, only once did we use 5.7k RAW), and it is proving to be a reliable tool.
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