TABLE OF CONTENTS 
OPERATION GUIDE DISCLAIMER ......................................................................................................................................... 2 
Copyright Notice .................................................................................................................................................................. 2 
Trademark Disclaimer .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 
RED SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 2 
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 
How REDLINE is Used ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 
MAC® .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 
Windows® ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 
DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL ................................................................................................................................................... 4 
MAC ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 
Windows .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 
LAUNCHING REDLINE ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 
MAC ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 
Windows .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 
SAMPLE WORKFLOW ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 
Export Tiff ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 
Export DPX ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 
Export QuickTime ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 
Export AVID MXF ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 
Export with Preset from REDCINE-X .................................................................................................................................... 9 
Creating a CSV ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 
Print Metadata ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 
REDLINE COMMANDS ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 
Argument Legend ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 
File Settings .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 
Format Settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 11 
Frame Settings ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 
Crop and Scale Settings ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 
Metadata Settings ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 
Quicktime Settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 
Quicktime Transcode Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 15 
Text Burn-In Settings ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 
Color/Gamma Space Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 19 
Color Settings ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 
Print Density Settings ........................................................................................................................................................... 23 
Curve Settings ...................................................................................................................................................................... 23 
DPX Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25 
Misc Settings........................................................................................................................................................................ 25 
Help Commands .................................................................................................................................................................. 26 
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................................................. 27 
Log Files ............................................................................................................................................................................... 27 
Locating Log files ............................................................................................................................................................. 27 
Compressing Log Files .................................................................................................................................................... 27 
Font Error Message During Burn-In ..................................................................................................................................... 28 
 
 
REDLINE Operation Guide 
Build 261 and Higher 
August 6, 2010 
 
 
 
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AUGUST 6, 2010 
 
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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 
laws. 
RED reserves the right to revise this Operation Guide and make changes from time to time in the content 
hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revisions or changes. In no event shall RED, its em-
ployees or authorized agents be liable to you for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, arising from 
the use of any technical or operational information contained in this document. 
COPYRIGHT NOTICE 
© 2010 Red.com, Inc. 
All trademarks, trade names, logos, icons, images, written material, code, and product names used in as-
sociation  with  the  accompanying  product  are  the  copyrights,  trademarks  or  other  intellectual  property 
owned and controlled exclusively by Red.com, Inc. 
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER 
All other company, brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective 
holders.  RED has no affiliation to, is not associated or sponsored with, and has no express rights in third-
party  trademarks.  MAC®  and  QuickTime®  are  registered  trademarks  of  Apple,  Inc.  Intel®  is  the  regis-
tered trademark of Intel Corporation. Windows®, Microsoft Windows® and Windows Vista® are the reg-
istered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AVID® is a registered trademark of Avid Technology, Inc. 
RED SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 
The use of the REDLINE software and this REDLINE Operation Guide is subject to the terms and condi-
tions of the RED Software License Agreement. By using this REDLINE Operation Guide and/or the RED-
LINE software, you expressly agree to the terms and conditions of the RED Software License Agreement. 
For the complete license agreement, go to http://www.red.com/support/download/157 
 
 
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INTRODUCTION 
REDLINE is a software application for Apple Macintosh or Microsoft Windows-based PCs that performs 
transcoding and pre-editorial image manipulation of footage recorded in REDCODE® Raw file format. 
REDLINE is a non-destructive application. Camera original files are left untouched regardless of how they 
are translated or manipulated in REDLINE. Thus you always retain the option of returning to the camera 
original files to transcode, scale, and color correct or crop the footage from “scratch.” 
With REDLINE 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. 
HOW REDLINE IS USED 
Footage  is  shot  using  a  RED  digital  cinema  camera  onto  external  media  devices  such  as  REDFLASH, 
RED-DRIVE or RED-RAID. 
REDLINE is used to convert the native .R3D™ files into file formats usable for non-native offline editorial 
such as QuickTime or Avid. 
For non-native finishing, offline information is sent to  REDLINE which creates full-resolution frames in a 
usable format such as DPX or TIFF of the necessary shots. 
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 
REDLINE 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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DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL 
REDLINE is located at http://www.red.com/support/release_history/2196541. 
MAC 
1.  Scroll  down  release  notes  and  locate  “ALSO  AVAILABLE:  New  version  of  REDline,  OSX,  Build  252 
(BETA). Changes since last BETA release of REDline:“ 
  
2.  Click on REDline, OSX, Build xxx (BETA) to download REDLINE. 
3.  The download will start automatically. 
4.  Once  the  file  is  downloaded,  click  on  the  REDline_build_xxx_mac  file  in  the  downloads  folder  to 
unzip REDLINE. 
 
 
 
 
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5.  Double click on InstallREDline to install REDLINE. 
  
6.  You will be prompted that REDLINE will be installed to /usr/sbin and that it will be accessible through 
the command line. Click “Install” to continure with installation. 
 
7.  When  installation  is  complete,  a  dialouge  box  will  open  indicating  installation  has  been  successfule 
and you may now run REDLINE through the command line. 
 
NOTE: REDLINE must be launched through the command line. 
 
 
 
 
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WINDOWS 
1.  Scroll  down  release  notes  and  locate  “ALSO  AVAILABLE:  New  version  of  REDline,  Windows,  Build 
252 (BETA). Changes since last BETA release of REDline:“ 
  
2.  Click on REDline, Windows, Build xxx (BETA) to download REDLINE. 
 
3.  You will be prompted to select a location to download the application. 
4.  Once the file is downloaded, locate and double click on the REDline_build_xxx_win.zip file to open the 
REDLINE zip file. 
 
5.  Choose “Extract all files” on the upper left. 
6.  When the Extraction Wizard runs, you will be prompted for a location to unzip the files to. 
7.  Locate and open the unzipped REDline_build_xxx_win folder. 
8.  Double click on REDline.exe to install REDLINE. 
 
 
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