FFmpeg Introduces Apple ProRes RAW Vulkan-Powered Video Acceleration
FFmpeg has added Vulkan-powered video decoding support for Apple ProRes RAW, building on its previous ProRes acceleration capabilities. This advancement enables more efficient processing of high-quality video by leveraging raw sensor data from compatible cameras. The feature is now available in the FFmpeg Git repository and expected in the next official release.
- ▪FFmpeg now supports Vulkan-based decoding of Apple ProRes RAW format.
- ▪Apple ProRes RAW provides superior quality and color reproduction by using raw camera sensor data.
- ▪Cameras from Sony, LUMIX, Nikon, and newer Apple iPhones support ProRes RAW recording.
- ▪The decoding implementation was completed through reverse engineering by FFmpeg developer Lynne.
- ▪The feature is currently in the FFmpeg Git repository and will be included in the next release.
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FFmpeg Introduces Apple ProRes RAW Vulkan-Powered Video Acceleration Written by Michael Larabel in Multimedia on 17 May 2026 at 06:09 AM EDT. Add A Comment Last year the widely-used, open-source FFmpeg multimedia library introduced Apple ProRes video acceleration using shaders with the Vulkan API. Now FFmpeg has taken it a step further and can support Apple ProRes RAW Vulkan-based video decoding. Apple ProRes RAW is similar to the non-RAW ProRes tech but with betterr quality and color reproduction thanks to leveraging the raw data from the camera sensor. Various digital cameras from the likes of Sony, LUMIX, and Nikon plus newer Apple iPhones support ProRes RAW recording. For those with ProRes RAW media, as of today in FFmpeg Git there is now Vulkan-based decoding of this RAW format.
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