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APPENDIX G: POST PRODUCTION

RED workflow is quite easy to understand, especially if you have experience with photographic RAW im-

age processing, or shoot 16mm or 35mm film followed by a telecine transfer to a non-linear video editor

and on-line conform.

RAW data has a wide dynamic range and color space, so you can freely change the white balance of the

footage, adjust exposure and alter highlight and shadow tonality in post-production.

The RED ONE camera records RAW sensor data using wavelet based REDCODE RAW compression to a

CF card, REDMAG, RED-DRIVE, or RED-RAM digital magazine. The compressed RAW data is then trans-

ferred from the digital media via FireWire or USB-2 to a Macintosh OSX or Windows XP workstation run-

ning REDCINE-X post production software. These applications do not directly edit or conform the RAW

data themselves, but prepare the RAW data for editing and conforming by RGB domain post-production

software applications.

If you are using CF media or REDMAG, copy the clips onto the workstation’s hard drive using a RED

STATION. If you are recording to a RED-DRIVE, or RED-RAM, it can be directly mounted as an external

drive using FireWire if desired which eliminates the media copy step.

In film processing terms, REDCINE-X act as an integrated film laboratory, telecine, and one light color

corrector. They convert recorded REDCODE RAW data to RGB video, and provide basic one light image

processing and color correction. Using REDCINE-X footage can also be cropped, resized, or repositioned.

These functions lessen the amount of time required for color correction or re-framing of shots after the

final cut has been completed.

REDCINE-X can also encode 4K or 2K RAW footage into a variety of uncompressed RGB and com-

pressed 4:2:2 video formats. Provided the appropriate QuickTime codec’s are available on the host com-

puter workstation, compressed video choices include ProRes, DNxHD, DV100 and M-JPEG QuickTime

movies at 1080p or 720p resolution. For film out, multi-media or special effects applications, REDCINE-X

may export a sequence of 2K or 4K image files in TIFF, Open EXR, DPX, JPEG, or Photoshop PSD file

formats.

Creating 4:2:2 at 1080p or 720p resolution QuickTime movies provides compatibility with the majority of

non-linear editing systems.

Depending on the QuickTime movie resolution, material may be taken directly to a broadcast delivery vi-

deotape format, or after the editorial decisions have been made, video can be conformed at full image

resolution by replacing the lower resolution edit proxy (e.g. 720p at 8 bit quality) with a high resolution 4K,

2K or 1080p image file.

SOFTWARE TOOLS

RED DIGITAL CINEMA provides a variety of software tools to aid postproduction. For proper color rendi-

tion using a Macintosh OSX computer, your monitor should be set to Adobe 1998, or to SMPTE-C display

profile. If you use the HD Cinema display profile, adjust the gamma to 2.2.

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