OCTOPUS RAW Studio Enhances Raw Video Workflow in Adobe Premiere

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by Jakub Han12 days ago

OCTOPUS RAW Studio is a plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro that offers a better workflow for ProRes RAW and CinemaDNG footage. It features a bespoke and configurable raw pipeline that exposes a plethora of raw parameters and features such as ISO and WB adjustment, highlight recovery, textures, and more.

Apart from the partially debayered Blackmagic RAW, which has been an affordable way of getting into raw video for years, I feel like internal raw video is finally being democratized, and it is getting into more and more affordable camera models.

Hand in hand with this process, we need to have easy and effective ways to work with raw video footage in post-production. This time, I will not rant about the lack of native ProRes RAW support in DaVinci Resolve. This article aims to take a quick look at a plugin from OCTOPUS CINEMA that improves the raw video workflow in Adobe Premiere Pro.

OCTOPUS CINEMA

You might remember OCTOPUS CINEMA from one of my previous articles. The self-funded, UK-based company is currently developing their digital camera, the OCTOPUS16. As Russell Newman from OCTOPUS CINEMA (OC) told me, they are now in the final stages of production with the OCTOPUS16. They have upgraded the processor (Compute Module 4 to Compute Module 5) to support internal 4K 60fps raw video.

In the meantime, OC recently launched the above-mentioned plugin for a better raw video workflow in Adobe Premiere Pro called OCTOPUS RAW Studio. Let’s take a look at the details.

OCTOPUS RAW Studio

The built-in raw video panel in Premiere Pro only offers basic adjustments such as exposure and color space. There is currently no option to change the white balance, ISO, or perform a highlight recovery.

The OCTOPUS RAW Studio offers a bespoke and configurable raw pipeline that exposes a plethora of raw parameters and features. As OC puts it, their RAW Studio takes Premiere’s raw video handling to the level of dedicated grading software such as DaVinci Resolve.

The plugin will work with ProRes RAW and CinemaDNG formats. It adds the possibility to set WB and ISO, as well as apply highlight recovery to get access to a wider dynamic range. It also includes sidecar metadata and can create textures to emulate a celluloid film look. For all the details about the OCTOPUS RAW Studio, you can check the online user guide.

Key features

• Implements critical missing raw controls for ProRes RAW – white balance and ISO
• A bespoke highlight recovery and roll off algorithm that can “increase your dynamic range” in that it recovers more information in the highlights of the clip
• Sidecar metadata for a fast “apply to all clips” workflow
• Built-in transforms/LUTS to popular manufacturers’ color science: e.g., get ARRI Rec709 color from any raw camera
• Create ‘texture’ feature to emulate celluloid film/analogue signal-to-noise ratios.

Price and availability

OCTOPUS RAW Studio is available now for download from the OCTOPUS CINEMA webpage. You can try the RAW Studio with a fully functional trial version (export limited to 250 frames). The full unlimited version with a lifetime license costs €99, including VAT.

Do you work with raw video in Adobe Premiere Pro? What do you think about the OCTOPUS RAW Studio? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section underneath the article.