Canon .CMR RAW files work with Davinci Resolve Ipad???

Ok so I have a M4 13'' iPad Pro and I've been loving my workflow with ProRes footage from my Fuji, however I recently picked up a 1DXiii and trying to edit the .CRM 5.5k RAW canon footage with zero luck. I have the paid iPad version and when I import the footage I can select the color space and options as Canon Cinima and see the RAW editing menus however the footage is just black with white outlines.

I shot with an R5C before and I can't remember if I tested the 8k RAW LT from that camera or not on my ipad... I want to say I did but not sure maybe it's a slightly different RAW codec. I know the 1DXiii and the C200 shoot the same RAW.

I do have a workaround though as I can transcode them on my PC in Adobe Media Encoder to say ProRes 422 or whatever flavor of ProRes and it will edit and grade pretty nicely. I still "I think" get the Clog 2 out of it but there is no way to really tell. I can make some adjustments and the footage looks great, just don't have the true RAW capabilities..

Thanks for any help as I'm new to this forum

The iPad version doesn't support any RAW format other than BRAW.

It’s is a weird bug in the iPad version that it is possible to select Canon Raw just below Blackmagic Raw in the Raw Profile dropdown on the Camera Raw settings tab but it does nothing. It’s presumably a carryover when they ported the desktop version to iPad. It’s of no consequence as it does nothing but it’s sloppy and,as there is no documentation for the iPad version, it’s not possible to tell if it was intended to include Canon Raw but clearly it wasn’t. I can see how a Canon Raw shooter would be disappointed/confused because of it being selectable.

It should be removed or better BMD should implement the ability to use other raw codecs in the iPad version. I shoot Nikon Raw and that doesn’t appear in the dropdown list as the list is alphabetical so no confusion. The workaround of using a computer to decode to ProRes is pretty useless if one is on the road without access to a computer. The reason I bought an iPad Pro was to lighten the load on the road. Carrying a laptop as well would completely negate that. Unfortunately it seems to me that after the great fanfare that accompanied the release of Resolve for iPad, there has been a serious lack of time and effort put into improving it as a standalone mobile app for iPad. As it stands, it is of very limited use without a keyboard as the interface design is really lacking in standard touch features necessary for efficient standalone use.

It might be due to the fact that Apple's Compressor is capable of reading CRW, next to ProRes RAW (and nothing else). Maybe a version for iPad is in the works?

Exactly too, yeah when I’m at home I can transcode the footage, but then it’s useless if I’m traveling. Although, usually I will shoot and edit after a trip. I want to shoot in the 5.5k mainly to have flexibility in a 4k timeline.

I wish Black magic would give more effort to the iPad version, the new iPads can handle the footage it just needs codec support. Let’s go Davinci! Give me an update and have more support for the app on the website.

It's disappointing that even version 20 for the iPad is not complete yet.

[Shrinivas Ramani]

Hi Josh

however the footage is just black with white outlines.

Would you have a download link for some CRM files you're notable to import? It would be great if you can also include a screenshot of DaVinci Resolve with a bad clip preview.

You can add the clips and screenshots to a file share service and pass on a link. Some file share services require an explicit link generation - e.g. "Allow anyone with URL to access". If the files are sensitive, please feel free to message me in the forum. I can make a copy for engineering and let you know.

In your response, alongside the URL, please also include the following details from the Settings app:

From Settings > General > About, can you add:
• Model Name (e.g. iPad Pro (13-inch) 7th Generation),
• iPadOS Version (e.g. 18.5).

From Settings > Apps > DaVinci Resolve, can you add:
• About > Version (e.g. 20.0.0.xxxx)

Thank you
Shrinivas

Yes let me compile some clips and get some things uploaded to maybe drop box. That might work. Clips won’t be sensitive in nature I’ll just take some random b-roll. But if it’s easier for me to send privately that would work too. Thank you! I was shooting on the 1Dxiii but just returned it for the R3 so I would LOVE to use the 6k RAW on my iPad and since I paid for the DR on ois for my other cameras I’d love to be able to edit the RAW.

[Shrinivas Ramani]

Thank you for the DM. I've passed on a copy of the media to engineering.

From Settings > General > About
• Model Name: iPad Pro 13" (M4)
• iPadOS Version: 18.5

From Settings > Apps > DaVinci Resolve
• About > Version : 20.0.0.0.00049

Awesome looking forward to a hopeful solution! I’m about to get my canon R3 and want to test the 6k RAW footage too but I’m assuming it’s going to yield the same results. The main takeaway is that it seems that it can interpolate the footage because it gives the RAW editing options but it just can display them on the screen

Thank you for the DM. I've passed on a copy of the media to engineering.

From Settings > General > About
• Model Name: iPad Pro 13" (M4)
• iPadOS Version: 18.5

From Settings > Apps > DaVinci Resolve
• About > Version : 20.0.0.0.00049

Shrinivas - It would be great if you could clear up some confusion here as the support documentation has no mention of the iPad version supporting Canon Raw video files. The only raw codec mentioned is BRAW. That is why I assumed the visibility of Canon Raw in the Camera Raw tab is a bug and should not be there. Your conversation with Josh suggests that this is not the case and Canon Raw should be working. It would be really enlightening to have this cleared up. And if Canon Raw is supposed to be working, why not other raw codecs available in the desktop version, in my case specifically N-Raw?


Link to the most recent iResolve for Pad documentation I could find: https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/ ... 3705210000

Awesome looking forward to a hopeful solution! I’m about to get my canon R3 and want to test the 6k RAW footage too but I’m assuming it’s going to yield the same results. The main takeaway is that it seems that it can interpolate the footage because it gives the RAW editing options but it just can display them on the screen

Josh - any chance you could DM me a link to the footage you made available to Shrinivas? I’d be really interested in checking out what happens.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wydtw0u2 ... xjj6f&dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g84fazyp ... jesx4&dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/djn1zw1x ... xp7o7&dl=0

Link to footage and two screen grabs

Thanks Josh. I’m seeing the same as you in my free version 20. The video is just black frames but the audio works. There is access to the Raw tab in the Color page bug the controls do nothing sensible.

It’s similar with Nikon Raw - the audio plays but there is no access to the raw tab at all. Not sure what to think but I ‘m leaning towards my previous thinking that it’s a bug that Canon Raw parameters are accessible but it is not actually supported. I hope Shrinivas can enlighten.

Absolutely think this can be a SUPER EASY fix via update. I have the PAID version of the Studio OIS app and am running on a M4 iPad Pro. Plenty of processing power. I think it’s a glitch within the app. I know that DR desktop can play .CRM files no issues and they interpret the files AS CLOG2 with the ability to change WB, and some other functions as well as add a CLog2 Lut for grading then export to whatever you want.

I haven’t tried this work around yet but I’m also wondering if recording RAW on 1 card then Proxies on another card will at least be able to view the footage and i could make it work. Seems like way too much work though. Hope there is a just a bug update to IOS for DR. Simple as.

Also, just tried to import RAW LT from my R3 and yup same thing. Some frames are white and some are black. I just don’t think DR can recognize the footage.

As I already wrote above, no RAW format other than BRAW is compatible with the iPad version.
Interestingly, it's pretty much the same with Final Cut Pro X for iPad, it only reads ProRes RAW.

Oh I know you previously wrote that but I think it needs to be addressed and CAN be Implemented. I think with an app update it would be fine. Heck my iPad Pro is more powerful than my ancient PC. DR on a PC or Mac can do it my not OIS. Make it happen black magic pretty please

Absolutely think this can be a SUPER EASY fix via update. I have the PAID version of the Studio OIS app and am running on a M4 iPad Pro. Plenty of processing power. I think it’s a glitch within the app. I know that DR desktop can play .CRM files no issues and they interpret the files AS CLOG2 with the ability to change WB, and some other functions as well as add a CLog2 Lut for grading then export to whatever you want.

I haven’t tried this work around yet but I’m also wondering if recording RAW on 1 card then Proxies on another card will at least be able to view the footage and i could make it work. Seems like way too much work though. Hope there is a just a bug update to IOS for DR. Simple as.

Also, just tried to import RAW LT from my R3 and yup same thing. Some frames are white and some are black. I just don’t think DR can recognize the footage.

I think the glitch is the fact that Canon Raw shows as an option in the Camera Raw tab but it is not importing the video, only the audio. It’s similar to what happens when you try to import ProRes Raw into the desktop version - you get audio only.

What puzzles me is why Shrinivas seems to think it should work when the documentation makes no mention of any raw format other than BRaw (in line with what Uli says as well). The desktop version can decode several different raw formats but that does not translate to the iPad version. I do hope they make more raw formats available but perhaps there are other issues such as ability to run on iOS or licensing.

Licensing could be one issue but then again the desktop supports canon RAW so why not the OIS version. I just think in 2025 it should be compatible. Maybe nobody has brought it up. I wish there was more support for the OIS version. I’m not worried about hardware with the M4 chip iPad. It handles 8k ProRes No issue and 100 megapixel Fuji images like a champ.

Yes, the power is there.
But I’m not sure it’s all up to BM. RAW formats are normally supported by SDKs from the camera companies.
Maybe they are the ones who don’t care for the iPad?