Re: Video Card for MAC when editing RED footage in FCP

[Alex Elkins] "The simple answer is that you don't need a video card to edit RED. It works in the same way as when you edit any other project. Of course, if you want to view on a broadcast monitor then you will indeed need a video card. "

Alex
I take the exact opposite view. Since RED is not a camera in the same manner as DV or HDV and is really and truly overkill for the web I see RED solely as a Professional tool.

Professional to me means that at some point the user is going to have to deliver content to a client in an industry standard and right now that still means that certain rules for Broadcast need to be followed.

Your unless your content is solely for Web delivery will need to pass standards to be broadcast, and to do that you will need to see and grade the footage on a professional monitor and deliver on HDCamSR or D5 tape. Even if you are only planning for an SD DVD you will still have to make sure that your footage conforms to the specifications for your part of the world.

RED recommends Kona cards on their website to handle your content.
Laptop configurations RED recommends ONLY 1K proxies for editing,
Final Cut Currently has a 2K frame size limitation, but how are you going to view that on a display?


if you are planning to use RED's R3D content, be prepared,as the camera is not the only new thing you will need. I tell everyone that will listen that your computer needs to be the same age as your Red Camera just to be able to survive and newer to take control of the process.





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