For editing in FCP first download the Final cut studio installer
Read the “Using Red Media with Final Cut Studio 3 Whitepaper”
Click here to go to the page on red.com
Minimum system requirement on Intel-based Apple Mac systems is 2GB of RAM. RED recommends either a 4-core or 8-core Mac Pro Tower system with at least 2GB of RAM, a suitable graphic card (such as NVIDIA 8800, or ATI 4870) and high speed storage for this new end-to-end native REDCODE as QuickTime files or the existing REDCODE transcode to ProRes codec workflow.
Download free RED software:
REDalert Open R3D files, do first color correct and export for editing.
REDcine REDCINE was written both by RED and ASSIMILATE (which it is really a lite version of the popular grading software called SCRATCH). REDCINE is available for both Windows XP/Vista and Intel MAC OSX. It differs from RED Alert! in that it has a lot more controls available, which some people like and others find tricky. REDCINE also mainly uses the GPU for processing, so render times are different depending on your system’s hardware. Third party tools, such as CRIMSON also have been made to work with REDCINE by use of XML file importing for conforming purposes.
Clipfinder A much smarter, free program for opening drives & cards with footage, selecting and exporting to edit codec.