Colour
 
 
 

Colour SettingsSelect how Backdraft Conform uses the colour information stored within a R3D file.

Select: To have:
User Backdraft Conform import RED clips using the options you set in the Image, Gain, and Curve menus.
Camera Backdraft Conform import RED clips using the look created on the RED camera and stored in the RED clip.

Disables the Image, Gain, and Curve menu options.

RSX Backdraft Conform import RED clips using the RSX look created in RED Alert!. The RSX file of a clip must reside in the same folder as the R3D file of that clip. Disables the Image, Gain, and Curve menu options.

With this option selected, only clips with an RSX profile can be imported. Clips without an RSX profile appear to be missing media.

RSX or Camera Backdraft Conform import RED clips using the RSX look. If a clip has no RSX file, Backdraft Conform imports it using the camera settings.

Disables the Image, Gain, and Curve menu options.

RSX or User Backdraft Conform imports RED clips using the RSX look. If a clip has no RSX file, Backdraft Conform imports it using the options you set in the Image, Gain, and Curve menus.

Enables the Image, Gain, and Curve menu options.

Save as User Settings buttonEnable to make the Image, Gain, and Curve menus editable in the Clip History. Save as User Settings is implicitly enabled when the Colour Settings box is set to User, or RSX or User.

Colour Science boxSet the version of the RED codec to use. Using the version 3 of the codec gives you access to the FLUT and the Shadow options in the Image menu, as well as version 3-only colour spaces and gamma curves.

NoteAs a rule, always set Colour Science to Codec 3.x, unless you are working with a file shot using a RED camera with firmware 30 which, and that file was imported in Backdraft Conform prior to version 2011.

Colour Space box Set the color space of the imported clips.

Gamma Curve box Set the value of the output gamma curve that is applied to the imported clips.