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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 :)

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  1. James_Mills

    NEED A SCARLET BARE BRAIN FOR TOMORROW AND SUNDAY...

    double edit: Multiple people who have said they'd help me have now bailed so am open for any help from anyone... we need the camera today in the afternoon (Friday) and Sunday for a full day, would love to trade my Epic and Red Clutch rig for a day or two once it arrives next week (my Scarlet was...
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    Best lighting for digital filmmaking books...?

    I just purchased Lighting for Digital Film and Television by John Jackman and was wondering if you guys knew of any other, perhaps more modern, cinematography books on lighting for digital? A lot of these lighting for digital books are either dated and made for digital camera that are further...
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    Scarlet Dragons coming before trade ins for Epic Dragons...?

    (whine alert) Not sure if I should post this in the Epic or Scarlet forum, but I would like to hear your thoughts on this. I just purchased the trade in for the EPIC Dragon and they basically suggested that the Scarlet Dragon upgrades are gonna get to them before the trade ins for the Epic...
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    RED Prime kit or CP2 kit...

    I'm about to take out a loan to upgrade to a dragon and feel that I need to finally get some industry standard lenses along with it. Which kit would you recommend? Which would rent better? Which would land bigger narrative work? Which do you personally like more? I've used both and enjoy each...
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    5k or 2.5k...?

    So tonight I was having a discussion with a friend of mine whose been a head at two different vfx teams that have won academy awards (he's honestly as professional as it gets in the post world of finishing) and the topic of resolution came up after Skyfalll was randomly mentioned. I opined that...
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    Panasonic LA7200 Anamorphic test

    (watch on vimeo's page to see in HD, makes a significant difference with this particular video for some reason: https://vimeo.com/62218014 )Just for fun, we wanted to test the sharpness of the Panasonic LA7200 on a Scarlet for daytime exteriors. I never post my stuff on here but figured I'd...
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    Huge, huge thank you to the RED team for their services on my issue...

    I apologize if this is the wrong place to put this, but I'd like to share my great experience with RED this past week to offer some testimonial light on a service care team that even I admittedly was down on beforehand: After a month of multiple camera malfunctions that cost me thousands of...
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    FS: RED 5" Touch LCD Monitor (LOS ANGELES PICKUP ONLY)

    ​SOLD I had another thread about this product last week and got a couple buyers quickly. Unfortunately I sided with the first who was overseas and, after hearing of some other horror stories on here with overseas transactions through PayPal, I've decided to sell this locally. I'm in no rush to...
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    SOS export looking much darker than in Avid or original graded RED files...

    I keep trying different same as source settings and project settings to get a clean export, but it always comes out significantly too dark... am I doing something wrong? And then when I export a H264 setting instead I get the standard greyer and flatter look than I want (it seems to really kill...
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    Unable to multigroup secondary audio w AMA footage (PluralEyes unable to read also)

    some strange stuff is happening here that I was hoping someone could help me out with: 1. I link my footage to ama and transcode it to smaller mxf 2. I line up my footage in a sequence with the secondary audio underneath 3. When i export to AAf and run through pluraleyes and bring it back in...
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    FS: RED 5" Touch LCD (Los Angeles)

    SOLD 5" Touch LCD for sale, $1,300.00 or best offer. I'm in no rush to sell it so will await some bids. Comes with the original packaging and all its original contents (silk case, the cable, etc.) I prefer local pickup but will ship if convinced.
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    FS: Panasonic LA7200 Anamorphic Adapter + diopter and step up ring kit

    See the link below to my Craigslist advertisement for more info and pictures. 1,300 dollars for the set, firm. Willing to trade for Zeiss Contax lenses. The bundle includes: Panasonic LA7200g Anamorphic lens Leather case for the lens Back and front caps 52-72mm Bower step up ring 55-72mm...
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    Going the route of a RED Pro Zoom instad of a new lens kit...

    ... what are your thoughts on this? How do you think the optical quality / mechanics / everything all said and done of, say, a Zeiss Contax or ZE kit compared to buying just a single RED Pro Zoom? Would you take one over the other if you were shooting a smaller budgeted feature? I've never used...
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    Need to rig my Scarlet 35 feet above a pool for a 90 degree overhead shot...

    In order to avoid distortion, we can't use less than a 35 mm lens (at full frame) and the pool itself is 15 feet by 40 feet so I need to get my camera directly over the middle of the pool to cover as much ground as possible. We did some calculations and saw that this means we'll have to get the...
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    Just got Avid 6, to transcode or not to transcode...

    Hey, all. I'm excited to say that I just got Avid 6 and the RED plugins are working awesomely. The ability to ama link RED files directly seemed like a far distant dream when I first started using Avid and RED a few months ago, so I'm super stoked about it. But then it got me thinking... if I...
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    Links to complete Epic / Scarlet rig setups for sale

    I have been searching for complete packages for the Scarlet or Epic (from dovetail and baseplate to follow focus and mattebox). I'm currently considering upgrading my rig and am interested in the competing price ranges for full setups out there... I know many on ehre recommend just buying a...
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    Quick help on set, please; recording audio at 30fps

    Is it even possible? Not seeing the audio bars come up on the side corner like they do at 24fps...
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    Question I've always wondered about RED One footage...

    For the past three years I've been wondering what it is about the RED One sensor / camera that has such a specific look when shooting with a blueish keylight with high contrast / very little fill. I'm sure some of you know what I'm talking about, it's a very digital / nonfilm look that has a...
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    Avid 5 to RCX and back to Avid roundtrip...

    Hey, all. Need a little more help, thanks guys. First off, my friend told me that it's actually better to just color correct with RedCine than DaVinci because it uses the original RED color data whereas DaVinci doesn't... is this true? Is there a way that I could have a roundtrip system where...
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    Trying to use DaVinci Resolve Lite 9 with my 15" Macbook Pro, 10.6.8...

    So I'm trying to use Davinci 9 with my MacBook Pro and I keep getting the same error: "Your GPU memory is full; try reducing the timeline resolution or the number of correctors". I'm getting this even when I just start the program before even opening any projects. When it does make it through...
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