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RED (h) files for HDCAM sr layoff ?
I have been asked to put to tape some files which were created after media managing a fcp project – all that remains of the footage are these media managed (H) RED QT files – all the original R3D as well ProRes transcoded media have been wiped away and now they want whatever can be salvaged to be put to tape.
When i open them up in qt it says its:
REDCODE 1920×1080 & 1024×576 @ 23.98 so my question whether or not its ok to render out the sequence as ProRes hq and then lay to HDCAM sr at either 23.98 or 29.97 on the fly with blackmagic /fcp adding pulldown.
I know is not good practice or recommended but its literally all that remains of the footage!
would love to get some thoughts from people.
cheers
sean
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the proxy files REQUIRE that the r3d files are still alive. Can you click on the H file and see picture?
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Hey Aaron
yes of course i see image in both QT and FCP and when i bring into a FCP sequence and render at pro Res hq it looks like it can indeed be layed off to tape.again this is after a media manager job so its the only remaining footage from the project – others erased the media not me – and now i have to make the most of it – apparently the editor was cutting with the H proxy files and then the project was media managed so those are the only files that remain.
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Ah, I see. Probably seems best to ProRes and put to tape. What you have is as good as it gets.
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ok so rendering it out as ProRes HQ is the best i can do yah?!
thanks so much! -
You could go to 10 bit uncompressed if your system can handle it.
Personally I find RED so noisy to begin with that ProResHQ is a beautiful fit.
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