What is a .CRM file?
CRM is Canon Cinema RAW Light video. Recorded by Canon cinema and mirrorless cameras.
- Did you know
- Cinema RAW Light lets Canon cameras record raw video at manageable file sizes.
- Cinema RAW Light debuted on the Canon EOS C200, compiling the raw frames into one .CRM movie rather than thousands of stills.
- The codec trims raw video to roughly a third to a fifth of full Cinema RAW size while keeping its grading headroom.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify camera RAW edit sidecars - Apple Photos adjustments (AAE), RawTherapee (PP3), Capture One (COS), DxO PhotoLab (DOP) and Nikon NX Studio (NKSC) - reading the applied-edit recipe, plus cinema and rare camera RAW: REDCODE (R3D), Blackmagic (BRAW), Canon Cinema RAW Light (CRM), ARRIRAW (ARI), Phantom CINE and FLIR thermal (FPF).
- Depth of analysis
- .CRM is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .CRM file
- Drag a .CRM file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.