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Scarlet (and shipping) announcement Nov. 3rd...

It technically is only a War if the enemy actually has a chance to win.

No chance, therefore, no war.

At this point Red is just showing off and doing there Touchdown dance.
 
Yikes.

I don't think they are judging their opponent very correctly. Canon vs Red? Red with a good amount of feature movies under their belt, including movies with Best Cinematography Nominations, with many many many more to come, and Canon with "Like Crazy"... :-\

I bet they are going to feel real silly come November 3rd. :-\
 
We actually are thinking that Scarlet could turn into a 1080P camera... since the "other guys" are saying that 1080P is good enough.

Jim

It's like sitting at the Red table during Thanksgiving with a full turkey dinner properly laid out and guests (the other guys) rub their hands together saying, "Man, I can't wait for the scraps."
 
1/2.3 is considerably smaller than 2/3" HD format. Scarlet 2/3" is 10.1mm wide vs 7.7 for the 1/2.3. Scarlet is larger area than any consumer point and shoot still camera. It is also larger than any under $10k video camcorder except the AF100 and FS100.

Sorry you mistook what I was saying David. 1/2.3, which is close to base professional 1/2 has beem available for a fraction of the price of prosumer 1/3 for years. Consumer less than $5k has various formats around asp-c, 4/3rds, and I think 2/3rds/16mm for a while, for less than preferable $2k many of these are available, and you can get a gh2 for considerable less than $1k. How is 2/3rds bigger then 4/3rds or asp-c consumer? They have raised the size of cheap sensors to fit more megapixels on without shrinking them too much, apart from other benefits, and s35 like sizes are already included, on $599 Sony nex-5n for example.

Forgot, the people that do the chipsets for the $100 fullhd cameras announced a powerful Android based video chipset last November that can do video close to 3k resolution, I expect higher thus or next year. Nothing compared to raw 4k scarlet, but just that is how far along 4k is the future is, and how far the industry is behind, even the cheapest quality camera makers are staring down the 4k barrel.
 
These changes have been longer in the works than most people think. Jim and crew knew what they were doing. The roadmap changed some time ago. I saw this writing on the wall back in early spring. I really don't think Red is going to release a 3K camera. I think Jim made this clear way back then but in a cryptic manner, at least that is how I read it at the time. I posted this idea then but it got ignored, then deleted. I understand why as Jim eluded to in a recent post saying that Canon will release something based on where they think Red is going. "that changed a long time ago" I think were his words. I could be wrong but I will welcome the changes if I am correct.

Larry

Just simply what you do in business.

Shock and Awe would be one of the quickest ways to erase the extended wait for Scarlet from the mushy mind. Offering whatever it comes out to be at "around 6k" would satisfy the very definition of shock and awe. C'mon RED.. Shock us and leave us in Awe!!
He, he.
WARNING. Guessing may elevate your expectations beyond reasonable levels.

Jim
I have pretty much avoided this thread (and this temptation) for the very reason that the guesses and speculations seem to get more and more outrageous. Personally, I would be very happy and satisfied if the Scarlet came out as the 3K, 120-150fps, 2/3" sensor, fixed lens model with HDRx that has been discussed. It's a dream camera. If it is priced around the $6K mark for the base package, even better. Who could ask for more? :001_cool:

I want a camera that is like one of those Fembots from the end of Austin Powers, that will do the filming for me ;)

We actually are thinking that Scarlet could turn into a 1080P camera... since the "other guys" are saying that 1080P is good enough.

Jim

2K for $2k :) ? The other guys don't know what they are doing. If there was true competition, with thier budgets, they could produce 8k to 32k cameras by now, even if it was a big box. Working mpeg4 JVC Shd camera prototype was shown off several years ago, but where has it been. There is no real competition normally, that is why we need your Red and Scarlet Jim, to show people what they are missing out on.

I think the big shocker with Scarlet could indeed be resolution, color, and fps. If everybody else sticks to 1080p/4:2:2/max 60fps with their future announcements and Red moves forward with 3k or 4k, raw (we know that), and anything past 60p at full resolution; Red could indeed steal the prom queen on prom night.

And marry her.

As Eric says, it is about being ahead of the ball to steal the competition.
 
We actually are thinking that Scarlet could turn into a 1080P camera... since the "other guys" are saying that 1080P is good enough.

Jim

Sounds familiar but I cannot.... wait... now I remember. It was the Criplet camera from RED I saw on my trip through the alternate universes during my summer vacation.
Strange things are going on elsewhere I tell you. Anyway its good to be home.
 
Okay, my prediction...

Scarlet becomes the sub-10K fixed lens Alexa-beater (3k Dragon)
Red One Dragon becomes the 4.5k Alexa (better on all counts)
Epic, well is the future milestone... 7k Dragon up-grade to all M- and X- buyers

(okay, I dropped the logic on that last one)
 
My Final Prediction for Scarlet: It will have the ability to shoot video and stills and be announced on Nov. 3rd!

I bet I am 100% Right!

Oh.. Happy Birthday to Me!
 
You mean high Mp on Scarlet Fixed in still mode? then it will be my dream camera with a 16 MP fixed DSMC Fixed Scarlet ,

many many happy returns of the day Eston..
 
Okay, my prediction...

Scarlet becomes the sub-10K fixed lens Alexa-beater (3k Dragon)
Red One Dragon becomes the 4.5k Alexa (better on all counts)
Epic, well is the future milestone... 7k Dragon up-grade to all M- and X- buyers

(okay, I dropped the logic on that last one)


Scarlet will be a beast of a camera, but I think that is pure hyperbole about it beating the Alexa. I love Red and what they're doing, but there's no way a fixed lens 2/3" sensor under $10k is going to beat out the Alexa for movie making. The ability to change lenses and get shallower DOF and more artistic/stylistic choices alone put the Alexa above it, IMO. The Epic-S will compare more favorably to the Alexa, though.
 
Scarlet will NOT be fixed...WAY too much has happened between that original concept and the present day for Red to release a fixed lens camera.
 
Ha, ha, Ramesh ;) .
 
A few things I have lost the posts for due to session crash:

Somebody somewhere mentioned hitting the nail on the head and the post being deleted. I also had this happen when I asked confirmation on a specification that was confirmed then deleted. Things change.

People complain about h264, and sometimes 4/3rds, but check this out (I have maintained that 24 mbs h264 for fullhdp60 is inadequate, it should be minimal 36mbs, preferably 48-72mbs).

www.eoshd.com/content/4279/how-the-gh2-is-still-top-dog-for-video-quality
 
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