DSMC Pre-NAB Roundup

[Justin O'Neill]

In case any of you missed some of these here is a roundup of this weeks pre-NAB announcements:

SUNDAY APR 11th UPDATES

• Open hatch on front of RED side handle to swap out REDvolt battery.
• The stills motion switches are temporary toggles that return to a neutral position.
• Many of the REDmote buttons are user assignable.
• The new RED batteries are 2500mah for the Standard REDVOLT vs. 6000mah for the REDVOLT XL (@ 12v)
• You can select points outside the autofocus grid on the touchscreen LCD.
• With Epic you can manually add lens meta data like f-stop.
• If you don't want the basic I/O module that comes with Epic X you can pay the difference and get the Pro I/O module.

SATURDAY APR 10th UPDATES

• The "Tattoo" beta testing program is scheduled to start in May. There will be 2 -3 months of testing meaning stage 2 should start July - August 2010. Scarlet is trailing just slightly behind this.
• Reservations for stage two of Epic are now being taken. You have to decide by May 1st and pay $5k by June 1st. If you register and can't pay your serial number is still listed as "executed".
• RED is making proxy modules (plural) for the Scarlet and Epic. The first will be a h.264 module that encodes high quality 1080 scaled to CF cards. It also streams over WiFi to iPhones, iPads, web streaming etc.

DSMC UPDATES

• 5K 2.37:1 (5120 x 2160) is now 120 fps. 5K 16:9 is 96 fps. 5K 2:1 is 100 fps.
• Epic can process 1.5 gigapixels per second. 5x as powerful as the RED One.
• Epic body with CF module weighs 5lbs
• The new Redvolt batteries last 40-60 mins, while the old RED bricks last 3 hours
• Epic has Clean 1080p HDMI/HD-SDI output feeds while also displaying menus on the LCD/EVF. Switchable to 720 as well.
• DSMC EVF/LCD ports are dual use
• New cable converts the DSMC power lemo to the legacy RED ONE lemo for old RED bricks
• Boot up time on the prototypes is currently 12 seconds from completely off to monitors on and ready to record. Goal for shipping brains is 10 seconds.
• Jannard confirms that their will be discount packages for not only the fixed Scarlet kit, but the other DSMCs as well.

OTHER STUFF:

• RED 64gb CF cards will be shipping by summer. They skipped the 32gb cards.
• PL Mount Diascope for setting PL Backfocus / Flange distance on the RED ONE / EPIC / SCARLET cameras announced.

RED SIDE HANDLE

• Flash triggering options: PC/X SYNC port integrated into the side handle is compatible with Pocketwizards, Profoto, Hensel, Elinchrom, AB, etc. Wireless triggering options are in development
• RED side handle now has a working LCD display
• Side handle has a motion/stills switch on the front

CF MODULE:

• Now has push button eject mechanism
• CF module now has a record button
• Also has two user assignable buttons

 

[Kwan Khan]

Thanks.....

 

[CJ Roy]

Thanks Justin. Also there was a new cable to adapt the old brick plates to the new lemo power port. Good news is that there's no additional module needed to use the older power accessories.
http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=576276&postcount=34

 

[Justin O'Neill]

Thanks CJ! Added it.

 

[Sterling Wescott]

Sunday: EPIC Lives
Monday: Side handle/side CF updates + New CF cards
Tuesday: RED Station ships April 14th
Wednesday: ???
What will it be today?
RED Gunner?
REDRAY?
Bomb EVF?
Scarlet?
9" LCD?
EPIC Footage?
...



I 'm neurotic aren't I?

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

Justin,

Stuart told me the HD-SDI out is SWITCHABLE from 720 to 1080.

Thought you'd want to know

Jay

 

[Justin Harrison]

Haha Sterling! I thought today was supposed to be the RED DAY schedule?

I think we are all neurotically refreshing the browser every 5 seconds! Gotta find someway to get the Recon section to update to twitter then push those to my cell phone somehow...

Ahhh. The RED FOCUS!!!

 

[Justin O'Neill]

Stuart told me the HD-SDI out is SWITCHABLE from 720 to 1080.

Jay

Perfect, thanks Jay!

 

[Sterling Wescott]

WEDNESDAY= REDFOCUS!
At this rate, how the hell are they going to have anything left to announce at NAB?

 

[Jon B.]

WEDNESDAY= REDFOCUS!
At this rate, how the hell are they going to have anything left to announce at NAB?

maybe some of these items will be for purchase:blink:...

 

[chrislancaster]

i have a feeling they will drop the Scarlet bomb at NAB .. people maybe skeptical about that tho...


i have to say i love how they have been releasing a new red product everyday .. thank god im three hours behind LA

lol

:thumbsup:

 

[G Lap]

Thanks for the summary Justin. By the way, brain weight is 5lbs without side CF module.

.....Another random question : There was a picture labeled "Brain only 5 lbs" which showed a brain with a side CF module weighing in at 5 lbs. Are those now included with a brain purchase?

Good catch Lee.. the side CF module is not included in the brain price ( Just like the side CF module is not included in the RED ONE body price ) but I included it in the brain weigh-in last night by mistake... I guess that is one of those happy accidents I apologize for that oversight.

 

[Milan Nikolic]

Thanks Justin! I hope that RED people would jump in if correction is needed.

 

[Lee Saxon]

Thanks for the summary Justin. By the way, brain weight is 5lbs without side CF module.

No, I think it's 5lbs WITH the CF module. Yes, he said he included it by accident, but he did include it. There was a picture of the brain with the CF module on the scale with the needle on 5.

Not that it really matters. I doubt the CF module is a significant percentage of that 5 lbs.

 

[G Lap]

No, I think it's 5lbs WITH the CF module. Yes, he said he included it by accident, but he did include it. There was a picture of the brain with the CF module on the scale with the needle on 5.

Not that it really matters. I doubt the CF module is a significant percentage of that 5 lbs.

Yes, I see what you mean.

 

[Sterling Wescott]

i have a feeling they will drop the Scarlet bomb at NAB .. people maybe skeptical about that tho...


i have to say i love how they have been releasing a new red product everyday .. thank god im three hours behind LA

lol

:thumbsup:

That would be awesome wouldn't it?
However, If we get the scarlet before august, I'll eat my hat.

 

[Sterling Wescott]

Think we'll get a fancy new toy to ogle tonight?

 

[chrislancaster]

Think we'll get a fancy new toy to ogle tonight?

if the trend continues ..i dont see why not ..


:emote_popcorn:

the only thing ive noticed is if the product is not mind blowing or 100 X better than anything ever conceived its trash talked a bit like red station

i dont expect everything to be epic status i think they deserve a lot of credit for branching out and trying to make everything uniform

 

[Justin Harrison]

Think we'll get a fancy new toy to ogle tonight?

We get Epic new frame rates!

"5K 2.37:1 is now 120 fps."

 

[Sterling Wescott]

5K.
120 fps.
No.
Not real.
Can't be.
For once I can't believe It.