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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

REDRAY Players are shipping!!!

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Eric Z said:
Jeff,

Do you have to encode to 2.5MB/s .RED file and then play it back on the REDRAY, or does it accept R3D directly?
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Has to be .RED for playback on the REDRAY.
 
Wait for my REDRAY to arrive, would love to be able to have the codec, buy a second license and start crunching some footage ahead of it's arrival. All my paperwork has been signed, my 4k TV's installed, standing by for REDRAY.

Hopefully soon. Standing by and waiting patiently.

My Bomb squad rep knows to send it on when it's time.
 
Are they still doing "SURPRISE" shipping or are they contacting recipients to let them know they have a package being shipped?
 
My rep told me I would be notified of delivery after I asked a few days ago. She also said that my REDRAY had not been allocated yet, bummer.
 
Got to be any day now unless they are awaiting initial feedback from the chosen ones. :-).

A surprise is just fine with me. I was hoping for this week. Don't know how I stand in line.

If any new shipments arrive I'm hoping someone will post their smiles and comments.
 
Are any of you Red Ray users receiving content from Odemax? If so can you talk about it or are you under NDA? Can you even confirm or deny that you are testing the Odemax system?

Larry
 
We still havent received our REDRAY.

Anyone received any of late?
 
Since apparently no RedRays have shipped since the first wave I wonder if they want to upgrade to HDMI 2.0 now before shipping any more. ?
 
HDMI 2.0: 32 x audio channels ... maybe they're trying to muscle into the MIDI market?

Wish they'd invested that effort into speccing a proper locking adapter that a standard HDMI cable could slot inside, giving the ability for a consumer cable to be simply uprated to needs of the professional community.

Even some a small metal plate on the leading edge of the locked adapter - and minuscule Neodymium magnets under the surface of connecting devices would do the trick - and would take little real-estate.

Here's a quick vid on just how strong these Neo magnets are:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClkP-QwIOAQ

... maybe in 2014, the Epic Dragon will be able to record at this frame rate too ? :)

I reckon the earliest that new firmware solutions for HDMI 2.0 will be qualified will be Jan 2014 - the necessary CTS testing is not out yet / but will be out before the end of the year:
http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/hdmi_2_0_faq.aspx

AJ
 
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I think it's interesting how so many people are whining about locking connectors. Fact is, HDMI has had locking connectors in the spec since v1.1 and they even work with standard ports, the locks are on the cable ends.

OK, fine, so where are they? Well, truth is, I've only seen a couple of them and it seems no one makes them and the market at large is entirely disinterested in using them. For consumer electronics, locking connectors are BAD! In a CE environment yo have lots of non-techy people who will just yank a cord to unplug it or people who trip over cords and a number of other things where having a cord secured to a device is usually a bad thing. In addition to that, HDMI cables snap into place firmly enough for most applications. If you have cables that pop out or fall out too easily, you have shit cables.

For general purposes, locking cables on mostly unsecured equipment is bad. For commercial, industrial, even film set environments with secured equipment, secured cables are indeed better. I think if a manufacturer were to actually start producing the locking HDMI connectors (I think they're actually called Type L as opposed to Type A or B), people would buy them. OTOH, I had someone tell me once that they don't work worth a crap because they were a band-aid solution to work with existing ports and they don't really lock as one would expect. Don't know, I've only seen a couple of them and have never actually played with one.

Perhaps this will become more prevalent as it seems HDMI is rapidly becoming a professional interface as well... seeing how DisplayPort can't seem to get it done and all the other interfaces to come before are falling by the wayside.
 
I think REDRAY & .RED may die if it doesn't have a huge marketing campaign shoved behind it... .RED is REDS biggest asset... Would be really sad to see SONY bring out something less... and push the .RED to the side. Would be a crying shame to see a VHS Vs BETAMAX happen to us all again. In that case.. the lessor quality won purely due to hype and amazing marketing.

Jarred... I put my hand up if you need any help in this area.
 
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