Request for Native BRAW Support in Final Cut Pro

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Request for Native BRAW Support in Final Cut Pro

I’m honestly getting tired of waiting for native BRAW support in Final Cut Pro. And before anyone jumps into the classic “why are you using BRAW anyway?” debate, that’s not the point here.

Sure, BRAW Toolbox and Color Finale Transcoder exist, but they just don’t feel like true native support. Meanwhile, Premiere Pro’s BRAW implementation is solid and works flawlessly.

Is anyone else here still waiting on this?

Feels like it’s been forever

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.1

Posted on Dec 7, 2025 6:44 AM

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Answer 1

BenB

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Dec 8, 2025 7:07 AM in response to shubhampratap

It's actually up to Blackmagic Design. To add their codec to FCP they just need to build what amounts to a sort of plug-in they can have you download and install. That's how FCP was originally made, so third parties could make their own codecs compatible with FCP.

Apple has a great relationship with BMD, don't ever doubt that. They do many projects together all the time. Why BRAW is no supported in FCP can only be a BMD issues. I see no reason (or method) for Apple to "block" it from FCP.

The fact that Apple has no issue with us discussing it here, and BMD deletes posts asking about it, I think says a lot about who's court the ball has always been in.

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Answer 2

Dec 7, 2025 7:25 AM in response to shubhampratap

We are all users like you.

The best you or any of us can do is make your voice heard by providing feedback.

Final Cut Pro->Provide Final Cut Pro Feedback...

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Answer 3

Dec 7, 2025 7:44 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

i asked the same thing on the blackmagic forum and they deleted my post after a few hours. it feels like both apple and blackmagic are passing the blame to each other instead of actually fixing the issue. nobody is taking accountability and it gets frustrating at this point.

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Answer 4

Dec 8, 2025 11:46 AM in response to BenB

it's honestly super annoying and i'm dealing with this every single day. i posted about this again on blackmagic’s forum, hoping someone addresses it, but i’m not expecting much. i have no idea who to even ask at this point or who’s actually accountable. i don’t know if this is on their roadmap or not, and if it isn’t then i might have to switch my NLE, which i genuinely don’t want to do because nothing hits like fcp for me.

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