Scarlet fixed DSMC

[David Rasberry]

So.. with the advent of HDRx™™™, it's demonstrated that it's possible to read the sensor more than once prior to a reset.

Thus, while the overall shutter speed might be 1/48th sec for normal footage, the sensor could be read signficantly faster than that. If the 5ms read-reset time of the M-X sensor is the upper speed limit, than that implies 1/200th of exposure is possible. (Of course, the smaller Scarlet sensor might be capable of being read faster, but I don't know what the limiting factor is... perhaps even faster than 5ms is possible on the EPIC platform).

So, I wonder if it would be possible for the cameras to extract a single still at a FASTER shutter speed without disrupting the normal 24p video stream? In other words: you could have a sperate stills shutter speed set such that if you did the button half-depress trick, or switched the camera to stills mode (via Redmote or side-handle switch) you can grab a still that's even crisper than the normal 24p frame grabs we are seeing today?

-Steve

Sounds like a real possibility. With the two stream HDRx™ mode you get separate files for each exposure. Good thinking! I think the half button press just tags a frame though. Might be a feature worth asking for if the "stills" record button on the side handle can be functionally separated from the "movie" record button on the camera body or CF/SSD module.

 

[Steven Caesare]

Yeah, I think the frame-tag was the plan since early-on in the DSMC concept stage. But seeing that HDRx is a more recent devlopment, I'm hoping it will frame tag and allow for the difference in stills shutter speed.

Of course this ignores exposure.... so it may not be as useful... but who knows what might be possible in post.... especially with some of the stuff The Foundry is cooking up.

-Steve