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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 :)

REDCINE X TUTORIAL???

Thank you for the Footage Online link - their instruction is real basic. Is there a comprehensive set of tutorials out there anywhere?
Funy how visual media companies (Profoto, Hasselblad, Phase One, Red) have killer products but no self serve online support to teach how to use their complex products.
 
Josh, is there anything specific you're looking to know? The interface or how to get the most from the footage? There's some pretty good info about the interface readily available. For the how to get the most from the R3Ds, check Jim's recon posts. He's posted settings that are good starting point. Otherwise, it's experience and lots of playing around with RAW files.
 
Hey Steve - thanks for the reply. Just attended my first Red Education session and am new to all things Red. I'm a still photog transitioning to motion. The CineX program has more adjustments than I have ever seen in a program and seems very complex in application. I would love a NIK software (below link) flavor to the learning process rather than hunt and peck. Time is valuable so am looking for wisdom in a hurry and don't mind paying for it. If anyone has put together a multi hour series of tutorials for the Red products I would love to know. Short of that - if anyone is in the San Diego area that would train/consult on an hourly basis I'm up for that as well.
http://www.niksoftware.com/learnmore/usa/index.php
 
Josh Beadle said:
Hey Steve - thanks for the reply. Just attended my first Red Education session and am new to all things Red. I'm a still photog transitioning to motion. The CineX program has more adjustments than I have ever seen in a program and seems very complex in application. I would love a NIK software (below link) flavor to the learning process rather than hunt and peck. Time is valuable so am looking for wisdom in a hurry and don't mind paying for it. If anyone has put together a multi hour series of tutorials for the Red products I would love to know. Short of that - if anyone is in the San Diego area that would train/consult on an hourly basis I'm up for that as well.
http://www.niksoftware.com/learnmore/usa/index.php
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The key at first is to keep it simple.

> Start with browsing R3D footage. Locate your source volume, navigate to R3D folder.
> Then setup bins, organize footage, etc.
> Organize a layout, save that layout.
> Drag a clip into viewer
> Go to Look Control. Start experimenting

If you have worked in Lightroom and other apps like it, Redcine-X shouldn't be too much more difficult. Just takes a day of getting used to where everything is, how to setup the best layout, and getting comfortable with the controls and I would suspect you'll be comfortable within a couple of days.

Quickie notes:

> Red uses RMD files to store metadata adjustments. In preferences you can change the behavior of how this is saved. You can have it automatically update the RMD, save to a master directory, etc. When you get into moving Red files around and using in various programs, this becomes very important.

> There is an option in Preferences for Advanced Controls, this gives you access to older color science. So, if you're looking for Redspace that's how you would get to it.

> There are two ways to transcode. Software or hardware. Software is controlled via export settings (you tell it what quality levels, scaling algorithms, etc) whereas hardware is done via Red Rocket. Red Rocket doesn't have same level of control as software. But speeds up Full quality transcodes considerably.

> There are options for storing stills, curves presets, etc. This is the interface part of the equation but doesn't stop you from doing some of the basic stuff right away. I suspect you will be comfrotable with the image controls fairly quickly if you have done a lot of photo processing.

Anyway, I don't think there is a super comprehensive online guide for Redcine other than the manual and a few videos that are out there. I suggest you have a look at Reducation if you feel it's a bit much to jump right into. They spend a lot of time talking about Redcine-X.
 
Thank you Steve! Now get some sleep mate!!!
 
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