REDline Command Examples

This section provides examples of basic REDline commands. For more information, go to REDline Argument Legend.

IMPORTANT: REDline is case sensitive. Use care when typing your paths, file names, and commands.

Basic Help

NOTE: Some commands do not have extended help information.

REDline can be invoked without entering an argument. All available options print out in the Terminal or Command Prompt window by default. To receive help with a command, type REDline --help followed by the argument. The following command is an example of a help command for red curve:

REDline --help redCurve

Basic Output

The following command initiates a transcode to TIFF with basic scaling and cropping:

REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --format 1 --resizeX 1920 --resize Y 1080 --cropX 227 --cropY 0 --cropW 3641 --cropH 2048

Burn In

The following command initiates a simple burn in of timecode metadata:

REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --format 1 --burnIn --burnLL 6

RED ROCKET and RED ROCKET-X

The RED ROCKET and RED ROCKET-X^® can only be used by one application at a time. REDline attempts to use each available RED ROCKET and RED ROCKET-X by default.

• The following command turns off each available RED ROCKET or RED ROCKET-X:

  REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --format 1 --noRocket

• The following command limits REDline to a single RED ROCKET or RED ROCKET-X:

  REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --format 1 --singleRocket

• The following command explicitly instructs REDline to use RED ROCKET or RED ROCKET-X at index 0:

  REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --format 1 --useRocket 0

RMD files

RMD files are located with the corresponding R3D files. REDline does not use RMD files by default. Additional commands override the information in the RMD file.

• The following command initiates a red gain of 1.5 is applied regardless of previous edits in the RMD file:

  REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --format 1 --useRMD 1 --redGain 1.5 means that.

• The following command initiates color adjustments and in/out points to an RMD file:

  REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --format 1 --useRMD 1

Export Presets from REDCINE-X PRO

You can export with a REDCINE-X PRO export preset. Additional output commands override the export preset.

• The following command exports TIFFs even if the preset specifies Apple ProRes as the output format:

  REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --exportPreset “My ProRes Export” --format 1

• The following command initiates an export with a REDCINE-X PRO export preset:

  REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --exportPreset “My ProRes Export”

Metadata

The following command initiates a print out in the Terminal or Command Prompt window of all clip metadata:

REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --printMeta 1

CSV-Based Output

NOTE: All printMeta output goes to stdout. You can send metadata to another application or redirect it to a file.

The following command initiates CSV based output:

REDline --i /Users/myuser/sample.R3D --printMeta 2