raw material / raw footage
das Rohmaterial, die Rohmaterialien
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raw material
Material in an unprocessed or only slightly processed state that serves as a starting material for manufacturing a product.
Das Rohmaterial wird in der Fabrik weiterverarbeitet.
The raw material is further processed in the factory.
raw footage
Unedited film, image, or audio material that is to be cut or edited later.
Das Rohmaterial des Dokumentarfilms umfasst mehr als hundert Stunden Video.
The raw footage for the documentary comprises more than a hundred hours of video.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Rohmaterialien |
| genitive | des Rohmaterials |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Rohmaterial | die Rohmaterialien |
| accusative | das Rohmaterial | die Rohmaterialien |
| dative | dem Rohmaterial | den Rohmaterialien |
| genitive | des Rohmaterials | der Rohmaterialien |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Rohmaterial' (raw material / raw footage) consists of 'roh' (raw) and 'Material' (material). Here, the component 'roh' indicates that the processing has not yet been completed; this also applies to film and audio recordings.
Bevor aus dem Rohmaterial ein fertiger Film wird, ist noch viel Arbeit nötig.
Before the raw material becomes a finished film, a lot of work is still needed.
In production, 'Rohmaterial beschaffen' (to procure raw material), 'Rohmaterial verarbeiten' (to process raw material), and 'Rohmaterial zu etwas verarbeiten' (to process raw material into something) are typical collocations. With 'zu', the resulting product is in the dative case.
Der Betrieb verarbeitet das Rohmaterial zu stabilen Platten.
The company processes the raw material into sturdy panels.
For film, image, and audio recordings, 'Rohmaterial sichten' (to review raw footage), 'Rohmaterial schneiden' (to cut raw footage), and 'Rohmaterial bearbeiten' (to edit raw footage) are typical collocations. 'Rohmaterial sichten' refers to the first viewing or listening session, during which suitable recordings are selected.
Nach den Dreharbeiten sichtete das Team das Rohmaterial und wählte die besten Szenen aus.
After filming, the team reviewed the raw footage and selected the best scenes.
