Read Before You Shoot; R3D File Format And Redcode; Shoot For Video And Stills - RED EPIC-M DRAGON (Carbon Fiber) Operation Motion

EPIC/SCARLET OPERATION GUIDE

READ BEFORE YOU SHOOT

Read this operation guide carefully and in its entirety before assembling or operating your camera or other RED
accessories. In addition to this document, RED offers the following operation guides for the camera system:
DSMC Power Operation Guide
DSMC Media Operation Guide
To download RED operation guides, go to

R3D FILE FORMAT AND REDCODE

All videos and frames are recorded to the R3D
efficient and manageable RAW video data format that promotes advanced post production editing capabilities. In the
R3D file format, the digital image received from the sensor is formatted as a pixel-defect corrected (but in all other
aspects unprocessed) 16-bit per pixel RAW data frame. Each RAW frame, or sequence of RAW frames in a clip, is
compressed using a proprietary wavelet based REDCODE
REDMAG™ 1.8" SSD.
RAW data is recorded independently of any RGB domain color processing such as ISO, White Balance, or other RGB
color space settings. Instead, color parameters are saved as reference metadata; that is, color is not burned into the
recorded RAW data. This recording technique promotes flexibility in RGB color processing, which can be deferred to
post production or adjusted in the field, without affecting the recorded RAW data image quality or dynamic range.
REDCODE is a visually lossless, wavelet-based compression codec that reduces R3D RAW files into a manageable
size, allowing longer recording times on media. The ability to compress RAW data is one of the significant
technologies that RED has brought to the industry.
For more information, see the
NOTE: REDCINE-X PRO
path color processing presets. This information is stored as reference metadata, so that these color processing
choices can be the default values used in post production. For more information, go to

SHOOT FOR VIDEO AND STILLS

High resolution video, such as the digital footage captured by the camera, has surpassed the detail necessary to
produce professional full-sized prints. Because of the ability to record at high frame rates and resolution, the camera is
ideally suited to capture video and still images, simultaneously.
The camera is equipped with a Stills mode that makes it easier to capture stunning images. With presets optimized for
stills and Swipe-Up Shortcuts for the RED Touch display, switching from Motion mode to Stills mode is seamless.
Using REDCINE-X PRO, or other editing applications supporting the RED SDK, you can pull full resolution still images
from R3D files.
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RED Downloads
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file format. The R3D file format was developed by RED to provide an
DSMC Media Operation
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can create and export .RMD "Look" files which may then be imported as camera monitor
at www.red.com/downloads.
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RAW compression, then stored to a RED MINI-MAG
Guide, available at www.red.com/downloads.
"Looks" on page 149.
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