|  | Re: Offline media when using Cinema Tools Database (RED FCP7 and Color) by Thomas Frank on Oct 11, 2012 at 11:22:18 am |
Okay, know I am really confused so the RED workflow from Using RED Media With Final Cut Studio
v30.1.0 does not work anymore???
I followed the instruction as followed:
Stage 1 — Ingest Using ProRes, and Perform an Offline Edit
1. Ifitʼsnecessarytoedityourprogramatofflinequalityforefficiency,transcodethe archived RED media to one of the Apple ProRes codecs: ProRes 422 (Proxy), ProRes 422 (LT), ProRes 422, or ProRes 422 (HQ) using the Log and Transfer window in Final Cut Pro. (For more information on each codec, see “Transcoding to One of the Apple ProRes Codecs.”)
2. EdityourprojectinFinalCutProasyounormallywould.
Stage 2 — Build a Cinema Tools Database
1. DragthefolderthatcontainstheREDCODEmediausedbyyourprojectontothe Cinema Tools icon in the Applications folder, or in your Dock (if you put it there).
2. WhentheCreateNewDatabasedialogappears,clickCreateDatabaseandAdd Clips.
3. WhentheNewDatabasedialogappears,ignorethesettingsandclickOK.The settings in this dialog have no effect on the creation of the database.
4. WhentheNewDatabasesavedialogappears,chooseanameandlocationforthe Cinema Tools database youʼre creating, and click Save.
A new Cinema Tools database is created, and all of the media in the folder you dragged (including media in all subfolders) is automatically added to it. When this process is finished, a dialog appears, telling you how many clips were added to the database.
5. ClickOK.
The database opens up in List view. If necessary, you can add additional REDCODE media from other hard drive volumes that are used by your project, to make relinking to media in multiple locations easier.
6. DragotherREDmediausedbyyourprojectfromanyothervolumesontothe Cinema Tools List View window.
7. Whenadialogappearsaskingifyouwantto“Addnewclipstothedatabase?”click OK.
When this process is finished, another dialog appears, telling you how many clips were added.
8. ClickOK.
The Cinema Tools database is automatically saved. When youʼre finished adding REDCODE media, quit Cinema Tools.
Stage 3 — Export an EDL of Your Project from Final Cut Pro
1. ItʼsagoodideatodosomeprojectpreparationbeforeexportinganEDLtoimport into Color.
2. ExportanEDLusingthesesettings:
• EDL Title – Defaults to the name of your sequence
• Format – CMX 3600
• Target Video Track Only – On
• Reel conflicts – Generic edits
• EDL Notes – All off
• Master, Start Time – Defaults to the first timecode value in your sequence
• Audio Mapping – Audio events are ignored, but you can set all tracks to None
to simplify the resulting EDL.
3. ClickOKtoaccepttheEDLExportOptionssettings.
4. WhentheSavedialogappears,choosealocationandclickSave.
Stage 4 — Import the EDL into Color, and Relink Using the Cinema Tools Database
1. OpenColor.
2. WhentheProjectsdialogappears,locatetheEDLyouexportedduringStage3,and click Open.
3. WhentheEDLImportSettingswindowappears,choosetheappropriateEDLFrame Rate, Color Project Frame Rate, and Source Frame Rate (all three should match the frame rate of your edited sequence in Final Cut Pro), then choose an appropriate Project Resolution for the REDCODE source media youʼll be relinking.
4. ClickBrowse.
5. WhentheSourceDirectorydialogappears,locatetheCinemaToolsdatabaseyou created in Stage 2 (it will have a .ctdb file extension), and click Choose.
6. ClickImportintheEDLImportSettingsdialog.
A new Color project is created from the EDL, and the REDCODE media referenced by the Cinema Tools database is automatically relinked to the clips in the Color Timeline.
This method did not work as mentioned the clips stay offline.
What do you mean with [Joseph Owens] "No, it will only reconnect to the RedCode media if you had used the proxy QTs on the FCP timeline or the ProRes "wrapper" method."
When imported in Log and Transfer FCP created ProRes files (only 422 and 422 HQ).
[Joseph Owens] "FCP ProRes timeline and reconnect that to the RedCode media,"
As far as I know the RED Raw media in 4K is not supported in FCP7 correct?
Maybe post a step by step solution that has worked for you so I can give it a try?
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