4k hd

[Florian Stadler]

Anyone care to share experiences with this new format? I have a commercial job coming up shooting Wednesday and I'm tempted to upgrade to the new Release build 17 and shoot 4KHD but I'm hesitant because I haven't tested it thoroughly.

What are the advantages of 4K HD? Faster transcodes to HD? Any potential pitfalls in post?

Thanks!

 

[Patric Ralston]

I would also like to know if anyone has tested their 8GB Lexar CF cards and whether they are now useless for anything above 2K recording on Build 17. Do I have to use only RED Drives or RED CF cards now if I want to record 3K and above?

Patric

 

[Chris Parker]

good question. i am assuming faster transcodes to 1080p, but wondering in particular how it affects the lensing. is it like 2K and 3K in the way that it changes the field of view of a particular 35mm lens? That would be a potential pitfall.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Like 2K and 3K, the 4xHD mode is a crop. It's a slight crop by comparison. Resolution is 3840x2160 or quad-HD. It takes up a bit less space when recording and should provide some benefits in the post process in terms of direct 1/2 res scale to 1080p. Half-res proxies are 1920x1080 native, etc..

I really haven't used this mode, so can't comment on if there are any post hang-ups or not. But I think it's OK... Best to test first.

 

[Evin Grant]

The only bummer is that 4KHD still can't be recorded to CF cards (1st gen) in RC36.
But it's a great format otherwise for 16x9 shooting. Hopefully my new CF module and 16GB cards will fix that.