Scarlet X Data Sheet

[Phil Holland]

Hey Phil, is the 6.4x crop factor at the new 1K resolutions confirmed? Just curious as I'm excited to experiment shooting with my 75-300mm which would then be an effective 480-1920mm lens. Thanks for making these data sheets by the way. They're invaluable!

It's actually a bit less since you're 1280 wide instead of the traditional 1k measurement of 1024. It's about 4am and I'm just getting in and in no shape for math dancing. I'll calculate it, but off the top of my head it's going to be around 5.2x I think. I'll update the charts reflecting that sometime tomorrow once I get some sleep.

A word to the wise about shooting 1k on both Epic and Scarlet. I spent several hours testing out the possibilities and potential of the new format. Black shade and shoot at the highest RedCode compression possible to obtain the best results. I would also favor lower ISO ratings for your shots and expose to the right when possible. At 2k and 1k the need for quality glass really shines through as well and many of the low to mid range still lenses are going to have difficulty producing pleasing results. Ideally it would be good to stop down 2 to 3 stops and achieve accurate critical focus.

Thanks for all your positive input, but can you post record times with the new resolutions like 3k HD in particular.

Much of that information is approximately here:
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthr...l=1#post736335

I may make an updated chart with all of the new formats. I don't know if it's entirely needed as this gets you in the ball park for sure.

[R.Lee]

Thanks Phil.

[Jonathan Salvia]

Thanks for the info Phil. I really want to push the limits to see what is possible and at what quality. The 75-300 f4-5.6 is definitely one of those "pushing the limits" lenses. Some might even say, "why bother", but I've got a an energetic dog who is willing to run around all day free of charge...

[Dr. Sassi]

Thank you, Phil. It has helped me to answer a RED production question at Cineversity. I linked to this page to give you full credit. :o)

[Phil Holland]

More of a news update in case you missed it. Adobe Labs has released a new version of the Red Importer Plugin for CS6 and CS5.5.
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/redepic_importer/

- Support for RedColor3, RedGamma3, and Magic Motion
- Removes the need to conform audio on Red files
- Stability fixes for large Red projects on a Mac

[Nathan Pizar]

This is exactly what I was looking for! We were doing crop frame to get 360fps and I was curious what the equivalent FOV would be for various lenses without having to try them all. Very cool.

[Dharmendra Singh]

Phil, this is awesome and invaluable resource for anyone using or planning to use scarlet. I'm planning on buying a scarlet soon, and I'm getting invaluable information from your scarlet(scully) thread abt the gear to buy along with scarlet. Very much appreciated, Thank you.

[Lee Baldwin]

Very nice! Thank you for putting in the time to post this information!

[Phil Holland]

Hello all! It's time for a big update to this thread and add some additional material.

I've been approached by several people and have been asked to compile the Data Sheets and my other Red notes into a book, ebook, app, etc. While that would help my "Get Phil an Epic/Dragon Fund" I would like these quick reference cards and general information to remain free for Red owners, shooters, and others to use. Here's what's new:


changeLog 10.29.2012

- added additional common rectilinear focal lengths to all charts.
- added additial information/definintions for each graphic.
- updated format names to reflect the latest firmware (QuadHD has been depreciated)
- updated graphic "Red MX Format Crop Factors" with all available resolutions.
- added "HD" and "WS" markers to the Data Sheet for available formats.
- updated crop factor algorithm and rounded up non-standard focal lengths.
- updated Data Sheets with exact 1K WS resolution (previously was guestimate prior to officail release).
- updated the formatting of the first post to be easier to find what you're looking for.
- removed Adobe Importer instructions as it is not needed with Production Premium CS6.
- removed 1K and phantom audio notes as they are now enabled.
- created Red Mysterium X Relative Crop Factor graphic with both 5K and 4K as base recording format.
- created RedMag Record Time (in minutes) graphic with updated approximate record times and the newer 48GB and 512GB magazine sizes.
- compiled notes into "Red Quick Guide" as a pdf file for you to download and/or print.

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Red Mysterium X Relative Crop Factors
This graphic sets the "relative crop factor" at 5K or 4K. The purpose is to assist the shooter on choosing their desired focal lengths when changing formats to produce a similar field of view from their main recording format. An example: You've decided on renting a 32mm prime lens for a shoot, but know you want to shoot some overcranked 2K material to match the approximate field of view. With this chart you can see that you would also want to rent a 16mm lens to produce the similar FOV and feel of 32mm at 4K.


- Download 2k Version - Download 5k Version

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RedMag Record Times
This graphic displays the recording times of all currently available recording formats and available RedMag capacities. I've listed the common production RedCode compression ratios from 3:1-12:1. Take note that the 48GB RedMag is designed for the current Scarlet X and it's max data rates. Currently we don't know how it performs on Epic.


- Download 2k Version - Download 5k Version

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All of this can now be found on the first post of this thread. Once I there is an official announcement regarding final Dragon specs I'll add them to this thread and publish new graphics.

Happy Halloween!

[Paul Ellington]

\m/ Rock Phill.