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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 :)

An honest question for the Red Scarlet audience like me.

I think that this "Nick D" should perhaps try Lithium....and I'm
not talking about batteries.:blink:
 
I think that this "Nick D" should perhaps try Lithium....and I'm
not talking about batteries.
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let's try to stay away from the personal stuff...

Thanks
 
Jason Ramsey said:
let's try to stay away from the personal stuff...

Thanks
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Actually....I was trying for a bit of levity. Hence I used the word
"perhaps" so as to not be too apparently rude.:wink5:
 
One of the most informative presentations at Red Day was the zone plate comparison. I think it illustrated the inherent misconception that people have about resolution. Many pros seem to believe that because you can finish to film at 2K, and the current broadcast standard is 1080, that its okay to author at those resolutions. Using the zone plate comparison, Jim proved that even when you think you're authoring at those resolutions, you really aren't. He showed, using unimpeachable, empirical evidence, that the much lauded professional tools actually come up short in the resolution department. It also underscored just how difficult a task Red has set for itself, in getting true professional tools into the hands of many.

Jim never said Canon made bad cameras. He only mentioned that he doesn't like sensor line skipping as a methodology to achieve video. He praised Sony for developing a superior 4K projector.

But in a way, Jim has to show his current and future customers why he believes that resolution matters. There are Post Houses that are openly advertising that the Canon 5D is a viable authoring tool for a filmmaker's project. Some of them are really pushing the prosumer DSLR as a top level professional tool in motion picture production. I am unconvinced of this, I cannot see how anyone would risk their professional reputation on an mastering platform that delivers underwhelming results at best when viewed against more established professional tools. I think you would intercut Canon 5D or 7D footage with higher resolution cameras such as the Sony F35 at your own risk.

Don't get me wrong, I'm very impressed that a few Post Houses, (which have high overheads, even the ones using less than "Heavy Iron" workstations), are able to build successful business models by reaching out to the low end indy filmmakers using the Canon DSLR's. I would have thought that someone spending $2,000 to $4,000 on their camera, probably wouldn't have the budget to do a high-end finish of their DSLR footage at a price per project that far exceeds the cost of the camera. I don't see why filmmakers shooting DSLR's wouldn't use the very capable tools available to them off the shelf to finish their Canon footage, but then I don't have a Post House that needs clients.
 
Jim Retar said:
You miss my point though.... even if their intentions are pure... it can look like the opposite.

Why risk bad PR?
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People misconstrue stuff every day on these boards. It is the price that RED pays for extracting instant feedback from their user base and having productive daily interactions with their users, which is the basis for making such a great product, so fast. So they risk "bad PR," as you put it, because they know that putting it on the line publicly, every day also brings these enormous, offsetting benefits.

But they just stick to their knitting, work their asses off, stay committed, and perform little miracles daily. If they do that, they know that they'll sell boatloads of cameras and, eventually, delivery systems. The PR will take care of itself.

The rest is just someone else's story...forum noise.
 
Jannard said:
Maybe you should consider our posting the 7D Zone Plates as the reason why we took down "Other Cameras".

Jim
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Like I said before, i'm not here to cause trouble, just offering advice. I really think posting those plates in the recon area was a PR mistake. I'm sure you know that alot of 7D owners will trade in to RED as soon as there is a release date... Regardless of educational motives, it takes a small leap of the imagination for many 7D users to think... "hang on, this seems like a bit of an attack on my camera... I already know all these technical short comings, why are RED rehashing them?"

Maybe consider having a "test area"? Include a full range of cameras and you will get credibility. It could even drive more traffic and turn into a good resource.
 
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Hello Red Moderator,

I wrote my original Scarlet post while DRUNK...

It might help to add a forum "I'm Drunk"...

With a topic like that, we can ask deep philosophical questions like:

Is Item #21 an AC Cord or bottle opener, you know... I'm just saying, cause it has everything else...

BTW, Will the Scarlet come with a Warning: Do Not operate while Inebriated, or images may appear slightly out of focus?

Cheers!
 
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