Red One at 4.5K?

[Luis Avila]

I was looking at red's sensor comparison chart on their website and noticed that 4.5K res. was also illustrated. Is Red One capable of recording at this resolution?

 

[David Wyatt]

Not yet :thumbsup:

 

[JoshBertrand]

Jim mentioned some time ago that it would be possible in a 2.35:1 ratio to shoot 4.5k across. I would guess it will show up as a surprise in one of the next few builds.

 

[Blair S. Paulsen]

I wouldn't hold your breath. Jim and the Red Team may prove me wrong, but I do not think this is a high priority item. One reason might be that most people shooting 'scope or other wide formats typically use anamorphic glass so they actually use a "center cut" of the sensor anyway.

Perhaps the Epic will fulfill one connotation of its moniker and offer a recording option for spherical lenses with more pixels horizontally. Personally, I would love to take advantage of the even field illumination of the RPPs to shoot super clean wide aspect spherically, rather than anamorph.

FWIW many DPs I have talked with about this, would rather shoot anamorphic glass because they cherish the unique look of the flares and other "artifacts" - hard to argue with that, its a sexy look that can add flavor to a story.

Cheers - #19

 

[JonathanF]

Actually, for shooting scope I would rather have more pixels vertically preserving the look around horizontally on the R1.