RED SCARLET-W Series, Operation Manual

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RED DSMC OPERATION GUIDE: WEAPON/SCARLET-W
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R3D FILE FORMAT AND REDCODE
All videos and frames are recorded to the R3D
®
file format. 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
®
.
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
DSMC Media Operation Guide , available at www.red.com/downloads .
NOTE: REDCINE-X PRO
®
can create and export .RMD “Look” files which may then be imported as camera
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 “Looks” on
page 137 .
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.