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Quantel is seeing RED - Dallas Feb 18-19

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Just wanted to update the thread with the latest Red-related Quantel developments and answer a common question.

There are three upcoming developments:

Red partial settings transfer
2048x1024 playback in Quantel eQ and Pablo HD
Red Audio Import

Here’s the detail

Red Partial Settings Transfer

Everyone is familiar with the metadata toolset for setting a colour 'look' during a shoot - but many Red projects can't use this information efficiently in Post because it is not carried through to Online (e.g. you need to use workflows that require generating intermediate DPX files, either using on set devices or within the post house).

The Quantel workflow already retains this information. Post houses who are now using Quantel systems on Red projects told us they wanted to choose how much of the metatdata to use. For example, a colorist might want to use the Exposure settings the Cinematographer chose but override the Gain, Brightness and Contrast settings. Now it is quick and easy to try out mixtures of settings to get the desired result.


Red 2048x1024 playback in eQ and Pablo HD

As widely discussed on the thread, Red cameras are being used for everything from feature films to standard definition commercials. Some postings on the forum suggest that people would like to Post on Quantel but they feel that our systems are out of reach. In fact as well as big DI projects on big Quantel DI systems, Quantel eQ and Quantel Pablo HDs are also being widely used for Red projects with HD or SD deliverables. Some customers also want to work at higher resolutions on eQ or Pablo HD. So in our forthcoming V4.1 release, realtime playback of Red 2048 x 1024 is now supported on eQ, and Pablo HD.



Red Audio Import

As Red use increases in Broadcast and Long Form applications, Red audio will become more important. In both the Import and Conform menus there is now a check box that will allow audio to be imported with the .r3d file or brought in on the rush as part of the conform.

RED Audio import is also released in V4.1.


Finally, not a news item but a frequently asked question. We get asked a lot about our offline to online workflow with Final Cut so here is a quick heads up of how it works:

The system of choice for Red offline today is Final Cut Pro because of the Red specific developments Apple have made.

Final Cut Pro has a comprehensive XML based offline project metadata format which can be read via the Automatic Duck Pro Export plug-in into Quantel systems.

This means that layers, dve, text transitions etc. created in Final Cut Pro can be used during color correction or finishing on Quantel eQ, iQ or Pablo.

Take a look at the ‘Offline Interchange’ demo on the Quantel website:

http://www.quantel.com/gallery.php?a=Video&as=Demos

It's worth mentioning that Final Cut Pro offline to Quantel online also benefits from the fact that all Quantel Pablo systems (or Quantel eQ and iQ systems with the QColor option) include both fully featured color and fully featured online finishing tools. They aren't simply color correction systems or finishing systems, they are capable of doing both (if that suits your workflow). This in practice is very useful on Red projects, for example for color correcting multiple layers in context (rather than treating each layer as an individual entity) using effects tools to achive complex color ‘looks’ and solving color problems like sky replacement that normally involve using compositing systems.

There's an updated version of our Red white paper coming out, if anyone wants a copy just email me at mark.horton@quantel.com
 
Quantel doesn't work by my knowledge with proxies so that must be uncompressed full quality.
 
Mark what level of Quantel hardware (CPU-motherboard) is required for realtime?
 
We've just updated our IQ with V4 and it needs the "Eiger"hardware update wich is a entirely new picstore board and a new quad core 2.66 PC upgrade.
 
Ed is correct (hi Ed) we don't use proxies. On Keith's question, all Pablo HDs and all eQs running on a 4U chassis. Anyone with detailed questions please drop me a line at mark.horton@quantel.com
 
Hi Ed (again - must come and see you soon)

And of course this is already supported on iQ2K, iQ4K, Pablo 2K and Pablo 4k
 
My misunderstanding - Max quality.

Cheers
 
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