Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro 12K (PL) - Manual (Page 36)

Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K, URSA Mini Pro and URSA Mini Pro G2 Dynamic Range
3.9
10.8
4.2
10.5
4.6
10.1
4.9
9.8
5.2
9.5
5.6
9.1
5.9
8.8
6.2
8.5
6.6
8.1
6.9
7.8
7.2
7.5
7.6
7.1
7.9
6.8 stops
Stops Above Stops Below
-10
-5
5
10
0
200 ISO
Total Stops
250 320 400 500 640 800 1000 1250 1600 2000 2500 3200
14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7
Blackmagic RAW
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro supports the new Blackmagic RAW file format. This format offers
superior image quality, wide dynamic range and a broad selection of compression ratios.
Blackmagic RAW keeps all the benefits of RAW recording, but the files are very fast because
part of the demosaic performed in the camera where it can be hardware accelerated.
The Blackmagic RAW format is also intelligent because it understands the image sensor in the
camera. This means you get much better quality for a smaller file format. Smaller files that are
higher quality means Blackmagic RAW is a good alternative to other video and RAW
file formats.
Blackmagic RAW also includes powerful metadata support so the software reading the files
knows your camera settings. If you like shooting in video gamma because you need to turn
around edits quickly and you don’t have time for color correction, then this metadata feature
means you can select video gamma, shoot in video gamma, and the file will display with video
gamma applied when you open it in software. However underneath, the file is actually film
gamma and the metadata in the file is what’s telling the software to apply the video gamma.
So what all this means is if you want to color grade your images at some point, then you have
all that film dynamic range preserved in the file. You don’t have your images hard clipped in the
whites or the blacks, so you retain detail and you can color grade to make all your images look
cinematic. However, if you don’t have time for color grading, that’s fine because your images
will have the video gamma applied and look like normal video camera images. You are not
locked in on the shoot and you can change your mind later during post production.
36 Recording