Converting footage on set??

[Chris Adams]

Hey guys, I am DIT'ing a shoot Saturday and they are asking me to do a slight color touch and then convert the footage to prores or something editable on set. Previously I have just used my MBP and R3D data manager to dump, while checking the clips in Redcine X.

So there is no way I can convert those clips on my laptop. What is the best way to do it? Find someone with a Red Rocket? Also what program do you use to color correct? Red Alert or Red Cine?


Thanks!

 

[Johnny Friday]

Have you looked at STORM with it's software acceleration with transcoding....i think 5x??? and at $375

 

[Chris Adams]

I've never heard of it, link?

 

[Chris Adams]

Nevermind...theres an entire section of the forum dedicated to it...haha

 

[Dustin Cross]

You need a tower and a Rocket to do transcode on set. I do that all the time. Not possible without Rocket unless you do super low quality debayer.

Software: RCX or Storm are great

 

[Jason H]

I rent mobile rocket systems if you need one!

link here

http://www.maxxdigital.com/mobile-rocket-red-rocket.html

I use this on set but I use a tower so I get real time converts. The mobile version is 1/2 real time...

 

[Chris Adams]

Jason, sending you a message.

 

[Chris Adams]

Ok so I normally don't discuss rates onlines...but I finally found out that the rate for this job was only $250 for 12...to be DIT/2nd and one light/transcode on set. I turned it down and apparently they found someone else... Am I crazy or is that ridiculously low?

 

[Greg M]

you are not crazy, they are.