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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

.R3d footages, After effect & Final cut, the best way...

I think it's due to limitation of 4k sequence in fcp7 xml, since that is probably the engine generation this sequence.
Little le pain but not so hard to clean up.

Send them a note too, they'll probably fix it within a couple of days if it's fixable.


Battistella
 
FWIW - I was in a recent presentation by an Apple guy and I asked about editing with R3D vs. ProRez XQ. He indicated that XQ was really meant to be an acquisition codec vis a vis the new Arri cameras. Working with R3Ds is still the better post option from a RED camera.
 
Mendes Nabil said:
does someone know how to export a .r3d file from final cut x? I will grade my film in after effect, but if i export a prores 4444 from final cut, i will have less flexibility in the garden am i wrong? Or maybe the new prores 444 xq makes it as flexible as a r3d file?
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If you have Resolve, why try to color correct within After Effects? AE is a terrific low-cost choice for compositing and VFX, but not great for color. Spend the money and get the 4K/5K-capable version of Resolve. Resolve can conform Red files just fine from FCPX XML files.
 
DPX, best quality no matter what?

DPX, best quality no matter what?

Hello all, i hope you're fine! I wanted to know, according to you, which format export is the best in term of quality? I don't mind about the file size, we shoot high end camera here (Mx or Dragon in this forum), so exporting the best film possible is what we should want..

So, i will color grade in after effect from a final cut Xml (so the grade will be done on my original R3d files), i want the best quality possible, in which format should i export?

I will play the film on a Macbook pro 15" first, and in Theater in a couple of months, but my concern right now is about having the best file for my Macbook pro 15" (no web diffusion), as i will show it to some agencies..

I heard about Dpx, can i export a Dpx from after effect? What about prores 4444 xq? Is that as good as Dpx? I also tried "Tiff", it is different from prores 444 (no xq) but really interesting... 1 stop less brighter too...
I also heard about "uncompressed 444", but i didn't found this export option in After effect cc..

-How can we play Dpx on a Macbook pro?

Also, Vlc is a much better player than Quicktime pro for viewing your work, does it play prores 444xq or Dpx? I've tried to open a normal prores 4444 with Vlc but it gives me a green screen..


Thanks for your answers all!
 
DPX is best, but you'll have a hard time playing it back on a laptop. Frames are about 60mb each (depending on bit depth), so at 24fps you'll need a sustained disk throughput of almost 1.5 gigabytes per second (a normal disk manages about 1/10th of that). At work we use a Spycer Disk (which costs about 80.000 USD) to handle this.

So the real question is: what is the deliverable?

And why not just grade from the R3D originals?

Or: maybe you are better off hiring a professional grader - they will have both equipment and - more importantly - knowledge and experience.
 
By grading an Xml project i'm grading my .R3d, i don't want to know which export is the best for grading as like i've just said, i'm already grading my R3d files, what i want to know is, which format is the best for a master export..

Let's say you have to show your work to a client "in" your laptop, which format would be your movie? Prores 444 xq or something else maybe?
 
You can show work that looks amazing on you laptop in x264 codec if you transcode it properly using handbrake.

The he best codec is the one that plays back without stuttering and looks good.

Want to to improve your chances? Install an SSD drive in your laptop. Get drives with a high sustained throughout and give yourself 20% headroom. It's all just math in the end. Math and compromises.

If if you want no compromises do what Martin says. Invest the 80K and bring that along with a 2k Christie projector, hook up your laptop and it will look great.

Most of all. Lower your expectations to the maximum quality of your equipment. Most likely you might be able to handle a prores HQ at 1920x1080. Bottom line, even with a retina display, you aren't going to blow anyone away with picture quality with a 15" laptop. You story might though. :)

battistella
 
I'm about to merge your threads as well as you are asking the same stuff across about three different threads right now.

Battistella
 
Ok.

Allthe he questions and answers in this thread here.

Battistella
 
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