Post-production studio with ARRIRAW Converter and color grading workstation
ARRI

ARRIRAW Converter: Real-time processing of camera raw data

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About ARRI

Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI), Munich, founded in 1917. Manufacturer of camera and lighting systems for film and media. The ALEXA camera series shoots roughly 80% of the world's largest cinema productions. To date, 18 Scientific and Engineering Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

What we built

The ARRIRAW Converter (ARC) processes MXF/ARRIRAW raw data platform-independently, GPU-accelerated and in optimal image quality.

A platform-independent desktop tool

A platform-independent desktop tool

The ARRIRAW Converter runs on macOS, Windows and Linux. We built our own GUI framework in C++ and OpenGL for it, rendering the design pixel-precisely on every platform.

GPU-accelerated image processing

GPU-accelerated image processing

Real-time processing of sensor raw data isn't possible without the GPU. We leverage GPGPU technologies like CUDA and OpenCL to run the entire image processing pipeline highly optimised on the graphics card.

Conversion in optimal image quality

Conversion in optimal image quality

MXF/ARRIRAW raw data can be transcoded, treated with looks and rendered to production-ready formats like OpenEXR, DPX or ProRes. With full control over every processing step.

Today: Integrated into the ARRI Reference Tool, which we continue to build

In 2021, the ARRIRAW Converter was succeeded by the ARRI Reference Tool (ART) and merged into it. Today it bundles the ARC functionality with the ARRI Color Tool and ARRI Meta Extract.

Reach beyond the tool

The ARRIRAW SDK we contribute to powers more than just the ARRIRAW Converter. It's also part of post-production tools from Adobe, Autodesk, Blackmagic, Colorfront, FilmLight and The Foundry.

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