MC 007 – RED Workflow featuring MetaFuze
With MetaFuze®, a free app from Avid, you can bring the tapeless RED workflow to Media Composer in several ways. Learn how in this Cutting Edge video.
Download the Podcast: Media Composer Cutting Edge – RED Workflow featuring MetaFuze (MP4) Running time: 3:58
RED Overview
Complete RED projects faster than ever and maintain the highest quality from start to finish with editing and finishing solutions from Avid.
Media Composer 5 and AMA just reinvented my editing workflow—the amount of time I saved not having to transcode a whole feature film shot on two RED cameras and two Canon 7Ds is absolutely unbelievable!
Edit RED Directly. With the new and improved AMA (Avid Media Access) in Media Composer 5, Symphony 5 you can speed up RED workflows by directly accessing and editing RED files (.R3D) without using MetaFuze (all footage is scaled to HD frame size). Plus, you have access to the full metadata and color management data too.
RED Rocket: Accelerate your transcode to HD with the newly support of RED Rocket for Media Composer 5, Symphony 5 and Avid DS 10.x
Adapt to any platform. Whether you prefer Mac or PC, you can adapt our solutions to best fit your workflow.
Maintain ultimate conform. Edit in an Avid editing product. Finish in Avid DS, the most complete finishing solution for any native RED project.
Finish anywhere. Manage extensive metadata for HD, R3D, or DPX finishing within an Avid product or using third-party conform solutions.
Track simultaneously. Save time with the ability to track both time of day (TOD) timecode and edgecode at the same time.
Preserve your color. Maintain and pass through all color parameters created by the Director of Photography.
Use multiple source references. Use any combination of source references in DI conform: timecode, edgecode, DPX file name/frame count, in addition to the original R3D file name.
Give your clips friendly names. Find clips easier by giving them more meaningful descriptive names (such as scene and take) without restricting the conform process.
Avid Resources
Avid FilmScribe Master XML Template
Get the most recent version of Master XML template here. Replace or add to:
Avid FilmScribe/Supporting Files/FilmScribe_Templates
(Mac OS X and Windows) [zip 6KB]
XSLTs (XML Transforms)
See Step-by-Step Guide for details. [pdf, 4516KB]
- REDCINE_318_ALE XSLT
For use with REDCINE v3.1.8 or later. Translates XML file created in REDCINE into an Avid ALE file. (Mac OS X and Windows) [zip 5KB] - REDCINE_ALE XSLT
For use with REDCINE v3.1.5 and earlier. Translates XML files created in REDCINE into an Avid ALE file. [ zip 5KB] - SCRATCH_4.2b505_ALE XSLT
For use with SCRATCH and SCRATCH CINE v4.2 build 505 and later. Converts SCRATCH and SCRATCH CINE XML to ALE for tape- and file-based conform. [zip, 3KB] - Scratch_ALE XSLT
For use with SCRATCH and SCRATCH CINE earlier than v4.2 build 505. Converts SCRATCH and SCRATCH CINE XML to ALE for tape- and file-based conform. [zip, 5KB] - FS_Scan_REDCINE_318
For use with REDCINE v3.1.8 or later. Translates a master FilmScribe XML into REDCINE XML for selects. This file can only be used when the ALE was originally generated from the REDCINE XML file. (Mac OS X and Windows) [zip 4KB]. - FS_Scan_REDCINE
For use with REDCINE v3.1.5 and earlier. Translates a master FilmScribe XML into REDCINE XML for selects. This file can only be used when the ALE was originally generated from the REDCINE XML file. (Mac OS X and Windows) [ zip 2KB] - FS_Scan_CMX
Translates a master FilmScribe XML file into a standard CMX 3600 EDL format for Monkey Extract by Rubber Monkey Software or other systems that support the CMX 3600 EDL format. (Mac OS X and Windows) [ zip 9KB]
16Char EDL Template
Modified CMX 3600 EDL to support the full R3D 16 character source file name. Add to Avid EDL Manager Templates folder to use. (Mac and Windows) [ zip 4KB ]
Avid DNxHD QuickTime Codecs
These codecs (Mac and PC) allow REDCINE or REDrushes to render directly to Avid DNxHD.
Avid Metadata Logging and Tracking Whitepaper
Learn about the metadata tracking capabilities of Avid editing products.
Create new opportunities. Open the door to third party integration with XML representation of the sequence metadata.
Third Party Resources
HD and Avid DNxHD Dailies from R3D files
- Digital Vision Data Conform creates digital dailies from R3D files for Avid editorial in Avid DNxHD and high resolution finishing in DPX and EXR.
- Filmlight Baselight Transfer (BLT) – High performance digital telecine tool that seamlessly integrates REDCODE Raw source into industry standard Avid DNxHD resolutions and high resolution formats for grading and finishing workflows.
- Root 6 ContentAgent generates proxies and commonly used file formats, including Avid DNxHD for offline or high end finishing and HD mastering.
XSLT Translator Applications
Translate XML files into other file formats using XSLT files with XTrans (Windows) or TestXSLT (Mac). See Step-by-Step Guide for details.
ALE File Creation
Extract metadata from QuickTime files and save as ALE with MetaCheater. For step-by-step details on using MetaCheater, read the Monkey Extract from Rubber Monkey Software quickly renders DPX files and prepares your footage for final conform. (Mac OS X)
Create DPX files via REDCINE using an XML pull list generated by Avocoda’s cineXML (Mac OS X and Windows)
Avid / ROCKETCINE-X Step-by-Step Guide
How to move RED native files through Avid post solutions using ROCKETCINE- X, Media Composer v4.x and Symphony Nitris DX v4.x. editing and finishing systems. [pdf, 1.24 MB]
Avid / RED Workflow Guide
A comprehensive guide to moving R3D files through HD post production using Media Composer or Symphony.
[pdf, 5.2 MB]
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- MetaFuze
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