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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 :)

Time for a RED RAY update...

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Jim, can you throw us anxious RED RAY folks a bone?

I feel RED RAY is underrated and will be a vital tool onset in many circumstances.

Any info is much appreciated.

-Casey
 
Probably the next significant announcements will be circa NAB 2009. I do agree that additional information how Red Ray fits into the production pipeline would be welcomed.
 
Agree with Casey, Red Ray will be a game changer.
Bones appreciated, the dogs are hungry.
 
My guess is that the new Red Ray development time frame will by necessity follow the brain development of the Epic and Scarlet. I can't wait to screen my 28K feature, natively, on a tandem 4k projector on an IMAX screen. All from my trusty little Red Ray player. It would be nice to see a proto in action.
 
actually.. if you try the search feature... or better yet... click on jannard... then threads started by... you can find TONS of clues in his posts...

Most recent RED RAY update was buried in this thread about economy, sounds like an exciting update to me... if you are asking for release dates... etc... you shoild know better... but Jim DID release RED PRIME ship date of APRIL... yesterday!! (which was categorized with RED RAY) on red.com...

so RED RAY hopefully will ship this summer... but just 6 weeks ago, I found this RED RAY news very exciting...

http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25850
 
I am excited about Red Ray. Many of us filmmakers focus so much on production, we forget the most important and difficult obstacle: getting our films shown.

I am all about distribution, and I hope we can get some updates on Red Ray that can get the ball rolling on this! :}
 
Tim Whitcomb said:
actually.. if you try the search feature... or better yet... click on jannard... then threads started by... you can find TONS of clues in his posts...
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Oh, believe me, I'm quite familiar with the strategies for scouring REDUser. (Jannard posts have been a single-click Bookmark for years) :-)

Tim Whitcomb said:
Most recent RED RAY update was buried in this thread about economy, sounds like an exciting update to me... if you are asking for release dates... etc... you shoild know better... but Jim DID release RED PRIME ship date of APRIL... yesterday!! (which was categorized with RED RAY) on red.com...
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Yes, I saw the mention of RED RAY footage. But that was about all that was stated. Ship Dates? Jim is always up front with those as soon as he can be, so I'm asking more about updated product specs and renders, much in the same manner that RED EPIC, Scarlet, Lenses, and other Accessories have been shown and spoken of.

Anyway, back to it, whadya say Jim? Can we expect some updates on the specs and functionality of RED RAY soon?

Any info is much appreciated!
 
Can't wait for unNAB! Hopefully, we will see where Red Ray is up to at this point. I am really excited about the potential of this unknown player... :}
 
RR's so ahead of it's time, really. That's the biggie, but not really, because time's imploding. You've probably heard that BluRay's run is limited to a couple of years. If only we could dump the past and get on with the future! NeverTheLess, I still love those movies where in 2050, they're sitting around post-apocalyptic, listening to old vinyls, not to mention, like they did in 'LOST'....
 
In the past before the One was released, they had mentioned something about eventually making monitors and projectors. But that was a ways back and RED's game plan changes pretty quick. Perhaps it's still the plan. But it was brought up in regards to workflow, being able to work with the full 4K files and see them at 1:1.
 
I'd prefer a Blade Runner future- that's a nice mixture of Jetsons with semi-apocalyptic, with plenty of street food sushi and noodles to keep me happy. Come to think of it, that's basically Tokyo.

Noah
 
Adam Jeal said:
I asked Jim at IBC wether or not Red Ray is intended as competition to the studio's DCI spec and as a means of opening up digital cinema distribution to more people and he said 'yes'.
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I spoke to a cinema tech the other day, and he figured that we the current pricing system, it will cost more to rent the projector than to rent the cinema itself if you wanted to show an independent film.

Imagine if the prices for projectors could come down. That way cinemas would not have to enter into agreements with the (big) distributors in order to finance their new beamers. And cinema just might become much freer again!
 
Hi!

I hope Jim will have the chance to establish RED Ray or similar based systems as a true alternative to DCI specs. And if it is only for having a competition there and outrule the monopolism inherited by the blockbuster industry.

I guess some specs of the RED RAY will definetly change:

1. I expect it to use HDMI 1.4 specs. These include 4K transport over a single cable connection.

2. By end of the year we will see the new 30" 4096x2560y displays coming up. I have seen the panels already listed by the manufacturer. That means we will have definetly 4K monitoring *payable* by end of the year for everyone. And for home use, if desired. I have no pricing info yet, but I would consider the same price range that the original 30" 2560x1600y panels from Dell and Apple had in the beginning. And those came down in less than two years to below 1000 US$... Imagine that...

We wait in Europe for the broadcasters to finally adopt HD officially. The state television stations decided to use 720/50p for distribution in Europe! I always promised them that the end users will have full HD equipment before they even start broadcasting. End users will have full HD cameras before the TV stations even start broadcasting HD.

Now I make a new proposal:

We will see 4K enabled home TV systems BEFORE HD is officially starting in Europe.
RED RAY would be a key component at this time.

Btw, I wonder if there will be a HDMI 1.4 output option board for the RED Rocket™ when the first displays become available, that support HDMI 1.4?

Axel
 
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