
What is RAW Footage (with examples)
Before you purchase your RAW footage, here is some information as to what exactly raw footage is: Raw footage is footage straight from the camera with no edits, cuts, or editing added. I shoot in a format called Canon LOG1 which makes the image look very flat, desaturated, and with no contrast. This is done so that I can have more control over the color correcting process.
Here are some things to note abut RAW footage:
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Flat, neutral color profile
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formatted as an MP4 file in H.265 which means your default application on windows and mac cannot open and watch these files. You would need a special video player.
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There are no edits or cuts so each starting and ending of a clip may be unusable.
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Audio is straight from camera which means it may not be the absolute best quality.
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File sizes of my footage (Total) is between 500GB and 1TB per wedding
Here are some examples of RAW footage clips:
Here are some examples of what log color profile looks like vs color corrected. The footage you will get is non color corrected: