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RED Workows with Final Cut Pro X
Althoughyoucantranscodetothenaldeliveryqualityandthenworkwiththat
throughoutpost-production,it’smoreecienttoworkwithsmallerframesizesand
higher image compression during the craft edit. So even though you may have shot at
4Kor5Kresolutionintheeld,youcantranscodetoasmallerframesizetosavetime
and disk space. For example, you can set the resolution to 1920x1080 or 1280x720, and
you can set the debayer quality to 1/4.
Ifyou’regeneratingAppleProReslesforuseasproxymedia,youcanalsochoose
tosuperimpose,or“burnin,”thesourcetimecodeandlenameovertheimage.This
makesiteasytogobacktotheoriginalR3Dlesatanypointduringpost-production
foraquickvisualdouble-checkthatthelesarecorrect.Formoredetails,seethe
REDCINE-X PRO manual at www.red.com/downloads.
Apply One-Light Color Correction
WhenrecordingwithREDcameras,it’scommontoshootascene“at”toavoid
clippinghighlightsandshadowsandprovidemoreexibilitywhenmanipulating
images in post-production. This recording setup can give the footage a washed-out
appearance. Many editors and clients prefer working with more visually appealing
images that include higher contrast and color saturation.
Toaccommodatethisworkow,thefreeREDCINE-XPROapplicationallowsyoutoadd
a one-light color correction as part of the transcoding process. You can choose from
several presets to create more common looks, or you can create your own look. Be
suretokeeptheoriginalnamesoftheR3DleswhenyougeneratenewAppleProRes
media so that you can easily relink to them later.
After you apply the one-light color correction during transcoding, it stays with the
imageuntilyougobacktotheoriginalR3DleandcreateanewAppleProResversion.
Batch Sync Audio and Video Files
After all your media has been transcoded, you can choose to sync second-source
audiotothevideoles.YoucansyncthelesdirectlyinFinalCutProXusingthe
built-in synchronization feature that analyzes waveforms to match the scratch
audioinyourvideolestothehigh-qualityaudiofromyoureldrecorder.You
canalsouseathird-partyapplicationsuchasIntelligentAssistance’sSync-N-LinkX
(www.intelligentassistance.com),RED’sREDCINE-XPRO(www.red.com/learn), or
RedGiant’sPluralEyes(http://www.redgiant.com). Simply select all the audio and
AppleProResvideolesandbatchsync.ThenexporttheXMLtoFinalCutProX,and
all of the synced material is imported into a library, ready for editing.
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