[Avid-L2] Re: Arri Alexa file format question

So that R3D4 jazz in the filename is just a coincidence? Thanks for the
info!



On Thursday, May 30, 2013, Jay Mahavier wrote:

> **
>
>
> I will second what Michael has said and add the the naming is often, but
> not constrained to,
>
> (roll#)(clip#)_(date)_(bodyID).mov
>
> The Body ID part being that if you call into Production with a problem
> with a clip they know which camera body made the file.
>
> Jay
>
> On May 30, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Michael Hancock wrote:
>
> > That's not the Red camera extension. That's just Arri file naming. I have
> > a folder of Arri files that look like this:
> >
> > A010C001_120523_R1SM.mov
> >
> > Another folder from a second Alexa is:
> >
> > A003C001_120523_R21C.mov
> >
> > I believe it the last four numbers/letters are related to the camera,
> > possibly?
> >
> > Red files would look like:
> >
> > A011_C001_0312KR_001.R3D
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Robert Lawson <avidrhl@gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'avidrhl%40gmail.com');>>
> wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> I have received a hard drive full of what I am told are Arri Alexa
> files.
> >>
> >> Quicktime reports these files as ProRes 4444, 23.976 fps.
> >>
> >> Here's the thing I want to verify - All of the files are named similar
> to
> >> this:
> >>
> >> "A002C001_130417_R3D4.MOV"
> >>
> >> There's also a FCP-generated .XML file in each footage directory, as
> well
> >> as an Avid Log Exchange file.
> >>
> >> Does Arri Alexa use the RED camera file extension? .R3D? MediaInfo
> seems to
> >> indicate that these were indeed created by an Arri camera, but I want to
> >> verify, if anyone can help.
> >>
> >> My perusal of the Arri site hasn't been too fruitful.
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Rob Lawson
> >> System Administrator, ACSR ISIS, Windows & Interplay
> >> CBS News
> >>
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> >>
> >>
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Rob Lawson
System Administrator, ACSR ISIS, Windows & Interplay
CBS News


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