720P and 1080P... losers

[Jannard]

I think recording these formats is a waste of time. I'm voting to delete them from the recording options. You can always "downrez" to get these, but shooting these formats seems counter-intuitive and a waste of FPGA space. Remember that shooting 2K REDCODE RAW is only about 7MB/sec. Maybe we should add a You Tube option?

What thinkest thou?

Jim

 

[Tom Lowe]

Makes sense to me. Downsampled footage will look better anyway.

 

[Shawn Nelson]

Wait!! Frame rate Jim, frame rate! I am salivating at the prospects of 120fps. Now if you tell me I can shoot to CF or RedDrive 2k @ 120fps I will be overjoyed, but last i checked, 720p was the only means of that. Please don't take 120p from me!

 

[Emanuel A.]

Slowmotion purposes?

You beat me Shawn!

 

[Kevin Halverson]

With the 2k data rate at only 7MB/s, why bother with HD format support in camera? Save some of them macro cells for something more "useful".

 

[Jannard]

Wait!! Frame rate Jim, frame rate! I am salivating at the prospects of 120fps. Now if you tell me I can shoot to CF or RedDrive 2k @ 120fps I will be overjoyed, but last i checked, 720p was the only means of that. Please don't take 120p from me!

Not saying we can, but if we could deliver 120fps at 2K, would you change you mind? Just thinking out loud here. Don't write this down in your journals.

Jim

 

[Jannard]

When we say "things can and will change"... take it to the bank.

I love this company...

Jim

 

[Shawn Nelson]

Not saying we can, but if we could deliver 120fps at 2K, would you change you mind? Just thinking out loud here. Don't write this down in your journals.

Jim

Oh yes, in a huge way! I really hate the idea of 720p, quite a lot actually, but the idea of 120fps is beyond tempting. To me, Red 2k shooting Redcode at 120fps would be HUGE! I am an action-minded director, and that would be the cherry.

 

[Emanuel A.]

Well, this would be a genre dollar ---> euro exchange...

When we say "things can and will change"... take it to the bank.

I love this company...

Jim

 

[M. Bergeron]

120 fps 2k REDCODE RAW support would certainly do it for me... And I wouldn't need RGB for sure!

 

[luis bustamante]

we agree entirely, if you could deliver 2k @ 120 fps in redcode we wouldn't miss 1080p or 720p.

Definitely.

 

[Emmanuel Decarpentrie]

I really hate the idea of 720p, quite a lot actually, but the idea of 120fps is beyond tempting.

Same here! I really need 120fps, no matter the resolution. Of course, the higher the resolution, the better... 120fps at 2k would be awesome!

 

[Darren Orange]

The Red team can do anything...its just a mater of time.

That being said, is it really just a mater of write speed? If thats the case for 2K at 120FPS, what is the case with 4K at 120FPS. Can the encoder not handle that amount of data (at 4K at 120fps) that fast or is just a mater of writing the data that fast?


-Doc

 

[Stephen Webb]

The only reason I can see 1080 & 720 being of use is for a live feed. So long as the HD-SDI taps remain, I can see no reason that these need to be recording formats.

And 120fps 2K to CF cards would rock!

 

[Emanuel A.]

OK consensus. It's already written on our journals. When shall it be on yours Jim?

RED ONE production on delivery? As firmware upgrade?

 

[Emanuel A.]

I love this community... And this company's customers.

 

[Jannard]

STOP. Engineers have just said that 2K at 96fps for now is all we can talk about as a possible option. See, things can change in a minute.

Not saying we will do this, just looking for opinions.

Jim

 

[JD Holloway]

I'M TOTALLY ON BOARD!
120 FPS 2K?

SALIVATING.

Ditch the others.:gun:

 

[JD Holloway]

Crap seconds too slow.

Liquid nitrogen chip cooling/clocking?
ROTFL:devil:

 

[Charles Perkins]

Not saying we can, but if we could deliver 120fps at 2K, would you change you mind? Just thinking out loud here. Don't write this down in your journals.

Jim

the biggest reason for me to buy this camera is its high frame rate at 720p if you can get 120fps at 2k i'll be amazed, but untill then please, please do not get rid of it.