Red LCD

[Bill Simone]

Hi

Searched the forum for a while and came up with nothing.
Red #213 which I recieved about a week ago, and I am working through learning the screens/functions.
The first thing I shot was at 4k 2:1 for no special reason.
I was able to view/manipulate and output in Redcine OK. And the framing
turned out as expected. IE what I saw on the RED LCD at the time of shooting.

Well today I set the camera up in my studio for another learning session, and decided to set it for 2K 2:1 and try varispeed 70 fps for some slomo.

I shot a few clips, and offloaded and opened in Redcine. I was suprised that my framing was way off. Not at all what I was looking at on the RED LCD.

So I went back to the setup, and sat with the manual and explored the menus again.

I cannot get any sort of guides up on the screen.
The joystick actually moves the image around, like I can pan left and right, up and down.
After exploring the menus for an hour or more I am more confused than I was before. In the ignorance of my first try everything came out as expected, but now I have no idea if what the RED LCD is showing me is actually what I am recording.
Anyone shed some light?

Bill

www.billsimonephotography.com

[Mike Prevette]

sounds like you were in some kind of zoomed in pixel peeping mode. start hitting buttons.

[Rich Schaefer]

One of the user buttons on the side (under the Red record button) is a zoomed in image for focus check.

This would be my guess.

Good Luck,
Rich

[donatello b]

side button #2 zooms in to frame ... you can then use the toggle on back of camera to move around the frame ...

"I shot was at 4k 2:1 for no special reason"

remember that 4/2k 2:1 will work in Redcine & proxy's will work in FCP ..
4/2k ( 16x9) will work in Redcine but the proxy's will not work in FCP ...
so if you use FCP it was a very good reason to shoot 2:1 ...

[Sean R.]

Yep. Mike , Rich and Donatello got it. You are zoomed in 2x (User #1 Button next to Side Record). The joystick moves you around within that zoomed frame to assist in concentration on focal points around the zoomed frame.

I love to see valid questions asked and then answered by other redusers it's a great reminder of the community that supports RED. Thanks guys.

[Bill Simone]

Hey everyone...Thanks!

Sounds like you've sent me in the right direction.
I will revisit it today (some sleep probably helps too)

On a side note maybe you guys can help me here.
Am I supposed to be able to view those proxies in quick time itself or just in FCP?

Bill
www.billsimonephotography.com

[LighthouseMEdia]

Proxies can be viewed in QT if you have installed the Red QT component.

[donatello b]

"Am I supposed to be able to view those proxies in quick time itself or just in FCP"

yes, if you did as lighthouseMEdia said above (& you shot 4/2k 2-1 aspect )...
if you shot 4k/2k ( which is 16x9) they will not play in FCP