Sony RAW Properties

The Sony RAW Properties Panel provides full control over decoding and image processing of Sony RAW footage, enabling precise color management and creative adjustments during playback and export.

Decode & Color Settings

  • Decode Quality Adjust the render and playback quality for Sony RAW files. Lower quality improves performance; higher quality improves image fidelity.

  • Log Processing Select the Color Space used when processing the Sony RAW footage.

  • Destination Color Level Define how the processed footage is tagged or transformed:

    • Full Range (Label) – Default; tags output as Full Range

    • Full Range (Convert) – Converts Video Range to Full Range

    • Video Range (Label) – Tags output as Video Range

    • Video Range (Convert) – Converts Full Range to Video Range

    Useful for managing output consistency when using LUTs that alter level mappings.

  • Resolution Change the resolution of the decoded output.

  • Orientation Set the output orientation (e.g., 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) for the decoded footage.

Image Processing

Adjust key image attributes, including:

  • Temperature

  • Tint

  • Sharpness

  • Exposure

  • Wall Temperature (Sony-specific color blending for skin tones and neutral objects)

  • Light Blend (Blends influence between ambient and practical lighting)

Right-click any control or label to reset it to its default value.

Pre CDL LUT

Apply a 3D LUT before the CDL is applied:

  • Assign a Destination Color Space for LUT processing

  • To reset:

    • Right-click the “LUT” label and select Reset

    • Click the Reset icon next to Pre CDL LUT

Image CDL

Apply and adjust Color Decision List (CDL) controls:

  • Brightness

  • Contrast

  • Contrast Pivot

  • Highlights

  • Midtones

  • Shadows

  • Saturation

  • Slope

  • Offset

  • Power

Right-click individual controls or labels to reset. Click the Reset icon next to Image CDL to reset the entire CDL section.

Post CDL LUT

Apply a 3D LUT after the CDL is applied:

  • Assign a Destination Color Space

  • Reset via:

    • Right-clicking the “LUT” label

    • Clicking the Reset icon next to Post CDL LUT

Copy, Paste, Reset Settings

Right-click the Sony RAW Properties section header to:

  • Copy the current settings

  • Paste to other Sony RAW files

  • Reset to default

These actions apply to all selected Sony RAW files in the File List Window.

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