[Tig] Grading RED footage

[Oskar Lissheim-Boethius]

On 18 maj 2008, at 22.08, Rob Lingelbach wrote:

>
> On May 18, 2008, at 11:05 PM, Oskar Lissheim-Boethius wrote:
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>> Valid points. Didn't have time to read that far before I got lost  
>> in real work. Not open source definitely, but still $25 is cheaper  
>> than going out and getting a RED camera to shoot for yourself.
>>
>> Sad they won't let you have the footage if you're outside the US,  
>> though. Europe is the place, I say!
>>
>
> it looks like they anticipate international entries, but i'll have  
> to figure out how to trick their entry form for phone #.
>
> having gone over the rules, it looks like someone could conceivably  
> do this on very professional gear- the best color correctors, for  
> example-  making the film quite original in terms of the post.     
> Let's see, I just need an editor who doesn't mind spending 2-3 weeks  
> on it, and then I'll spend a couple of days doing the grading...  is  
> it worth it?

For people just starting out as graders, editors or whatever, my guess  
is that this is simply a treasure trove. For more seasoned  
professionals, it's at least a chance to prepare for working with RED  
material. (With 1500+ cameras already out in the field and many  
thousands more pre-ordered, there's no indication that this will not  
be the case...)

Apple's Final Cut Pro can already edit 4K RED files natively in real- 
time, as 2K or 1K proxies. I'm just waiting for when Color gets  
support for .r3d files. (It's rumored to come this summer.) Lustre and  
Scratch are insanely nice and capable apps, but they're still a tad  
out of reach for most people's pocket books.

http://www.red.com

http://onecut.org

(Disclaimer: I have absolutely nothing to do with any of these  
organizations.)




Yours sincerely,

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