# Importing BRAW? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Created:** [September 4, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546 "2020-09-04T11:52:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/1 "2020-09-04T11:52:38Z")
I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction with this problem. I have rushes shot on BMPCC4k using Blackmagic Raw. It includes lots of greenscreen so i want to convert in Resolve into the most appropriate format for use in Flame, but i am unsure the best way to do this. I would rather not grade it before importing, and i want to retain all the data thats in the BRAW. What is the best way to convert this material in Resolve so i can bring it into Flame? In the past i converted it to prores4444 rec 709, but i get the feeling thats not giving me all i need to properly work with greenscreen. apologies if this is vague - i’m not the most savvy when it comes to formats and colour spaces! thanks adam ---
**Author:** ![val](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@val](https://forum.logik.tv/u/val)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/2 "2020-09-04T12:09:29Z")
Best way would be to convert them to something Flame can tag correctly color space wise, like Alexa Wide Gamut/Alexa LogC. It`s pretty easy to do. Set your project color management mode to Davinci YRGB Color Managed, input colorspace - anything you like (it doesn`t matter with raw material), working color space - Alexa Wide Gamut/Alexa LogC, output colorspace - Alexa Wide Gamut/Alexa LogC. Render everything to ProRES 4444 and tag in Flame like Alexa sources. ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/3 "2020-09-04T12:20:40Z")
thanks Val, i’ll give that a go!! ---
**Author:** ![greg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/greg/32/1185_2.png) [@greg](https://forum.logik.tv/u/greg)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/4 "2020-09-09T22:04:33Z")
If you’re going to be do keying/comping with this footage, then I think you might have a better time working with linear footage. You could bring in your footage as log and convert to Aces CG or some other kind of linear workflow but my (barely) educated guess is that you’ll retain more image info if you convert from the raw straight to linear and bring those into Flame. ---
**Author:** ![val](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@val](https://forum.logik.tv/u/val)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/5 "2020-09-10T04:11:11Z")
Practicaly log vs lin will not give you any difference when it comes to debayered camera sources. Going to log will give little bit less stress to your storage, network etc. ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/6 "2020-09-14T13:11:39Z")
hi Val, is it normal for the material to look like artwork from a graphic novel? I followed your settings, but the result i am gettig both in DaVinci and then when i try import the renders into flame look like very low bit rate images and i can’t seem to recover any useful image data. ---
**Author:** ![val](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@val](https://forum.logik.tv/u/val)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/7 "2020-09-14T13:31:18Z")
No, something went wrong Can you post your Resolve Color Management settings screenshot? If you set Output Color Space in Resolve to something like rec709 do you see something which looks correct? ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/8 "2020-09-14T14:15:40Z")
thanks val - i’ll send those screengrabs as soon as i get a chance. The minute i have a bit of time to look at DaVinci, someone else rushes in with more work that needs doing! ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/9 "2020-09-14T14:56:59Z")
these two screengrabs show the settings and results when bringing in images shot on BMPCC4k using BRAW, converting in DaVinci. When exporting these files, the exact same image is what gets imported into Flame. Changing ther output colourspace gives a very highly saturated image which is not correct. ![BRAW to Arri Alexa](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/1X/4c7cf7745e772ecc142e868ee137898f3a0037c6.jpeg) ![BRAW to Arri Alexa + rec 709 out](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/1X/22f7ee4ef624048808755b8e4aeaa768dc29980c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![val](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@val](https://forum.logik.tv/u/val)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/10 "2020-09-14T15:19:09Z")
Something definitely wrong on your side ![Screenshot 2020-09-14 at 18.16.02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/1X/7c20d54d7439f102da872ecc15b894f6021dd502.jpeg) Can you show screenshot of camera raw settings for braw? ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/11 "2020-09-14T15:35:31Z")
soon - busy rendering out some tests. I do know its set to Blackmagic Raw, Full Res, Camera Metadata nothing else is selected ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/12 "2020-09-14T15:37:36Z")
just had a thought - is Arri LogC/Alexa something i need to install separately? Having never used any Arri footage its nto a format i am familiar with. ---
**Author:** ![val](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@val](https://forum.logik.tv/u/val)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/13 "2020-09-14T15:39:49Z")
No, nothing need to install separately. Only Resolve (even free version will work). One thing to consider - do you use last version available (16.2.6 at this moment)? ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/14 "2020-09-14T15:41:27Z")
16.2.2 maybe thats the issue! I’ll download the update ---
**Author:** ![val](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@val](https://forum.logik.tv/u/val)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/15 "2020-09-14T15:42:42Z")
If your sources from new BMD 12K camera you should be on 16.3 beta. ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/16 "2020-09-14T15:45:50Z")
no - its the BMPCC4k ---
**Author:** ![Lightningad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/lightningad/32/2191_2.png) [@Lightningad](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Lightningad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/17 "2020-09-14T18:03:12Z")
think i might have solved it…will know for sure tomorrow when im back in the office, but it dawned on me whilst driving home to check the camera settings. I have a feeling that the option to apply the lut in camera might have been switched on. Just tried opening the one file i have on the laptop, and by disabling that option, it seems to be working as it should. thanks for helping out Val…much appreciated ---
**Author:** ![val](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e56c9b/32.png) [@val](https://forum.logik.tv/u/val)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/importing-braw/546/18 "2020-09-14T18:12:34Z")
you welcome