FCP and Quicktime Component Problems

[Vinit Borrison]

My Friend is gonna post a problem we're all having with the Redcode Codec, please see the reply below (he can't start a thread for some reason)....

I'm running FCP 6.01 OS X 10.4.10 Intel Mac Book Pro 17" and a Mac Pro Quad

 

[Marc Bachli]

Redcodec will not work with FCP 6.
My setup below

OS 10.4.10
QT 7.2
FCP 6.0.1
using the hq version of QT redcode component

Any body elese have problems with it? The codec works great in Aftereffects and QT

Marc

 

[Simon Blackledge]

at IBC they ran Beta 6.0.2

Unsure what Red team are running.

s

 

[Vinit Borrison]

I'm having the same issues, can't get the quicktime ref file to talk to FCP. tried in 5.1 as well. Any other camera owners having the same issues?

 

[Nick Shaw]

Evin said he transcoded to ProRes to cut his music video, Offhollywood are using Scratch. Don't know if anybody outside Red has said they have been cutting native Redcode in FCP. They didn't even have that working on the Apple booth at IBC. The Red tent was the only place they had a Redcode timeline. I think you may need to transcode for now, until the update arrives.

But this is just my speculation. As a camera owner can't you contact Red directly and ask them.

 

[Marc Bachli]

My Work Around

My Work Around

Ok I have my work around for now. Check out the H.264 movie with description of workflow attached to movie.

Marc


http://web.mac.com/fini1/iWeb/Site 135/4k Red Camera.html

 

[Jimmy Shen]

It works fine in FCP 6.0.1, QT 7.2, OSX 10.4.10.

Start a blank timeline with whatever codec you like, I'm using DVCProHD 720P 23.98fps because I'm cutting Red footage with HVX200. Drag your Redcode reference QT directly onto the timeline.

FCP is only decoding Redcode, so there's no native Redcode timeline.

 

[Antoine Baumann]

RED said that any application that can handle non native quick time codec should work with REDCODE.

CTL team had edited it using FCP 5.x, so I am very surprised it doesn't work for you with FCP.
Would love to know how Premiere Pro handle it...

antoine.

 

[Frank Mirbach]

Hmm, I´m pretty sure you have to wait for the FCP update to come if you want to edit Redcode directly in FCP. That´s what Red said at IBC specifically.

 

[fightordie]

It works fine in FCP 6.0.1, QT 7.2, OSX 10.4.10.

Start a blank timeline with whatever codec you like, I'm using DVCProHD 720P 23.98fps because I'm cutting Red footage with HVX200. Drag your Redcode reference QT directly onto the timeline.

FCP is only decoding Redcode, so there's no native Redcode timeline.

Escargot is there a rendring with this method and if there is how long does it take.

thanks.

 

[Antoine Baumann]

Jones, Graeme wrote many times that any NLE that handle non native qt codec will be able to edit directly the REDCODE files, but IMHO they are making some advertise for Apple.

CTL was edited back in March 2007 using FCP 5.x and directly with the REDCODE files.

antoine.

 

[Jimmy Shen]

Escargot is there a rendring with this method and if there is how long does it take.

thanks.

Yes, there is rendering, but it's not longer than transcoding any other codecs.

 

[Rob Lohman]

What is not working exactly? Do you get an error? If so, what is that error? It's been working fine on FCP 5 & 6 for months now.

 

[Marc Bachli]

What is not working exactly? Do you get an error? If so, what is that error? It's been working fine on FCP 5 & 6 for months now.

Reading the threads leads me to understand that most people are transcoding the redcode to pro res ect before cutting in FCP.

I can load the redcode codec into FCP and set up a timeline with it just fine. Even importing the ref. QT file in the timeline but only as a dark red clip in the canvas. Trying to play casues a crash of FCP. Tried it on many computers with no luck.

 

[Rob Lohman]

Marc: did you install the latest codec we sent out? That fixes a known crash with FCP.

If you did not get it, shoot me a private message on this forum with your name, camera serial and e-mail address and I'll get it to you.