Red Digital Cinema Scarlet X 4 0 Operation Guide

2015-07-27

• RED SCARLET-X OPERATION GUIDE
• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• DISCLAIMER
  • Copyright Notice
  • Trademark Disclaimer
• COMPLIANCE
  • Industrial Canada Emission Compliance Statements
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
  • Australia and New Zealand Statement
  • Japan Statements
  • European Union Compliance Statements
• BEFORE YOU START
  • Important Safety Instructions
    • READ BEFORE USING YOUR CAMERA
• THEORY OF OPERATION
  • MYSTERIUM X® Sensor
  • Image Processing
  • HDRx™
  • Magic Motion™
  • Audio Recording
  • Microphone Level Analog Inputs
  • Line Level Analog Inputs
  • Video Monitoring Outputs
    • Bomb EVF
    • RED TOUCH LCD
    • HD-SDI
    • HDMI
  • REDMOTE®
  • Digital Magazine (Media)
    • Metadata
    • Clip Naming Conventions
      • Multi Camera Shoots
      • 3D (STEREO) CAMERA SHOOTS
    • SMPTE Timecode
    • Power Consumption
• CAMERA OPERATIONAL CONTROLS
  • Brain
  • Side SSD Module
  • Side Handle
    • Top
    • Front
    • Rear
      • Navigation Group
    • Installation / Removal
  • DSMC Modules
    • Pro I/O Module
    • Rear SSD Module
    • Quad Battery Module
    • Dual Battery Module
    • Module Installation / Removal
      • Attaching the DSMC Module
  • REDMOTE
    • Navigation Group
  • Displays
    • BOMB EVF and Bomb EVF (OLED)
    • Touchscreen LCD
• BASIC OPERATION
  • Power Sources
    • Side Handle
    • Quad Battery Module
    • REDVOLT and REDVOLT XL
    • BACKPACK QUICKPLATE
    • AC POWER ADAPTOR - (DSMC)
    • External DC Power
    • Power UP
    • Power Down
  • Graphical User Interface and Navigation
    • RED LCD/Touchscreen LCD, BOMB EVF, External Monitors
      • Upper Status Row
      • Live Action Area
      • Lower Status Row
        • ICON Behavior
        • Power Status
        • RAW Clip Meter
        • RAW Noise Level Bar
        • RAW Clip Level Bar
    • Side Handle
    • REDMOTE
  • Navigating Menus
  • Using Touchscreen LCD
    • Touchscreen Shortcuts
    • Accessing Soft Keys
    • Power Down
      • Power Menu
    • Lock / Unlock Touchscreen Opreration
      • Lock
      • Unlock
• FIRST TIME USE – SETTING UP YOUR RED SCARLET-X
  • Attach Power Source
    • Battery
      • Side Handle
        • Install
        • Remove
    • Quad Battery Module
      • Install
      • Remove
    • RED Brick
    • DC Power
  • Power UP
  • Preparing to Record
    • Connect and Format Media
    • Perform a Black Shading Calibration
    • Adjust Project Settings
      • Time Base
      • Record Resolution
      • Record Quality (REDCODE)
      • Camera ID (Slate)
  • Recording
    • Record Indicator
  • Playback
• MENU CONTROLS
  • Adjustments
    • Basic Setting Adjustments
      • Side Handle / REDMOTE
        • Basic Adjustments Using Side Handle ONLY
      • Touchscreen
    • Advanced Setting Menus
      • Side Handle / REDMOTE
      • Touchscreen
• MAIN MENU
  • FPS
    • Varispeed
    • Basic Settings
    • Advanced Settings
  • ISO (Sensitivity)
  • F Stop
    • Basic Settings
    • Advanced Settings
      • Aperture (f stop)
      • Focus
  • Exposure
    • Basic Settings
    • Advanced Settings
      • Exposure (Speed)
      • Integration Time
      • Absolute Angle
  • White Balance
    • Basic Settings
    • Advanced Settings
      • Preset
        • Shade
        • Cloudy
        • Daylight
        • Flash
        • Flourescent
        • Tungsten
        • Incandecent
      • Color Temp
      • Tint
      • Calc White Balance
  • Resolution
  • REDcode
    • REDcode Options for Various Frame Rates
• SECONDARY MENUS
  • HDR Menu
    • HDR ON / OFF
    • Stops
  • Focus Menu
    • Mode
      • Manual Focus
        • Manual
        • Confirm
      • Auto Focus
        • Manual
        • Confirm
        • Single
        • Continuous
        • Touch Track
        • Rack
    • Zones
      • Center
      • Spot
        • Spot Focus Indicator
    • Enhanced A/F
      • Confirm Indicators
        • None
        • Circle
        • Bar
        • Pie
  • Lens Information Display
    • RED DSMC Ti PL Mount + Lens
    • DSMC Canon Mount + Lens
  • Exposure Menu
  • Presets Menu
    • Camera Presets
      • Applying a Preset
      • Creating a Preset
      • Sharing Presets
        • Copy presets from camera to SSD
        • Copy presets from SSD to camera
    • Looks Presets
    • Auto Presets
  • Media Menu
    • Select Media
    • Format Media
      • Reel No.
      • Camera ID (Slate)
      • Camera Pos (Position)
      • Edge Timecode Start
      • Format
    • Eject Media
    • Utilities
      • Secure Format
  • Settings Menu
    • Display
      • Tools
        • None
        • Exposure
        • Focus
        • Video
        • Edge
        • Magnify
        • RAW
      • Zebra
        • Zebra 1
        • Zebra 2
      • Monitor Control
        • Monitor
        • Overlay
        • Priority
        • Brightness
        • Gestures
      • Modes
        • Exposure
        • Shutter
        • Aperture
        • Focal Distance
      • Guides
        • MODE
        • Scale
        • Offset X/Y
        • Appearance
        • Relative to Frame Guide
        • General Tab
      • Test Signals
    • Look
      • Color
        • Saturation
        • Contrast
        • Brightness
      • Gain
        • Red
        • Blue
        • Green
      • FLUT
        • FLUT
        • Exposure
        • Shadow
      • Curves
      • Color/Gamma
    • Project
      • Time Base
      • Time Code
        • Time Code Display
        • Time Code Source
      • Slate
    • System Status
    • Audio
      • Audio Control
        • Pre-Amp
        • Headphone
        • Cam Mix, Rear Mix, and Monitor Mix
      • Audio Channels
        • Input
    • Recording
      • Mode
        • Continuous Record
        • Internal Timelapse Timer and External Frame Trigger
        • Speed Ramp Mode
        • External Record Only
      • Frame Processing
        • No Frame Processing
        • Frame Summing
        • Frame Averaging
      • Pre-Record
    • Setup
      • Keys
        • Key Mapping and Soft Keys
        • Options
        • Advanced
      • Date / Time
      • Communication
        • Name
        • Group
        • Target
        • Serial Protocol
        • Network
      • REDMOTE
        • Pair REDMOTEs
        • REDlink Channel
        • REDlink Enable
      • GPIO / SYNC
        • Sync
        • Brain GPIO
        • Pro I/O GPIO
      • System
        • Fan Control
        • Indicators
    • Maintenance
      • System Info
      • Save Log
      • Upgrade
      • Calibration
        • Current CalMap
        • Black Shading (Default)
        • Black Shading (Current FPS/Exposure Settings)
        • Black Shading Procedure
        • Export and Import Calibration Maps
      • Self Test
        • Enable / Disable Sensor Test Pattern
        • Enable / Disable Sensor Test Pattern
        • Touchscreen
      • Restore System
      • Rediscover
      • Motion Sensor Calibration
    • Playback
      • Upper Controls
        • ISO
        • White Balance
        • View
        • Presets
        • Media
        • Settings
        • Meta
        • Clip Playback Status Bar
        • Lower Controls
        • Resolution / Project Framerate / Quality
        • Histogram
        • Playback Speed
        • In / Out Point Marker
        • Frame-by-Frame Reverse / Forward
        • Play / Pause
        • Play Once / Loop
        • Playback Direction
        • Additional Clip/Camera Information
  • Power
    • Power Status
    • Shutdown
    • Power Out
    • Power Save
• APPENDIX A: UPGRADING CAMERA FIRMWARE
  • Verify Current Camera Firmware
  • Upgrade Procedure
  • Restore Default Factory Settings
• APPENDIX B: MANAGING DIGITAL MEDIA
  • Media
  • Formatting Media
  • Media Capacity Remaining Status
  • Eject Media from Camera (Unmount)
    • Using REDMOTE / Touchscreen LCD
    • Using Side Handle
    • Using Side SSD
  • Copying Media
  • Erasing Media
    • Macintosh OS X
    • Windows
• APPENDIX C: INPUT / OUTPUT CONNECTORS
  • Camera Brain Front
    • MIC-1, MIC-2 (Microphone Audio)
  • Camera Brain Rear
    • HD-SDI
    • Headphone
    • SYNC (Video Sync)
      • Trigger Button Circuit
    • CTRL (RS232 Control)
    • GIG-E (Ethernet)
    • DC IN (Power Input)
    • HDMI Out
  • Side SSD Module
  • REDMOTE
• APPENDIX D: Supported Lenses
  • DSMC Canon Mount Electronically Supported Lenses
  • DSMC Nikon Mount Electronically Supported Lenses
  • DSMC Leica-M Mount Lenses
• APPENDIX E: AUDIO SUBSYSTEM INFORMATION
  • Audio Format
  • Channel Setup
  • Source Selection
  • Channel Modes
    • Balanced Microphone
    • Unbalanced Microphone
    • Line in 0 dBu
    • Line In 0 VU
    • Phantom Power
    • Limiter
  • Audio Recording
  • Peak Meter
  • Data Path
  • HD-SDI/HDMI Embedded audio
    • Audio Control
      • Pre-Amp
      • Headphone
      • Cam Mix, Rear Mix, and Monitor Mix
  • Audio During Playback
• APPENDIX F: DEFAULT KEY FUNCTIONS
• APPENDIX G: REDMOTE OPERATION
  • Control, Connectors and Display
    • Controls
      • Still / Motion Switch
      • LEDs
      • Rocker Switch
      • User Function Keys
      • Menu Button
      • SOFT Menu Buttons 1-3
      • Navigation Group
        • Scroll Wheel
        • Direction KEYS
        • Enter Button
      • Focus and Record Button
      • Soft Menu Buttons 4-8
      • Power / KEY Lock Switch
      • USB Power Port
  • Operation
    • Docking and Undocking
      • Docking
      • Undocking
    • Power Up / Down
      • Power UP
        • Connected to Camera
        • Not Connected to Camera
      • Power DOWN
        • Using Camera
        • Using REDMOTE
    • Recording
    • Accessing Camera Controls / Settings
      • Changing Camera Settings
        • Using Camera LCD / External Monitor as Reference
        • Using REDMOTE LCD Stand-Alone
    • ADVANCED OPERATION: REDMOTE Menus
      • Soft Menu Buttons 1-3
        • WIRELESS CONNECT: SOFT MENU BUTTON 1
      • Connect REDMOTE to a Paired Camera
        • ReconnectING IF Signal is Lost
        • Operating WITH Multiple Cameras FROM a REDMOTE
        • REDMOTE or LOCAL MENUS: SOFT MENU BUTTON 2
        • REDMOTE SETUP: SOFT MENU BUTTON 3
      • DISPLAY LAYOUT: Soft Menu Buttons 4-8
  • Internal Battery
    • Charge Status
    • Battery Life
    • CHARGING
      • CHARGE TIME
      • USING CAMERA
      • USING USB CONNECTOR
  • Upgrade REDMOTE Firmware
    • Upgrade REDMOTE through DSMC
    • Upgrade REDMOTE (Macintosh)
      • Install REDMOTE Upgrade Utility (Macintosh)
      • Configure REDMOTE Connection with Computer (Macintosh)
      • Upgrade REDMOTE Firmware (Macintosh)
    • Upgrade REDMOTE (Windows)
      • INSTALL REDMOTE UPGRADE UTILITY (Windows)
      • Configure REDMOTE Connection with Computer (Windows)
      • Upgrade REDMOTE Firmware (Windows)
• APPENDIX H: 3D SETUP / OPERATION
  • Overview
  • Camera Setup
    • Master Camera
    • Slave Camera
  • Clip Naming Conventions
    • Reel No. / Slate (Camera ID) / Camera Position
  • Connecting Cameras
  • Operation
    • Changing Settings
    • Recording
    • Power Down
• APPENDIX I: EXPOSURE – USING FALSE COLOR AND ISO
  • Underexposure (~ 2 stops)
  • Overexposure (~ 2 stops)
  • Appropriate Exposure
  • Adjusting the ISO Rating
• APPENDIX J: POST-PRODUCTION
  • Monitoring
    • REDCINE-X® PRO
• APPENDIX K: MAINTENANCE
  • Cleaning
    • Camera And Accessory Exterior Surfaces
    • Brain
      • Optical Low-Pass Filter (OLPF)
    • LCD Screen (Touchscreen / Non-Touchscreen)
    • EVF
    • REDMOTE Screen
    • Lenses
    • Side Handle LCD
  • Back Focus Adjustment
• APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING
  • No Media Attached
  • Recording Halted: Record Error - Shutdown
  • Preset Could Not Be Applied
  • Camera Cannot Be Paired to REDMOTE
  • Cannot See Menus on LCD Touch Screen
• APPENDIX M: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
  • Camera Brain Dimensions
    • Front View
    • Side view
    • Top View
    • Bottom View
    • Back View
• APPENDIX N: RESOLUTION CHART