How to use MBR Color Corrector 3 with Raw Footage

In general, you want to configure the raw decoder to output the footage with a transfer function and color space that is supported by MBR Color Corrector. And then set the input transfer function / color space in MBR Color Corrector to match.

As the various raw decoders support different transfer functions and color spaces, here is a list of recommendations for each:

• Blackmagic BRAW
• AutoKroma's BRAW Studio
• ProResRAW
• Red RAW

Accessing the Decoder Settings

Premiere Pro

In Premiere Pro the decoder settings can be accessed as follows:

• Firstly click on the "Source" part of the effect parameters window:
• Then you can check / change the decoder settings:
• Lastly you can click on the second tab to get back to the normal effect parameters view:

After Effects

In After Effects the decoder settings can be accessed as follows:

• Right click on the footage (not the composition) in the Project window and select "Interpret Footage > Main..."
• Then select "More Options" from the lower left of the window that appears

Blackmagic BRAW

Blackmagic Design's RAW Plugin

The recommended settings to use are:

• In the decoder:
  • Color Science: "Gen 5"
  • Output Gamut: "Blackmagic Design"
  • Output Gamma: "Blackmagic Design Film"
• In MBR Color Corrector III:
  • Input Transfer Function / Color Space: "Blackmagic Film Gen 5 / Blackmagic Wide Gamut"

You cannot access the decoder settings for Blackmagic Design's RAW Plugin in After Effects. Thankfully the default settings are correct with recent versions of Blackmagic Design's RAW Plugin.

Autokroma's BRAW Studio

The recommended settings to use are:

• In the decoder:
  • Decode Using: "Custom A"
  • Color Science: "Version 5"
  • Color Space: "Blackmagic Design"
  • Gamma: "Blackmagic Design Film"
• In MBR Color Corrector III:
  • Input Transfer Function / Color Space: "Blackmagic Film Gen 5 / Blackmagic Wide Gamut"

Autokroma's BRAW Studio in After Effects is different to the other After Effects decoders. You need to apply the "BRAW Studio Layer Settings" effect to the footage first, and then "MBR Color Corrector III" afterwards. The decoder settings can be found in the "BRAW Studio Layer Settings" effect.

ProRes RAW

The recommended settings to use are:

• In the decoder:
  • Color Space: "V-Gamut/V-Log"
• In MBR Color Corrector III:
  • Input Transfer Function / Color Space: "Panasonic V-Log / V-Gamut"

Red RAW

The recommended settings to use are:

• In the decoder:
  • Image Pipeline: "IPP2"
  • Primary
    • Color Space: "RedWideGamutRGB"
    • Gamma Curve: "Log 3G10"
  • Output Transform Settings
    • Color Space: "RedWideGamutRGB"
    • Gamma Curve: "Log 3G10"
• In MBR Color Corrector III:
  • Input Transfer Function / Color Space: "RED IPP2 (Log 3G10 / REDWideGamutRGB)"