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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

REDray Projector..

Luke Boyce said:
So is RED hoping to appeal to the new digital cinema initiative that Hollywood is imposing? There have been so many articles as of late about how many small theaters in America are going to close because they can't afford the $100k to upgrade their 35mm prints to DCI-approved DCP projectors? Is this something RED is looking at? Which means I'm asking if RED is going to attempt to get this projector DCI approved? http://www.dcimovies.com/

I'm on the board of directors for a small art theater in Champaign-Urbana called the Art Theater that is transitioning to a co-op and I happen to be on the committee to explore and purchase our new DCP projector before the end of the year. Obviously, Hollywood has strict rules about digital distribution for cinemas, so I'm wondering if RED is planning on approaching this market, or is this projector intended for a different market than that (ie. Home)?
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Home/Pro/Theater and yes, to DCI based on what we were told a while back. They are on all fronts. Keep in mind that you also need servers, high-speed networked infrastructure, and whatever digital processors for sound (Dolby or DTS) you prefer. It's not as simple as buying a projector to get a digital cinema up and running.
 
L. Langer said:
Home/Pro/Theater and yes, to DCI based on what we were told a while back. They are on all fronts. Keep in mind that you also need servers, high-speed networked infrastructure, and whatever digital processors for sound (Dolby or DTS) you prefer. It's not as simple as buying a projector to get a digital cinema up and running.
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The theater is already hooked up with the digital sound processors, network and such. It's the projector that we're looking into.
 
A couple of questions to people in the know:

1) Does the "under $10K" include optics, i.e. the lens?

2) Since this is passive 3D, I'm assuming a polarization retaining screen is required. Correct?
 
Petri Teittinen said:
A couple of questions to people in the know:

1) Does the "under $10K" include optics, i.e. the lens?

2) Since this is passive 3D, I'm assuming a polarization retaining screen is required. Correct?
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2) They could use filters similar to Dolby that aren't polarized and do not require a silver screen, we just need someone to report back on what kind of glasses were handed out at NAB and we will know. Not using polarization will be good news.
 
Let me just say this one thing: This seems great and all, the price is within reach and the technology seems very advanced. But I do have one complain however... I'm going to need a much bigger appartment now :)
 
It would be super amazing if we could use some kind of alternate power for this thing (redvolts/XL, red bricks...) Maybe add a 1B connection and/or offer a little redvolt module. Perfect for remote venues... or projection art :) Think about it...

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Passive glasses - heck yeah
120 FPS in 3D - heck yeah (Douglas Trumbull will love that too)
4K under $10K - obviously

And dare I say it looks like a badass military thing.
 
NEIL ANDREW BATES said:
I saw a Twitpic that showed someone wearing oakley 3D glasses. they appear to be these ones
http://uk.oakley.com/innovation/optical-superiority/hdo3d

@ Jonathan McGuire. Would it be a fair guess to say you work in a cinema?
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Ha, I wish and I would like to one day but for now I'm in school at Clemson University. I have read tons about 3D projection, I had 2 BenQ W6000 projectors running passive 3D and have tried polarization and Omega (color spectrum) and the Omega system wins hands down. I sold my dual stack to wait on laser projection. I will honestly be disappointed if this is using polarization, not only will it require a silver screen but polarization is also more prone to ghosting than Omega/Infitec/Dolby. For now though laser 3D may have to be polarized.... here is a quote from the designer of the Omega/Panavision filters that are used in the 200K$ Runco 3D projector stack....

"You are right most lasers work a a single line of spectrum. you would need ten lines to match what were doing. not practical really, but there are ways of getting multiple lines out of some laser setups. there are tunable lasers and some gain mediums that extend the bands. all kinds of ways to make a wider spectrum.
diode lasers are also a possiblity with being tunable and packing many bands. i wasnt thinking of the current offering so much as just the idea of using a dochroic as opposed to polorizers. could be with dolby you would need 6 lines but one would still have the color issues their system has. also if the laser is exciting a phosphore to create the source then all these things would work."
 
So, is there any idea of when this might be coming? Not an ETA per se, but are we looking at a 3 month time frame or more like December?
 
Jarred Land said:
You just add Laser boxes to go up in brightness or go up in size... modular.
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Do the laser boxes pump allthe light thrugh a single lens? I'm guessing that is the case but just to0 confirm.
 
Will the Redray projector series be available to AV systems integrators? This projector would kill in 24/7 multi-window command and control environments.
 
I realize this projector is being actively developed so there will be no hard specs for a while, but generally, what is the shortest throw that it can work with? Basically, how small can the room be?
 
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