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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 :)

RELEASED: Beta Build 20 Firmware (v20.0.2)

I just spent a long, long day shooting with build 20.0.2 and discovered a surprise:

When I first booted up, the EVF was black and stayed that way for quite a while; after changing cables and rebooting, it was flickering so badly that it was virtually useless. Later, I found that going from zoom in and back resulted in a lengthy "black mode." Never experienced this before and suspect that might have been the original problem.

Had no reboot problems and no playback issues; today is sound, so I'll see if the playback issue is indeed solved.

My batteries seemed to drain very quickly; they are nearing end of life, around 200 cycles and it was a bit hot, though not beastly. Probably not related to the new build.

More testing today.

Good shooting and best regards,

Leo
 
Brent@RED said:
The latest version of RED ONE beta firmware (Build 20 - v20.0.2) has been released on www.red.com/support .

Significant changes since Build 18 v3.6.4 (Beta firmware release):

Note: Cooke S4/i lenses and Birger Engineering interface are not supported under this Build.

Thanks, BC
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Does or didn't build 17 support the Birger interface? I just bought a Birger mount with the understanding that I would "see" important lens info.

These new developments are going to make a lot of people who own lens other than the Red brand very unhappy... and there are a lot of us out there.
 
Joe Taylor said:
These new developments are going to make a lot of people who own lens other than the Red brand very unhappy... and there are a lot of us out there.
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It is the third party manufacturer's responsibility to keep up with the changes in the camera, not the other way around. There will always be new developments with this camera - even RED's own 18-50mm lens is probably not going to cover 5K - does this mean that they shouldn't build a 5K camera, because the almost $6,000 original RED lens is not fully functional with the EPIC? Of course not.

From reports, Build 17 works well with the Birger, and Build 17 is capable of beautiful imaging. Build 20 isn't compatible with any 3rd-party editing systems yet, we will all have to be patient with the evolving process before all of these breakthroughs are fully functional.
 
I just edited a short intro shot in B20 on FCP7 using native RED through L&T.... graded in Color 1.5.... and all went well.

I shot with a canon 35mm f1.4 L on a birger.... but did not set up the menus to see the lens data. The button on the birger worked as they should.

No problems to report..... shot for about 2 hours handheld off batts to CF.

I REALLY love the look of B20! In fact, combined with color 1.5 I'll probably not use magic bullet anymore.
 
christopher witzke said:
I just edited a short intro shot in B20 on FCP7 using native RED through L&T.... graded in Color 1.5.... and all went well.

I shot with a canon 35mm f1.4 L on a birger.... but did not set up the menus to see the lens data. The button on the birger worked as they should.

No problems to report..... shot for about 2 hours handheld off batts to CF.

I REALLY love the look of B20! In fact, combined with color 1.5 I'll probably not use magic bullet anymore.
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Does color 1.5 support the new color science?!?!
 
Lens Data

Lens Data

Does or didn't build 17 support the Birger interface? I just bought a Birger mount with the understanding that I would "see" important lens info.

These new developments are going to make a lot of people who own lens other than the Red brand very unhappy... and there are a lot of us out there.
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Bottom line is this. RED never promised that you would see or record lens metadata other than with an S4/i equipped lens.

We also have seen cameras randomly crashing since Build 17 - which enabled the lens data port - which people have obviously been upset about.

So it was time to draw a line in the sand and make sure we are offering a lens data interface that both works, and more importantly works reliably.

Which for this Version of Build 20 means RED brand S4/i lenses only.
 
Michael Epple said:
Until the new SDK comes out, I don't think anything but Red Alert supports the new color science.
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Try Clipfinder, supports the old AND the new color science.
 
I have newest build 20.0.2 but whend i try to get some playback from camera i get this error:

SATA_TRANS_ FAULT

Then the red drive unmount and after few seconds mounts again.
The camera stays on and funcional.
The Red Raid is almost full only 2% available. Could this be the problem?
On this drive i have 4K HD, 23.96 fps, redcode 36 footage.

Anyone had this issue?
 
RED-DRIVE

RED-DRIVE

[QUOTE ] The Red Raid is almost full only 2% available. Could this be the problem? [/QUOTE]

No, its not very not likely Luis, have sent you a P.M..
 
Updating my experiences with build 20.0.2; on the second shoot day I experienced no significant problems. Diagnostics on my Anton Bauer batteries has revealed that they are just too old and tired, so I've got a new set on the way.

I'm extremely please with this new build; no playback failure and wonderful image quality.

Good shooting and best regards,

Leo
 
Looks good the new Build except the problem, that the RED-LCD went into white flickering one time. Had to reboot the camera.....
REC709 looks alittle bit tighter in the blacks since build 20, is that possible ?
 
Luis Ismael said:
I have newest build 20.0.2 but whend i try to get some playback from camera i get this error:

SATA_TRANS_ FAULT

Then the red drive unmount and after few seconds mounts again.
The camera stays on and funcional.
The Red Raid is almost full only 2% available. Could this be the problem?
On this drive i have 4K HD, 23.96 fps, redcode 36 footage.

Anyone had this issue?
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Yes, we're getting similar on a freshly formatted Red Raid - ie: empty. I get the SATA TRANS error but everything stays online, it just won't play the clip.

Unable to test more thoroughly yet. The RED Rockets just arrived, waiting on FCS3 and for jobs to finish so I can install. Waiting, waiting...
 
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