Luso RAW recompresses N-RAW and R3D NE clips on your Mac and the result is still a RAW file you grade in DaVinci Resolve. It also rewraps N-RAW into R3D NE and back in seconds, and makes 10-bit H.265 proxies on the GPU.
Sizes measured by the app before converting. It encodes three frames of every clip with your settings, so the estimate follows the scene and the noise of your footage instead of a fixed table.
Luso RAW writes a new N-RAW or R3D NE file from your clip, smaller and at the resolution you choose. White balance, ISO and highlight recovery stay yours to change in Resolve.
Record N-RAW Normal to save cards and open the same clip as R3D NE in Resolve when you want the RED workflow. The image data is copied as it is, so nothing is lost and a 650 MB clip is done in a fraction of a second on the same disk.
10-bit HEVC in Log3G10, N-Log or Rec.709, decoded and developed on the Mac's GPU. On an M2 Max a UHD clip at 100 Mbps runs at about 35 frames per second.
Point it at your card offload folder. New clips convert on their own with the profile you choose.
Pause a batch to free the Mac. Stop deletes the half-written file so nothing broken is left behind.
Measured from the real speed of the current clip and the rest of the queue.
Low, Normal, High or Ultra. Keep editing in Resolve while a batch converts in the background.
Select a clip and see the result. Use the arrow keys to go through the queue as you adjust each one.
The queue, the selected clip and every setting are still there the next time you open the app.
Your camera files are only read. Every conversion writes a new file.
Each clip shows its measured size and the saving, so you know if the archive fits.
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The ZR records High at 4:1 and Normal at 8:1. Fixed ratios give exact sizes. In constant quality the size depends on the scene and the noise, so the app measures it on three frames of every clip before you convert.
| Setting | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Constant quality | Close to camera High |
| Q2 | Constant quality | Close to camera Normal |
| Q3 | Constant quality | Archive |
| Q4 | Constant quality | Compact archive |
| Q5 | Constant quality | RAW proxy |
| 4:1 | Fixed ratio | = camera High |
| 8:1 | Fixed ratio | = camera Normal |
| 12:1 to 24:1 | Fixed ratio | Exact sizes for planned storage |
Converting to a lower resolution, such as UHD from 6K, reduces the size further.
Yes. The output is an N-RAW or R3D NE file with Bayer data, not a baked video. Resolve opens it like a camera clip, with the RAW controls.
No. Recompression is lossy, like the camera's own Normal setting. Q1 and 4:1 are close to camera High. Use the preview to compare any frame before you convert. Rewrap, on the other hand, copies the image data unchanged.
Never. Originals are only read and every conversion writes a new file. Keep your backups until you have checked the results.
The ZR records R3D NE only at High. With rewrap you can record N-RAW Normal, which takes half the space, and still use the R3D NE workflow in Resolve.
Rewrap stays free. RAW recompression, H.265 and watch folders need a licence, which you activate in the app with the key from your purchase e-mail.
Yes, within 14 days of purchase. Write to hello@lusocolorlab.com with your order number. See the refund policy.
Not yet. Luso RAW is macOS only for now.
Luso Color Lab is the colour tools brand of Pedro Lopes, a wedding filmmaker in Torres Novas, Portugal, who built Luso RAW for his own ZR workflow.