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RED One Camera 2 Years Old Today! 10 things to know from a Veteran User

Just a thank you note to dino - you shared a ton of info when you first received your RED. I remember it and appreciate it - it is very thoughtful of you to come back and post the results of your experience, having accomplished such a body of substantive work in an incredibly short time.

Many of the early posters have disappeared into their work - it is a treat to catch up on your story and experiences...
 
Dino has some of the most experience with this camera, its workflow and everything involved with it.
He has traveled the country and im sure the world working with his RED set up.
His experience is highly valuable and extremely hard to come by.

When I have a question most cannot answer or need the answer to a lastest change, or new workflow, or need a workaround on a bug.
Dino knows.

I for one thank you Dino.
very useful 10 list and helps me doublecheck what im doing and dealing with.

Thanks.
 
thank luis, you have also been a big help to me.

dino
 
A-w-e-s-o-m-e post. Should be a sticky. Thank you Dino, Steve and everyone.

Happy anniversary RED! I have our first anniversary in a few days, and still as excited as I was 2 years ago when we put on our deposit:emote_happyhappy:
 
and so the third year starts for red31 in the morning with an all american rejects music video shoot for the 8th and 9th.

thank you again red team for changing my life for the better, yeah i have been with my camera more than my 27 month old son, but just think, when epic comes out, i will be able to look him in the eye and say daddy has spent more time with you than this epic camera!....

seriously, it has been a bit of a roller coaster, but for the most part this camera has satisfied tens of thousands of people and saved millions and millions of dollars and also done less damage to our environment by not having to make and process all that film and video tape...go green shoot red.

happy birthday red serial numbers#26-50.

dino
 
Hey Dino!
How did you get #31 on Sep 8? Just checked mine, and #27 doesnt turn 2 until Sep 12, and I remember hammering Red to ship mine the moment it was available.

You must have had some extra grease on them tracks :-D Ah, but you deserve it!
 
the second red day was 9/7/07...about 8 of us got cameras...

billy, james mathers, manny, some one from phoenix and i think someone from texas...it was two years ago...i do not remember exactly...it was good fun though.
 
heating up

heating up

sander kamp said:
5. I have been shooting in Thailand with my camera since one and a half year and only on one shoot we used gel packs. And I am not sure if it was even necessary. Use a fan to cool down the crew and the camera makes much more sense. The camera gives a warning when it gets too hot so you have time to cut, turn off the camera and let it cool down. Twenty gel packs??
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I totally agree, I just shot 6 days in the hot sun in Mozambique, and the camera had no heating up problems.
 
Dino I agree with 2 backups at minimum or more. The "Stay home and don't read this" section feels a little harsh.

It reminds me of people who sometimes say "If you don't have enough money, then don't shoot". While there is a little truth in this statement, I feel a little flexibility can go a long way.

A RED owner shooting for themselves can certainly get away with two backups. Larger sets and budgets require more.

You have to use common sense. The more important the footage, the more backups are nessesary.

Perhaps you only work on large gigs.. With this in mind, I can understand the statement, but not everyone does...

One thing is for sure.. Somone following your advice can't go wrong.. (Except for the fanny pack of course)

Just my 2 cents

jay
 
In terms of backing up, I think you should do as many as production wants, within reason, and two as a minimum.

The question I have, is if copy #3 of said footage is on your personal drives, what kind of legality/insurance policy are you therefor liable for? I understand the reasoning for making a 3rd, personal backup. Productions lose drives or mistake them for other drives and wipe them without checking all the time.

Hard drives aren't the greatest things for long term storage, and should be taken out of the box and run every so often. If you're storing these at your personal home, what kind of temperature/security precautions are you taking? Can you imagine if someone stole 6 months worth of drives and released the raw footage? I'd hate to be the cause of that shit storm. An actor flubbing his lines... a pop star looking their worst, you name it... it would be passed around the net pretty quickly.

Or if production did lose their 2 copies, and called 8 months later for yours and the disk fails due to improper storage. What then?

I'm sure Dino's got some sort of solution for this. I'd love to learn what it is!
 
Great tips Dino! Never thought about tripping with a drive, that would suck!
I did learn a lesson on a busy shoot once, always carry CF cards in a case that hold 4 or so like this one http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=0940
CF cards are pretty small and once on a set with 2 RED's to feed, I stuck a card in my pocket to free up my hands to change menus. Later I couldn't find the card because it worked its way into my wallet and disappeared. I was freaking out that I lost 8GB of "B" camera footage. After checking my pockets about 8 times it finally fell out of my billfold. From then on I always used a case so it wouldn't get misplaced even if the case had only one card in it.
 
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