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compatible applications. This is faster than transcoding to any of the Apple ProRes
codecs, and provides the highest quality along with access to the native REDCODE
settings when using Color, but the resulting media is more processor-intensive to work
with.
To ingest RED media as RED QuickTime files:
1. Mount the volumes that contain your archived RED media.
2. Open the Log and Transfer window, and choose Preferences from the Action pop-up
menu (the menu with the gear icon).
3. When the Import Preferences sheet appears, choose Native from the Target Format
column corresponding to the RED Digital Cinema REDCODE item in the Source
Format column.
Choosing Native to ingest native RED QuickTime files
4. To proceed with ingest, follow the instructions in the “Overview of Transferring File-
Based Media” section of the Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual, found in the Final Cut Pro
Help menu.
Tracking Ingested Media to the Original R3D Media
Whether you choose to transcode to QuickTime files using one of the Apple ProRes
codecs, or ingest native RED QuickTime files, the correspondence between the source
R3D media and the QuickTime files that are created during the Log and Transfer
process is maintained in three ways:
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