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Inside the RED ONE

BobEdot said:
That would put the RED ahead of the SI-2K (in OS as well as sensor) which reportedly runs an embedded version of Windows XP.
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Please tell me you're joking?

i can just imaging explaining the Blue Screen of Death on set!
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I find it very very difficult to believe that the SI-2K runs Windows. It's really not suited to the purpose. Even Linux or FreeBSD wouldn't be ideal.
 
Sycophant said:
I find it very very difficult to believe that the SI-2K runs Windows. It's really not suited to the purpose. Even Linux or FreeBSD wouldn't be ideal.
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It does. I've seen it boot. I believe I even saw the XP logo...this was at NAB 2006. If I recall correctly they stated it was very stripped down.
 
I would be interested to know if there are boards inside that can be reseated/slide out when shipped. The #1 fix for Sony Betacams and the like when you got there and they went to crazy town was to reseat the boards.

I was on a shoot where a d-20 got dropped (I was the steadicam Op and wasn't even in the room) when it didn't work the whole camera dept. started taking it apart to try and get at the boards, we were about to take off the side cover, one screw left, when the 2nd realized we had a dead battery ;-).

I really wanted to see inside a d-20.........

Nick
 
BobEdot said:
That would put the RED ahead of the SI-2K (in OS as well as sensor) which reportedly runs an embedded version of Windows XP.
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I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. XP is actually a pretty stable OS if you strip it down and don't install all kinds of apps on it (which is the case of the SI-2K). I still love my Mac, though :-)
 
Sarmoti said:
But... does anyone know where the wedge-in picture hardware really came from???

(anyone been here long enough and have the memory to get that?)
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I've been here long enough to remember our dear friend ace-hole, but it seems he has vanished to the UAE along with all of his wedge-in abilities
 
NateWeaver said:
It does. I've seen it boot. I believe I even saw the XP logo...this was at NAB 2006. If I recall correctly they stated it was very stripped down.
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tlorenzo said:
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. XP is actually a pretty stable OS if you strip it down and don't install all kinds of apps on it (which is the case of the SI-2K). I still love my Mac, though :-)
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I see. It was the stability I was thinking of so much, I know XP can be stable (and we're not talking months of uptime required anyway). I just didn't expect that Windows would provide a great platform from which to develop something like that...

But what do I know, I haven't tried writing a program in Windows since I was a teenager.
 
Keep in mind that the SI-2K also has an imbedded version of Iridas Speedgrade and records to Cineform RAW as it's native format. So obviously it has to have a suitable OS for that.
 
The RED is chock full of stuff inside... Lots of wires, PCB's nuts and bolts etc... Just like any other digital camera, They just went about it a bit differently.

Recently saw the SI-2K Mini, yes, runs via an XP interface, not too bad, it could use a few more gadgets.
 
Pana-tech - do you have the pictures to prove that? :-)
 
Jay A. Kelley said:
I personally believe the RED sensor is/was military in origin.

But that's me.. I enjoy guessing!

Jay
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nice guess Jay, but I have it on authority that it is actually from ET sources...not military at all.
 
Hoffman said:
I'd be willing to bet Sony, Panasonic etc Have bought or will by a RED and have their dissection fantasies fulfilled.
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According to my inside sources, SONY did not buy a RED and it does not give a hoots about RED or SI-2k or any of other competition.
They started making video cameras before Jim was born. RED is just a video camera with 35 mm size sensor and 4K signal output. There is nothing mysterium about it.
Does it really matter who sells the sensor to RED? Do you care who manufacure the bottles for coca cola?
 
chuckt said:
According to my inside sources, SONY did not buy a RED and it does not give a hoots about RED or SI-2k or any of other competition.
They started making video cameras before Jim was born. RED is just a video camera with 35 mm size sensor and 4K signal output. There is nothing mysterium about it.
Does it really matter who sells the sensor to RED? Do you care who manufacure the bottles for coca cola?
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Is this even worthy of a response??

IBM was around before Bill Gates was born.....that must mean Windows will never work....

DB
 
I heard Dalsa took apart a Red also. I wonder who's red it was?
 
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