Scarlet Dragon 4.5K

[sam karr]

That would be nice to have intermediate resolutions on the scarlet too. 4.5K with better compression than 5K for example. There is already many limitations.
Is there any technical reason?

 

[Terry VerHaar]

FWIW - according to the specs, Scarlet Dragon does acquire at 4.5K WS (2.4:1). Is this true?

 

[sam karr]

That's not the case. Just plain numbers.

 

[Christopher-lee dos Santo]

You could shoot 5k Anamorphic mode with 5:1 compression....

 

[Daniel Reed]

Seriously, don't worry about compression and worry more about exposure. And use DEB.

IMO, even 15:1 on Dragon is completely fine for most uses when fully exposed and black shaded.

In casual experimentation, unless I look at meta data, the visual difference between 8:1 and 15:1 is not obvious in well exposed shots.


If you wanna pixel peep, sure, you'll find differences.


I do kinda wish RED would give us a 4:3 aspect ratio option.
It would allow the use of x1.33 anamorphics to get 16x9 straight off the camera.
And in some cases maybe reduce lens vignetting.

 

[Jamon Lewis]

You could shoot 5k Anamorphic mode with 5:1 compression....

So Scarlet Dragon does have anamorphic mode...?

 

[Christopher-lee dos Santo]

Yes. Confirmed. I have tried it. Shoots 5:1 compression in 5k. 6480 x 2700

Here are some screen grabs.

 

[Jamon Lewis]

Thanks, being able to shoot anamorphic was definitely a factor in my upgrade choice.