render in 2K

[Luca Nervegna]

Hi..
is there any way in RED CINE to export material shooted in 4K downscaling it (and not cropping it) in DPX or Tiff in 2K? :huh: :help:
i know in quicktime it's possible

or i have to use another software for that?
does it will be possible with the new BUILD16 version?

thanks

 

[Irri]

Yes.

Set your Project to 2K and using the scaling option.

 

[Luca Nervegna]

thank you..
do you know if render time for 4k to 2k is less than rendering for 4k to 4k?
anyway tomorrow i will try :biggrin:

 

[David_Cox]

Hello,

Yes - it takes much longer to create 4k DPX files.

Here’s the contentious bit - there is no need to create 4K DPX files from a 4K RED ONE shoot, because the term 4K means different things in those two statements. You will not gain any significant picture detail by converting to 4K DPX compared to converting to 2K DPX.

The only possible exception is that a green screen shoot *might* have more vertical resolution, but that’s still not going to have a dramatic effect.

Since 4K is 4x the data of 2K, it’s not just the conversion time that is a factor. Every time you copy, import or export the files it will take 4x longer. It will also take 4x the disk space. Given that this won’t add very much to your final film, you might not consider it worth the extra time / expense.

 

[Luca Nervegna]

thank you..
so are you telling me to shoot in 4K and export all material in 2K for the post production, color correction too?
even if the movie will be blow up in film 35mm?
we are doing some tests for an indipendent movie starting in september..

 

[David_Cox]

Yes - that would be a perfectly acceptable and very efficient way to go.

Since there is almost no difference in visual quality between RED > 2K DPX > film and RED > 4K DPX > Film, you will save a good deal of time and money and get the same result.

I'm sure there are plenty of other areas in which you would like to spend that time and money that will make a much bigger difference to the quality of your film )

Good luck with your film.

 

[Luca Nervegna]

thank you again