Record video straight to computer?

[Alexander Ogren]

Hi,

I know this may be a complete newbie question. But, my video budget i pretty tight, and the mini-mags are not cheap,
so I wonder if anyone knows if there is a way to record video from RED Raven, maybe through HDMI or something straight into the computer through some app or NLE?

Thanks for any advice,
Alex

 

[Marc Wielage]

Nope. My advice: raise money and buy more mags. Be glad you're not having to pay for raw film and processing.

 

[Matt Beardsley]

A cheap way to record to computer is via the Blackmagic Ultrastudio Mini Recorder (supports HD-SDI or HDMI to Thunderbolt). Runs about $140 US. I use them to Webstream from time to time, either straight from camera or from a video switcher, but Blackmagic has decent recording software too.

I think, though, the real joy of shooting Red is to record compressed RAW and really have fun in post.. nothing else quite like it. I don't think there's a way to do that outside of the camera body, right?

 

[Terry VerHaar]

Page 9 of the Raven manual.

"RED TETHER, included in REDCINE-X PRO, allows you to record footage from your camera directly to a computer or an external drive. Using tethering bypasses the need to record to an SSD and offload to acomputer later, saving you time. "

 

[Andrew Gentle]

And for Tether, you need Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to the camera. It's recommended that you have the cable directly connected to the computer running the software.

 

[Alexander Ogren]

Page 9 of the Raven manual.

"RED TETHER, included in REDCINE-X PRO, allows you to record footage from your camera directly to a computer or an external drive. Using tethering bypasses the need to record to an SSD and offload to acomputer later, saving you time. "

Awesome! Great info! Exactly what I was looking and hoping for! Thanks! :thumbup1:

 

[Alexander Ogren]

And for Tether, you need Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to the camera. It's recommended that you have the cable directly connected to the computer running the software.

Also good info! Thanks!

 

[Matt Beardsley]

Page 9 of the Raven manual.

"RED TETHER, included in REDCINE-X PRO, allows you to record footage from your camera directly to a computer or an external drive. Using tethering bypasses the need to record to an SSD and offload to acomputer later, saving you time. "

Cool! I've never tried that. Does anyone do that for studio work?