R3D File Format And Redcode - RED Epic Operation Manual

R E D D S M C O P E R AT I O N G U I D E
The MYSTERIUM-X sensor includes high-precision analog to digital conversion, capable of delivering up to 13.5
stops of dynamic range with daytime light sources 800 ISO. With HDRx
to approximately 18 stops.
MONOCHROME AND RED DRAGON MONOCHROME SENSORS
The MONOCHROME (5K) and RED DRAGON MONOCHROME (6K) are the black and white (B&W) equivalent
of the MYSTERIUM-X and RED DRAGON sensors, respectively. Both MONOCHROME sensors use their unique
sensor pattern to achieve optimum resolution and extended dynamic range. The MONOCHROME sensors also
take advantage of greater light sensitivity and tonal transfer in gradients, far exceeding the monochrome quality
of a color image converted to black and white.
NOTE: The MONOCHROME and RED DRAGON MONOCHROME sensors are only available with EPIC BRAINs.

R3D FILE FORMAT AND REDCODE

The R3D file format was developed by RED to provide an 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 RAW compression, then stored to a RED MINI-MAG
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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 (1) of the
significant technologies that RED has brought to the industry.
For more information, see the
NOTE: REDCINE-X PRO
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monitor 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
page 131.
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can create and export .RMD "Look" files which may then be imported as camera
, dynamic range can be extended up
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or REDMAG™ 1.8" SSD.
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Guide, available at www.red.com/downloads.
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