4k 2k SCALED?

[Stokestack]

Hi Rob.

I would consider the ability to trim (or copy sections of) raw files essential. I'm surprised that this wouldn't be a normal option in the Redcine GUI. I'd expect that you'd mark In & Out points throughout your footage, select an output format, and hit Export; with one of the possible output formats being the same as the original (Redcode raw or uncompressed raw). If the user selects a raw format for export, all other functions are disabled. Would it be possible to add an execution path to Redcine to do this, instead of having to use pencil and paper (to write down Ins & Outs) and a separate command-line utility?

Given the potentially vast size of original footage, we need to be able to discard stuff we know we'll never use, while retaining the full potential of the raw files for later use.

Also... why wouldn't it be possible to scale 4K to 2K raw in camera (or out)? There are R, G, and B photosites on the sensor, right, so why wouldn't it be possible to weight their influence and blend their values just as you would when scaling anything else?

Thanks!

 

[Ace]

Hi Rob.

I would consider the ability to trim (or copy sections of) raw files essential. I'm surprised that this wouldn't be a normal option in the Redcine GUI. I'd expect that you'd mark In & Out points throughout your footage, select an output format, and hit Export; with one of the possible output formats being the same as the original (Redcode raw or uncompressed raw). If the user selects a raw format for export, all other functions are disabled. Would it be possible to add an execution path to Redcine to do this, instead of having to use pencil and paper (to write down Ins & Outs) and a separate command-line utility

Thanks!

Considering that part of a RAW softwares job is to adjust colour temprature and white balance in shots, you would obviously need to do this on a shot by shot basis.. You cant just dump the same setting onto your entire shoot obviously. So cutting segments and selecting them would be essential. Either that, or RED stores each take as a seperate file which you can simply drag and drop and apply your settings and bobs your uncle.

 

[Chris Kenny]

Considering that part of a RAW softwares job is to adjust colour temprature and white balance in shots, you would obviously need to do this on a shot by shot basis.. You cant just dump the same setting onto your entire shoot obviously. So cutting segments and selecting them would be essential. Either that, or RED stores each take as a seperate file which you can simply drag and drop and apply your settings and bobs your uncle.

I'd be very surprised if the camera didn't store clips as separate files. It's the natural thing to do with disk or flash-based storage. Anyway, as discussed elsewhere, REDDRIVEs will apparently be formatted FAT32, which means you need to break up files every 4 GB no matter what. (I'd assume REDCINE would hide this implementation detail from the user.)

 

[Rob Lohman]

Yes to file based approach. And yes REDCINE allows you to set in & out and export. Thanks for the feedback for RAW 'cutting'.

 

[tj williams]

Hi Rob

Did Acehole say Rob's your uncle.....

Will we then have a list of clips with icons: Say an image about 20 seconds into the clip(adjustable) and will there be a way to input scene/shot/take/circle etc. info into the camera. at the beginning and end of clip recording? cool if the text overlay the picture.

If we are going to discard raw clips, and select certain raw clips to render out it would be nice if the info was in the camera. It would also be nice if the info followed the clips thru rendering in red cine!

Off course we can keep shot lists seperately in the classic ways, but having it available as a clip list is pretty foolproof.

 

[Steve Freebairn]

I just wanted to throw my vote in for being able to trim raw. It will be very useful until we all have 300tb OS drives