After Effects DOES NOT RECOGNIZE the Red-One 4K clip ??

[George D.]

I need to alter a few things in a shot done with our Red-One in 4K, using Adobe After Effects, version 6.5.

When I go to drag the Red file into After Effects, it keeps saying "Does not recognize file type".

Is that something wrong with the program, or do I need to change the Red 4K file in some way so After Effects will accept it? If so, how, and into what ?

After it is altered in After Effects, I will later have to put it into CS5 for final editing.

BTW - I am using a Windows7 PC.

Thanks.

PS - It looks like I may need After Effects CS4 or CS5 for R3D support. That is probably where the problem lies.

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[David Battistella]

Make sure all of the latest adobe drivers are installed.

Try using the FILE>import command instead of drag and drop.

Does the file open in RCX?

David

 

[Subhadip Sen]

Do you mean you are using After Effects 6.5? You need After Effects CS4 or later for R3D support.

 

[George D.]

Make sure all of the latest adobe drivers are installed.

Try using the FILE>import command instead of drag and drop.

Does the file open in RCX?

David

Thanks David.

I believe the latest drivers ARE installed, but keep in mind, that is an older program.

Yes, the files open up just fine in RedCineX, with no problems.

Of course, another thing I'm trying to learn how to do, is save the altered clip after adjustments in RedCineX, so I can later put them in CS5 for editing. Putting a Red clip in CS5 is not a problem. Figuring out how to save the "altered" clip from RedCineX is.

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[Bob Gruen]

George,

RCX (or Ae. or Pr) does not alter the clip. What you can do is save the clip's de-Bayer settings (as RMD files) then apply them in Ae or Pr.

When you delve into the Adobe products you'll find most of the RCX controls in the Clip's Source Settings. In CS5.5 there is even a mini histogram to help with setting the initial values. It is a bit of a bummer that the Source Settings window is separate from the software's main engine (and thus separate from the CC scopes available in Pr), but I'm sure the developers at Adobe have their reasons. Truth is once you go Adobe you don't need RedCineX anymore.

Bob