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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 :)

Build 17 features...

disabling buttons

disabling buttons

a feature which seems to be overlooked (I'm not sure about build 16, so correct me if I'm wrong), would be to disable the buttons on the EVF when the camera is put into record, so when the operator grabs the EVF he/she doesn't accidently put the EVF/LCD/Monitor Chain into false color, for example, or zoom into the image. Very frustrating when you're shooting a dramatic piece....
 
Blair S. Paulsen said:
I have high hopes for the quad HD mode (3840 by 2160), it should provide cleaner scaling and faster workflows for 1080P finishes - thank you Red Team. In some situations the FOV change will be an issue but its hard to get upset about the loss in pixel count between 4K HD and 4K 16:9 when its your option anyway.

I am a big proponent of matching production parameters to planned deliverables and budget/time realities. The 4K HD mode will speed acceptance of "the RED way" into many genres still unable or unwilling to think of the files coming out of the electronic camera on their set as DCN (Digital Camera Negative) - to them its HD. We know its still oversampled (even with the Bayer pattern factor you are still miles ahead of a 1080 native device), the DP knows he can use the storytelling advantages of 35mm-ish DOF control and all the Cine style production techniques/aks his crews are proficient with, etc. Nobody has to explain framing particulars to clients. Post houses are a step closer to their comfort zone. IMHO the availability of this 4K HD mode will accelerate RED acceptance into more of the motion media community.

Can't wait to try the embedded audio via HD-SDI into my AJA io/HD box at video village. Anyone like the idea of single cable 1080P playback with synch audio from camera... :greedy:
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Ditto - great post.
 
GPI Trigger shutdown and power up?

GPI Trigger shutdown and power up?

The GPI Pre-record will be an incredible tool!

Will the GPI shutdown also work to power up the camera?
 
Not being able to run the LCD + EVF plus TC out (for scripty) via HDSDI/HDMI is desperately needed. If we could get a clip # out as well that would be fantastic, but not essential.
 
KineticPictures said:
i agree with Zak. The one and only annoyance i had on a recent drama shoot was the fact that with both the lcd and evf running there was no clip name info in the directors monitor for continuety. This meant that we had to take notes of which slates went with each clip number and make sure that they synced up with hers after each set up. .
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I fixed this problem by keeping a Video Log, as should it be required by a Digital Asset Manager, It is more effective because she can come to the DAM between setups and look at the log to see where reels were re-loaded and if her stuff matches. (EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS IN PENCIL)It unties that bond you are talking about and frees camera dept to bump the record button whenever they feel like getting a Croatian DP in the shot. Then She never really needs to know clip name, or ever really worry about it. And that is important because usually a scripty has many more important things to do or people to talk to.

Now here is the real key to the video log, The Assistant Editor...

Instead of loading a shot and finding the Scene / Take by scrubbing the clip you can just go by the Log! Ok Reel: 49 Scene / Take: 213B-tk1 FileNAME: A048_C001... The Editor has blessed me for this little extra umph! Plus Production knows what we filmed at the end of the day.

REEL SCENE-TAKE FILENAME

001 34-tk1 A049_C001_080812
x x x x

TOTAL SIZE of REEL: 7.31GB
 
Deanan said:
It's 4xHD(quadHD) so a 1/2 res proxy ends up exactly at 1920x1080.
Also, a full res debayer scaled down to 1920x1080 will use
a 2:1 scale which is generally better than an uneven scale.
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This is AWESOME. Great feature.

Thanks!

M
 
REDFEAT said:
The GPI Pre-record will be an incredible tool!

Will the GPI shutdown also work to power up the camera?
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I would kill to have this feature :innocent: I am currently in a process of making a solenoid to power the camera up remotely....
 
3840

3840

When you shoot 3840x2160 is it using the full super 35 sensor?
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By definition no, the full sensor would be around 4480 pixels wide, 4K is 4096, and this is 3840.

However, lets turn that statement around: does shooting in 3840 x 2160 give me 35 mm DOF like I would see shooting film - answer yes it would.
 
Stuart English said:
By definition no, the full sensor would be around 4480 pixels wide, 4K is 4096, and this is 3840.

However, lets turn that statement around: does shooting in 3840 x 2160 give me 35 mm DOF like I would see shooting film - answer yes it would.
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Thanks for the quick answer, I just want to make sure I understand what is going on for when the DP is saying that his 18mm no longer looks like an 18mm.
 
kinobairn said:
Thanks for the quick answer, I just want to make sure I understand what is going on for when the DP is saying that his 18mm no longer looks like an 18mm.
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That then leads to the next question... which film format is he referring to for FOV? Academy, Super35, etc? And what crop out of that?

4096 is 22.12mm wide
3840 is 20.736mm wide

4096 is closer to academy width and 3840 is a little more than a millimeter smaller on the width.
 
suggestion to think about

suggestion to think about

Previously I requested a 1 to 1 viewing option with a small navigator window that you can move around the sensor, for pulling focus.

Add to that the option for a second view simultaneously of the full sensor. That way you can have 2 monitors, one for the framing as usual, and one for just the focus puller.

This would be useful on a number of occasions, and would make achieving perfect focus a lot quicker and easier. At this point it doesn't seem that the focus is guaranteed to be perfect, since monitoring of the actual 4k view is impossible. Several people have mentioned how the 720p looks sharp, yet the 4k was not. These don't sound like outrageous engineering feats. Just a little creative programming.
 
Pawel Achtel said:
I would kill to have this feature :innocent: I am currently in a process of making a solenoid to power the camera up remotely....
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Following on GPI thread, will it be possible to roll a previous take via GPI?

Without a basic remote for the record section of the camera, we are stuggling in gimbal and remote head use by inability to check back takes on the fly.


Mike Brennan
 
Previous Take

Previous Take

Following on GPI thread, will it be possible to roll a previous take via GPI?
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Actually that function already exists on the AUX / 232 (LEMO 10 pin) connector.

Its the pins called SW1 and SW2, these are additional GPI's - but fixed function - one initiates a record, the other last record clip playback.
 
Blair S. Paulsen said:
Can't wait to try the embedded audio via HD-SDI into my AJA io/HD box at video village. Anyone like the idea of single cable 1080P playback with synch audio from camera... :greedy:
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Blair, any idea of getting TC from the lemo to the AJA io/HD -lim
 
sleep mode feature...

sleep mode feature...

I know...not yet, no promise.. Do you Red people still consider it ? I've just received my RED... not really lightweight for field work, but it's the price I was willing to pay for image quality .... Can't test it yet... evf and drive missing, but one thing missing anyway... badly... : sleep mode...

May I keep hope and faith, now build 16 is here :biggrin: ?
 
Any chance of getting the camera to ramp back and forth from say 10fps to 50fps and back again everytime you push the external switch? That would create some really good effects that I use in film with a 435 all the time.
 
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