First time RED user

[Philippe Gosselin]

Hi all,

Ok so it is finally here, my first direction with a RED cam, coincidentally it is also my first attempt at directing a "real" videoclip, shooting was a breeze and now I am about to edit.

I just have a few questions for you Vegas+Red users, here it goes.

- I can't seem to be able to drop the proxies onto the timeline, do I need a special plugin for that? My machine is quite strong and I can playback fine but down the road I fear that with all the colo correction ad adjustments that will follow my machine will eventually start to drag, with proxies I am sure it won't happen.

- Would you suggest that I color correct through the metadata first or can I simply use Vegas native CC functions?

Any other tips that you think might be helpful for a newbie like me please feel free to share.

Thanks,

Phil

[James Wright]

Try dopping the R3D directly onto the timeline instead of the proxy.

[Philippe Gosselin]

Hi James,

I've tried that and it works just fine. It's just that I feel that down the road all the corrections will have a toll on my machine's performance.

I was under the impression that I could be able to edit through proxies, is there a way?

Phil

[Brian Kaz]

I'm editing a feature length film with all my 2d, 3d composites/mattes - some with as many as 3 and 4 video layers, & CC etc right on the timeline with native R3d files. Playback stutters at 1k & above only during the more intensely layered FX shots (when I need to preview a scene for flow or timing, I'll turn off certain layers/FX to regain real-time playback during these shots).

Color correction shouldn't be taxing at all with a half way decent setup. No reason whatsoever to edit with proxies, IMO. As far as CCing with Metadata, I'll dial in a matching "normal look" across all my shots using metadata first, then apply CC etc to taste afterwards over the entire project (tweaking individual shots where needed).

[Philippe Gosselin]

Thanks for your input Brian, it really puts my mind at ease :)

Phil

[James Wright]

Phil,
Apologies, I misread your question. Brian's got it right though.
Ram preview can come in handy for short bursts aswell.

[Philippe Gosselin]

No problem James, so far so good though ;)

[donatello b]

ditto using Brians method ...
Vegas does not play the proxies ... it's r3d only