aglyons wrote:I didn't say release it now, I said to communicate with us. Silence is annoying.
You want to see some aggravated people? Head on over to the Fusion part of this forum!
I think if one wants to understand Blackmagic's M.O., they need to look at Apple. I see so many similarities between the two companies, and it's quite obvious to me that Grant Petty looks up to the late Steve Jobs as an inspiration. Maybe that's why I like Blackmagic so much, but it also does make them a bit tricky to deal with from a customer's perspective.
Apple announced that they were working on a new Mac Pro in early 2017, since then nothing. No time frame for the release, no info on what CPU the new Mac Pro will use, what GPU, and on. Compared to Apple, Blackmagic is far more communicative.
At any rate, as much as from a customer's POV I agree with your sentiment, I have to side with Blackmagic here and say there is nothing unethical about their behavior. They're not going back on their word, they don't owe anyone any information, timeline, or explanation for the delay. BMRaw is not something that was promised with the Pocket 4K or any other camera. It's a bonus feature, and extra bell and whistle that they're gifting us at no cost, and for them to ask for patience until they get it right is the least that we, as customers, can offer in return.
Lastly, I want to remind everyone that BMRaw is not a necessary component to make our cameras work properly. We can already shoot everything we need and work with the resulting footage. A couple of months ago nobody questioned the CDNG and ProRes workflow. Nothing has changed, those are still valid formats for professional work. As a matter of fact, once BMRaw is freely available, some people might conclude that they would rather shoot in CDNG or ProRes anyway!