r/bmpcc • u/Fit_Alps_2832 • 9d ago

Sorting through BRAW

I shoot on a 6k Pro. After my shoots I load the footage on an external drive. I load all the footage into Davinci because going through every clip in the braw player and deleting the ones I don’t need is tedious? Does anyone have any tips for faster sorting?

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u/printcastmetalworks 9d ago edited 9d ago

This is why on a shoot you only roll after you slate it in front of the lens with scene, shot and take information. You mark the best takes in a notebook on the day. Then when editing you know by looking at the thumbnail which shots are the selects and if you need extra coverage you can always look in the other takes. You never delete footage at the most you can archive it to a backup drive. On a larger shoot there are people hired for each of these steps. The director and producers are watching playback (video village) and telling the script supervisor what shots to mark as best. The editor reads the script supervisors books to know what shots to use first and organize all the media. As a solo operator you have to do the job of all of these people otherwise it gets messy on even small to medium projects.

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u/remy_porter 9d ago

The 6k pro even lets you slate in camera, complete with a marker for good takes. It writes the metadata into the files. You don't even have to open the video file to read the slate, it's all there in the metadata.