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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 :)

My perfect module

I´d love to have a VFX Module ;)

with this Module one can choose a recorded Clip from the CF Module or other Media Connected load it into a internal Flash Memory and overlay it into the EVF / Monitor Outputs. Overlay options should include transparency, and some simple Color Keyer for Green/Blue and Luma Key.
The Clip can be played back seperate with a play button or triggered that it plays back the at the push of the record button. For Shooting Miniatures the cleip should also be able to play back in 50% and 25% speed.

Another possibility on this module would be a USB Stick where one can load Jpeg or Tiff or even dpx images and overlay them on the display the same way as described.

In this module i would also include the 1 frame recording mode, but with the option to playback the recorded images out of the HDSDI while still in record mode, or to always show the last 3 recorded frames with reduced transparency (onion skin mode).

Just in general i´d love to get the Variable Framerate mode easier accessible. Would be great if i can store setups onto a user key or if we can get something like a lockable dial for the framerate and we get an information on the monitor if one changes from 5K 25fps to 2k 200fps "You changed from 25fps to 200fps, would you like to change to 2K project size ?" So in other words you dial in the desired framerate and the camera adjusts the resolution accordingly.

my 2 cents
Manuel
 
I want something like this http://www.addonics.com/products/mobile_rack/doubledrive.asp on a module, allowing easily swappable standard Sata drives, most probably laptop sized. Let me choose if I buy SSD's or hard disks for each situation. I can buy as many disks as needed for each project, and when new and bigger models appear I just buy them over the shelf. I think the official 2x160Gb Reddrive is obsolete nowadays, and that'd never happen with this option.
(yeah i know this will never happen... too much space open for disaster... can of worms).

Add a RAM buffer for each write operation to avoid dropped frames. THIS I think is vital. It'd also help the pre-record operation.
The first part was tongue-in-cheek but this should be easy to implement. Mid-nineties cd-walkmans had something like it :)
 
Also a little comment that I thought of earlier: make the shoulder pad adjustable to the angle of the operator's shoulder... have a look at the ET Mantis to see what I mean.
 
How about Red licenses out the module interface and specifications to various manufacturers. Imagine ASL Gear being able to create their interface panel as just another module in the system. Then we wouldn't have to rely on Red for all of our modules, and can leave them to making more awesome cameras while ASL and Element Technica and other companies make all of great modules for us.
 
Ryan Patch said:
Yes, #2 would be great!

The real reason (in my opinion) that we haven't seen full-fledged cinema sound being recorded to a camera, even though the RED has good audio features, is simply because the added wires make most mobility impossible and add at least 5 minutes to each setup.

If there was a way to go wireless-ly from the sound man's station into the camera... you've just sped up editorial a huge amount, eliminated a couple of veeeery boring and tedious jobs in post-production, got rid of missing/mismatched audio clips... this would be great.

Ryan
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Great idea. Especially if it's digital and can handle lots of different frequencies s it can be used anywhere in the world without jamming the local's TV/Mobile phone.

Sindre Saebo said:
I know this will contradict the DSMC term, but I think there is room for a purely stills brain. Though the DSMC concept is meant to cover the needs for both stills and motion, I think the stills people will continue using Nikon/Canon DSLRs to cover their needs, based on price per megapixel. And the Scarlets/Epics with enough resolution are way more expensive than their DSLR counterparts for still use. So I think there's room for a still brain, high resolution, but low frame rate and competitively priced against the DSLRs. Not for my own needs, but for all stills photographers who don't bother doing motion.

Sindre Saebo
Oslo, Norway
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Some people just don't get it :cool:
 
I would love to have some sort of CCU for the 2/3" camera. Looking at the prices of HD studio cameras is daunting. I would love to replace our 10 Standard Def studio cameras (D35 and D50's) with Scarlets. All I need is iris and paint function of the HD-SDI out. An umbilical is not necessary, but would be a great solution so there is just one cable to run.
 
The main thing I'd like to do is keep the configuration as small as possible, and right now the pro audio module seems very large. I'd like to see a shallow audio module, with two mic ports on one side and two level knobs on the other side.
 
Just a thought,with a stills only brain you kill the idea of dsmc...you also defeat the idea of the USP...
The whole point being it does both sides brilliantly...
There are other ways to shoot "still" photography as esquire and many others are finding out...this type of system opens up doors to some ideas that otherwise would never exisit...

I think RED would simply say, "if you just want stills there are others to choose from",
the only other way I could see them making a stills brain is if modules would work with it and if it did video as well on some level higher then that of it's competitors,

pretty much tho that's brings u back to DSMC. Don't mean to offend or anything it just is a round trip back to the DSMC concept. When Monstro is released...then this idea of MPs being important can be at rest...648mp is a lot!


Edit:

if you went on that dollar to MP thing...

20 was 2,000

48 would be 4,800

648 would be 64,800

that's just stills though...add motion in and I think it's not a bad price that RED has for 617, may even drop by a few thousand or not (when they begin development) but still!


On the note of the thread:

VFX module definetly with the ability to freeze last frame of clip, overlay to allow ease of possibly framing the next clip...

I wouldn't mind either a wireless module that can hook up with the wi-fi network so some cool iPhone apps can be done...
 
Mark B. said:
The main thing I'd like to do is keep the configuration as small as possible, and right now the pro audio module seems very large. I'd like to see a shallow audio module, with two mic ports on one side and two level knobs on the other side.
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My sentiments exactly. There are two reasons I want to upgrade to the the Epic - size/weight and higher 4k frame rates. Love the framerates that have been posted, but the audio module seems too large in comparison to the rest. In fact, buy adding it to the unit, it seems to bring the size and weight of the Epic right back up to the Red One. Correct me if I'm wrong here. Perhaps this is one component that will change before the release.
 
I´ve got another idea.
I really would like to have a module with arri-compatible connectors like arri-rs, and arri dc-outlets with internal 12/24V switch for in and out. It would be very helpful with additional accesories like heated icups (would be also very helpful if the new evf will be compatible for standard icupsheaters), remoteswitches, remote follow focus, etc. With a module like that, same equipment used for arri cameras could be connected without any use for adapters.
 
I know this isn't a "module" as it's been defined here, but what about an ENG type accessory... a shotgun mic and powered, on-camera light mount that could sit on top of the brain.

I can see it on the fixed 2/3", easy.

Perhaps? I know there are more shooters who would be interested in a RED/ENG solution.



EDIT: I'm aware this is an EPIC forum, but this thread seems like the place to come regarding module ideas.
 
Thomas Koch said:
I would love to have some sort of CCU for the 2/3" camera. Looking at the prices of HD studio cameras is daunting. I would love to replace our 10 Standard Def studio cameras (D35 and D50's) with Scarlets. All I need is iris and paint function of the HD-SDI out. An umbilical is not necessary, but would be a great solution so there is just one cable to run.
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Still shooting RAW so the HD-SDI is more of a preview than something you would want to record. Not to say it doesn't look great, but not really RED.
 
M. Reilly said:
I know this isn't a "module" as it's been defined here, but what about an ENG type accessory... a shotgun mic and powered, on-camera light mount that could sit on top of the brain.
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With the heat blowing from the top of the brain, you probably won't want anything situated immediately above it.
 
I saw the IO module on IBC pictures. The connectors still stick out in an upright fashion. In this configuration the connectors are prone to brake. I already broke one with my RedOne, that never happened with any other camera. The ET breakout adaptor solved this problem elegantly for me and I don't use sound recorded with the camera. But many do. Please don't leave that to third parties.

Thanks,

Hans
 
has the left side of the epicbrain a rec button ??
thats very important for full-rig-setup (zoom, handle tft etc.)
 
My perfect module:::
slim-module for
shutter, rec buttom, assignableKeys
on the left side or front
the CFmodule is to "big" to mount a remote over it, right?!
 
A Location/Orientation Module. Built in GPS, inclinometer (roll, tilt), and compass all encoded into the r3d metadata. Would be useful for vfx tracking work.

The inclinometer would have a visual display.
 
A guerilla run-n-gun camcorder crashcam module: battery, card, small LCD (which doubles as both the interface display and a monitor) audio in-out jacks and the most essential buttons for basic operation crammed into a single as-small-and-light-as-possible module on the back of a "naked" brain. In other words, the bare minimum setup to be able to shoot, in as compact a package as possible.

And if there's a little room there, one phantom powered XLR input, thanks ;-)
 
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