Reviewing Red One 4K footage (basic newbie question!)

[TomHolland]

Dear all,

I have recently completed a short film shoot on Red (we shot 4k) and am now in possession of a hard drive holding the raw footage, the QuickTime proxies and the footage transcoded into Avid files.

I know this is a very basic question but I personally have very little technical knowledge in this area and all I want to do is view the footage in the expedient way possible. I don’t need to colour grade or anything like that, just view the takes so I can do some spotting and create a small set of scenes to use as a package when recruiting post-production staff. I do not mind about the quality of the footage at this stage.

So, if someone can tell me the easiest way to do this I would be most grateful.

For info: I am using a PC to view the files and have so far done this with Redcine X, but it takes a while to load footage and can be a little glitchy on my system.

Thanks in advance for any help you guys and gals can give

Tom

P.S. Also, any suggestions on an easy way to review footage with sound synced would also be appreciated!

 

[Sean McAllister]

Because you have all your files transcoded for Avid, I would use Avid to view files, sync audio, and makes notes. If you are not familiar with Avid maybe hire an assistant editor to get all of it organized for you.

 

[Ben Holmes]

You can download Avid Codecs for quicktime. This will allow you to view your files on any computer with Quicktime Player installed, PC or Mac.

Here's the link:

http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=263545

 

[Alexander Ibrahim]

Everything everyone else said is true ... but are you asking because you are having performance issues?

If that isn't your concern ... well the rest of this is wasted bits.

If it is your concern, you need to get a nice beefy system for RedCineX Pro ... ideally a very fast Quad Core i7 computer with 6GB RAM or more should let you get near real time performance at 1/4 debayer. I use a current model 8 core Mac Pro, and it gives solid realtime performance for 1/4 debayer, and can give bursts of real time at 1/2 debayer.

If you can get a Red Rocket, that will give you realtime playback of full debayer images, and a 4K output if you have a way to display that.

Another option is to get a somewhat more modestly configured computer with Premiere Pro CS5 or newer with a supported CUDA card for the Mercury engine. I don't use this, but I am told it will give reliable real time performance for playback of multiple layers of 1/2 debayer Red One footage.