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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 :)

13th responses here...

Hello to everybody, Hello, Mr. Jannard, Hello Red Team!

Chemical film died NOT on November the 13th. It will be layed to rest when the 2,4,5,6,9,28k projectors are leaving the RED ranchs gate... ;-)
But I will lay down some flowers, say Good bye and Thank you for the last 100 years, pretending some tears (cause I never worked with 35mm) and then I will run fast as I can to our new RED and start filming with that quality I dreamed of since my early beginings!!!

Another question to Mr. Jannard (not tecnical):
Why "RED"? Is that name refering to a kind of socialistic or democratic way of running a company?
For me it seems (and you said, Mr Jannard), that you started a new kind of company model. Highest picture quality ever for every filmmaker and every wallet, full lifetime service, satisfied customers at everytime cause of the upgrade system, best hardware quality and, I guess, a well payed up motivated team with a lot of fun at work. I put it in nutshell... fair deal for all!
Sounds idealistic, but I think it works, or!?
I wish that kind of business model would be exist for other products too! And as Mr. Jannard says: Red is business! Sure, they make money, they have to make money as we all too. But this is not the question at any time, but some guys around here seems to me that they want have a Red nearly for free and with all imaginable features! That's a kind of naive and "You want jam on it too, do you?" behavior, because think about what the HD Cam you actually own is able to do! Nothing, if you compare it with any RED model! And what was the price for your prof. HD Cam? 1000k? No! between 5000 and 12000k fully equipted! Isn't it?
I don't want to build up a cult about RED, something like this fanatic Apple follower do, but I really say Thank you to all the boys and girls at RED that I can spend my hard earned money for a highest quality tool with a everytime option to upgrade my equipment when my business is also growing up. But with the certain knowledge that even the smallest Scarlett brings me lightyears away from that ineffable video/tv look!

But in future, Mr Jannard,you better should check the brakes of your car everyday, because a lot of guys thinking another way of business... ;-)


Greetings from Germany,
Tom

www.screenhorn.com

P.S.:Sorry for the bad English, Mr. Jannard and all the incredibel guys from RED!
 
This probably has been profusely talked about, so you can PM me if that is better.

Is the R1 slowly going to migrate out of the production line?
I only ask, if I plan on buying a R1, say when the Mysterium-X sensor can be purchased built in it, will I still have a credit towards Epic?
I know R1 owners berfore Epic hits the shelves will have a credit. I'm talking about when Epic and Scarlet come to market.
Will the R1 be around when Scarlet & Epic are here?
What is R1's future once Scarlet & Epic are mainstream?
 
Jannard said:
There is a temptation to believe that all CMOS sensors are the same... and that you can interpret from one manufacturer to another based on a particular spec. This is an absolute fallacy. There are so many differences in pixel design and sensor design that one could not catalog them all. 12 bit sensors today are much better than 12-bit sensors yesterday. The Mysterium vs. Mysterium-X (both 12-bit) is a case in point. The Mysterium-X has 1 full stop less noise and greater DNR. It runs almost twice the speed and has about half the read-reset time. Monstro (16-bit) is a big leap again. All are CMOS sensors made by RED. RED's sensors differ from every other manufacturer's CMOS sensors in many ways. Just because one CMOS sensor does one thing doesn't mean ALL CMOS sensors do the same thing. The "secret sauce" inside sensor designs is widening between companies. It used to be "meat, salt, pepper and onions". Now, it is every ingredient in the pantry. It is amazing the different "dishes" that can be cooked.
Jm
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I am not very knowledgeable about cmos technology, but I believe that the sensor alone is only half of the story; another half is the software supporting it. I shot some stuff with a D3 recently and I was blown by the quality of the image I was able to acquire at extremely high ISO.
On the other hand, put it in movement and I may not like it so much anymore.
 
Question About Epic Upgrade

Question About Epic Upgrade

If I upgrade my RED ONE's to Epic Mysterium X sensor, how much does it costs to later upgrade to the Epic 6K?

Is it better to wait for the Epic 6K?

Thanks in advance.
 
Congrats Jim and the Red team! The specs and the renderings look really promising.
Some suggestions:
Ergonomics is all in the functionality. Please make an accurate Tc generator that does not require a "Lock it box" straped to the camera. Make accessories power outlet from the battery module that is strong enough to drive a remote focus motor. Preferable the RS standard, 3 minimum.
Team up with Preston to make a remote focus control box module.
Build an extended IO module that has down conversion to Pal and NTSC built in. Even if wireless HD is coming, it's still bulky and limited in range. If you are going to transmit wireless today you would need both an AJA DC and a Pal transmitter, combine that with a Lock-it box and the power to drive everything , it's starting to get non ergonomic.

Let Hector and Steven at ET to design all the hand held and Wf brackets mounts.
This is all details but these are the things that make a camera ergonomic or not. On our last job Geoff Boyle had all thinkable shit on the camera but he didn't want the Lock it box, didn't want the AJA DC or the transmitter.
So they had to connect cables and they didn't have accurate TC.

Lastly, spend all your money on the quality of connectors and boards because reliability is the thing that will make it or brake it for RED.

Jesper Holmström
Dagsljus Filmequipment
Sweden
 
Hmm...12 Volt batteries i see. But my current 14.8 Volt bricks are supposed to work. That probably means I'll need a new piece of battery plate to give the right voltage, but can I expect my 14.8 Bricks to last longer as a result?

OR—god forbid, are the 2x 12 Volt batteries in the render STACKED, making the new system 24 Volt, and doing exactly the opposite of making my bricks last longer....
 
12 Volts...

Jim
 
Super offer!

Two questions:

1) How much do the modules cost ?

I ask because i am not decided yet between EPIC X S35 and FF35, and the "free modules deal" does not apply to FF35.

2) What is the difference between REDCODE 225 and 250 (EPIC X S35) ?

thanks!

Antoine

EDIT:

...forgot...

What is a EPIC X S35 Mysterium-X "Select" ?
 
Steve Gibby said:
I went to the RED event at Fox Studios on the 13th. In part of the event Ted Schiliwitz gave an overview of the advancements in post workflow on the horizon, and representatives from various post application companies demonstrated what they have proposed. My friend Mike Curtis of HD for Indies has posted his initial summary of that info here:

Link: http://provideocoalition.com/index....ions_for_red_announced_from_apple_adobe_avid/

Post options are expanding rapidly...
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For those whom that may concern, !!! check out FCP 6.0.5 and Color 1.0.3 now out for download from the apple's site. These are the versions said to have been used during the demos mention in the link above.
 
Jannard said:
The "secret sauce" inside sensor designs is widening between companies. It used to be "meat, salt, pepper and onions". Now, it is every ingredient in the pantry. It is amazing the different "dishes" that can be cooked.
Jm
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OK great! Now I'm hungry. I'm going for lunch! :ranting2: :tongue:
 
Hey Jim,
Are you doing anything to solve the rolling shutter issue? Its the one and only thing I don't like about RED camera (and any other CMOS camera in fact).

Of course, if the rolling shutter issue isn't solved yet, I am still liking the scarlet and do plan on getting one if I still have the money at that time :)
 
Ryan Valle said:
Hey Jim,
Are you doing anything to solve the rolling shutter issue? Its the one and only thing I don't like about RED camera (and any other CMOS camera in fact).

Of course, if the rolling shutter issue isn't solved yet, I am still liking the scarlet and do plan on getting one if I still have the money at that time :)
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He's said before that the faster read-reset times on the newer sensors make the rolling shutter issues (like skew) a thing of the past.
 
Well, my concern isnt with the skew, but with the broken flash look you get from a slow read-reset time. I have seen this happen on the red one when shooting a strobing light scene and with the sony ex1 when it was used to shoot the lights from a flashing police car. This is something that is extremely non-film like look and is something I would love to see go away in the future chips.
 
Ryan Valle said:
Hey Jim,
Are you doing anything to solve the rolling shutter issue? Its the one and only thing I don't like about RED camera (and any other CMOS camera in fact).

Of course, if the rolling shutter issue isn't solved yet, I am still liking the scarlet and do plan on getting one if I still have the money at that time :)
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Sounds like you haven't been reading anything I have posted on the subject. Do a search and then please re-ask the question.

BTW... if you shoot a film camera and have non-sync'd flashes go off, they split the frame. But that still doesn't reflect you reading my earlier posts.

After you read my posts on the subject and still have questions... I'd be happy to answer.

My best,

Jim
 
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