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Gibby's RED takes a dive...Underwater RED 4K

Gibby, you are the man, a real pioneer!

3d oceanic footage would be spectacular. Mmmm, that sounds like a new IMAX movie!!
 
Gibby:There's nothing quite like time spent on (and in) the ocean...salt water is the most addictive substance on the face of the earth
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I completely agree. Cures whatever ales ya.
Looks like you guys were on the backside of the island from those shots, however the water looks pretty glassy for the exposed side.

Can't wait to see the footy man. Very exciting times. Congratulations.
 
sharkguy said:
REC709 to 2K DPX with no grading in RED Alert. Photoshop 16 bits changed to 8 bits then saved as med resolution JPG for posting. Only a slight adjustment of contrast then posted.
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Personally I find exporting with REC709+REC709 Gamma makes the images look over-saturated.
I prefer exporting with Camera RGB 2 and RED Log, then grade the image.
 
You guys rock.

I'm totally submerging my RED. One of the cleanest seas in the world over here. Heh heh.
 
Gibby,

You remind me of Ricky Bobby from "Talladega Nights".

"If you're not first, you're last!"


:)


David
 
Escargot said:
Personally I find exporting with REC709+REC709 Gamma makes the images look over-saturated.
I prefer exporting with Camera RGB 2 and RED Log, then grade the image.
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I am in complete agreement with you. RED ALERT was designed for on set or in the field .r3d viewing of "one light dailies" from what I understand. I've spent less than 5 hours using it and I am not a grader or software guru.

REDCINE will redefine the post workflow - until then I have learned that, like you said, RED log export to 2K and import to FCP 2 as prores yields image quality on an HD monitor the likes of which I have never seen before.

LMAO - When ever I call Aquavideo now, Mike Hastings answers, "Aquavideo underwater 4K 24 hour support line, how may I help you." Too funny.

BTW - Here's a photo of the yacht GibCor used for the first 4K underwater shoot thanks to our associate John Friday.
 
sharkguy said:
BTW - Here's a photo of the yacht GibCor used for the first 4K underwater shoot thanks to our associate John Friday.
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nice, free with every Red one purchased but only if you act now?
 
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

The sound of me crying tears of joy. Well done guys. I've been schlepping gear across the globe and you guys are all out there just laying in the sun, diving and relaxing on some super yacht!!

Wish I could have been there to see Gibby's face as the cam went down the first time........

These envelopes seem to get pushed an awful lot around here!!

Cheers,
Mark.
 
CamDiver said:
Wish I could have been there to see Gibby's face as the cam went down the first time........
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Mark,

Gibby being the elegant professional he is just handed me the camera and then started firing off RAW stills with his Canon. Don't know what his real thoughts and expressions were since my hands were full at the time to say the least.

We could have really used your help underwater. Johnny and I were so busy with the RED underwater cam we didn't get any underwater BTS shots this time. Maybe you can come shoot the BTS of the PRO housing maiden voyage and use Billy's #13 in Atlantis (the PVC prototype housing) to shoot underwater 4K BTS :blush:
 
sharkguy said:
Mark,

Gibby being the elegant professional he is just handed me the camera and then started firing off RAW stills with his Canon. Don't know what his real thoughts and expressions were since my hands were full at the time to say the least.

We could have really used your help underwater. Johnny and I were so busy with the RED underwater cam we didn't get any underwater BTS shots this time. Maybe you can come shoot the BTS of the PRO housing maiden voyage and use Billy's #13 in Atlantis (the PVC prototype housing) to shoot underwater 4K BTS :blush:
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When will that be?
 
Test shoot

Test shoot

CamDiver said:
When will that be?
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Mark,

We will be shooting with the Aquavideo PRO housing the third week of October possibly in La Paz with Johnny aboard one of his dive boats. Thanks to our GibCor associates and Aquavideo, Gibby and I will have 2 RED cameras and two housings on location. Should be warm and really clear that time of year in Mexico.

If you can make it we can probably cover your accommodations and meals, you just need to fly in with your warm water diving kit. You can shoot the BTS for us with underwater redcam #2 or our Gates HVX system.

Any other underwater red shooters that want a chance to shoot RED underwater with Mike's system in Mexico send me an email or PM and we'll set you up.

From what i know, it looks like the 320GB RED DRIVE is less than 1 lb and fits nicely inside the Aquavideo PRO housing opposite the custom rechargeable Li ion battery system Mike has built. This makes the housing even smaller and allows for CF or HDD recording options with out having to change or modify the housing.

We will have the first RED EVF and LCD external housings available for underwater testing and evaluation by all. Everyone's input on the final design will be key to developing the production run of Mike's RED 4K PRO housings.

We will also be shooting the array of lens and port options designed by Mike at this time. This includes the Canon/Birger macro options I know you are keen to evaluate.

Sharky
 
I go out to sea diving for a week off far north australia with a little DV camera - get some cool shark and manta ray stuff, had numerous Gates vs AquaVideo debates, get back on land and what do I find!!! Hillariously irionic for me just having spent whole week diving/shooting and WISHING my RED was already with me.

Good on you Sharky and Gibby and thanks for the all the info, grabs, housing shots. Can't wait to see some footage (even shite internet is fine with me at this stage) but understand that is most likely for the client to decide. Also will eagerly await development of the housings.

Cheers

Cam
 
Oh yeah. I cannot believe I'm gonna have one of these cameras! It's killing every challenge!
 
sharkguy said:
Mark,
We will be shooting with the Aquavideo PRO housing the third week of October possibly in La Paz with Johnny aboard one of his dive boats. Thanks to our GibCor associates and Aquavideo, Gibby and I will have 2 RED cameras and two housings on location. Should be warm and really clear that time of year in Mexico.
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Ken and Co,
I'll be in DC until the 19th I could delay my departure for a few days and swing by. Let me look into it and I'll contact you via eMail.

Cheers,
Mark.
P.S Hmmmmmm HVX or RED, let me think about that one.......:)
 
Sample footage from Ken's underwater shoot is available here:

http://www.bealecorner.org/red/

The water practically pours out of the monitor... this is very, very nice stuff.

Note: please right-click and save as... to store a local copy before playing. I do not think my server will stream QT files properly.
 
Footage link

Footage link

jbeale is graciously hosting a footage download link to a clip from the underwater tests. It is an 80MB 1080p QT file made from a 2K prores of the 4K RAW master.

Please, no belly aching about clipping in the highlights, that is user error not the camera. Remember these are test clips. We know now how to do it right based on these tests.

Also, mirrors and additional hosts will be helpful when we max out jbeale's band width on the downloads.

Clip shot with RED 18-50mm zoom lens at 18mm behind a 6" acrylic port with no ND @ f16. ISO 320, 24 fps, 180 deg shutter REDCODE RAW to RED CF cards.

The image below is taken from the 1080p QT movie that was color corrected on an HD monitor in RGB space - looks very different from one computer screen to the next.
 
Gorgeous, absolutly gorgeous! I can see why you guys are so pleased with what you got. I can only imagine what this must look like in 4K.

Thank you so much for posting Ken and co and to JB for the mirror.

David
 
Stunning. Thank you for posting this, made my day.
 
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