Red Rushes With FCP

[laurenB]

Hi Guys

I have worked with RED before but purely doing an Avid workflow using
red rushes and then a fast import. I am now working on my first feature but am having to quickly learn the FCP workflow for RED. Now Ive read many varying opinions on using log and transfer and I can only seem to find manuals that describe the log and transfer workflow. What I was wondering if there anyway of getting Red Rushes to do the bulk of the work before I go to FCP?

Thanks so much

Lauren

 

[Rainer Fritz]

I do it for feature always with RR. On Set I'm using clipfinder to make the onelight and generating for each clip a RSX file, so the files will look like wanted in the edit. With RR you can then export the bulk in ProRes. A half standard debayer goes really fast. If you need more quality in the edit you can go on a half high debayer but takes a lot more time. Clipfinder could do the rushes as well. In RR you should then choose the option at look source: RSX, Clip RSX if you generated for every clip the RSX. The conforming after editing could then be done with clipfinder or monkey extract. Quite easy workflow.

best,
rainer

 

[laurenB]

Thanks so much for your help

Just a few questions
Im only the edit assist so I wont be choosing certain clips or giving them a one light pass i was planning Just goin straight to RR I will probably go with Half Debayer Do you think that will be alright?

Is Pro Res HQ 1920x1080 the export i should be choosing?

And Whats the best way to bring into FCP Just a simple Import ?

I know I sound like I dont know what Im doing Im just so lost with the FCP workflow and was shocked at how long L&T took to transcode to 422(HQ)

Thanks so Much

Lauren

 

[Eric Maran]

Are you finishing in ProRes or reconforming to 4k when you're finished? If you're reconforming, just cut with DVCProHD. It's a way faster codec and still pretty decent looking.

 

[skim08]

hey lauren,

not sure if all your questions got resolved?

My experience is that Red Rushes is stable (never had a crash on a big batch). If you plan to conform w/ third party software, then you should be fine.

However, after you picture lock - if you want to use the FCP batch capture, via Log & Transfer, to do a conform (a very easy, fast process which you then send to Color) - then your footage MUST be transcoded in Log & Transfer (not RR). This is the process described in the RED whitepaper.

I was just burned by this. here's the thread. http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=32287

It's my understanding that Clipfinder doesn't do a true conform - it's essentially a reconnecting to the R3Ds. (meaning, you'll still have the full length files to move around).

Hope this helps.

susan