Hello!
I am a neophyte asking for some advice. I edit with FCPX and with a recent project have needed to start working with RED (rd3) files in FCPX. I have never done this and am very unfamiliar with just about everything. I am beginning to realize that I am not understanding several things, and would like them clarified.
First off, I was taught to always click the box "create optimized media" when importing footage, but never really understood what exactly this did. I did this with the rd3 files, they took forever to import (about 12 hours) and the "transcoding and analysis" function in the background after 24 hours was only at 5% and kept starting over. I turned it off.
My question is, did I ruin something by doing that, and should I have done that at all? Should I have neither checked "create optimized media" to just import as is?
My goal is to edit the footage (actually a mix of footage from a Canon 5D Mark III and the RED) into something, then do the color grade on the final project in DaVinci (a program I am also new to). What is the best way to go about this? I have a feeling that life will be much easier if I do my homework now, rather than halfway into the project. What tips do you have for me as far as the best way to edit with RED in FCPX?
I did download the RED Apple Workflow Installer, and am on a 2011 MacBook Pro, 16 GB 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 if that helps. Editing with a USB 3.0 from external hard drive.
Thank you so much, any tips are greatly appreciated!