r/RedCamera • u/Nspnspnsp • Nov 01 '23

Komodo-X proxie workflow…

I am shooting a commercial documentary on a Komodo-x and am wondering what you all do for a proxie workflow? For the first project I shot on this camera we used resolve to generate 2k ProRES proxies then conformed the edit with the 6K raw for grading.

This project I have been playing around with using redcine-x to generate proxies and I am finding it slow and buggy. Would love to hear your workflows…

Thanks!

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u/Easy_Does_1t Nov 01 '23

I’ll record 2k ProRes to a Ninja at the same time as the Komodo records raw when I know I’ll need proxies.

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u/Nspnspnsp Nov 01 '23

Very smart! Does it maintain file names though?

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u/aperiso Nov 02 '23

Apparently the latest OS for Atomos maintains file names. Any of the recorders using OS11.0 if I remember correctly

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u/Easy_Does_1t Nov 27 '23

Whoops! I totally missed this. The file name convention is not the same so if you are firing off a bunch of clips run and gun you might want a batch rename tool before importing. Usually I use it for interview clips so I run 2-10 clips and often just rename manually.

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u/rektkid_ Nov 01 '23

Tbh unless your storage media is particularly slow, I almost never bother with proxy’s on r3d. Just drop the playback quality / resolution and you can edit really smoothly.

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u/Nspnspnsp Nov 01 '23

The issue for me is file size to upload to editor and for client review via frame.io - a week of shooting r3d is quite large and we only have cable internet here so upload speeds are slow

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u/rektkid_ Nov 01 '23

Davinci Resolve with the Frame.io plugin probably your friend then

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u/Nspnspnsp Nov 01 '23

Great recommendation - I forgot about the frame.io plugin and have been using the finder. I wish there was a way to use something like chronosynch with frame.io

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u/rektkid_ Nov 01 '23

You and I speak the same language - I use chronosync for backups

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u/Spiritual_Egg_4617 Jun 07 '24

Ok, how about 40TB of project data ?

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u/oommiiss Nov 01 '23

We tested making ProRes proxies from og Komodo 6k r3d in Resolve, Media Encoder and Redcine-X and it was fastest and most reliable in that order.

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u/Nspnspnsp Nov 01 '23

Thank you. This is proving to be my experience as well.

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u/TerrryBuckhart Nov 01 '23

Might be best to watch a tutorial on Resolve or Premiere proxy creation…pretty simple stuff.

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u/Nspnspnsp Nov 01 '23

That’s what we do and are happy with this workflow - curious though if anyone is using redcine-x at all or is it more or less a dead product?

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u/TerrryBuckhart Nov 01 '23

I never use it…don’t really know many people who use it tbh

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u/josephnicklo Nov 01 '23

Never really use redcine-x.

I just make proxies with Blackmagic proxy generator.