Something that I ran into with assigning tape names to AMA RED clips:
if you have to relink your AMA files (if they go offline for some
reason) this would clobber the tapenames I had assigned. You might want
to check if this still happens.
Cheers,
--Michael
On 12-04-29 7:30 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:
>
> I took my Red Test Files and used RedCineX Pro to export mxf files and
> an aaf. It seems like I ended up with a bonus ale in the target folder
> or perhaps I accidentally hit one of the other buttons to generate an
> ale. The aaf worked on my sndx 4.0.5 mac system. Comparing the RCX
> generated files to the ama transcodes from the AE station with mcsoft
> 5.5 the blacks are elevated and the highs are a little lower. Blacks
> that are close to 0 on the ama clips are close to 100 millvolts on the
> RCX clips. I left the "M" choice on the level choices and Red Gamma
> etc... at what they are defaulted to in RCX. This was a fresh RedCineX
> install as the older builds I had did not support 29.97 dnx. Funny on
> launching the fresh install it told be there was an upgrade which I
> said yes to. One thing I found was the aaf clips imported would not
> allow me to alter the tape name no matter what I tried. I could
> however rename the tape name on the ama transcoded clips to matc h
> those of the ama and I could then relink my test sequence to the aaf'd
> clips. If I cut a sequence with the aaf'd clips that matched the test
> sequence if I then decomposed it I could rename the tape name to match
> the original ama'd transcoded clips and then I could relink to the ama
> media. So far the ama route seems the best image with the least amount
> of futzing. With the aaf RCX route the tape name became the clip name
> is this something that could be changed? I will have to dig a little
> deeper. I would have thought clicking the "M" choice instead of "D"
> would translate the camera metadata just like we did with the ama
> settings in the Avid transcode but there is a definate difference in
> levels between the two sets of media. Is there another generic pass
> through the camera metadata settings in RCX I'm missing?
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Terence Curren" <tcurren@...> wrote:
> >
> > Test it.
> >
> > I can tell you that if the files are imported originally, I have to
> go the EDL, RedCineX conform, retranscode at higher rez, drop media in
> and import AAF, then relink route.
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "johnrobmoore" <bigfish@> wrote:
> > >
> > > So that means that if we created mxf 10:1 avid media using
> RedCineX and dropped those into an existing avidmediafiles folder and
> brought the clips in using media tool those clips would be considered
> imports? Am I confused about RedCineX's functionality here. Does it
> only create QT files for Avid import or does it also create Avid mxf
> media directly. I thought it did both but I don't know why I think
> that. It sounds like we'd have to go the aaf route or ale route to
> then import the RedCineX QT files based on those bins. Would that
> allow for the addition of Tape Names to then relink using ama?
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Terence Curren" <tcurren@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > No. Imports link to imports. AMA links to AMA.
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>, "johnrobmoore" <bigfish@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Will Red CineX generated clips still allow for an ama relink
> to the original R3D files? So far our simple ama all avid test has
> worked fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>, Greg Huson <Greg@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John- dont fear the redcine-x!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hh
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ________________________
> > > > > > Greg Huson
> > > > > > Secret Headquarters, Inc
> > > > > > Greg (at) SecretHQ.com
> > > > > > www.SecretHQ.com
> > > > > > DigitalServicsStation.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Apr 28, 2012, at 12:16 AM, "Job ter Burg (L2B)" <Job_L2@>
> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > MC works with Rocket, but ONLY during transcode (not
> playback) and ONLY when the Media Creation R3D Setting is set to Full
> Debayer.
> > > > > > > Also, it requires a very specific combination of Red
> Rocket firmware and driver versions.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If you install RedCine-X on the same system, that can use
> the Rocket card as well and gives you more options (lower Debayer
> settings for instance).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 28 apr. 2012, at 00:40, John Moore wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Can someone remind me if Avid supports Red Rocket when
> dealing with Red ama linked transcoding to Avid media?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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