scarlet future firmware wishlist

[Norbert Jalitsch]

post your wishes, maybe they will be heard

my wishes for upcoming firmware upgrades:

pal and european friendly:
25 fps HDRx at 3k instead or added to the 24 fps mode.
50 fps instead the 48 fps


2k 2:1 and 2k ws
4k 2:1 and 4k ws

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edit, 20120709:

patrick grossien invested a lot of time in consolidating the wishes posted in this thread. he has also checked, what is already done ! thanks patrick, best greetz to stuttgard

ASPECT RATIOS
5K ANA
5k WS
4.5k (matching RED ONE)
4k WS
4k ANA 4:3
4k 2:1
√ 4k HD
3.5K
3k WS
√ 3k HD
2k WS
2k 2:1
√ 2k HD
√ 1k HD
√ 1k WS

~3K 3:2 around 3K (for pullings stills with HDRx)

'vari-size'
user adjustable, centered, X and Y pixel size image crop
able to boost fps when fewer pixels used
incl. aspect ratio calculator: enter ratio and one pixel dimension in width or height

RECORDING OPTIONS / FPS
time lapse / Intervalometer (longer than 1fps)
long exposure times

PAL friendly
25p - 50p in different configurations
(even if using stronger compression)
3k @ 50fps
3k @ 25fps HDRx

HDRx
4k @ 24fps HDRx
3k @ 25fps HDRx

HIGH FPS
burst mode for higher fps @ any resolution

5k @ 24fps (with lower compression ratio and/or WS/ANA)
4k WS @ 36fps and higher
2k @ over 60fps
√ 1k @ 120 fps (1k WS)
√ 1.5k @ 96 fps - for 720p web work (1k HD 1280 x 720 @ 89fps, 1k WS 1280x480 @120fps)

POWER
power management
manual swapping of power source
sleep mode / power saving

AUDIO
√ Phantom Power
√ Audio playback in camera FW 3.3.3. BETA
option to switch the display to waveform instead of histogram

3D
Flip + Flop image/sensor only option
Auto-focus slave from one cam to second cam (master auto-focuses and send focus distance to slave)

SCREEN / IMAGE / FEED OPTIONS
Flip screen option (incl. Menus)
fixed resolution guide, entered in pixel size and not percentage (stays on while swapping resolutions) √ FW3.3.3 BETA confirmed???
√ full screen toggle mode
frame store for overlaying reference pictures
√ Clean feed on SDI without black boarders FW 3.3.3. BETA
√ HDMI and HD-SDI out simultaneously FW 3.3.3 BETA http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?82101-Firmware-3-3-HDMI-and-SDI-together
movable 1:1 focus
memory of last 1:1 position
zoom more than 1:1

LENS CONTROL
√ map focus to the side handle FW 3.2
adjustable rack focus speeds / (this is being worked on)
more than 2 rack focus points
zoom steps or slider
adjusting shutter settings „down“ automatically when switching back to lower fps

RECORDING AND CLIP HANDLING
Pre-record function
delete clips in camera
delete last shot[/QUOTE]


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[Lliam Worthington]

+ 1 on those for me also.

 

[Andrew Allsbury]

Being able to move the 1:1 zoom around is extremely important in the next firmware.

 

[Jon Carr]

Still hoping they will release 4K HDR in 24fps.

 

[Marcello Altieri]

Photo enable.....60 fps at 4k!!!!

 

[Louis Maddalena]

Guys, good idea for a thread but keep it realistic... remember a lot of what is not not there in terms of frame rates is a hardware limitation.

A good thing to see would be the ability to record different aspect ratios and throw away the rest of the frame thus saving room on the SSD when you know you will not use the extra room. Although leaving the look around on the screen would be a plus.

 

[Jon Carr]

how about a full screen toggle mode like the REDone on the LCD, It would be nice to go full screen on the LCD.

 

[Gerald Menclik]

post your wishes, maybe they will be heard

my wishes for upcoming firmware upgrades:

pal and european friendly:
25 fps HDRx at 3k instead or added to the 24 fps mode.
50 fps instead the 48 fps


2k 2:1 and 2k ws
4k 2:1 and 4k ws

Norbert! You're too long working in TV-business it seems .... *ggg*

 

[Thommes Ulfeng]

Thanks for a great thread!

For pulling stills:
Custom 3:2 aspect ratio HDRx around 3k - (second stream for stills pulling, exposing a little to the side with A-stream)

And/or

Custom 3:2 aspect ratio 96fps around 3k - for stills

+ PAL friendly 25p - 50p in different configurations

Thmmes

 

[Timur Civan]

Stability!

 

[Christian Jadot]

1.5K @ 96 fps. It would be great for 720p web work. It fits into RED's power structure, and is more usable than 1K.

And a power saver mode to put the camera to sleep.

(I personally would like a 3.5K mode as well. But I know I am in the minority there.)

 

[Richard Luke]

4.5k Widescreen would be much appreciated to lock in with matching Red One footage.

Thank you

 

[David Cole]

For 3D:

- Flip and flop of image only (not menus) on LCD for beamsplitter rigs.
- Auto-focus slave from one cam to second cam (master auto-focuses and sends focal length to slave)

 

[Ruff]

50fps 3k for PAL (i.e. most of the world) countries...

 

[Morgan Lowndes]

Flip option for the LCD would be handy, so it can be mounted upside down

 

[Phil Holland]

I'm pretty happy with things so far, but what I'd love to see:

- There was discussion about R&D being done on enabling 4k @ 24fps HDRx through some sort of voodoo. I'd love to know if there's been progress on that.
- A movable 100% focus reticle, right now it's in the center only when in magnify mode.
- Flip screen option would be fantastic. Really useful in a million ways from standard setups to difficult camera positions.

Well heck, only one of those is exclusive to the Scarlet, the rest could be tossed in the Epic too and I'm sure most would welcome those additions.

 

[Joel Arvidsson]

Audio playback in camera!

 

[Norbert Jalitsch]

Guys, good idea for a thread but keep it realistic... remember a lot of what is not not there in terms of frame rates is a hardware limitation.

A good thing to see would be the ability to record different aspect ratios and throw away the rest of the frame thus saving room on the SSD when you know you will not use the extra room. Although leaving the look around on the screen would be a plus.

well said !
keep it realistic.

it is a essential thing to get pal compatible framerates. (25fps / 50fps).
if that one or two frames are too much for the processor power ( what i do not believe personally ) give us at least the possibility to shoot this framerates with a little quality loss in the compression ratio...

greetz,

norbert

 

[Ben Pluimer]

Guys, good idea for a thread but keep it realistic... remember a lot of what is not not there in terms of frame rates is a hardware limitation.

A good thing to see would be the ability to record different aspect ratios and throw away the rest of the frame thus saving room on the SSD when you know you will not use the extra room. Although leaving the look around on the screen would be a plus.

If you think hardware limitations are the reason we don't have higher frame rates, 4k HDR, etc. on the Scarlet, you're crazy. It might be underclocked and locked down, but I'd bet this camera is far more capable than is currently allowed.

 

[Daniel Di Stefano]

must haves:
- movable magnify selection (with memory of the last position)
- audio on playback

nice to haves:
- phantom power
- 25p on 3k HDR
- zoom steps or slider
- ability to delete clips
- delete last shot button
- flip image option
- frame store for overlaying reference pictures