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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 :)

Delay news... sort of.

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Jannard said:
For those that want to know the refund policy (although I personally think it would be a big mistake)...

Reservations placed at or before IBC last year= $1200
Reservations placed after the close of IBC last year= $1100
Jim
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Not getting a lot of takers there Jim. Good thing your business doesn't rely on giving refunds:-)

I wonder how long it's gonna take before the camera assistants are allowed to touch the new camera...
 
Good news, all things considered.

Good news, all things considered.

I'm pretty confident that RED will be well worth both the money and the wait. Fortunately, our own production schedule here gives us pretty good leeway, given the loose ballparks Mr. Jannard hinted at today. So... What, me worry?
 
Evin Grant said:
I take a glass half full approach... in other words the longer the delay the more glass and accessories I can afford (to a point).
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Evin, I think your glass is pretty full already. :tongue:
 
Good things come to those who wait.
 
I look at it this way.

The sofware, which wasn't ready anyway, is getting closer to being done as fast (hey maybe faster) than it would be if early production models have gone out.

Beta cameras are going into big budget production which can only make the final production cameras better: If Jarred (who I assume is going to be baby sitting the biggest production) sees a hardware change necessary to make the production cameras better, he can push to get the change in even before production cameras have started building (rather than have the first hundred different than the next)

Also, by supporting "shipping" cameras with credit cards/returns/exchanges/repairs will only slow things down--this way they can focus on beta testing and finishing the software.

Bug budget beta testers? Who can ask for anything more?!!
 
Jannard said:
OK... here it is.
We are not looking at next year. We are not looking at the end of this year to begin production.
Jim


I think this is a typo. We are NOT looking at next year. We are NOT looking at the end of this year.


If it is not the end of this year and not next year, does this mean it is next week?

I think this must be a typo. MAYBE: We are NOT looking at next year. We ARE looking at the end of this year.

I hope so.


David
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Beta Camera Trials

Beta Camera Trials

Thanks for everything you have done, Jim! I love the way the Red company works; changing the film industry forever. What do you think about letting an independent medieval fantasy use one of the Betas for a couple of weeks this August? I think it could be great for both of us! Red can show the full spectrum of it's applications: the studio pictures and the low-budget ones. I'd love to share footage of the shoot one this board. Let's see what can be done with a Red on an action film when you don't have millions of dollars to throw around!

(I'm completely serious. This would be a fantastic film for the Red to go through it's paces on. E-mail me! I'll send you a script.)
 
battistella said:
Jannard said:
OK... here it is.
We are not looking at next year. We are not looking at the end of this year to begin production.
Jim


I think this is a typo. We are NOT looking at next year. We are NOT looking at the end of this year.


If it is not the end of this year and not next year, does this mean it is next week?

I think this must be a typo. MAYBE: We are NOT looking at next year. We ARE looking at the end of this year.

I hope so.


David
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Or (gulp) we are NOW looking at next year...
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Relax Jim, you won't get an "ugh" from me no matter how hard you try.

Well, I may be a nobody compared to the names in this thread but thank you for making the RED One the Perfect One.
I can wait as long as it takes though I wouldn't call it "waiting", more like I'll answer when the time comes and my number's up.
Thanks and have a grrrrrreat weekend! (do these guys even take a day off?)
 
I think it's simple: We aren't looking at next year, and we aren't looking at the end of this year, so when you rule out "the end" of this year, which is basically July onwards, and we know the beta cameras are going to be on some sets in the immediate future, you can rule out this year, and since it's not next year, we're probably looking more around 2009, at the earliest. ;)

haha, j/k.
 
I like the Beta cameras going out, I hate that they are going to movies. Which means we won't see any footage. I like that they are going to movies which means we increase our credibility with producers. I hate that we will have to wait to see the footage.

Oh and did I mention that I hate that we will have cameras in the wild but we won't be able to see any of the footage.

Sorry for being annoying.
 
I like the symbolism...

Thank you for being so open and honest. We're with you.
The greatest things require patience.

This is a rollercoaster ride. Enjoy it folks.
Without the downs you wouldn't love the ups so much

yin and yang...
 
So, features going into preproduction in the next few weeks will get the cameras. This implies at least a month of shooting and testing at the very least plus the original ramp-up to get the "named" beta cameras in the field. Then another month to tweak the design and ramp up production.

So, the earliest I can start washing Gibby's car is like the end of August....
 
Thanks Jim for the update. Hang in there guys. We are behind you and if it takes 5 years witch I know it wont to get my cameras I will still be behind this project. I am very excited about the bata cameras. It will be fantastic to see RED shooting majior projects even if I can't have one yet. Keep up the good work.
 
Hey Jim,

I'm with you and hope most of as are, no matter what at the end of the day we know, this never was like building a car out of lego, so again good luck and keep every body busy at RED.

Also thanks again for continuing to take time away from your very buisy days, just so you can communicate to as.

Ciao

KETCH ROSSI
www.KETCHFRAME.com
 
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