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# Wiretap Timelines and Wiretap Gateway Media

Autodesk Visual Effects and Finishing applications can import a wide variety of media formats from the Wiretap Gateway. It is important to note that Lustre can read all these formats, when you import a Wiretap timeline where they are used.

In particular, when a Visual Effects and Finishing application imports RED media files via the Wiretap Gateway server, the artist sets the debayering, colour, gain and curve settings to adjust the look and size of the imported media. When Lustre imports a timeline that includes RED media, it automatically makes use of the Wiretap Gateway server to gain direct access to the original footage. You thus have access to all the RED transcoding options for the source material, and can work with it at any available resolution, such as SD, HD, 2K or higher.