Blackmagic RAW 6K Workflow | Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K

[@AmillionCo]

I like ya video I’ve been lookin for something close to this. Question what if u wanted to render in 6k what settings would you recommend? I dnt wanna shoot in 6k and render 4k I wanna render 6k weather people have that tv or not

[@NickBrengle]

KZbin doesn't support 6K, only 4K and 8K in some cases. So render out in full 6144x3456 but youtube will do. it's thing either way.

[@AmillionCo]

@@NickBrengle thank you but my films wont be for KZbin. They will be for other streaming platforms like TUBI ect

[@TimmyLodhi]

Footage looks fantastic man. I've been eyeing this camera for months now. Funny that it's older than so many cameras that came out this year and it still holds up (if not beats) the competitors.

[@MattEldridgeFilm]

Why would you render it out before even editing? Just keep those RAW files in there and use those to edit so you can continue to make changes with the meta data

[@cubul32]

Why does that feel like Montreal? Where are you located Nick?

[@NickBrengle]

DC 😎

[@toxichatter8387]

how does this camera perform with out a rig ? just on a gimbal or tripod?

[@NickBrengle]

You can use it on a gimbal for sure. I’d recommend a stead I am instead. Easy rig is what I use 90% of the time if not a tripod.

[@spencerbigum1309]

Thank you for the insight into your workflow. I'm a Canon user and thinking about getting a 6k pocket cam - my main question I'm trying to figure out is currently I shoot with the atomos ninja v attached so all my videos are prores right out the gate. Is there something similar with this 6k cam or do I need to shoot in raw and then convert to prores to capture all the 6k goodness? Is it the same with 4k on the pocket cam? Hopefully this isn't terribly complex to answer - if it is I guess I'll try searching Gerald Undone's videos lol! Great job!

[@NickBrengle]

Spencer! Really appreciate the love! So to shoot in 6K with the entire sensor coverage, you'll need to shoot in braw. There are a few different ones to choose from but only 6K raw

[@spencerbigum1309]

@@NickBrengle Appreciate it! Take it easy.

[@survivinginthedolomites8530]

but wait the official website says you can shoot at 4k raw on the 6k blackmagic?? And people say no.

[@andyisposi]

braw ftw!

[@VideoUpskill]

What about shooting BRAW 12:1 or Q5 is it less storage intense than ProRes?

[@saifulsakib4438]

great video ..........do you use any IR filter with this setup?

[@mikeseager8768]

What iMac are you working with for this footage?

[@NickBrengle]

This was edited on 2013 iMac

[@mikeseager8768]

@@NickBrengle Dang - it was able to handle the 6k braw and still perform smoothly on a 2013? What was the RAM, graphics card and processor if you dont mind me asking!

[@NickBrengle]

@@mikeseager8768 it was spec out, but it struggled! I have a Mac mini m1 now

[@mikeseager8768]

@@NickBrengle yeah i figured - in the market for a new machine and purchasing a BMPCC 6k - is your new m1 handling it all well?

[@amanchaudhary3161]

Plz, Suggest me a good budget friendly editing machine for BMPCC 6k !!!

[@NickBrengle]

I'd look into the Mac Mini M1. :)

[@amanchaudhary3161]

@@NickBrengle I have a budget for mac mini m2 24 GB and 512 GB SSD and Mac Mini m2 pro 16GB and 512 GB SSD but a bit confused between these two machine and I work professionally. So, I need a smooth work flow.

[@calebhargett]

Yo, that Blackmagic RAW looks amazing! Great video man!

[@NickBrengle]

🤗 Thank you Sir!!!

[@davidevans3875]

Awesome. Thanks for making this video! I've been using the Blackmagic 6k for a few months now for work, shooting 4k ProRes because I edit in FCPX. Now that I have time to explore the 6K braw format, I appreciate videos like yours. Time to experiment and step into the 6k braw world! Thanks!

[@hellionfilms2349]

Hi, I'm confused a bit here. So you shoot in BRAW, then before you edit a meaningful timeline, you immediately render them out to a ProRes file? Then what? Import that rendered ProrRes file to use in the edit? Why don't you just shoot in Prores?

[@NickBrengle]

I shoot in raw, color grade etc. in Raw then render out in a pro res format.

[@hellionfilms2349]

@@NickBrengle Right apologies, I thought you were importing in order to export straight to ProRes, to then re-import for the edit. So I'm assuming you're using Resolve purely for the color grade then editing in, Premiere, say?

[@NickBrengle]

@@hellionfilms2349 no worries! Yes grading in resolve and then to Final Cut for some projects. 😎

[@hellionfilms2349]

@@NickBrengle Gotcha, thanks man! :)

[@IamKendallThomas]

@@NickBrengle hey do you color grade in Resolve and transfer it to Final Cut Pro?!

[@devidask9404]

Cool information 😊

[@NickBrengle]

Thanks 🙂

[@andilematomela2043]

Hey, Nick. I know this is an old video, but the description says to ask any questions. How do I export to 6k from da vinci resolve? I'm having a hard time doing that. Anyway, I love this video and it's one of the videos that convinced me to get the 6k.

[@NickBrengle]

Hey! Thanks for the love! So unfortunately if you do not have the full davinci studio you cannot export on 6k. It limits to 4k 😐

[@andilematomela2043]

@@NickBrengle Is the version that comes with the camera not the studio version? Because that’s the one I have and it gives me the option to do 8k but not 6k for some weird reason.

[@yahnotreligion9432]

@@andilematomela2043 Have you found the answer to your question? I’ve been searching all over KZbin regarding the same question to no avail.

[@andilematomela2043]

@@yahnotreligion9432 hey Kendrick. Sorry for the late response. No I still have not found an answer at all. I didn’t know this before but I’ve noticed that you can now shoot raw in 4K now unlike before when you could only shoot 4K in Pro Res. So I’ve just been doing that. I’ve pretty much just accepted that I won’t be shooting in 6k for a while.

[@yahnotreligion9432]

@@andilematomela2043 No worries. Thanks for the response. I guess I need to shoot 4K raw also. That’ll help with saving media anyways. Maybe blackmagic will update davinci resolve with 6k support eventually.

[@studiomangordon2933]

aww man that BRAW definitely steps your game up , im just wondering if i need to get a new computer to be able to handle exporting those huge files

[@NickBrengle]

Yes it does! I'm working of an older iMac and not having much of an issue. Just make sure you have that maxed out RAM :)

[@BoBula808]

I'm able to edit 6K BRAW footage on my 2018 13" macbook pro with 16gb of ram. Some tips: if you don't need to use FCPX or premiere, don't. Resolve is more than sufficient for most people as an NLE and is optimized to work with BRAW. For smoother playback, set your video monitoring settings to 1080 or 720p. Also, go to playback > proxy mode > half or quarter resolution. If that's still not enough, playback videos without any color grading applied when viewing outside of the color workspace. Or of course, buy/build a better computer.

[@studiomangordon2933]

@@NickBrengle thanks , so am i so thats good to hear lol and yes on the maxed out RAM

[@studiomangordon2933]

@@BoBula808 see there's goes another dilemma , at this point im not against learning a new NLE but i would only wanna use davinci to transcode the RAW files , but i get what you're saying as far as it being a better host for BRAW , thanks

[@BoBula808]

@@studiomangordon2933 Understandable. In that case there's no shortcuts haha. My macbook slowly limps along when I transcode from BRAW to ProRes (or practically anything else)

[@romain_do]

BRAW is the best. Even better than R3D in my opinion, much easier to work with! great review my dude. go yourself a sub

[@HonorRollFilmz]

I FULLY AGREE, I bought a Komodo and was highly dissatisfied. I sent the Komodo back after a month. My A7siii looked waaaaay better, so I rebought the BM 6k months later and I love it even more than when I had it the first time.

[@phantomluts]

Great looking stuff brother!

[@NickBrengle]

Thanks Joel! 😎😎😎

[@fulloffame]

you edit the braw files in final cut?

[@NickBrengle]

For this video yes I color graded in FCP after rendering out through resolve in prores 422hq

[@Aaron_Smith_OM]

Oh snap! Bro! Where are you from? Here in Baltimore, we have an area called Graffiti Alley where painters and artists come to cover the walls in their art. Nice to see another town with that sort of thing. Great images by the way. Thanks for sharing!

[@Filmic_Roy]

Would you like to share the camera settings which you use for that video?

[@EDWARDTHEEAUTHOR]

I work in SVP and just found a work around so i can start shooting in BRAW

[@ConstantThrowing]

What is it!?

[@jacquelinebazinet4674]

workflow part starts at 7:14

[@mohammedamineafallah]

god job bro 📽❤

[@AndreasYoutube-z1u]

Love the b-roll but why why why why hard bake black bars on a video in 2020?? It looks horrible for everyone on a 21:9 monitor..

[@NickBrengle]

Thanks! And it was hard baked, the majority of the footage was shot in 2.4:1 which in a 4K timeline does that. I appreciate this look anyways 😎

[@handpl]

its worse in 32:9 :(

[@AndreasYoutube-z1u]

​@@handpl I can only imagine 😫

[@ll2nycell]

do you actually have a 6k output file? did you actually check the resolution on it? guarantee it's 4k.

[@NickBrengle]

Yes I do, but this file is rendered out in a 4K timeline.

[@miguelzamora9302]

I got suckered into watching a reel when I wanted to learn the workflow 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@NickBrengle]

I typically start videos with some small edit, and then I'll jump into the content. 🙃

[@nathanabrahams5305]

amazing footage, but longest video ever to get to the point.

[@RossOzarka]

7:23 video starts

[@IaroslavKerget]

Bro there is no workflow you gave, you just talkinmg like a fairytale about RAW images before the night sleep.

[@NickBrengle]

It was a bit abstract, I admit 😂

[@andersistbesser]

lot of talk but no workflow..

[@NickBrengle]

The entire video is focused on the workflow of using this camera. After the 7 min mark is when the on screen workflow is covered.