Red Epic and FCP workflow having transcoded ProRes offlines outside of FCP

[Dan Gibling]

Hi Jeremy,

I am now locked with my offline and following your instructions to re-transcode to proRes 4444 in Red CineX pro, just hitting a few snags and wondered if you could enlighten me once more?

1) I export an XML from FCP and load in RedCineX Pro. it loads up fine.
2) I go through the timeline changing each clip to gamma space RedLog Film in the looks tab.
3) I then highlight all the clips and click on the export tab down the bottom and export using the ProRes 4444 codec which sets off the export saving to a unique folder on my HD

My question is, does this export process change the files I am viewing in my RedCineX timeline (which it doesnt seem to, they still point to the r3d files) and if not, how to I go about exporting an XML from RedCineX to FCP?

I understand I have now created the correct transcodes, but after the export, what is the process to get them back into my FCP timeline?

Also, if i have say two clips in my timeline of different parts of the same r3d file (of which I have many) the new exported transcodes seem to create a unique name for each in the export folder with the suffix _S001, _S002 etc. unless I get a timeline in RedCine X which references these exports, how does final cut reconnect to these changed clip names?

Many thanks, apologies for my ignorance!

Dan

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Dan Gibling] “My question is, does this export process change the files I am viewing in my RedCineX timeline (which it doesnt seem to, they still point to the r3d files) and if not, how to I go about exporting an XML from RedCineX to FCP?”

Did you not generate one in your export settings?

Jeremy

[Dan Gibling]

[Jeremy Garchow] “Did you not generate one in your export settings?”

I checked the boxes to generate an XML and ‘send to final cut pro’, but i did see anything happen – where did the xml go, did it get saved somewhere?

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Dan Gibling] “where did the xml go, did it get saved somewhere?”

It should be in the same directory as your transcoded footage.

[Jeremy Garchow]

By the way, if you son’t have one you will need to get FCPReconnect from video tool shed which will reconnect your media by tell and tc instead of by name. It will sort out the naming process that you mentioned in a variety of ways.

https://www.videotoolshed.com/product/41/fcpreconnect

Jeremy

[Brandon Mcfarland]

I’m having the same issue. Tried checking all of the boxes in the export settings, yet nothing is generated in the directory or anywhere else on the computer. It doesn’t seem to be generating any kind of XML at all. If I try to do an export (shallow) XML, it links to the R3D’s rather than the rendered out ProRes or DPX files.

[Jeremy Garchow]

You need to set this up as a part of the transcoding operation.

If done after, you can use something like FCP reconnect or reconnect within the NLE.

[Brandon Mcfarland]

It was set up as part of the transcode operation. No XML was generated. I’ve tried multiple times using the FCP XML option (also tried all the other options) as part of the export preset. I’ve tried it on multiple computers as well and with multiple types of transcoded media (ProRes4444, DPX, QT wrapper, etc) None of them generate a matching XML (or EDL).

Any ideas outside of the obvious that I might be overlooking?

[Jeremy Garchow]

What are your settings? Transcoding a bin? How are you setting this up?

[Brandon Mcfarland]

Here are one of the setting combos used. This one is prores4444 3840×2160. I have the ‘Generate FCP XML’ checked so I can hopefully get an XML, but it hasn’t worked yet…

Does this clear anything up?