Problems posting with Long Drive Cable?

[James Mathers]

I purchased a 6' cable to get my hard drives off the camera for a couple of studio shots where the camera need to be shaken. However, when I try to use the cable, I have problems with the shots not posting when I cut, and hanging up the camera. Is this due to the 6' cable? Can it be helped by shooting a lower quality, such as RED Code 28? I am using the latest release build for the MX.
Please forgive me if this has been addressed before, since I don't get a chance to keep up with REDuser as much as I would like. I'm just trying to figure out my options. I know 16GB cards or RED Ram would be useful, but I'm having trouble finding anyone to rent and I don't want to invest in this stuff for only a few shots when the SSD is on the horizon. Thanks for the help.

James Mathers
RED #30, etc.
Digital Cinema Society
Studio City, CA

 

[Steve Murray]

You could try RC 28 but I really think you have a bad cable.

 

[Cail Young]

Turn off proxies and regenerate in post if necessary.

 

[Rob Castiglione]

Yes, that's the key, avoid creating proxies in camera and do it later. Safer on longer takes.

 

[James Mathers]

Thanks for the feedback

Thanks for the feedback

Thank you very much for the feedback and suggestions; it all sounds like good advice. FYI, my BombSquad rep at RED, (who I should add got back to me very quickly, even on a Saturday morning), also guesses that it is a faulty cable, so I'm sending it in for evaluation. In the meantime, I'll try turning off the proxies, and see if that helps.

With Sincere Thanks,
James Mathers
Cinematographer
Digital Cinema Society
Studio City, CA