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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 :)

Beta Camera Build 3.2.8

hmm, seems like it's not as easy as I thought on our EPIC (been updating from 3.0.0)... 3.0.7 works fine - but with 3.2.8 first I was getting the same color pattern as Mr. Ross... now after a few other attempts I'm getting a white screen when booting -> when I unplug and replug the LCD cable (5.6 touch) everything is fine... it's just a white screen when I'm booting until I unplug and replug the screen (if I do so the correct picture comes up and everything works as it should with proper version reported and so on - recording is fine and works). My first idea was a "bad" cable - but I tried differnt cables which are working (on our RED One) and the problem remains the same - white screen when booting up... Tried camera restore/factory defaults, stepping from 3.0.7 to 3.2.8 - from 3.0.0 to 3.2.8 and various other things - not a direct problem since rolling back to 3.0.0 is working just fine... Maybe I'll try later on without a lens attached (Nikon Pro-Lock, so non-electric).

but if anyone is experiencing similar problems -> don't freak out; force_update back to 3.0.0 is working fine :)
 
For anyone who experiences the same problem I had I've found a workaround. I only have the side handle and when I updated, my up and down buttons became zebras and I couldn't get into setting to reconfigure. The workaround I found is:

1. Go into presets
2. Delete the top preset for Red settings which should then make 'Default Key Mappings (Red) at the top of the list.
3. Now select apply and the up and down work again.

Phew!
 
I noticed that you have to power up the camera BEFORE you insert the SSD to make it work. For release FW it´s the other way around, you insert the SSD and then power up.
I got the weird colorbar screen the first time around, but 2nd time I re-read the instructions and saw that you have to power up, then insert the SSD
 
image flip on the touch lcd and thumbnail playback overview are 2 things i would really love to see in the next FW!
 
I can´t seem to get my senneheizer mic to work. The channel indicates green when I plug it in, but nothing on the meter
 
Jarred Land said:
Beta Builds
* Added PL Lens short circuit detection
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Curious about this one as I reported a ticket in march with an issue where short cutting the /i contacts on PL mount would corrupt the R3Ds until next reboot
(it happened once while installing a lens on a shoot and I was able to reproduce it afterwards while exchanging emails with the support team...).

Is it related / reproduced / detected on your side ? Would be great as altho it never happened again I kept checking (the problem was visible with a 1:1 zoom) after changing lenses on my EPIC...
 
Scarlet Stats Please...

Scarlet Stats Please...

I imagine that 24p at 5k on Scarlet was not an added feature. I am sure the reduser would be blowing up about that. Can someone please post the Scarlets new stats. Also...Jarrad... can you give us any estimated time for the release build? Thanks.
 
Jarred, any estimates on when all these features will make it into release build?

I'm dying for 120fps and other stuff, but my camera is working on other people's projects more often than on my own and I can't jeopardize those productions with beta.
 
Pete Barden said:
For anyone who experiences the same problem I had I've found a workaround. I only have the side handle and when I updated, my up and down buttons became zebras and I couldn't get into setting to reconfigure. The workaround I found is:

1. Go into presets
2. Delete the top preset for Red settings which should then make 'Default Key Mappings (Red) at the top of the list.
3. Now select apply and the up and down work again.

Phew!
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nice - seems like this solved my problem too (which were different one?)!

but it should be fine to just switch to 'Default Key Mappings (Red)' - I didn't completely delete the first entry...
after I switched to that the update to 3.2.8 went smooth (no white boot-screen anymore).
 
Pete Barden said:
Hi guys, I seem to have got myself a bit stuck. I updated the firmware and it all worked well. I have the Scarlet with the side handle only. I seem to have a big problem now as my down button on my side handle has reassigned itself since the update as 'Zebra 2 Toggle'. Now I can find no way to select Setup, Maintenance or Playback in the menu and so I can't reconfigure my side handle. Has anyone else experienced this and does anyone know a workaround?

Many thanks,

Pete
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Very strange.

Another new feature of 3.2.x is a hard "reset to defaults". You can trigger it by pressing and holding the power button for 15 seconds at boot (keep holding down until you hear the fans go full blast to be safe).
 
just to report back; phantom power (48v) works fine with wooden camera A-Box (tested with Sennheiser ME 66 and K 6 [without battery!])
post fan delay also works fine (tested with 30 sec. delay) - fan kicks in only after half a minute after rec-stop!

nice stuff - still messing around a bit but the features promised/pushed on the list seem to be working fine :)
 
jimhare said:
For Phantom, do we go back to using proper balanced 1/8" TRS style cables or continue using the stereo pass through cables? Works well with the A-Box?
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Yes, I have the a box and was wondering how things are working before hooking up my mkh60 and a box.
 
Mikael Lubtchansky said:
very curious about this one too... is it working thru the gigabit ethernet ?
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No, this feature allows you to use and trigger an external HDSDI recorder without needing media in the camera. In all other regards the camera will behave as if it is recording: fan control, record indicator (with super-imposed EXT), etc. It will even trigger the external recorder to start and stop using the same flags in the HDSDI stream.

You can enable this feature in the SYSTEM dialog. Note, we have put safe guards in place so you don't accidentally enable this mode and not know it.
 
Peter Stelzhammer said:
just to report back; phantom power (48v) works fine with wooden camera A-Box (tested with Sennheiser ME 66 and K 6 [without battery!])
post fan delay also works fine (tested with 30 sec. delay) - fan kicks in only after half a minute after rec-stop!

nice stuff - still messing around a bit but the features promised/pushed on the list seem to be working fine :)
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Thanks, didn't read far enough before posting.
 
Peter Stelzhammer said:
post fan delay also works fine (tested with 30 sec. delay) - fan kicks in only after half a minute after rec-stop!
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That is a GREAT addition so sound guy can keep recording tail audio without the camera ruining the sound !

In the same spirit a VERY useful feature would be a FAKE RECORD mode for rehearsals, so the operator can still frame the camera and the sound guy can hear the silent room as if we were recording. Technically it is very close to how Trent just described external recording but it just doesn't record anything internal or external... I've requested such a feature a few years ago for RED ONE... would be awesome to get it for the EPIC (with all due warning and screen displays to confirm you actually are not recording anything just putting the fan in record simulation mode)...
 
Mikael Lubtchansky said:
That is a GREAT addition so sound guy can keep recording tail audio without the camera ruining the sound !

In the same spirit a VERY useful feature would be a FAKE RECORD mode for rehearsals, so the operator can still frame the camera and the sound guy can hear the silent room as if we were recording. Technically it is very close to how Trent just described external recording but it just doesn't record anything internal or external... I've requested such a feature a few years ago for RED ONE... would be awesome to get it for the EPIC (with all due warning and screen displays to confirm you actually are not recording anything just putting the fan in record simulation mode)...
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I think the external mode would suffice... assuming that the camera does not have a 2 way communication with the external device so no way of knowing that an external device is not there to record.
 
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