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RED EPIC OPERATION GUIDE
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Table of contents
- 1 RED EPIC OPERATION GUIDE
- 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 5 DISCLAIMER
- 5 COPYRIGHT NOTICE
- 5 Trademark Disclaimer
- 6 COMPLIANCE
- 6 Industrial Canada Emission Compliance Statements
- 6 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
- 7 Australia and New Zealand Statement
- 7 Japan Statements
- 7 European Union Compliance Statements
- 10 BEFORE YOU START
- 10 Important Safety Instructions
- 10 READ BEFORE USING YOUR CAMERA
- 13 THEORY OF OPERATION
- 13 MYSTERIUM X® Sensor
- 13 Image Processing
- 14 HDRx™
- 15 Magic Motion™
- 15 Audio Recording
- 15 Microphone Level Analog Inputs
- 16 Line Level Analog Inputs
- 16 Video Monitoring Outputs
- 17 Bomb EVF
- 17 RED TOUCH LCD
- 18 HD-SDI
- 18 HDMI
- 19 REDMOTE®
- 19 Digital Magazine (Media)
- 20 Metadata
- 21 CLIP NAMING CONVENTIONS
- 21 Multi Camera Shoots
- 21 3D (STEREO) CAMERA SHOOTS
- 21 SMPTE Timecode
- 22 Power Consumption
- 23 CAMERA OPERATIONAL CONTROLS
- 23 Brain
- 24 Side SSD Module
- 25 Side Handle
- 25 Top
- 26 Front
- 27 Rear
- 28 Navigation Group
- 28 Installation / Removal
- 30 DSMC Modules
- 30 Pro I/O Module
- 31 Rear SSD Module
- 31 Quad Battery Module
- 32 Dual Battery Module
- 32 Module Installation / Removal
- 34 Attaching the DSMC Module
- 36 REDMOTE
- 37 NAVIGATION GROUP
- 37 Displays
- 37 BOMB EVF and Bomb EVF (OLED)
- 39 Touchscreen LCD
- 40 BASIC OPERATION
- 40 Power Sources
- 40 Side Handle
- 41 Quad Battery Module
- 41 REDVOLT and REDVOLT XL
- 42 BACKPACK QUICKPLATE AND BACKPACK QUICKPLATE (SHORT)
- 43 BACKPACK QUICKPLATE CONNECTORS
- 43 BACKPACK QUICKPLATE (SHORT) CONNECTORS
- 43 Install BACKPACK QUICKPLATE and redbrick
- 45 AC POWER ADAPTOR - (DSMC)
- 47 External DC Power
- 47 Power UP
- 48 POWER DOWN
- 49 Graphical User Interface and Navigation
- 49 RED LCD/Touchscreen LCD, BOMB EVF, External Monitors
- 50 Upper Status Row
- 51 Live Action Area
- 52 Lower Status Row
- 52 ICON Behavior
- 53 Power Status
- 53 RAW Clip Meter
- 53 RAW Noise Level Bar
- 54 RAW Clip Level Bar
- 54 Side Handle
- 55 REDMOTE
- 56 Navigating Menus
- 56 Using Touchscreen LCD
- 57 Touchscreen Shortcuts
- 58 Accessing Soft Keys
- 59 Power Down
- 59 Power Menu
- 60 Lock / Unlock Touchscreen Opreration
- 60 Lock
- 60 Unlock
- 61 FIRST TIME USE – SETTING UP YOUR RED EPIC
- 61 Attach Power Source
- 61 Battery
- 61 Side Handle
- 61 Install
- 62 Remove
- 62 Quad Battery Module
- 62 Install
- 62 Remove
- 62 RED Brick
- 62 DC Power
- 63 Power UP
- 63 Preparing to Record
- 63 Connect and Format Media
- 64 Perform a Black Shading Calibration
- 64 Adjust Project Settings
- 64 Time Base
- 65 Record Resolution
- 66 Record Quality (REDCODE)
- 66 Camera ID (Slate)
- 66 Recording
- 67 Record Indicator
- 68 Playback
- 69 MENU CONTROLS
- 69 Adjustments
- 69 Basic Setting Adjustments
- 69 Side Handle / REDMOTE
- 69 Basic Adjustments Using Side Handle ONLY
- 69 Touchscreen
- 70 Advanced Setting Menus
- 70 Side Handle / REDMOTE
- 70 Touchscreen
- 71 MAIN MENU
- 71 FPS
- 71 Varispeed
- 72 Basic Settings
- 72 Advanced Settings
- 73 ISO (Sensitivity)
- 73 F Stop
- 74 Basic Settings
- 74 Advanced Settings
- 74 Aperture (f stop)
- 75 Focus
- 75 Exposure
- 75 Basic Settings
- 76 Advanced Settings
- 76 Exposure (Speed)
- 77 Integration Time
- 77 Absolute Angle
- 78 White Balance
- 78 Basic Settings
- 79 Advanced Settings
- 79 Preset
- 79 Color Temp
- 80 Tint
- 80 Calc White Balance
- 81 Resolution
- 82 REDcode
- 83 REDcode Options for Various Frame Rates
- 84 SECONDARY MENUS
- 84 HDR Menu
- 84 HDR ON / OFF
- 84 Stops
- 85 Focus Menu
- 85 Mode
- 85 Manual Focus
- 86 Manual
- 86 Confirm
- 86 Auto Focus
- 87 Manual
- 87 Confirm
- 87 Single
- 87 Continuous
- 87 Touch Track
- 87 Rack
- 88 Zones
- 88 Center
- 89 Spot
- 90 Spot Focus Indicator
- 91 Enhanced A/F
- 92 Confirm Indicators
- 92 None
- 93 Circle
- 93 Bar
- 93 Pie
- 95 Lens Information Display
- 95 RED DSMC Ti PL Mount + Lens
- 95 DSMC Canon Mount + Lens
- 96 Exposure Menu
- 96 PRESETS MENU
- 96 Camera Presets
- 96 Applying a Preset
- 96 Creating a Preset
- 99 Sharing Presets
- 100 Copy presets from camera to SSD
- 100 Copy presets from SSD to camera
- 100 Looks Presets
- 101 Auto Presets
- 101 MEDIA MENU
- 102 Select Media
- 102 Format Media
- 102 Reel No.
- 103 Camera ID (Slate)
- 103 Camera Pos (Position)
- 103 Edge Timecode Start
- 103 Format
- 103 Eject Media
- 103 Utilities
- 103 Secure Format
- 104 Settings Menu
- 104 Display
- 105 TOOLS
- 105 None
- 105 Exposure
- 106 Focus
- 107 Video
- 108 EDGE
- 108 Magnify
- 109 RAW
- 109 ZEBRA
- 110 Zebra 1
- 110 Zebra 2
- 111 Monitor Control
- 111 Monitor
- 112 Overlay
- 115 Priority
- 116 Brightness
- 116 Gestures
- 117 Modes
- 117 Exposure
- 118 Shutter
- 118 Aperture
- 118 Focal Distance
- 118 Guides
- 119 MODE
- 119 Scale
- 119 Offset X/Y
- 119 Appearance
- 119 Relative to Frame Guide
- 120 General Tab
- 121 Test Signals
- 122 LOOK
- 122 Color
- 123 Saturation
- 123 Contrast
- 123 Brightness
- 123 Gain
- 123 Red
- 123 Blue
- 123 Green
- 123 FLUT
- 123 FLUT
- 124 Exposure
- 124 Shadow
- 124 Curves
- 124 Color/Gamma
- 125 Project
- 125 Time Base
- 125 Time Code
- 126 Time Code Display
- 126 Time Code Source
- 126 Slate
- 128 System Status
- 128 Audio
- 128 Audio Control
- 129 Pre-Amp
- 129 Headphone
- 129 Cam Mix, Rear Mix, and Monitor Mix
- 130 Audio Channels
- 130 Input
- 131 Recording
- 131 Mode
- 131 Continuous Record
- 132 Internal Timelapse Timer and External Frame Trigger
- 133 Speed Ramp Mode
- 134 External Record Only
- 135 Frame Processing
- 135 No Frame Processing
- 135 Frame Summing
- 136 Frame Averaging
- 137 Pre-Record
- 138 Setup
- 138 Keys
- 138 Key Mapping and Soft Keys
- 138 Options
- 139 Advanced
- 139 Date / Time
- 140 Communication
- 140 Name
- 140 Group
- 141 Target
- 141 Serial Protocol
- 141 Network
- 142 REDMOTE
- 142 Pair REDMOTEs
- 143 REDlink Channel
- 143 REDlink Enable
- 143 GPIO / SYNC
- 143 Sync
- 144 Brain GPIO
- 145 Pro I/O GPIO
- 145 System
- 145 FAN CONTROL
- 146 Post Record Delay
- 147 Indicators
- 147 Maintenance
- 148 System Info
- 148 Save Log
- 148 Upgrade
- 148 CALIBRATION
- 149 Current CalMap
- 150 Black Shading (Default)
- 150 Black Shading (Current FPS/Exposure Settings)
- 151 Black Shading Procedure
- 152 Export and Import Calibration Maps
- 155 Self Test
- 155 Enable / Disable Sensor Test Pattern
- 155 Enable / Disable Sensor Test Pattern
- 156 Touchscreen
- 156 Restore System
- 157 Rediscover
- 159 PLAYBACK
- 159 Upper Controls
- 159 ISO
- 159 White Balance
- 159 View
- 160 Presets
- 160 Media
- 161 Settings
- 163 Meta
- 163 Clip Playback Status Bar
- 163 Lower Controls
- 163 Resolution / Project Framerate / Quality
- 164 Histogram
- 164 Playback Speed
- 164 In / Out Point Marker
- 164 Frame-by-Frame Reverse / Forward
- 165 Play / Pause
- 165 Play Once / Loop
- 165 Playback Direction
- 165 Additional Clip/Camera Information
- 165 POWER
- 165 Power Status
- 166 Shutdown
- 167 Power Out
- 167 Power Save
- 169 APPENDIX A: UPGRADING CAMERA FIRMWARE
- 169 Verify Current Camera Firmware
- 169 Upgrade Procedure
- 169 Restore Default Factory Settings
- 170 APPENDIX B: MANAGING DIGITAL MEDIA
- 170 Media
- 170 FORMATTING MEDIA
- 172 Media Capacity Remaining Status
- 172 EJECT MEDIA FROM CAMERA (UNMOUNT)
- 173 Using REDMOTE / Touchscreen LCD
- 174 Using Side Handle
- 174 Using Side SSD
- 174 Copying Media
- 175 Erasing Media
- 175 Macintosh OS X
- 175 Windows
- 176 APPENDIX C: INPUT / OUTPUT CONNECTORS
- 176 Camera Brain Front
- 177 MIC-1, MIC-2 (Microphone Audio)
- 178 Camera Brain Rear
- 179 HD-SDI
- 179 Headphone
- 180 SYNC (Video Sync)
- 181 Trigger Button Circuit
- 182 CTRL (RS232 Control)
- 183 GIG-E (Ethernet)
- 184 DC IN (Power Input)
- 185 HDMI Out
- 185 Side SSD Module
- 186 REDMOTE
- 187 APPENDIX D: SUPPORTED LENSES
- 187 DSMC Canon Mount Electronically Supported Lenses
- 188 DSMC Nikon Mount Electronically Supported Lenses
- 188 DSMC Leica-M Mount Lenses
- 189 APPENDIX E: AUDIO SUBSYSTEM INFORMATION
- 189 Audio Format
- 189 Channel Setup
- 189 Source Selection
- 190 Channel Modes
- 190 Balanced Microphone
- 190 Unbalanced Microphone
- 191 Line in 0 dBu
- 191 Line In 0 VU
- 191 Phantom Power
- 191 Limiter
- 191 Audio Recording
- 192 Peak Meter
- 193 Data Path
- 193 HD-SDI/HDMI Embedded audio
- 193 Audio Control
- 194 Pre-Amp
- 194 Headphone
- 195 Cam Mix, Rear Mix, and Monitor Mix
- 196 Audio During Playback
- 197 APPENDIX F: DEFAULT KEY FUNCTIONS
- 199 APPENDIX G: REDMOTE OPERATION
- 199 Control, Connectors and Display
- 199 CONTROLS
- 199 Still / Motion Switch
- 199 LEDs
- 200 Rocker Switch
- 200 User Function Keys
- 200 Menu Button
- 200 SOFT Menu Buttons 1-3
- 201 Navigation Group
- 201 Scroll Wheel
- 201 Direction KEYS
- 201 Enter Button
- 201 Focus and Record Button
- 201 Soft Menu Buttons 4-8
- 202 Power / KEY Lock Switch
- 202 USB Power Port
- 202 Operation
- 202 Docking and Undocking
- 202 Docking
- 203 Undocking
- 203 Power Up / Down
- 203 Power UP
- 203 Connected to Camera
- 203 Not Connected to Camera
- 203 Power DOWN
- 203 Using Camera
- 203 Using REDMOTE
- 204 Recording
- 205 Accessing Camera Controls / Settings
- 205 Changing Camera Settings
- 205 Using Camera LCD / External Monitor as Reference
- 205 Using REDMOTE LCD Stand-Alone
- 206 ADVANCED OPERATION: REDMOTE MENUS
- 206 Soft Menu Buttons 1-3
- 206 WIRELESS CONNECT: SOFT MENU BUTTON 1
- 206 Connect REDMOTE to a Paired Camera
- 208 ReconnectING IF Signal is Lost
- 209 Operating WITH Multiple Cameras FROM a REDMOTE
- 209 REDMOTE or LOCAL MENUS: SOFT MENU BUTTON 2
- 212 REDMOTE SETUP: SOFT MENU BUTTON 3
- 213 DISPLAY LAYOUT: SOFT MENU BUTTONS 4-8
- 214 Internal Battery
- 214 Charge Status
- 215 Battery Life
- 215 CHARGING
- 215 CHARGE TIME
- 215 USING CAMERA
- 215 USING USB CONNECTOR
- 216 UPGRADE REDMOTE FIRMWARE
- 216 Upgrade REDMOTE through DSMC
- 216 Upgrade REDMOTE (Macintosh)
- 216 Install REDMOTE Upgrade Utility (Macintosh)
- 217 Configure REDMOTE Connection with Computer (Macintosh)
- 218 Upgrade REDMOTE Firmware (Macintosh)
- 222 Upgrade REDMOTE (Windows)
- 222 INSTALL REDMOTE UPGRADE UTILITY (Windows)
- 223 Configure REDMOTE Connection with Computer (Windows)
- 224 Upgrade REDMOTE Firmware (Windows)
- 229 APPENDIX H: 3D SETUP / OPERATION
- 229 Overview
- 229 Camera Setup
- 229 Master Camera
- 229 SLAVE CAMERA
- 230 Clip Naming Conventions
- 230 Reel No. / Slate (Camera ID) / Camera Position
- 231 Connecting Cameras
- 232 Operation
- 232 Changing Settings
- 232 Recording
- 233 Power Down
- 234 APPENDIX I: EXPOSURE – USING FALSE COLOR AND ISO
- 234 Underexposure (~ 2 stops)
- 236 Overexposure (~ 2 stops)
- 238 Appropriate Exposure
- 240 Adjusting the ISO Rating
- 242 APPENDIX J: POST-PRODUCTION
- 242 Monitoring
- 243 REDCINE-X® PRO
- 244 APPENDIX K: MAINTENANCE
- 244 Cleaning
- 244 Camera And Accessory Exterior Surfaces
- 244 Brain
- 244 Optical Low-Pass Filter (OLPF)
- 244 LCD Screen (Touchscreen / Non-Touchscreen)
- 245 EVF
- 245 REDMOTE Screen
- 245 Lenses
- 245 Side Handle LCD
- 246 Back Focus Adjustment
- 248 APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING
- 248 No Media Attached
- 248 Recording Halted: Record Error - Shutdown
- 248 Preset Could Not Be Applied
- 248 Camera Cannot Be Paired to REDMOTE
- 248 Cannot See Menus on LCD Touch Screen
- 249 APPENDIX M: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- 251 Camera Brain Dimensions
- 251 Front View
- 252 Side View
- 253 Top View
- 253 Bottom View
- 254 Back View
- 255 APPENDIX N: RESOLUTION CHART