Jim's taking a break

[Hrvoje Simic]

Sleep deprivation is too dangerous to play around with.
Potential permanent damages to central nervous system and body in general are not exactly cool stuff.

found this list just to name some risks:

"Who can stay up more" game is more like playing chicken with mother nature. And we know who wins there.



Personally, I'd force Jim home after 48 hrs tops at the risk of getting fired. :calm:

 

[Rami Mustakim]

Just to remember

If you want perfect... or finished, don't buy RED. If you are brave and want the ride of your life... give us a call.

Jim

Our camera will never be done. We will continue to surprise you with unexpected features and quality improvements.

Jim

My sincerest appreciation goes out to all RED customers. This has been quite a ride the past two years. From ground zero to incredible footage... and great friends. It is a time I will never forget.

Jim

Hope to see you back soon Jim

 

[Bang WOW Bang]

He has to think and jump outside of the RED BOX !!!

REDHKSC

 

[Johann Schulz]

Rami, this is a love-in, with quote-drops rippling the surface of Reduser like that... And I'm right behind you, because I've been following the jurassic speed other camera companies use to sell resolution. "Full HD" seems like a pinnacle of some sort, and it is... 'till the fall!

Mr. Jannard doesn't sound like he wears a suit to work. Can anyone confirm this? 'Cause then he's surely unique for a CEO; of which 'CEO' may be among a few other titles he was born to wear... This could be a new thread of some amusement to break the pick of pressure (Can't use 'Destiny', it's been taken!) What else can we call this guy?!

I hate suits (easy to mimic; bear no substance) and they always get in the way of work.

However, product-wise, what you're selling, you've got to, 1. make it boot, 2. make it work, and 3. make it better. At this point, since you're so far ahead of the game, you don't even have to worry about number three for a couple of years, really! Back to basics which you barely had time for in the beginning. Other cams are doing the R+D you completed last year, now, and they must be hoping to become retro by next year....

The R1 needs a hardware bath, a good software meal, and tests that knock out the house lights so Jim can get some REST! (I feel a curious dude like this, who wants to shake up the world literally in the way it produces it's history, won't be able to rest long. Well, he's not Keith Moon, thankfully.

I wish you well, wish you rest, and wish you the drive to keep RED alive!

Good luck and skill in the future, Mr. Jannard, my two cents are betting on you!

 

[DanWood]

Jim definitely deserve a break.
He is getting a big break from Sony, for sure.

After watching the European football finals broadcast exclusively with Sony cameras, I asked a Sony big shot (name withheld for obvious reasons) if Sony was planning on countering RED. (Note: Spanish team was pretty good, even though I was rooting for my team Germany!)

Answer: "Sony is a big corporation answerable to millions of shareholders. They want to make profits rather than browny points.
In their 100 year history, ARRI made hundreds of Cameras and several ARRI family members made a modest living off of it. If Jim wants, he can replace them. Sony concentrates on larger markets where much profit can be made. For example, pocket cameras and Cell phones and PSPs. P35 was a concept camera not intended for sale for profit. Sony has no plans to compete in the niche market of RED. "

There you have it fellas. 35 mm camera business is a mom-and-pop nickel-and-dime business in the eyes of BIG corporate Sony. So, expect no competition from the only source that can put RED out of business. Jim, take all the vacation you want. You have nothing to fear.

PS: Panasonic and Canon are equally stupid. They are coming out with some new cameras with 1/4" sensors! Well, their stupidity is Jim's good luck.

 

[Peter Majtan]

PS: Panasonic and Canon are equally stupid. They are coming out with some new cameras with 1/4" sensors! Well, their stupidity is Jim's good luck.

That is not all their are coming out with. Do not underestimate Japanese mentality...

 

[John Patelzick]

Jim definitely deserve a break.

"Sony is a big corporation answerable to millions of shareholders. They want to make profits rather than browny points.
In their 100 year history, ARRI made hundreds of Cameras and several ARRI family members made a modest living off of it. If Jim wants, he can replace them. Sony concentrates on larger markets where much profit can be made. For example, pocket cameras and Cell phones and PSPs. P35 was a concept camera not intended for sale for profit. Sony has no plans to compete in the niche market of RED. "

PS: Panasonic and Canon are equally stupid. They are coming out with some new cameras with 1/4" sensors! Well, their stupidity is Jim's good luck.

Hardly conclusive, on the Sony front. I don't think they'd play their hand if they had a digital cinema camera designed to compete with RED. Besides I don't hate the idea of Sony and Panasonic getting into this part of the game. After all, competition benefits the end user. I agree with the above statement don't discount the Japanese camera manufacturers.

 

[Joseph Hutson]

Jim is back so you might remove this thread???

 

[ericyoung]

Jim is back so you might remove this thread???

Yeah, he broke ... for about a day!

 

[Joseph Hutson]

We were just blessed.