REDCINE-X and RED ALERT! are software programs that act as telecine "film to video" converters, converting the REDCODE RAW data into RGB video, providing basic one light image processing and color correction. REDCINE-X is available for both Mac and PC Intel based computer platforms, while RED ALERT! is Intel Mac OS only. To add to its ability to adjust Color Temperature, Saturation, Contrast, Brightness, and RGB gain, RED ALERT! also offers the ability to generate QuickTime proxies from the RED ONE's R3D RAW files. While offering even more image control with R3D files, REDCINE-X can batch process, crop, resize and reposition footage, as well as offer a much more advanced option list of compression and export file choices. REDCINE-X is the evolution of RED's original REDCINE program, combining much of the function of REDCINE, REDRushes and RED ALERT!
REDCINE-X and RED ALERT are downloads available on the RED.COM website support page. They are universally available for download at no charge.
REDCINE-X and RED ALERT are only compatible with INTEL Macintosh and not compatible with Power PC G3, G4 and G5.
Mac:
Intel 2.0 dual core or better
ATI graphics card is ideal however I have run tests on NVIDIA in the new MBP and MacPro and it seems to work fine.
OSX 10.4 or newer.
7200 RPM Hard Drive
PC:
Intel 2.0 dual core or better
NOTE: you can use AMD processors but they need to be MODERN AMD, which would have to be a fairly recent release as I believe they are behind just a bit on Intels.
NVIDIA graphics card, this is important on the PC as ATI cards are known to cause conflicts. 8600GT or better will work.
XP with SP2
7200 RPM Hard Drive.
Quicktime Reference Files are not self contained movies, they are referencing the actual source footage through an "on the fly" wavelet extraction and played through Quicktime player using our Redcode plugin. Reference files have the ability to extract up to Half of the source file's image data, so if you were to shoot in 4K 2:1 and view the H quality reference file in Quicktime you would be seeing a 2K version of your source footage. Quicktime Reference Files contain 4:4:4 color sampling, a REC709 color space which is the standard for HD video and a 2.2 REC709 Gamma Space.
- The H quality Reference File is always accessing HALF of the source image data (R3D file)
- The M quality Reference File is always accessing HALF of the H quality reference file (so if you shot 4K 2:1 the M quality Ref File would be 1024x512).
- The P quality or PROXY Reference File is always accessing HALF of the M quality Ref File (so if you shot 4K 2:1 the P quality Ref File would be 512x256).
You can get the Quicktime Reference Files created in camera to play without rendering by simply dragging any RDC folder containing the R3D file and associated QT reference movies into the FCP bin, FCP will not recognize the R3D files but it will recognize the QT reference movies as long as you are using FCP 6.02 or later and have the REDCODE plugin installed on your Intel Mac. FCP will ask if you want to change the sequence settings to match the new media, select yes and that should do it. If you still have a red bar in the Timeline then you will probably need to set the RT setting to Unlimited RT.
There is a setting in the Preferences dialogue in Quicktime Player that allows you to avoid the Apple Gamma Correction, which convert all Gamma space to 1.8. By selecting (or sometimes deselecting) this option you can disable this function, there by allowing the correct 2.2 Gamma to be displayed on your monitor.
Currently, programs are popping up all over, hosted by vendors, rental agents, post houses and the community in general, to support the RED ONE's acquisition and editing workflow.
New to the Los Angeles area is REDucation, a series of classes that have received the blessings of RED Digital Cinema. These 3 day classes are currently concentrating on Production and Post Workflow, respectively. In October, November & December of 2009, there were one week long trainings, made up of one 3 day production class and one 3 day post class. Separating these two classes were a Community Day, open to the general public, where 30+ vendors came to show their RED support. For details on REDucation and the upcoming 2010 schedule, go to http://reducation.net/index.html