Ediing R3D files between Premiere and FCP and back to Premiere

[Shane Ross]

My advice…don’t try to mix NLEs. It’s more of a headache than you think. More time will be spent trying to get the footage and sequence back and forth than actual creative cutting.

Why can’t they use Premiere Pro? There’s a free 30-day demo. Beyond that you can use the Creative Cloud and pay for the app on a monthly basis. And if you use the FCP keyboard layout, it’s almost exactly like FCP.

If he can ONLY use FCP…than he’s a very limited editor who will find it difficult to find work. IF he can’t use PPro…find someone who does.

Shane
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[Angelo Lorenzo]

I agree with Shane, if he wants the job then he should know Premiere or find another editor who does.

If I recall, Final Cut will wrap the r3d files to MOV and will be able to read them with RED’s plugin, no conversion needed. With that said, conforming will be a bit of a headache because you have an XML that will have “.mov” as the file extension. Prepare do a little conform work in Premiere as edits are being brought back into the system. It’s a hassle but at least both systems should be using the same clip timecode; it’s not an impossible task.

Is this FCP7 or X? If it’s X then you need a kind of pricy conversion tool for the XML file it spits out that no one cares to be compatible with.

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