2K 16X9...ARE WE GOING TO GET IT????

[Jay Silver]

So, I am just wondering if anyone out there at the RED HQ can tell us if and/or when 2K 16x9 will be available as an aspect ration option...
I love shooting hi speed, but the 2.40:1 widescreen isn't always the best. To crop into that frame to get a 16x9 image wastes an awful lot of pixels.
At 2K 2.40:1 we have 2048x854, if we crop into that for a 16x9 frame and end up with 1518x854, we lose too much resolution.
Is there a reason why 2K 16x9 isn't an option?
Jarred,
Can't we have this option???

 

[Johnny Friday]

FIRST UP should be 5k 16:9.....i'd think everything downline is easy at that point.

 

[Jay Silver]

Johnny,
I just posted something about that as well. I think the highest resolution we can get from the camera is 5120x2700. So, in order to shoot a 16x9 image, you gotta set your frame guide to 16x9 and go with that. Your resolution at that point is 4800x2700.
I shot a really quick short film a month ago and after running everything through RED cine, I then noticed the small letter boxing on the 16x9 quick times. Oh well...

 

[Deanan]

We will enable more format options in later firmware versions.
Playback is the current priority.

*BTW, screaming does not help get an answer. It sometimes does the opposite.

 

[Jay Silver]

Deanan,
Thanks for the info. Looking forward for playback as well as some additional format options.

Who's screaming?

 

[Johnny Friday]

Jay.....I've just gone with using the guide frames in camera and then when in post i scale the image to 113% and get a 16:9 image.....I think that is the very Indian way to do things...and me having some indian blood it just makes sense......but seems to work...but would LOVE not to have to go into scaling in Premier and bypass that with just having a 5k 16:9 option...and i know it's coming....

Deanan: if that was directed at me....for CAPITALS....i guess it wasn't my intent to scream at RED.....i meant 5k 16:9 should be WAY BEFORE 2K 16:9.....IMO.....as i bet it would be.....That said, i'm crunching along no problems with scaling.....but look forward to the present i expect will soon come in one of next few firmware updates....only thing i have to scream about at moment is there is not enough f$%kng time in the day to get everything on my plate done....

**i see it in OP's header....capitals....funny nowadays we can presume expressions with words....albeit i screw it up all the time with my punctuation, spelling and capitalizing....

 

[Stacey Spears]

The title of the thread is all caps, perhaps that is what Deanan meant by screaming.

 

[David Battistella]

This is where 3k could be nice.

Also, I thunk that the 300fps fad will fade soon. The first time I shot high speed film I had the same kind of love affair but soon that will wear off a bit.

4k 150 can show you a dragster tire contorting. It's life at five times realtime.

I wish 16:9 would go away.

I'd lioe to see the newer delivery formats be:

4k 2:1
4k 3:2
4k 2.40:1

16:9 is one of this compromise formats. Make it decidedly wide or square.


@Deanan

When playback is enabled will it be at all resolutions and formats?

 

[Dustin Cross]

5k 16:9 would be great. I would much prefer 2.5k 16:9 instead of 2k 16:9. 2.5k debayers to a sharp 2k or 1080 image.


Dusty

 

[Deanan]

The title of the thread is all caps, perhaps that is what Deanan meant by screaming.

Yeah, the title in caps and multiple ???? is generally read as screaming and angst.

 

[Johnny Friday]

This is where 3k could be nice.

Also, I thunk that the 300fps fad will fade soon. The first time I shot high speed film I had the same kind of love affair but soon that will wear off a bit.

4k 150 can show you a dragster tire contorting. It's life at five times realtime.

I wish 16:9 would go away.

I'd lioe to see the newer delivery formats be:

4k 2:1
4k 3:2
4k 2.40:1

16:9 is one of this compromise formats. Make it decidedly wide or square.


@Deanan

When playback is enabled will it be at all resolutions and formats?

I LOVE 2:1 & 2.4: 1.....but doubt TV will change ANYTIME soon with those delivery options.

 

[Jay Silver]

The all caps wasn't meant as screaming. Thought it would be bold faced type, but I guess that goes bold after people reply to a thread.

Just glad to know it's on the list.

Me scream? C'mon, I'm going to shoot my nephew's peewee football game with my Epic M...the only screaming from me will be if he misses a tackle or fumbles the ball...

 

[jimhare]

Is there a list of all resolutions/aspects the Epic can shoot today?