Notes on hardware and software used

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 Notes and scripts for using Blackmagic Design hardware
 with libre software.
 
+No proprietary applications, SDKs, or similar are used.
+
+
+# Video
+The camera can acquire video in two main formats:
+
+* `.braw`, a proprietary format from Blackmagic.
+* `.mov`, a format that can be read freely.
+
+There is some software available to use `.braw` files on Debian,
+but they require using the proprietary SDK.
+
+There is one unmaintained hackish project that can read `.braw`
+with ffmpeg.
+
+
+# Still
+The camera acquires still pictures in `.dng` format.
+
+Out-of-the-box neither Darktable or Gimp can read these files.
+They can be read by Rawtherapee.
+
+
+# Hardware
+Tested with Blackmagic Design 6K camera, acquired used.
+
+
+# Software
+Tested using Debian Bookworm (Testing).
+
+Various applications used from Debian repos:
+
+* Rawtherapee.
+* Darktable.
+* Gimp.
+* Kdenlive.
+* FFMPEG.
+* mpv.
+
+
+# Disclaimer
+I'm a computer sysadmin, not a video or camera expert.
+This is just to explore how to use a free toolchain.
+
 
 # Copyright
 Unofficial project, not part of Blackmagic Design.