REDLine Bug or User Error?

[Harry Lipnick]

Okay, here's the question. I'm trying to use redline to export a few stills from each clip I have. Been using an Applescript to itterate through the 3 frames of each clip, but that is not where my problem lies.

If the start frame is outside of the in and out point, no matter what frame number I put in, I always just get a render of the frame that corresponds to the outpoint in RCX/ the RMD.

So for example, if I have a clip whose in point is on frame 1500 and out point is on frame 1731, and I run the following redline script, I still only get returned A011_C001_0917B8.000331.jpg. It is definetley the --useRMD that is causing the issue. If I leave the --useRMD out, the behavior runs as expected, however I need to use the RMD color. I have made sure to utilize --useRMD 2 vs. --useRMD 1 (should be only gathering color data from RMD)

redline --i /Volumes/KLM/Films/21\ and\ Balding/Original\ RED\ Footage/A011_0917JR/A011_0917JR.RDM/A011_C001_0917B8.RDC/A011_C001_0917B8_001.R3D --outDir /Users/harrylipnick/Desktop/StillsT/25 --format 3 --res 8 --start 1750 --frameCount 1 --useRMD 2


Curiously, if instead of --frameCount 1 I just use an end frame with the same number as the start frame (like below) then redline render every frame (inclusive) from the selected out point frame (1731) to the one used as start and end in the redline prompt (1750)

redline --i /Volumes/KLM/Films/21\ and\ Balding/Original\ RED\ Footage/A011_0917JR/A011_0917JR.RDM/A011_C001_0917B8.RDC/A011_C001_0917B8_001.R3D --outDir /Users/harrylipnick/Desktop/StillsT/26 --format 3 --res 8 --start 1750 --end 1750 --useRMD 2

Running Mac 10.8.5, Redline and RCX 21.

Help?


Thanks,

-Harry

 

[Harry Lipnick]

Is there a way at least that I can get redline to printMeta using the color information from the RMD? At least that way I can store them as variables and reuse them in a more manual fashion in a separate redline call?
Thanks,

-Harry

 

[Mikael Lubtchansky]

Hello
No I think REDline can use the RMD file but no spit out the value. You'd have to read it using some XML parsing.

No sure about your first issue. Will try to test here see if I get similar behavior when in/out points. Exists in the .RMD file.

 

[Harry Lipnick]

Mikael-
Your post just made me think to test the same clip with the same RMD and in and outs in Foolcat, and (as I'm sure is no surprise to you) there was no problem. Are you using redline or the SDK directly?
Would be very curious to your approach, only of course as much as you're comfortable sharing.
Thanks!

Harry