Russell Fogle
Well-known member
OK I've been good boy doing my homework, making notes and studying the REDUSER forum for several months now. As you know though it's not always easy getting consice answers to all the various issues, out of hundreds and hundreds of posts from people of varying experience.
My camera is showing up in 7-10 days and I would like to ask our Experts out there (people who have real time under their belt successfully using this camera system & workflow) for very short replies of their particular workflow and the best do's and don'ts to get up and running super fast without encountering the hidden pitfalls.
I'm not interested in starting a discussion on possible future fixes / products coming out or why you do it a certain way, just flat out what is working for you in the field, right now... today.
We'll print it out and call it our RED ONE Cheat Sheet. This forum is blessed to have some really great experts and your time & input is greatly appreciated!
Each knowledgeable participant please simply post your settings & workflow that you use followed by any other quirks that you incountered and fixes that you came up with if any. If you have the time briefly post the type of work you do and your basic Package setup. Lenses, Matte Box, Follow Focus, & Filters, because this info will probably be very relevant to your particular workflow. If your finals go to TV markets tell us NTSC or PAL.
Here's a rough outline to work from.
Camera Settings:
(In the Camera system Menu)
Sound: Do you typically work with sound or shoot MOS? If you work with sound are you using a Clapper slate to record to the QT proxies then strip the audio off the proxies and sync it to your high quality Video in post?
Camera Settings & Configuration:
Menu Configure: 4K 2:1?
Frame Rate: 24?, 23.98?
Monitor Outputs:
What are you using to focus? RED LCD at 2X? RED EVF for the current few?
Other Monitor configurations coming out of the camera for shooting & proofing with clients? What works best for you here.
AV Menu: Video:
Color, Saturation Exposure, Contrast, Gain, Etc. I believe this has no actual baring on the image recorded... Just a proof of sorts.. True? Do you guys tweak any of these settings or leave them alone? I hear of people making their output images pretty on set so that the clients will be happy. Do these settings effect the QT proxies that some may be editing from? What works for you.
Menu: Viewfinder, Audio & Headphone Settings that you use & find most appropriate?
Media: Typically shoot on CFs or RED Raid Drive or a combination for some particular workflow reason? Do you do onset checks via Final Cut Pro or something else? Do you Backup on set or feel comfortable enough that the footage will make it to the post suite in one piece without backups?
Filters... Are many people using Hot Mirrors to deal with IR issues? Are the IR issues really a big issue for many? The size & strengths of the NDs that you are using. I read a lot that it's very difficult to find things such as 6x6 Filters in heavy ND strengths. Other filter problems that you've come across & work arounds that you use in particular? Perhaps where you purchased your filter set thus being the case...
Post:
Pre-Process: Any quick tricks or settings to make the most of the image and move your footage as quickly as possible through RedCine? What's your typical output settings. Moving your footage to where Final Cut?
Post: Any editing glitches that we need to know about importing into Final Cut? Anyone cutting from Proxies for one reason or another? Sound Syncing High Res footage from Proxies audio?
I'm trying to make this as consise and straight forward as possible but there are a lot of variables to deal with and I'm sure that I leaving something out...
Knowledgeable Contributers I thank you greatly for your time on this!
My camera is showing up in 7-10 days and I would like to ask our Experts out there (people who have real time under their belt successfully using this camera system & workflow) for very short replies of their particular workflow and the best do's and don'ts to get up and running super fast without encountering the hidden pitfalls.
I'm not interested in starting a discussion on possible future fixes / products coming out or why you do it a certain way, just flat out what is working for you in the field, right now... today.
We'll print it out and call it our RED ONE Cheat Sheet. This forum is blessed to have some really great experts and your time & input is greatly appreciated!
Each knowledgeable participant please simply post your settings & workflow that you use followed by any other quirks that you incountered and fixes that you came up with if any. If you have the time briefly post the type of work you do and your basic Package setup. Lenses, Matte Box, Follow Focus, & Filters, because this info will probably be very relevant to your particular workflow. If your finals go to TV markets tell us NTSC or PAL.
Here's a rough outline to work from.
Camera Settings:
(In the Camera system Menu)
Sound: Do you typically work with sound or shoot MOS? If you work with sound are you using a Clapper slate to record to the QT proxies then strip the audio off the proxies and sync it to your high quality Video in post?
Camera Settings & Configuration:
Menu Configure: 4K 2:1?
Frame Rate: 24?, 23.98?
Monitor Outputs:
What are you using to focus? RED LCD at 2X? RED EVF for the current few?
Other Monitor configurations coming out of the camera for shooting & proofing with clients? What works best for you here.
AV Menu: Video:
Color, Saturation Exposure, Contrast, Gain, Etc. I believe this has no actual baring on the image recorded... Just a proof of sorts.. True? Do you guys tweak any of these settings or leave them alone? I hear of people making their output images pretty on set so that the clients will be happy. Do these settings effect the QT proxies that some may be editing from? What works for you.
Menu: Viewfinder, Audio & Headphone Settings that you use & find most appropriate?
Media: Typically shoot on CFs or RED Raid Drive or a combination for some particular workflow reason? Do you do onset checks via Final Cut Pro or something else? Do you Backup on set or feel comfortable enough that the footage will make it to the post suite in one piece without backups?
Filters... Are many people using Hot Mirrors to deal with IR issues? Are the IR issues really a big issue for many? The size & strengths of the NDs that you are using. I read a lot that it's very difficult to find things such as 6x6 Filters in heavy ND strengths. Other filter problems that you've come across & work arounds that you use in particular? Perhaps where you purchased your filter set thus being the case...
Post:
Pre-Process: Any quick tricks or settings to make the most of the image and move your footage as quickly as possible through RedCine? What's your typical output settings. Moving your footage to where Final Cut?
Post: Any editing glitches that we need to know about importing into Final Cut? Anyone cutting from Proxies for one reason or another? Sound Syncing High Res footage from Proxies audio?
I'm trying to make this as consise and straight forward as possible but there are a lot of variables to deal with and I'm sure that I leaving something out...
Knowledgeable Contributers I thank you greatly for your time on this!
