RED RAY no longer EARLY 2009?

[Wayne Morellini]

So, when is it going to be released and how does it work?

[Petr Dvorak]

Ted is talking on about this summer
at 5:00
http://vimeo.com/22274762

another uncertain info from recon NAB thread '$1,000 and available at the end of the year' ... nothing official yet

[Mike 'Fireman' Ross]

So, when is it going to be released and how does it work?

How it works is somewhat confidential I think... at the RED booth I was told the pro version of RAY would be going on sale in 4-8 weeks from now, priced at $7,500. The prosumer version: target $1,000, end of this year.

E&OE

Mike

[Stuart English]

Yes, the RED RAY PRO units at the show are pilot-production units. When demonstrating one of these units today, I think everyone was taken aback by just how good even a 1080p monitor (and hence a 1080p projector) looks when fed from a RED RAY 4K source image. So while it undoubtedly looks best in true 4K resolution, even existing moderately priced 1080p resolution displays really shine. That's the advantage of high bit depth, wide color gamut and over-sampled source material - these characteristics put Blue-ray and OTA HD broadcast to shame. And all at lower bit rate than DV or HDV or Blue-ray too :-)

[Jake Bastian]

Yes, the RED RAY PRO units at that show are pre-production units. Demonstrating one of those today I think everyone was taken aback by just how fantastic even a 1080p monitor (and hence a 1080p projector) looks when fed a 4K source image. So while it looks best in true 4K resolution, even existing moderately priced 1080p display technologies really shine.

I know you guys aren't talking about this stuff until it's ready for release, but I really hope you guys licence this technology out so consumers can have 4K players in their homes. I've been holding off buying too many BluRays in the hopes that I'll soon be able to build up a sweet collection of movies on SSDs that will play in my home in UHD.

[Stuart English]

I can't talk to the first part of your question, but we absolutely do want to bringing this 4K technology into home theaters as well as all forms of public auditauriums.

Change your thinking from SSD to SD though, these files are small.

[Jake Bastian]

Change your thinking from SSD to SD though, these files are small.

Even better! You just made my night :)

[Stuart English]

Everyone at NAB should see this demo, it is mind-blowing you get this image quality at a bit rate below DV or HDV

[Petr Dvorak]

more about audio

Correct, up to 7.1 Channels on the consumer player. And up to 12 Channels on the pro version.

The final "movie" file size is quite small as the average RED RAY 4K data rate is only 20 Mbit /sec

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