Format Media

RED SSDs can be formatted as either FAT32 or UDF (UDF is only supported on firmware v6.4 or later). Both Mac^® and Windows^®-based computers support SSDs formatted as FAT32 or UDF. Refer to the documentation for your operating system to determine if there are any limitations to its file format support. To prevent media issues when switching between FAT32 and UDF formats, perform a secure format.

FAT32

All camera firmware versions support FAT32. When an SSD is formatted as FAT32, all video clips (including R3D, .mov, and .mxf) are separated into 4GB segments. However, R3D files will display as a single clip when referenced together.

UDF

Only camera firmware 6.4 and later supports UDF. When an SSD is formatted as UDF, .mov and .mxf files are recorded as continuous files. However, R3D files are still separated into 4GB segments but will display as a single clip when referenced together. Since the proxy file sizes are larger, UDF-formatted SSDs take longer to mount to a computer. While the SSD mounts, DO NOT remove or eject the SSD during this process.