How to consolidate r3d media(5K) after offline edit for online grading / finishing?

[Sulekh Suman]

We have finished editing our feature. At this point is it possible to consolidate our original media. We shot over 8TB which is spread over 4 different drives currently. I could put them on one SAS RAID for online work. I want to know if it is possible for me to only use the takes that we have used in the edit i.e. consolidate the original r3d media to 2/3TB to save space on the sever.

It will indeed help a lot if I could do this within Red Cine by importing the EDL/XML. We could alternately export DPX using the EDL/XML and use it for mastering and delivery(2K Pro Res 4444)
and forget r3d(5K) media . I have never done this before.

And if you are still reading and well versed with Lustre this can turn out to be an opportunity for you to grade our film in LA. We have access to a Lustre Suite for two weeks in June and are seeking reels and references. I can be reached at sulekh@gmail.com

Pardon my ignorance and thank you for your help.

 

[jake blackstone]

You can consolidate trimmed down R3D files with either RCX or Resolve. If you're going to go the Resolve route, then you may as well stay with it for grading. Lustre is fine, but going the DPX route you'll lose the metadata, where with Resolve you already conformed, it would use much less space and you preserve the capability at some future date to re-render your film at 4k, if needed. Lustre is a fine grading platform, but in good hands, in my opinion, resolve has quite a bit more going, especially in the conforming department and if you're considering Prores delivery.

 

[Nick Pasquariello]

Jake knows his stuff. I'd take his advice seriously.

That being said, you can do specifically the thing you are asking to do within RedCine-X. It works best the more you flatten your timeline into one track. You export an XML, then you can import that XML into RedCine-X. You can create a custom Export setting that is just a R3D trim, and then export "Timeline (all clips)" using this setting. You can then export an XML from RedCine-X which now points to the R3D files rather than either the raw or proxies you were using to edit with.

And, as Jake mentioned, you can do a similar thing in Resolve; once your timeline is in, you can right click and trim all R3Ds. Both RedCine-X and Resolve have come MILES on this within the past 2 years; it used to be much more of a pain in the ass to conform back.

 

[Björn Benckert]

Jake knows his stuff. I'd take his advice seriously.

That being said, you can do specifically the thing you are asking to do within RedCine-X. It works best the more you flatten your timeline into one track. You export an XML, then you can import that XML into RedCine-X. You can create a custom Export setting that is just a R3D trim, and then export "Timeline (all clips)" using this setting. You can then export an XML from RedCine-X which now points to the R3D files rather than either the raw or proxies you were using to edit with.

And, as Jake mentioned, you can do a similar thing in Resolve; once your timeline is in, you can right click and trim all R3Ds. Both RedCine-X and Resolve have come MILES on this within the past 2 years; it used to be much more of a pain in the ass to conform back.

No flattening is needed but it might be vice to remove timewarps, desoves etc. so you get clean cuts all through your timeline before you create the xml. then you do the seperate clip stuff. And you can set your amount of handles aswell.

 

[jake blackstone]

No flattening is needed but it might be vice to remove timewarps, desoves etc. so you get clean cuts all through your timeline before you create the xml. then you do the seperate clip stuff. And you can set your amount of handles aswell.

Resolve handles time warps quite well, if used in conjunction with FCP or FCPX. For the rountrip Resolve exports new XML and all time warps are re-applied upon re-import into the FCP or FCPX. Flattening your timeline for Resolve not strictly nessesary, but highly recommended.

 

[Sulekh Suman]

Thank you Jake, Nick and Bjorn. Really appreciate your help with this. We edited the project in Avid and will be taking it to Lustre. I will report back on how it went in Red Cine X.