Red scarlet frame rate

[JOHN LANASIS]

At the risk of appearing stupid, can anyone tell me if the Red Scarlet, when it finally appears, will be capable of shooting at 23.98 FPS or 24 etc? Will it have a variable frame rate?

Thanks

 

[Jim Retar]

As far as I remember.... all models will shoot 1-60fps.... the cheaper ones can shoot 120fps (150fps burst) and the higher end ones will have a frame burst of 72fps.

 

[Bastien Tribalat]

And at risk of appearing stupid too.... WHat does frame burst mean ?

 

[Joseph Hutson]

And at risk of appearing stupid too.... WHat does frame burst mean ?

It means that the 3K Scarlet will not be able to sustain the 150fps like it will be able to for the 120fps. However, you will be able to cause it to burst up to 150fps for a few seconds.

Of course, all of these specs I mentioned are subject to change before final release.

 

[Bastien Tribalat]

Ok, thanks^^

Another stupid question : why the cheaper ones can go higher in frame rate ? (and do the burts cause any damage to the camera or something like that ?)

 

[Joseph Hutson]

This may be of some help.

 

[Joseph Hutson]

Ok, thanks^^

Another stupid question : why the cheaper ones can go higher in frame rate ? (and do the burts cause any damage to the camera or something like that ?)

No, the burst does not have any harmful effect. The cheaper cameras are shooting at only a fraction of the resolution that the 5K and 6K scarlets will do.

Really, the difference between the 5K Scarlet and EPIC-X is their frame rates. You can really see how much more expensive frame rates get with that comparison.

I find it smart to buy the Scarlet and only rent the EPIC brain when it comes necessary. As each of the DSMC brains interchange so easily, the transition on set and in post workflow will be harmonious. :wink:

 

[fernando feas]

So if I want to shot for a slow motion film, scarlet won´t be the ideal camera?

 

[Paul Whittington]

So if I want to shot for a slow motion film, scarlet won´t be the ideal camera?

Scarlet will be the best camera for slow motion because of it's higher frame rate. It's 3K sensor will have less information to process than the 4K and up cameras so I assume that's why it can capture more FPS.

 

[Joseph Hutson]

So if I want to shot for a slow motion film, scarlet won´t be the ideal camera?

No. For the money, the 3K camera will be the best brain to shoot slow motion. It is limited to 120fps with a 150fps. This is enough overcranking for me. It allows me to slow my shots down to 20%. (of course you can do more than that but will have jerkiness during your playback).

Those who didn't have a RED One prior to the cutoff date will be able to buy the EPIC S35 (brain only) for what I believe the cost of $28,000.

You can see in the (probably now outdated) specs sheet above, the added benefits of the EPIC as well as the trade-offs that you get with the various Scarlet/EPIC brains in the DSMC lineup.