Observed arrival · 2026-10-22
A compression dial for Nikon RAW video
Raw Compact is a Mac app for shrinking and trimming Nikon Z R3D NE and N-RAW video while keeping the files RAW for grading.
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- Nikon Z video shooters on Apple silicon Macs
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- Its four ratios are measured against camera-compressed RAW files; one ZR clip example ranges from 32% to 75% smaller.
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The workflow begins with dropped clips or folders, card offload, or watch folders, then a ratio, output size, and save step; the page says originals are read-only and each new file is checked while written. Its four levels are modeled on each camera’s published recording bitrates, but ratios are approximate and file sizes vary by scene. A comparison view is described as checking frames up to 400%.
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