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
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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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