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RED DSMC OPERATION GUIDE
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COLOR SPACE AND GAMMA SPACE
RED recommends using the most recently released Color Space and Gamma settings. Use legacy settings
(such as REDcolor2) only if you need to record footage to match footage that you recorded with that legacy
setting.
For more information, see the
Understanding REDlogFilm and REDgamma article available at www.red.com/
learn/red-101/redlogfilm-redgamma .
COLOR TEMPERATURE
Select a color temperature. The range is 1700 to 10,000 KELVIN, and the default is 5600 KELVIN.
NOTE: The Color Temperature settings are not accessible on BRAINs with MONOCHROME or RED DRAGON
MONOCHROME sensors.
TINT
Color temperature calculations assume a pure light source that may not be true in the specific scene the
camera is imaging. To compensate for any residual colorcast, the Tint parameter adjusts the RGB color balance
with a compensating magenta-green color component. Tint range is –100 to 100, with a default of 0.000.
NOTE: Selecting Auto White Balance calculates a new Tint value. The value doesn’t change if you adjust the
color temperature manually. Selecting a preset resets Tint to 0.000.
PRESETS
Each preset has 0.000 Tint. Available preset options are:
Incandescent : 2800 K
Tungsten : 3200 K
Fluorescent : 4500 K
Flash : 5500 K
Daylight : 5600 K
Cloudy : 7500 K
Shade : 9000 K
AUTO WHITE BALANCE
Auto white balance analyzes the central 25% of the image visible in the monitor to calculate a color temperature
that will render a white object as white.
To use auto white balance, follow the instructions below:
1. Place a white or gray object under the ambient light.
2. Go to
Menu > Settings > Look > Color Temp .
Alternatively, select Color Temperature > Advanced... from the Upper Status Row.
3. Select Auto White Balance .
PROJECT
The Project menu includes: Frame Rate, Exposure, Timecode, Slate, and Format.
FRAME RATE
SENSOR FRAME RATE
Select the sensor frame rate (also referred to as the capture frame rate). The sensor frame rate is the number
of frames per second (FPS) that are recorded. The sensor frame rate is different from the project time base,
which is the rate at which the footage will be played back.