User Manual

Using AMA Plug-Ins

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A typical workflow is as follows:

1. Make sure the RED AMA plug-in is installed on your system.

2. Attach the RED drive or insert a REDFlash card.

Your Avid editing system links the RED clips automatically into a bin. The media itself

remains on the disk. The clips point directly to the high-resolution media on the disk. All

metadata information displays as columns in the bin.

If you use multiple cards and you remove one of the cards, your media displays offline.

3. Right-clip the clip in the bin and select Source Settings.

For detailed information to set clip parameters, see “Adjusting RED Source Settings” on

page 413.

4. Use the master clips to edit the sequence.

5. (Option) Rename the clips to help you organize your material.

6. Choose the video quality from the Transcode & Consolidate tab of the Media Creation

setting.

For more information, see “Preparing your RED Clip for Transcode, Mixdown, or Render”

on page 412.

7. Transcode your sequence or clips to an HD or SD resolution.

If you need to output to a resolution higher than HD, then export an AFE of your sequence

for the conform process on an Avid DS. If your high-resolution media is on a shared storage

device and Avid DS has access to the device, Avid DS automatically relinks to the RED

files.

8. Remove the RED drive or card.

For information on preparing your RED clip for transcode, mixdown, or renders, see “Preparing

your RED Clip for Transcode, Mixdown, or Render” on page 412

Preparing your RED Clip for Transcode, Mixdown, or Render

If you want to take a RED clip and offline it to another application, you can create a different

resolution RED file, depending on your requirements. This changes the speed and quality of the

clip, which could affect the playback performance. The higher the video quality the slower the

process (transcode, mixdown, render). The lower the video quality the faster the process. Before

you transcode, mixdown or render your clip or sequence, set the appropriate quality in the Media

Creation dialog box.

If you apply any Reformat options (stretch, letterbox, etc.) to your clip, when you perform a

transcode, the reformatting options will apply.