RED RAY - VTR style controls

[laguun]

I recall talking to Stuart at the first NAB and suggesting deck control ports on the camera from the get-go.

Laguun etc. - while it would be cool to have a transcoding, burning, DRM-enabled, deck controllable device for studio work and theatrical presentation that allows for automation....that is a COMPLETELY different device than a sub-$1000 player that will play .R3D from DVD or CF or attached FW drive (be it Red Drive or generic drive).

I dont think so. We easily would have sold 3 last month alone. Some of our customers as venues, operas and museums buy in average ~20 channels / projections a year. You should not forget that there is a lot of cinema going on besides the "usual" fullfeature presentation in culture, arts, festivals and events, and they all -need- automation, which can easily be provided by RS232/422 control.