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Problem with Log and Tranfer/Red Camera files
Hello,
I am currently working on a major project that was shot on the Red Camera. I have already imported a ton of footage using the log and transfer tool in FCP (as well as a codec I downloaded from the Red website) and everything worked fine (transcoded the files to ProRes 4444). For some of the files, they are either turning completely green or they are crashing my FCP every time I try to transcode them. I’ve tried doing this with these files in multiple edit bays and the same thing happens.
I have also downloaded a program off of Red’s website called Redcine X and that program crashes too. Any idea what might be causing this, and any possible solutions? I’m kind of at wit’s end.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
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14 Replies
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Give us your complete system setup specs including your RAID configuration.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Vice President
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group -
Mac OS X 10.6.4 w/Intel Processor
FCP v 7.0.3
Shot on a Red MX camera
Apple Pro Res 4444
Sorry to sound so clueless, but what do you mean by RAID configuration?
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Yeah, I know exactly what that is:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/242/5133
It’s EXACTLY the same problem I had.
Jeremy
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Thank you so much! I’ll look into this. Someone also suggested “Red Undead” to me, may try that too.
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Redundead probably won’t work, it didn’t for me. Reundead is to recover accidentally deleted media. You seem to have corrupt and/or dropped frames like I found.
Do you still have the CF cards?
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Trying to get them back now. I’m wondering if the files won’t read on my computer because I don’t have the proper Red Firmware installed? I tried to download it off the site but it’s a protected download.
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That’s camera firmware. Doesn’t pertain to this situation.
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Gotcha.
So, to recap the thread that you linked to: there’s a good chance that the files are just corrupt and I’m screwed, right?
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No, not totally screwed. It’s not the file that is corrupt, it’s certain frames which turn green, and the dropped/missing frames crash everything. Heres my shorthand in how I fixed it:
https://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?55426-Corrupt-R3D-Files&p=736362&viewfull=1#post736362
Basically, identify the corrupt clips and move them to another file, use RCX. To render a low res tiff sequence.
Identify the bad frames by frame number.
Use RCX and the R3D trim feature to export new R3D files around the corrupt and dropped frames. You will have to do this for all the bad frames.
It’s a pain in the ass. ‘Scuse my French.
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damn Jeremy, that sounds like a painful experience.
i had some frustrations with the RED one a year ago, but
nothing like that.RED does a lot of great things and I can’t wait to get a Scarlet Fixed lens cam, but one thing I wish they would do is make the software a bit more reliable. Probably will someday soon.
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