What Is Raw Footage?

Raw footage is the only way to fly, not just because it's the closest you'll get to the ground. It's raw. It needs to be more refined. It's true to life. Most photographers prefer shooting raw footage due to the high quality of images that the camera sensor can produce. Since it is natural or unrefined, the footage remains as captured, retaining all details, accurate colors and lighting, allowing considerable modification. Raw footage is a great way to capture the beauty of something without any distractions. However, raw footage is challenging to handle or edit despite the benefits. The main reason raw footage is so hard is that it doesn't have any compression or encoding. You can't simply play it on your computer or smartphone. The only way to view raw footage is by decoding and interpreting it with special software. With so many different types of cameras and camera sensors on the market today, it can be difficult for users to find one that supports raw files. Not only does this mean you need to spend more money on your camera, but you also need to buy additional hardware for your device to support such formats. In addition, raw files take up much more space than processed ones or compressed videos; therefore, if you need more storage space, this could also become an issue! Raw footage is more dynamic than processed footage because it's not biased to a particular effect. Don't you hate it when your camera automatically processes your raw footage? It's like, "Hey, I can do that!" It ruins all your hard work by turning everything into a dull, flat image. At least you can use the new data in raw footage to do something cool with post-production work, like adding other effects. So next time you're shooting raw footage, remember: don't let your camera be the one who does the color correction for you!