RAW is RIDICULOUS!!

[Bing Bailey]

give the dude a break with the semantics. he's experimenting and excited. justin its great fun reading the results you guys are getting. it really keeps us excited for the day we'll get to use the RED ONE too

 

[Michael Morlan]

Justin,

Congrats on getting out there and experimenting with your camera. Everything springs from that experience. Some basic notes that have been addressed in ad-infinitum in various places in the forum and most aptly in a recent blog by Stu Maschwitz:

• The more you underexpose (expose to the left) the more apt you are to lose dark details in the noise thus losing dynamic range in your final image.
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• The more you overexpose (expose to the right) the more chance of an accidental clip in the highlights.
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• Your choice of exposing left or right may be dictated by technical needs for dynamic range and for artistic reasons such as where the viewer's eye is expected to be directed, etc.
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  http://prolost.blogspot.com/2008/03/exposing-to-left-vs-exposing-to-right.html
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• There are more subtleties to your choice over over/underexposure when heading towards a film-out as explained here:
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  http://prolost.blogspot.com/2008/02/digital-cinema-dynamic-range.html
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• Shutting down to very small apertures like F11/16 introduce interference artifacts that manifest most noticeably in the highlights but that also reduce overall sharpness.
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• If you are planning on applying some form of characteristic curve in REDCine or other post tool (and who wouldn't) it is advisable to control your dynamic range to prevent highlights and shadows from being jammed at the ends of the curve, effectively clipping everything. The RED One has been rated, technically, at 11 stops but, as noted in a recent thread on cinematography.com, the "usable" dynamic range is somewhat less.
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  http://www.cinematography.com/forum2004/index.php?showtopic=29375&st=0

Get out there and shoot.

Best,

Michael

 

[Randy]

btw i like the way this dude is talkin...and if someone really wants to see some footage...i think the trailer for wanted speaks loud enough

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome clips!

 

[Justin Kirchhoff]

Thanks Michael for the notes. I'm learning more and more everyday about this camera. Welcome to the post Randy, thanks for processing my order