Because SpeedGrade turned out 5k footage into a 1920x1080 DPX, we lost the ability to work with some of the more difficult shots. SO - we took those shots into RedCine X Pro and played around with them. Our idea is to get the look we want in the places we were losing detail, export at the highest res possible, and then bring it back into Premiere and SpeedGrade.
With overlaps/masks/ect, we'll be able to blend the original shot and the new ones from RedCine to create, essentially, and HDR image.
Here's how to export using REDCINE-X PRO:
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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The R3D Epic and Working With 5K Footage
Information regarding the R3D Epic camera while using it's 5K abilities.
Note: 5K is NOT compatible with Final Cut Pro 7. FCP can only work at 2K (it recognizes 4K as 2K). Because FCP is not longer being updated by Apple, it will be unable to keep up with the advancing R3Ds. In order to use FCP with R3D footage, it must first be somehow transcoded.
We are using REDCINE-X Pro for transcoding. It is a free download available here: https://www.red.com/downloads Note that the time it takes to transcode files can be rather lengthy. Installing more RAM may help this. It is recommended to use a Red Rocket Graphics Card whenever possible, as it may increase speed up to 12x.
Once transcoded, the clips can be imported into FCP and edited normally. You can aslo import them into FCP, export your sequence as an XML, import the XML to Adobe Premiere, and replace the footage with the original R3D files. (note that Premiere can handle raw R3D files without transcoding).
Overall: When working with 5K, it is easier to work directly from Premiere if possible.
From 5K Insight, a 42min speech/presentation from December 2011: Using Final Cut Pro 7 with Epic and Scarlet
A PDF file from LMU's School of Film and Television: Post-production Workflow: RED This PDF also includes information on taking your footage into Apple Color.
Here's a video tutorial showing the Basic Red Workflow for FCP using REDCINE-X (the demo uses 4K footage, but we've used it for 5K without negative results):
Note: 5K is NOT compatible with Final Cut Pro 7. FCP can only work at 2K (it recognizes 4K as 2K). Because FCP is not longer being updated by Apple, it will be unable to keep up with the advancing R3Ds. In order to use FCP with R3D footage, it must first be somehow transcoded.
We are using REDCINE-X Pro for transcoding. It is a free download available here: https://www.red.com/downloads Note that the time it takes to transcode files can be rather lengthy. Installing more RAM may help this. It is recommended to use a Red Rocket Graphics Card whenever possible, as it may increase speed up to 12x.
Once transcoded, the clips can be imported into FCP and edited normally. You can aslo import them into FCP, export your sequence as an XML, import the XML to Adobe Premiere, and replace the footage with the original R3D files. (note that Premiere can handle raw R3D files without transcoding).
Overall: When working with 5K, it is easier to work directly from Premiere if possible.
From 5K Insight, a 42min speech/presentation from December 2011: Using Final Cut Pro 7 with Epic and Scarlet
A PDF file from LMU's School of Film and Television: Post-production Workflow: RED This PDF also includes information on taking your footage into Apple Color.
Here's a video tutorial showing the Basic Red Workflow for FCP using REDCINE-X (the demo uses 4K footage, but we've used it for 5K without negative results):
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