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Once you’ve purchased your Red Digital Cinema camera, you’re eager to get out there and start shooting… Many simply insert the media, format the RedMag and roll!  This procedure does ‘work,’ and it may work well for a while.  However, we’ve established a much more solid framework and procedure set for your data security and field troubleshooting. You’ll immediately notice that you have a few distinct options when you go to format your media.  You’ll notice there are two boxes in the main Menu > Media > Device page:  “Format Media” and “Utilities.”  Selecting “format media” allows the operator to format...

We've all been there... you have a beautiful "looking" shot, but the location is in a "noisy" environment. "Back in the day", this meant you had to move your location to something more suitable for cleaner audio. (I guess if we're being honest, this is still preferable, but sometimes you are stuck with your location, and you just have to roll with it...) So what are your options?  For starters, mic placement is always important.  You want to get your mic as close to your subject as you can, without being in the shot, if it’s a boom microphone.  If your client...