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Conforming with RED

You can capture and conform R3D sequences in the usual way using an EDL. The settings required will depend on the type of EDL used and whether we match a tapename or clipname.

 

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A recent change to the RED ONE camera firmware (build 16 and later) means that we now extract the conform tapename/clipname from the filename rather than the file header.

Avid Style EDL

The EDL format is as follows :

 

TITLE: Bedhead Main Conform

FCM: PAL

001 A006_C039_0806UL  V  C  07:31:07:07 07:31:07:20 ...

002 A006_C038_0806UU  V  C  07:28:17:02 07:28:17:19 ...

003 A006_C039_0806DV  V  C  07:31:19:02 07:31:19:16 ...

 

The EDL has a full tapename field that we can use for conforming.

Avid EDL Tapename Field

The tapename field in this EDL is 16 characters long, exceeding the "legal" CMX3600 limit. This EDL can be created on an Avid system using the Avid EDL Manager application and the Red16 EDL template [1]. This process is described in the Avid Red workflow document [2].

 

[1] Red16 template : <a class="weblink" href="http://www.staticpictures.com/metacheater" target="_blank">http://www.staticpictures.com/metacheater</a>

[2] Avid Red workflow : http://www.avid.com/red/

Import EDL

From the Library, use the ..Import button to open the file browser and load the EDL. The EDL options dialog will open :

 

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EDL Import Options

 

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Make sure your EDL is the same frame rate as your project or conform will not work.

 

Here, we import All events as new composition and press the Import button. A composition is created and set as our Current Edit in the library, and the EDL events appear on our timeline.

List Capture

From the Library, press the List Capture button. All the events will show as Needed until we capture and conform.

 

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The R3D file header contains two timecodes. We consider the first to be primary and use settings :

 

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Take the timecode from the first header timecode (1st tc).

Take the tapename from the filename at level 0 (See the Appendix Automatic Naming).

 

Press the ..Capture button and navigate to the top-level folder from which to start our search for the required R3D files. The folders will be recursively scanned for R3D files that match the list of events according to the conform criteria.

 

Once scanning is complete, the event list Status field should update :

 

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The Material column will also update to reflect the path to the linked shot. To complete the process, press the Conform button :

 

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Using the Second Timecode

 

If some shots are not found (i.e. remain Needed), we should change our settings and try using the secondary timecode :

 

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and ..Capture again.

 

Back in our timeline view, we have our shots linked and visible on the timeline :

 

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Note that once the shots are conformed, their status will change to Conformed. The list Status changes :

 

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If we end up with a partial capture after the ..Capture stage (some shots still in Needed state), then it is best practice to conform the Found shots before undertaking another capture step.

CMX Style with Clip Names

This EDL format will be similar to the following :

 

TITLE: Bedhead Main Conform

FCM: PAL

005 A004_C02   V   C    11:18:20:09 11:18:20:18 ...

* FROM CLIP NAME: A004_C025_0806UL

006 A004_C02   V   C    11:17:06:03 11:17:06:23 ...

* FROM CLIP NAME: A004_C024_0806UU

007 A002_C00   V   C    07:51:26:17 07:51:27:03 ...

* FROM CLIP NAME: A002_C007_0806EB

 

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Note that the EDL tapename field is truncated: an underscore added and a character dropped i.e. A004_C025 becomes A004_C02.

 

We use the clip name comment components to do the conform. Load the EDL the same way as the Avid style EDL above.

List Capture

From the Library, press the List Capture button.

 

Note that the List Capture list includes a populated Clip Name field (from EDL) :

 

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The list Clip Name field is taken from the EDL "FROM CLIP NAME" parameter.

 

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Take the timecode from the first header timecode (1st tc).

Take the clipname from the filename at level 0 (See the Appendix Automatic Naming).

 

The remaining steps are as per the Avid style EDL above.

Final Cut Style

TITLE: Bedhead Main Conform

FCM: PAL

005 A004C025   V   C    11:18:20:09 11:18:20:18 ...

* FROM CLIP NAME: A004_C025_0806UL

FINAL CUT PRO REEL: A004_C025_080612 REPLACED BY: A004C025

006 A004C024   V   C    11:17:06:03 11:17:06:23 ...

* FROM CLIP NAME: A004_C024_0806UU

FINAL CUT PRO REEL: A004_C024_080612 REPLACED BY: A004C024

007 A002C007   V   C    07:51:26:17 07:51:27:03 ...

* FROM CLIP NAME: A002_C007_0806EB

FINAL CUT PRO REEL: A002_C007_080612 REPLACED BY: A002C007

008 A002C004   V   C    07:44:37:13 07:44:38:03 ...

* FROM CLIP NAME: A002_C004_0806UK

FINAL CUT PRO REEL: A002_C004_080612 REPLACED BY: A002C004

 

This EDL is very similar to the CMX style with clipnames above. We will use the line :

 

* FROM CLIP NAME:  A002_C004_0806UK

 

to conform from clipname as described previously.

EDL Formatting

The EDL "FROM CLIP NAME" lines need to be formatted such that our parser can extract the correct name automatically with no confusion.

 

This means that the "FROM CLIP NAME" line must not include extra characters, extensions, comments or words. It should be the clipname as we would extract from the filename (path) itself.

 

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The following EDL formats will not work :

 

* FROM CLIP NAME: A002_C007_080612_M.MOV

 

* FROM CLIP NAME: A002_C007_0806UL_M.MOV  * COMMENT:

 

* FROM CLIP NAME: A002_C010_080703_M-FRUIT WHATEVER 422

 

It is usually straightforward to remove such extraneous content using a text editor and search/replace (replacing with nothing).

 

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