Thursday, April 26, 2012

Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Red Workflow Test yields differing video levels between ama and transcode?

 

'I assume
you mean the sides fit and the little black bars top and bottom are
because it's 2:1 not 16:9.'
correct

'Is there a way to get the Red to shoot a real 16x9 1920x1080?'
no, but you can shoot (3840x2160 aka 4K HD), which is 16:9 AR and exactly twice the number of pixels horizontally and lines vertically. AMA link to such a clip will perfectly fit your Avid HD raster

BG
www.finale.tv

--- On Thu, 4/26/12, johnrobmoore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

From: johnrobmoore <bigfish@pacbell.net>
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Red Workflow Test yields differing video levels between ama and transcode?
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 10:19 PM

 

The test was shot 29.97 or 59.94. I wasn't there can the Red shoot 59.94I or is it 29.97P? I'll ask tomorrow. We did transcode to dnx 220 with reformat set to "Center Crop". I've been told that creates 1920x1080 with nothing outside that. For our purposes that seems fine. I don't understand what you mean by scales down as fit width? I assume you mean the sides fit and the little black bars top and bottom are because it's 2:1 not 16:9. Is there a way to get the Red to shoot a real 16x9 1920x1080?

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Bogdan Grigoresco <bogdan_grigorescu@...> wrote:

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> -the RED AMA plugin scales down as fit width

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> From: johnrobmoore <bigfish@...>

> Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Red Workflow Test yields differing video levels between ama and transcode?

> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com

> Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 1:00 PM

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> So we figured out the level discrepancy between the offline transcoded media and the online link back to the R3D files. It appears as was pointed out that the default for ama linked clips is the camera metadata but the default for the relinked sequence is to go to the "default" setting which is different from the camera metadata. By refreshing the sequence set source settings it all matched. It seems odd that the sequence which was a duplicate of the offline sequence would be set to "default" as opposed to camera metadata settings but maybe something go changed on the offline sequence without me knowing it. All is seeming correct now and the transcode is moving pretty fast for the 2 minute test. We set the reformat to "center crop" because I'm doing this for cable network delivery. Is Center Crop the correct setting for straight forward no need to pan and scan work? I'm assuming the dnx 220 transcoded clips will then just be standard

> 1920x1080 media. Is this correct or will I still have the ability to access data outside the center crop? I'll be checking this once the transcode is done but curious what others have experienced.

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> > -By default, AMA r3d clips are interpreted in the Avid based on camera metadata(that's what the shooting crew sets the camera when viewing/reviewing on set).

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> > -if you do change the source settings, and apply the change, they persist(from that point on the footage is interpreted as directed, including the transcodes) until the next change. -So it is possible that the transcode took place in your case with one setting, then source settings got changed again(or back) to something else.

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> > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Red Workflow Test yields differing video levels between ama and transcode?

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> > Now that I've had a short chance to play on my V6 laptop MBP I see the media creations R3D setting for transcode is only setting the type of debayer so I guess that would not account for a difference between the ama'd clip s look and that of the transcoded clip. I will have to find out more details from the AE working on the test.

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> > > > > I think I know what is happening but I'm remotely helping out today while sorting through our Red workflow tests.  I'm told the transcoded ama'd Red clips look different than the ama'd clips.  I'm assuming this points to a difference in the source settings parameter that you get to by right clicking the ama'd red clip and the media creations tab that controls transcodes.  I'm assuming they haven't messed with these settings so I would guess they are at default, if there is such a thing.  Seems messed up that what you see in the ama'd clip is different in look than the transcoded clip.  Of course resolution etc... will change but is this normal.  This may seem silly but is there a preset or something in the Red workflow that will just pass the image through in a unity like way so the image stays looking relatively consistant until color correction?  I know the power of the Red is in part
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