Raw, Raw 3:1 and ProRes

Just a question for everyone.

I'm shooting a short film this weekend and really excited.

I'm trying to decide which file format to shoot with.

We're doing some shots outside and we have some in a greenscreen studio.

Wondering what the differences are between Raw, Raw 3:1 and ProRes. I've always shot in Raw 3:1, but curious if there is a reason to shoot Raw.

Using the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera.

3:1 saves 3x space which can become quite a lot.
You've already done it, so not sure why the question. Don't be paranoid about shooting uncompressed. If 3:1 works for you then it's fine. Many high-end cameras don't even have uncompressed modes- they shoot at 3:1+. Maybe DNG is not the most efficient codec, but at 3:1 should be still "good enough".
Just try it on real content and decide- this is better than anyone can advise you.

And make sure that your NLE of choice can deal with Raw 3:1 compressed.
Resolve can
Premiere cannot - requires other means to get it to a form that Premiere can deal with.

If you need to hand the footage off to another editor/colourist then ProRes may be a requirement. If you’re doing the post work, stay with raw 3:1, but if you can manage the increased storage space and reduced runtime on a card, why not shoot lossless (uncompressed) and be in total control of the best option you have? Shoot the best codec you can adequately manage for your media cards, even if the quality difference is quite small.

3:1 saves 3x space which can become quite a lot.

It's not saving 3x space. The 3:1 ratio is based on completely uncompressed CDNG which no BMD shoots to anymore. Shooting 4:1 would take up closer to a third of the space of lossless compressed CDNG and 3:1 uses a little less than half.

Yep (forgotten about whole lossless thing), if you shoot lossless then this is about 1.7:1, but it will depend on the content. Lets say 2x space saving.

4:1 is probably still enough for most situations, but 3:1 is a good middle ground.

If you're doing the post work and editing in premiere, you should just stop torturing yourself and switch to Resolve, so that you don't have to worry about being able to use BMD's compressed raw

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