Transcode Format Settings

Load File Settings buttonReverts all of the transcoding information (format and colour settings) to its original value upon file import.

Scene button/Shot buttonEnable Scene or Shot to transcode either the entire scene or the shot that is selected in the Storyboard.

Heads & Tails buttonEnable to make sure the heads and tails from the RED media are kept when it is transcoded.

Handles button and Handles fieldEnable the Handles button when you want to transcode fewer heads and tails than what is currently showing in the footage. Enter a value in the Handles field to determine how many heads and tails to transcode. This option can only be used if the Heads & Tails option is enabled.

Transcode buttonWhen the format, colour, and output settings have been established, click this button to transcode the RED media to a DPX file.

Resize buttonWhen enabled, the resize settings are implemented when the RED media is transcoded.

X/Y fieldEnter the desired resize setting. Note that a resize setting that is not directly proportional to the size of the original media takes longer to process.

Fit Method option boxTo use a different aspect ratio during a resize, select one of the following fit method options to be applied to the exported clip.

Select:	To:
Fill	Fit the source, width, and height into the destination frame. If the source and destination frames do not have the same aspect ratio, the image can become distorted. This is the default option.
Crop Edges	Fit one edge of the source into the destination frame without stretching or squashing the frame. Excess parts of the source frame after resizing are cropped. If the source, after the one edge is resized, is wider than the destination, its overhanging left and right edges are cropped. If the source is taller than the destination, the upper and lower edges are cropped.
Letterbox	Fit the source to the destination frame without squashing or stretching it, and without cropping the source. If the source is wider than the destination, black bars fill the top and bottom of the destination frame. If the source is narrower than the destination, black bars fill the right and left sides of the frame. If the source is narrower than the destination, black bars fill the right and left sides of the frame. In all cases, the entire source frame is contained within the destination frame.
Center/Crop	Fit the source image, centered, over the destination frame. If the source is larger than the destination, it is cropped. If the source is smaller than the destination, it is surrounded by a black border.

Filter option boxSelect the filter option to determine the quality of the interpolated resize result.

Select:	To get:
Bicubic	Very good results for resizing soft-looking images. Use to sharpen the image. This is the default option.
Mitchell	Best results when resizing a clip to a higher resolution.
Triangle	Moderate results with little processing overhead.
Impulse	Quick, low-quality results.
Lanczos	Best results when resizing a clip containing a variety of patterns and elements to a lower resolution. It is the most complex, with the longest processing time.
Shannon	Excellent results when resizing a clip to a lower resolution. Very similar to Lanczos, but results are a little softer.
Quadratic	Good results for resizing simple images with straight edges. Similar to Gaussian, but with more blurring. Use to soften the image.
Gaussian	Excellent results when resizing a clip with no patterns and a lot of straight edges to a lower resolution. Useful for softening some detail.

Debayering Full/Proxy option boxSelect the level of quality required from the debayering algorithm. Higher resolutions take more time to process. Select one of the following options for the full or proxy footage:

Detail option boxSelect the level of detail extraction required. Your options are:

OLPF Compensation option boxSelect the level of Optical Low Pass Filter compensation to use. The OLPF is a type of sharpening used to compensate for the optical anti-aliasing filter, which can induce softening of the image during recording.

Noise Reduction option boxSelect the level of noise reduction applied to the debayered shot.