DC Metro Final Cut Pros

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Shooting a RED camera.

1. Set up your camera
Load latest firmware
Do a Black Shade Calibration (lens cap on, T22)
Format media (CF card, RED RAM, etc.)
(If you are renting a RED ONE, do a “restore settings” to clear any previous settings that may be left over from a previous job)

2. Set up your project.
Select a project size like 4K 2:1, 4K 16:9, 4K Quad HD, 4.5K 2.33:1, 3K 2:1, etc.
Select a project frame rate base like 23.976 (default), 24 or 25.
Select a color space like REDcolor (default) or RAW

3. Set ISO/ASA and exposure Do tests before your shoot!
Set camera White Balance (or better yet, shoot a MacBeth, grey card or other white reference in the scene and set WB in post).
Use your light meter
Use the camera exposure tools
• Check your histogram.
• Stay inside the “goal posts”- Noise floor (left) and clipping (right) in RAW with Build 30
• Check “RAW Check”- Noise floor (purple) and clipping (red) in RAW with Build 30.
• Check “barber pole”- RAW with Build 30.
• Check “stop lights”- RAW with Build 30.
• Use False Color

RECORD.