RED Footage import

I have just tried to import some RED footage in each folder there is a .mov 2K proxy, the R3D file and the .rtn file.
I am getting the error in the attachment. Is that the meta file and is it a problem not being able to import?
FCPX 10.5.2 M1 Mac Mini

That’s correct behavior. Extra file isn’t imported into the library.

And not needed?

Quickest way to import all the footage would be to select all the individual folders in the import window like this? There are alot so don't want to manually go through everyone.

And not needed?

Quickest way to import all the footage would be to select all the individual folders in the import window like this? There are alot so don't want to manually go through everyone.

The camera Op recorded a 2k proxy which I've also imported fro the folder.
In FCPX now I have the RED file and the mov proxy. I have put a single clip in the squemce (RED file) and then tried to change FCPX to use Proxies. That didn't work so how do you get the Sequence to update to the proxy file (which is also in the Library because I imported at the same time)
I have tried the relink feature but it doesn't see it.

Would it be just best to create a new set of proxy files from within FCPX?

"I have tried the relink feature but it doesn't see it."

What exactly did you do? Did you try to relink the proxy files? Where are the proxies stored? They have to be external. 

The proxies were in the same folder as the R3D files as shown in the screen grabs above.

So in every RDC folder there was the R3D file and the proxy .mov file. When I selected all the RDC files on import FCPX imported them together.

When I tried to switch from R3D file to proxy inside of FCPX it was saying that it couldn't find the proxy file. I wen through the usual relinking process and still wouldn't find them (inside the Library) the only option I got if I remember correctly is that FCPX wanted to over right the the proxy with he R3D file which I didn't want to do because I would lose the proxy file.

I've just deleted all the proxies and found that using 'proxy preferred' works perfectly fine with the R3D footage

Proxy preferred with no proxies means you're using the original media. FCP only knows there are proxy files if it created them. If they were camera created proxies then they have to be relinked, but you can't relink to files that are inside the library bundle. What is usually done is that the camera files are imported but left in place and not copied into the library bundle. Then the external camera proxies can be relinked and used in FCP. 

This is exactly what I thought and totally understand that workflow.

All sorted now and new proxies created.
I have found though there is a big difference in playback. The R3D 5k files will play back OK on the M1 the playback image isn't the best but as mentioned the proxy preferred setting gives better playback (without actually having any proxies in the Library)