RED shipping schedule delayed once more?

[Alexander Nikishin]

Taken from the RED website:

"RED comes out of engineering delay
The RED ONE is back on track after a two month engineering delay. Field testing is underway before entering into production.
RED ONE prototypes are being used on the Wanted set in Prague and has been chosen by Steven Soderbergh to shoot his next two movies, The Argentine and Guerrilla.
Valuable information will be gathered at these shoots and final tweaks will be done as needed before production begins."

So does this mean that the posted shipping schedule is off?

Assuming that Soderbergh's shoot is quite a ways off and final tweaks will be done to the RED camera based on those shoots before production begins....?

 

[Michael Ragen]

I believe it still stands. I believe Jarred has always said that Red, unlike other companies, has the ability to make accessory tweaks and design changes right up until production. And I thought I read that production starts the 25th of this month. That isn't too far off.

 

[Kevin Halverson]

With modern electronics, particularly programmable logic (FPGAs, flash based micros, etc) changes can be made right up to the moment that the product is finished. I am certain that the will be UI changes and enhancements based upon feedback from these and other early cameras.

 

[Keith Alan Morris]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Christian Berg View Post
Back on track! Like the sound of that. Almost had me worried for i while... Good job Jim. Are you starting production now or will the start be in august?
Christian

"We are staying with our announced schedule... but the board drama is over."

Jim

 

[Don Woods]

Relax brothers its all good. The secdual stands for now as far as Jim has stated. And until he tells us other wise I think we should take his work.

 

[Brook Willard]

As Jim put it in the aforementioned thread:

We are staying with our announced schedule...

I think that about covers it.

 

[Alexander Nikishin]

As Jim put it in the aforementioned thread:



I think that about covers it.

I'm just looking for clarification/confirmation.

I have alot riding on this new delivery schedule (as do many other people) including three feature length films shooting in August/September, October and November. :nerd:

 

[Jannard]

I stated that we would use July and early August to tweak the cameras from what we have learned in the field. Schedule stands (for now).

Jim

 

[Michael Moreno]

gotta love how he put "for now"

oh great and powerful jim can we see the milk girls footage

cant someone be hired just to post footage and pictures

thanks red leader

 

[Poi Boy]

paintwhateverred??? are you lame or what ??
-A

 

[Keith Alan Morris]

They have always been very careful to say--and throughout each milestone too--that the "Schedule is always subject to change."

 

[Jonathan L. Bowen]

Put me down for or what.

Name that television show... it's a toughie.

 

[readyandaction]

gotta love how he put "for now"

oh great and powerful jim can we see the milk girls footage

cant someone be hired just to post footage and pictures

thanks red leader

lol, what an ass.

 

[Alexander Nikishin]

I stated that we would use July and early August to tweak the cameras from what we have learned in the field. Schedule stands (for now).

Jim

Looking forward to September then Jim.

 

[Greg Voevodsky]

gotta love how he put "for now"

oh great and powerful jim can we see the milk girls footage

cant someone be hired just to post footage and pictures

thanks red leader

Dude, go buy a Sony and be happy. Please, we would rather have pros test our gear much like Ferrari and Honda do so on the track... and NOOOO!!!! I would not want you testing my camera. LET THE PROS DO WHAT YOU WISH YOU COULD. Thanks.

 

[Don Woods]

I stated that we would use July and early August to tweak the cameras from what we have learned in the field. Schedule stands (for now).

Jim

Good Enough for me

 

[Darwin]

paintwhateverred??? are you lame or what ??
-A

Hay-hay lets not be to hard on paintwhateverred! He's in a class by himself. A very special class if you know what I mean, wink-wink, nudge-nudge.

 

[ChristopherKenworthy]

DPlease, we would rather have pros test our gear much like Ferrari and Honda do so on the track...

A brilliant point. I'm personally blown away that we're getting these heroes to test our camera and make it better. Imagine if we'd been given this offer:

a) You can get the camera now, as is, untweaked.

or

b) The best and brightest in Hollywood will test it for you, free of charge, and make sure you get the best image possible, with hardly any delay to your schedule at all.

No choice, really.

 

[Craig Schober]

a or b

a or b

A brilliant point. I'm personally blown away that we're getting these heroes to test our camera and make it better. Imagine if we'd been given this offer:

a) You can get the camera now, as is, untweaked.

or

b) The best and brightest in Hollywood will test it for you, free of charge, and make sure you get the best image possible, with hardly any delay to your schedule at all.

No choice, really.

actually, if it means i get the cam a month or two early and red comes through with promised updates and upgrades, i would take choice (a). i appreciate input from anyone but red is using this slight beta testing delay to catch up on their engineering and help promote their red cameras to undecided hollywood budgets. what would make me thankful is a beta release of redcine software and a few 4k clips.

 

[Joe Aurili]

Are a range of test shot going to be released after the tweaks, but before the camera is released? I'm still very interest in seeing what indoor shots without additional lighting will look like, and the look of low light shots.

I stated that we would use July and early August to tweak the cameras from what we have learned in the field. Schedule stands (for now).

Jim