Re: Editing with RED footage in FCP and everything else

Chris,
I'll bet you got all the answers you needed. I'd love to know what you worked out. I just shot a spot using red one for 120fps capability. It's going on web, NTSC and HD tv. After shooting P2 for three years using every possible config and making mistakes conforming for things that shouldn't even work, changing frame rates, and using compressor and QT, and even handbrake to export or build files to edit in FCP, I'm pretty confident that all will be well no matter what route we take (or you take). My philosophy is to do things that look good, and not necessarily using the BEST technology available. The result is that we are capable of doing really amazing looking stuff for the money that most technicians would consider impossible given our inexpensive workflow but we never have trouble getting our work to look stellar on TV for most people's eye.

That said, I just converted using FCP ProRes HQ in 2:1. And now I want to edit using FCP and export 720P and 29.97 NTSC. I assume you did the same at some point and want to know what wsa the best way in your (or anybody's) experience. I particularly interested in creating files that don't take forever to ingest and I want them to look good. Despite my previous point, I am still a stickler for getting the best image I can. I just prioritize a good shot and good creative over good technical workflow since we generally only have budgets for one or the other.

Cheers.