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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 :)

Confessions...

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Craig! It has been a pleasure to see this thing come together my friend. Numbers are coming!
 
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Travis said:
...and I'm so pumped and blown away by this camera that if asked, I would probably work here for free just to be a part of this.
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don't let Jim see this - you don't get to be a billionaire by wasting money!!!:greedy: :turned: :biggrin:

Got my email, got my camera. thanks Travis.
 
Gimme my camera, pronto! :angry03:

We love you, Jim! :love:
 
Being in the first hundred group- If I got what I signed up for at NAB 2006 as almost every biz does, I would have wished I had waited a little while longer so I could get the new PL mounts, and the adjusted filter- now being faced with an upgrade charge.

Luckily- things don't work like that around here. Upgrade for free- no problem, heck, we'll just give you a new camera. I had to re- read that a few times. "Are you fu@#$ kidding me?" We'll even bring it in and ship it out at our own expense-- now that's crazy.

Since this is OUR special reality, sure- I want it now.

my 2 cents

Vladimir Eugene
 
I don't expect perfection. I have never owned a perfect camera, and I never expect to (no offense, Jim).

But the Red One seems to be as close to perfect as I could expect at this point in the history of technology, and it's a work in progress so I know it will only continue to get better.

If I were going to define anything as perfect at this point, it would be Jim's commitment. And I'm buying that as much as I'm buying his camera.

Imagine Bob Ott (VP, Sony) getting on a public message board and opening himself to the criticisms of an entire community. Then imagine him implementing changes to a current camera model. Never gonna happen. Ever.

-Thor
 
KETCH ROSSI said:
Well... after waiting for about two years and literally putting my all life on hold for this camera, including postponing moving back home to Italy (which in my condition it is definately not OKAY to do so), I continue to truly believe in RED and most of all what RED can do for me and can do together.

Unfortunately having to wait two years for my REDs and do to recent events, has now put me in a position were (mostly do to the Real Estate market ) I do not have the financials as I did before putting me in a precarious situation.

But how much do I still believe in RED and trust the RED team?

If I had a kidney to sale I would do it in a second, unfortunately I only have one, and it is even my own, its the one my sister donated me.

One thing for sure is that nothing is stopping me from coming up with the cash for my REDs, "NOTHING" I have already put my beautiful house for sale and working with a financial institution as well.

After my near death experience RED is what give me the spark to continue the Pursuit to my dream as a StoryTeller.

Thanks Jim for your post and dedication to your company.

Thanks all at RED for your hard work.

Ciao,

KETCH ROSSI
www.KETCHFRAME.com
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Hey Ketch, that was really moving stuff. Good on you, Mate.
I can tell you will be going long way.
 
i just noticed something. when jim cursed... every fregging guy started cursing. lol. even the most well behaved ones. lol.

I kinda waited for the day to see anyone from the red team to start cursing.. jim started it. hehahaha.

oooh.. i loove to cuss.

Jim, ure The f*&&ing man. There are very few passionate business men. they are usually just like.. bingo.. made alotta money.. lets get some booz. I dont think bill gates was passionate, i dont think he is. the apple guy .. steve jobs is kinda passionate about apple... but i find his passion a bit shady... somewhat weird.

I admire ure passion jim, ure the most passionate business man i've ever known. I just hope that someday when my kids sit in a classroom taking a film class or a photography class, they'd open to a chapter in their book and it sais.. the man who painted the silver screen red.

the whole Waiting and bickering part was inevitable from the very beginning. it's just that everyone from you, ure team and us.. the mini memorabillia holders... could say to our grandchildren.. yeah.. i was a part of it too.. we open this hidden cookie box and get the weird thing with holes out.

... i wouldve made up a more emotional and sexy story if there was adobe support.. looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool. hahaha..
 
Jannard said:
I am personally completely happy with my camera. But others aren't. So we are not done.

I have already taken the best footage of my life with RED. And I know there is more to come.

I shot a two commercials with 35mm film (see oakley.com/innovation/history). Wish I had the RED ONE back then. "let is cleanse you of unconventional thought"...

I couldn't be happier with this camera.

Jim
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Hey Jim - did you direct the Max Fear Light commercial? That was a great piece.
 
I'm behind the effort/project/mentality all the way. Love all of it, find it inspiring, wish I was involved more directly, and I want my cameras as well. However I do have admittedly high standards that have been challenged in the last couple months.

The camera is so close to almost perfect with a few things that do concern me as a professional that can find a way to shoot 35mm in most projects if I wanted to. The skew thing in the Brooklyn footage scares me a bit. Things fly by the lens all the time in filmmaking/life. The limited latitude and low sensitivity of the camera are not things that will take the audience out of a film if dealt with properly. The skew does. It worries me a bit. The audience will have a tolerance for latitude/sensitivity limitations but when things that we are familiar with(ie trains, buildings) are distorted the next thing to come is "wha"? Not OMG I hope my protagonist makes it out of this car chase or whatever.

Now sure there are ways to shoot around this as with limiting characteristics
of any camera. Nothing is perfect. However, I have to admit I'm concerned about this one a bit. Only my own tests will be able to tell what the threshold is for it I suppose.

I know the Mysterium is the heart of the camera or maybe it's the people, but are there CMOS sensors now that have faster reset times, increased sensitivity, more latitude now? Two years later. I know that there is much work to be done still and RED has probably made a huge investment in the Mysterium, and I have no idea of the huge ramifications of thinking about other sensors at this point. However I know that there is only so much(firmware) that can be done now to improve the image. We'll see build 14 I guess. I just remember the split screen of the Mysterium uncompressed/REDCODE projected in 4k here in LA and there wasn't much being lost.

It's just that the camera is sooooooooooo close to being the closest to perfect camera in the world. Just had to pose the question. Don't hate me for it.

(disclaimers)

1) No I don't want my money back. I want it!

2) I understand completely the price/performance bad assedness of this camera regardless of it's few shortcomings. However this is not the biggest thing for me.

3) I have no idea of the production/business aspects of making something like this. Can't imagine.

4)I want my cameras bad but I would be willing to wait if the hardware needed more time. It's still so far ahead of everyone else.
 
Hey Hollywood,

I just wanted to add that Jim did mention that something may have been inadvertantly changed in build 12 that may have affected the skew.. so hopefully this will be reversed a little. Let's wait and see..

Cheers,
S.
 
Akube said:
i'm pretty sure i somewhat ruined it when i mentioned the adobe bastards.
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Adobe has GREAT products.

I don't understand why everyone says there is "no Adobe support" for RED?

That is like saying the is no Adobe support for stuff shot on film.

Adobe products support Quicktime, TIFF & DPX - all which can be made from .r3d files. They don't NATIVELY decode .r3d - but FCP & Avid don't either.

I know you were making a joke - but I keep seeing this "no Adobe support" and it drives me nuts.
 
Seth Larney said:
Hey Hollywood,

I just wanted to add that Jim did mention that something may have been inadvertantly changed in build 12 that may have affected the skew.. so hopefully this will be reversed a little. Let's wait and see..

Cheers,
S.
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thanks seth. yes i heard that. waiting to hear...
 
well...since you asked for..

Bring the @#@& Camera NOW !!!!!

I feel Beta anyway :)
 
Good god jim I like your fighting spirit.....wow what a dude you are, a man of my heart..... I am feeling alot like you in terms of fighting the monster that is making great content and commercial work. Like you my brother and I will not back down and will not stop till we stand atop the peak of success. Your camera is going to help us climb, thank you.
 
RED ALERT- This is Captain James T. Kirk

RED ALERT- This is Captain James T. Kirk

Hi Jim!

You remind me of James T. Kirk. You both are driven and definitely too hard on yourselves!!

Relax and smell the coffee. Take a break. You deserve it!!

I am just jazzed that you have invented an affordable professional cinema camera. Prior to RED, I was considering the Panasonic Varicam and the Sony F-900 CineAlta (720P and 1080P respectively). RED blows them out of the water! No disrespect to Sony (I have a bluray player-- forgive me...), but these conglomerates would never sell their cameras at an affordable price (for the masses).

Thanks a million for giving us all the tools necessary to continue pursuing our dreams (in this life time).

I got bit by the moviemaking bug back in 1989. If RED was available then, I would have started my new venture a long time ago. Better late than never.
I waited 18 years. I think I can wait a bit longer. (smiles)

Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! GO RED TEAM!!
 
JUST MY VIEWS

Why we try to compare REDONE with film cameras is because film cameras came first. That does not say they are better. We have set standards based on film cameras.

If it had been otherwise that REDONE had come first and then film cameras, I believe we would have all been trying to compare them with REDONE and may be finding faults in film cameras.

Standalone quality of both systems is awsome, there are advantages and disadvantages in both systems. But the biggest advantage REDONE has given to me is that I can dream again of making films. With film cameras may be that was not possible.
 
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