EPIC Compression rates and uses

[Adam Eden]

I have only had my Epic for about 10 days now so i was wondering if anyone had a recommended compression guide for every day shooting.
IE Highest compressed rate for Chroma Key, drama, sport, high speed..

I want to try and record at the highest compression rate with the minimum noise/ artifacting.

I dont want to shoot everything at 4:1 and waste drive space and LTO space.

 

[Dan Kanes]

Hmm... Big Fan of 8:1 and 10:1 here in terms of balancing data rates and quality...

 

[Tai Wah Lim]

Partly covered in this thread -

http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?60594-EPIC-R3D

Lim

 

[Adam Eden]

Thanks Tai. I did ask the question before but i couldnt find the thread.

For those who are interested below is Deanan's response


RC 5:1 is a good high quality starting point. Many big budget features used 5:1 (ie. spiderman).
RC 6:1 and 7:1 good alternates if you need to be more prudent about data throughput.
RC 8:1 even more so.
I'd reserve RC9:1 thru RC12:1 for high speed shots where you don't have the flexibility to go lower

 

[paulherrin]

adam, you can quickly find all your posts (or someone elses) by clicking 'my profile' (or your name) in the forum and clicking the 'find all posts' or 'find all threads'

good way to check in on yourself...

 

[Paul Nordin]

Some greenscreen tests done on the last FXPHD course on Epic showed that 6:1 was will deliver great keys. 12:1 delivered darned good keys, but a bit more noisy.

 

[Adam Eden]

adam, you can quickly find all your posts (or someone elses) by clicking 'my profile' (or your name) in the forum and clicking the 'find all posts' or 'find all threads'

good way to check in on yourself...

Thanks Paul.