AVID to Davinci Resolve - Relinking Red .R3d files for export to Davinci Resolve and Resolve Project Setup

AVID new relinking RED AMA workflow

  1. Duplicate the sequence and put in a new bin.
  2. Export a DnxHD Quicktime for "Resolve" as reference. See this wikidoc

https://wikis.utexas.edu/download/attachments/32934966/AVID-+Export+a+AVID+DNxHD+Quicktime.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1330040316000

  1. Close project and hide the AVID media files so that AVID doesn't relink to the old transcoded media. Change the name to the AVID MediaFiles folder.

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    Relink to the AMA volume that the raw .r3d files are on. Go to >File>Link to AMA Volume

    Locate the original raw .r3d red Files




    Click Open

    Use the settings "Bins Based on Current AMA Setting"


    Click OK


    All the AMA files will load up in a new folder when you choose the default settings.

    When ready to online reconnect to the .r3d files.

    Select all AMA FILES in the AMA folder

    Right click the sequence to relink and choose Relink

    Right click the sequence to relink and choose Relink

    >Managed Media

    Use the standard relinking options after the AMA media has been mounted

    Choose Selected Items in All open bins

    Choose to relink by Tape Name or Source file Name

    If that doesn't work choose





    Choose to relink by Tape Name or Source file ID

    Once the media in the timeline is relinked to the .r3d files the timeline should look yellow showing that the files are relinked to AMA media.
    The next step is to export the .aaf Go to >File > Export

    To create the .AAF file

    The deliverable will be the .R3D files and the .aaf for the color correction. Example shown here.

    To Bring into Resolve

    For a new user you will have to set up your account

    Click on the volumes Icon in the lower right corner of log in screen

    Click the "+" icon in the lower right to add a new user

    Choose "Disk" as the Driver

    Click on "Host" to select a directory to store your settings.

    Make a folder on the destination hard drive to store the user database


    Click "Choose"

    Label your User Database

    Choose to create new database

    Database creation successful. Next Double Click on the new database you just made. Example here in "Yellow Font" double click on that to load it.

    Close the window

    Next create a "New USER"

    Enter in Username


    Click Setup new user

    Log in

    Click the "+" button in the lower left corner to create a new project

    Title the project – click Create