BMPCC OG Full Res Tool

A simple automation tool for Windows and MacOS to batch convert Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Original CinemaDNG footage from 1920x1080 to 1952x1112, gaining extra resolution for stabilization. It also works for the OG Micro - don't change anything and just use the script as is.

A few extra pixels may not sound like much, but they allow stabilizing the footage while still providing a wider field of view compared to the original footage. Check out the video for comparisons and installation instructions.

Windows Installation

1. Download exiftool (Windows Executable) from exiftool.org
2. Unzip and rename the downloaded file to exiftool.exe
3. Move exiftool.exe to the C:/Windows folder
4. Paste the code from this link into a notepad and save it as bmpcc-og-full-res.bat
5. Place the batch file into a folder where your BMPCC OG footage is located

• PC 12-thread AMD CPU: 1 hour of footage processed in 50 minutes.

MacOS Installation

1. Download and install exiftool (MacOS Package) from exiftool.org
2. Paste the code from this link into TextEdit and save it as bmpcc-og-full-res.command
3. Place the file into a folder where your BMPCC OG footage is located
4. Right-click on the folder with the script and select "Open in Terminal"
5. Make the script executable by running the command: chmod +x bmpcc-og-full-res.command
6. Execute the script by double-clicking the file

• Apple M4 performance: 1 hour of footage processed in 10 minutes.

Usage

1. Folder structure example:

📂 .../Downloads/ImportedFootage/
└── 🛠️ bmpcc-og-full-res.bat
└── 📂 BMPCC OG_2024-07-03_0356_C0000/
└── 📂 BMPCC OG_2024-07-03_0356_C0001/
└── 📂 BMPCC OG_2024-07-03_0357_C0002/

2. Run bmpcc-og-full-res script each time before importing new footage into DaVinci Resolve.
3. Set zoom value in DaVinci Resolve to 1.030x to get the same field of view as before, or 1.014x for the widest 16:9 possible.

Resolutions

• BMPCC OG: 1920x1080 → 1952x1112 (1.014x zoom for 16:9)
• BMMCC OG: 1920x1080 → 1952x1104 (1.006x zoom for 16:9)
• BMCC 2.5K: already maxed out at 2432x1366

Tasks

• Implement checks to verify if footage is from BMPCC OG
• Check if footage already has 1952x1112 resolution