Playback Preferences ............. 36
Playback Controls ................... 37
Set In/Out Points ..................... 37
Camera Snapshot ................... 38
Set Video Slate Point .............. 38
Red Rocket Monitor Out ......... 38
Red Rocket Indicator .............. 39
Frame Flag .............................. 39
Framerate ................................ 39
Frame Number Settings .......... 39
Reset ....................................... 39
Resizing .................................. 39
Timeline Window ......................... 40
Adding/Removing Clips .......... 40
Trim Clip .................................. 40
Slice Clip Tool ......................... 41
Slug Tool ................................. 41
Zoom Tool ............................... 41
Reorder Clips .......................... 41
Audio Clip Controls ................. 41
Resizing .................................. 42
Exit .......................................... 42
REDCINE-X WORKFLOW .............. 43
Standard Workflow ...................... 43
Manual Audio Sync Workflow ..... 44
TROUBLESHOOTING .................... 45
Log Files ...................................... 45
Locating Log files .................... 45
Compressing Log Files ........... 45
Export Settings Notification
Error ............................................ 46
Video Window Always on Top ..... 46
Browser / Bin / Export Drawer
Tabs ............................................ 14
Browser .................................. 14
Bin .......................................... 15
Export ..................................... 17
Audio Tool Window ..................... 22
Zoom ...................................... 22
Track 1/2 ................................ 22
Exit.......................................... 22
Histogram Tool Window ............. 23
RGB ........................................ 23
Viewing RGB Channels........... 23
Resizing .................................. 23
Exit.......................................... 23
Detail Tool Window ..................... 24
Refresh Icon ........................... 24
Exit.......................................... 24
Clip Settings Tool Window ......... 25
Collapse/Expand .................... 25
Resizing .................................. 25
Exit.......................................... 25
Look Presets........................... 25
Look Control ........................... 27
Framing Presets ..................... 32
Framing Control ...................... 32
Lift : Gamma : Gain Window ....... 33
Reset ...................................... 33
Lift........................................... 33
Gamma ................................... 33
Gain ........................................ 34
Adjustments ........................... 34
Exit.......................................... 34
Video Window ............................. 35
Viewing/Editing Clips .............. 36
Still Store ................................ 36
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OPERATION GUIDE
DISCLAIMER .................................. 2
Copyright Notice ......................... 2
Trademark Disclaimer ................. 2
RED SOFTWARE LICENSE
AGREEMENT .................................. 3
INTRODUCTION ............................. 4
How REDCINE-X is Used ............ 4
REDCINE-X User Interface .......... 5
THEORY OF OPERATION .............. 6
RAW Image Selection.................. 6
RAW Image Processing............... 6
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............ 6
MAC ............................................ 6
Windows ..................................... 6
DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL .......... 7
MAC ............................................ 7
Windows ..................................... 8
DOWNLOADING CLIPS FROM
MEDIA TO COMPUTER ................. 8
USER INTERFACE CONTROL
OPERATION ................................... 9
Common Keystrokes ................... 9
Help Function .......................... 9
Menu Bar ..................................... 9
MAC ........................................ 9
Windows ................................. 9
REDCINE-X (MAC Only) .......... 10
File .......................................... 10
Edit .......................................... 11
Settings ................................... 11
Audio ....................................... 12
Window ................................... 13
Help......................................... 13
REDCINE-X Operation Guide
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OPERATION GUIDE DISCLAIMER
RED has made every effort to provide clear and accurate information in this Operation Guide, which is
provided solely for the user’s information. While thought to be accurate, the information in this document
is provided strictly “as is” and RED will not be held responsible for issues arising from typographical errors
or user’s interpretation of the language used herein that is different from that intended by RED. All safety
and general information is subject to change as a result of changes in local, federal or other applicable
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the use of any technical or operational information contained in this document.
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RED SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
The use of the REDCINE-X™ software and this REDCINE-X Operation Guide is subject to the terms and
conditions of the RED Software License Agreement. By using this REDCINE-X Operation Guide and/or the
REDCINE-X software, you expressly agree to the terms and conditions of the RED Software License
Agreement.
The following are exerts from the RED Software License Agreement that is agreed to when downloading
REDCINE-X.
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or ownership of the RED Software, but only a right of limited use under the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. The Customer shall not knowingly take any action that would subject the RED Software to
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INTRODUCTION
REDCINE-X is a software application for Apple Macintosh or Microsoft
Windows-based PCs that performs transcoding and pre-editorial im-
age manipulation of footage recorded in REDCODE® Raw file format.
REDCINE-X is a non-destructive application in that camera original
files are left untouched regardless of how they’re translated or manipu-
lated in REDCINE-X. You thus always retain the option of returning to
the camera original files to transcode, scale, and color correct or crop
the footage from “scratch.”
With REDCINE-X you can translate footage shot in REDCODE RAW file
(.R3D) format into any number of file formats and codecs acceptable to
virtually all non-linear editing systems in use today.
REDCINE-X also digitally performs these pre-editorial imaging func-
tions typically done by a telecine in the film production workflow:
• Baseline color correction and color grading: White Balance, Gamma, Tint, Contrast, Brightness,
Shadow, and other image adjustments.
• X-Y axis image crop and Z-axis zoom in /zoom out.
•
Image scaling from the high resolution camera original format to lower resolution formats for editing.
HOW REDCINE-X IS USED
Footage is shot using a RED digital cinema camera onto external media devices such as REDFLASH,
RED-DRIVE or RED-RAID.
REDCINE-X is used to convert the native .R3D™ files into file formats usable for non-native offline editori-
al such as QuickTime or Avid.
For non-native finishing, offline information is sent to REDCINE-X which creates full-resolution frames in a
usable format such as DPX or TIFF of the necessary shots.
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REDCINE-X USER INTERFACE
The REDCINE-X user interface includes many different tools that allow you to custom tailor your footage
to your personal and professional liking. The available tools are shown below. For detailed information of
each tool, refer to USER INTERFACE CONTROL OPERATION. You can also click directly on the items in
the list below to be taken directly to the information. MAC version is shown, Windows version is similar.
A
E
F
G
D
H
B
C
I
A. Menu Bar
B. Browser / Bin / Export
Drawer Tabs
C. Audio Tool Window
D. Lift : Gamma : Gain
Window
E. Histogram Tool Window
F. Detail Tool Window
G. Clip Settings Tool
Window
H. Video Window
I. Timeline Window
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THEORY OF OPERATION
RAW camera data compressed via internal REDCODE RAW compression module to a Digital Magazine
may be converted to RGB color space and color processed in REDCINE-X. A number of choices may be
made to perform basic “One Light” color balancing, including White Balance, Tonal Response and Color
Saturation. Selected clips may be exported for editorial or finishing at a variety of frame resolutions using
industry standard file formats and video codecs.
Batch processing is available, allowing a small number of reference frames to be used for the rapid estab-
lishment of color balance and sizing / encoding parameters, followed by a non-real time render of all the
remaining frames in the selected source footage clips.
RAW IMAGE SELECTION
RAW images may be selected for image processing by opening the selecting files or folders that contain
the source footage clips.
RAW IMAGE PROCESSING
The REDCINE-X application converts selected RAW files to RGB color space using de-mosaicing and
color matrix algorithms specifically designed for the characteristics of the Mysterium sensor. Timecode,
White Balance and other metadata are maintained during RAW to RGB conversion.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
REDCINE-X is compatible with the following computer platforms:
MAC
Intel processor, system OS 10.5 or above, with 1GB disc drive free space and 2GB RAM
WINDOWS
Microsoft Windows XP or above, with 1GB disc drive free space and 2GB RAM.
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