George Leon wrote:michaeldhead wrote:George Leon wrote:And a Windows 3 computer can run Anthem at full resolution.
You don't seem to understand how this works technically. A RAW format takes
less processing power than a non-RAW format, as those need far more processing (including a full debayer). There is compression going on in both types, and recent DNG capable cams (like the BMMCC) already implement an optional form of RAW compression.
This isn't about camera processing power, it's about software development resources.
Don't bother arguing with Michael George, he is one of the handful.
The Rest:
Pocket4k handles 4x or so the data, if course they are using a beefier FOGA, but that 100% doesn't prove that braw is too much at 1/4 the datarate to handle on the old chip.
I'll pain the picture, Braw shares a lot with prores, unless a newer type of JPEG is used, like JPEG xs. If so, there still might be a lot of processing sections shared. If not it goes like this:
JPEG -> Prores, CDNG, Braw
Live Bayer for view or complete debayer -> Prores, Braw.
So, Braw becomes a slightly more sophisticated but similar in processing load to DNG, but in effect, as live view debayer is still performed under dng, but used for recording here, likely even more similar.
It becomes maybe slightly less then prores intensive modes.
So, yes, it could well be.
Another interesting fact. That as far as FPGA processing sections on their own goes, data is data, despite the camera. How much of it, and the formating of the data matters. The bits that matter per camera is the interfaces to the camera system between the processing and the camera system, and those systems, which don't do so much work or are the same (recording and HDMI sections as an example).
So, the older camera would need to likely be close to being tapped out for serving similar to be impossible.
Now, the other thread has been closed, likely, the sort of thing which happens due to legal concerns.
If the older cameras are built after the legal document in question, then they are caught up. If they were built before the they are prior art so that type of recording on newer caneess shouldn't be caught up (except in the resolution recorded question, but seriously, ever jurisdiction has there own option to deny this).
So, there is motivation to change older cameras, but that is past concern and hopefully is between the cameras new owners and the offending do documentation since.
Now, I would love to see new optional firmware with feature improvements and Braw, and an optional firmware with improvements but without Braw that could try to insert itself around cdng, for those who want to keep their cdng everybody very happy.