longcipher
Active member
I have also posted this in the Creative Cow & Adobe forums -- apologies if
you read both forums and see this twice, but I wanted to make sure I hit the three forums I read most.
I am starting to edit a project that will mix footage from Red Epic,
Blackmagic Camera & Pana AF100. Delivery will be a 1080P master for web and
an MPG master for DVD.
My question is two-fold -- part one:
This is my first time working with R3D files. My plan is to create a 1080
sequence and "scale to fit" the Red clips into the timeline. I have already
tried this and it works fine. I need to play back the files at 1/4 for smooth
playback, but everything works so far. Is this the best possible way of working
with this footage? If you were to edit all of these files together - is this way
you would do it? I want to make sure I am setting myself up to work the quickest
and most efficient way possible. Any advice is greatly appreciated from folks
who've already done this.
Part 2:
Once I get everything edited, I want to color grade the final. Previously, I
would use Colorista + MB Looks. I can always go that route, but I'd like to try
something different - especially since I have the flexibility of the R3D files.
I've been playing with the files in Resolve and getting amazing results, but
everything I am reading about round-trip work with Premiere is scaring me,
specifically if your edit contains more than just straight cuts & dissolves.
Speedgrade (as it currently works) is a nightmare. If any of you have used the
newer version due to drop sometime this month, can you weigh in on if you think
it will be a viable option. Obviously, if Speedgrade becomes more user-friendly,
it would be great to stay in the Adobe ecosystem.
Ok - sorry for the length of this post, but I believe in asking for advice
before making mistakes. =)
you read both forums and see this twice, but I wanted to make sure I hit the three forums I read most.
I am starting to edit a project that will mix footage from Red Epic,
Blackmagic Camera & Pana AF100. Delivery will be a 1080P master for web and
an MPG master for DVD.
My question is two-fold -- part one:
This is my first time working with R3D files. My plan is to create a 1080
sequence and "scale to fit" the Red clips into the timeline. I have already
tried this and it works fine. I need to play back the files at 1/4 for smooth
playback, but everything works so far. Is this the best possible way of working
with this footage? If you were to edit all of these files together - is this way
you would do it? I want to make sure I am setting myself up to work the quickest
and most efficient way possible. Any advice is greatly appreciated from folks
who've already done this.
Part 2:
Once I get everything edited, I want to color grade the final. Previously, I
would use Colorista + MB Looks. I can always go that route, but I'd like to try
something different - especially since I have the flexibility of the R3D files.
I've been playing with the files in Resolve and getting amazing results, but
everything I am reading about round-trip work with Premiere is scaring me,
specifically if your edit contains more than just straight cuts & dissolves.
Speedgrade (as it currently works) is a nightmare. If any of you have used the
newer version due to drop sometime this month, can you weigh in on if you think
it will be a viable option. Obviously, if Speedgrade becomes more user-friendly,
it would be great to stay in the Adobe ecosystem.
Ok - sorry for the length of this post, but I believe in asking for advice
before making mistakes. =)