Scarlet-W Anamorphic

[Demetri Zuev]

So I'd like to ask if anyone knows the details about anamorphic shooting on Scarlet-W? Anamorphic options are mentioned in the Tech specs section of the Scarlet-W page, but nothing more.

Does shooting anamorphic affect framerates? Compression? Anything else?

Really like to get more info about this, maybe even official info from Jarred or other folks at RED.

 

[Andrew R Lewis]

So I'd like to ask if anyone knows the details about anamorphic shooting on Scarlet-W? Anamorphic options are mentioned in the Tech specs section of the Scarlet-W page, but nothing more.

Does shooting anamorphic affect framerates? Compression? Anything else?

Really like to get more info about this, maybe even official info from Jarred or other folks at RED.

+ 1 to this

 

[Phil Holland]

I'm not official, but I can tell you how it works.

Traditionally you'd be shooting the 5K 6:5 mode with the 2X Anamophic lens for instance. Frame rates are determined by the pixel height of the format you are shooting. Since 5K FF and 6:5 are the same in height you have the same frame rates.

 

[Naim Sutherland]

On Scarlet Dragon it seems you cannot unsqueeze resolutions lower than 5k. Has that changed for Weapon?

 

[Demetri Zuev]

Ok, any word?

 

[PatrickFaith]

From the scarlet weapon manual and the purchase page there a 6:5 mode at 3240x2700 (2700 is full frame height) "5K Full Frame (5120 × 2700), 2:1, 2.4:1, 16:9, 6:5, 4:1, 8:1, and Ana 2x, 1.3x". So according to the manual and the purchase page the scarlet-w has both a 2x and 1.3x squeze option. The media operations guide normally gives 2 redcode drops from FF to 6:5 , so the technical page has a "5:1 REDCODE for 5K (5120 × 2700) at 24 fps", so I'd expect a 3:1 at 6:5 at 24 fps. There is an "edge" effect on the reduction of the redcode based on bit amount reduction, so it could be just 4:1 (which is awefully good).

 

[Gene Sung]

Question to someone in the know as I don't know much about this. But can Reds shot anamorphic in the same way an Alexa can? I was under the impression that Alexa has a 4:3 ratio sensor while Red (non 8K VV) uses a 16:9 ratio sensor so, Red squeezes the image differently than Alexa. So Red shoots anamorphic more ideally with ana lenses geared towards 16:9?

i hope I'm wrong on this as I'd love to use anamorphic lenses on the Scarlet-W

 

[PatrickFaith]

Question to someone in the know as I don't know much about this. But can Reds shot anamorphic in the same way an Alexa can? I was under the impression that Alexa has a 4:3 ratio sensor while Red (non 8K VV) uses a 16:9 ratio sensor so, Red squeezes the image differently than Alexa. So Red shoots anamorphic more ideally with ana lenses geared towards 16:9?

i hope I'm wrong on this as I'd love to use anamorphic lenses on the Scarlet-W

The squeze is the same between alexa and red, it's just a lens on alexa has a bit wider field of view then on a red (i.e. to get the same field of view that is on a 35mm anamorphic lens on a alexa you would need a 30mm lens on a red). On the 4:3 alexa the height is 18.13 while on the red it's 15.8. Most of the older anamorphics are designed between a 17.5 to a 18.5 sensor height, so a 35mm anamorphic lens on a 4:3 alexa gets is a bit wider view then a dragon but otherwise everything is exactly the same as far as squeeze.

What I have done is google searched a lot with "David Mullen" and "anamorphic", lot of hugely interesting/useful stuff: http://www.deakinsonline.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?t=2633

 

[Lassiter Holmes]

On Scarlet Dragon it seems you cannot unsqueeze resolutions lower than 5k. Has that changed for Weapon?

and more specifically, is there a 2x 4K 5:4 option on the Scarlet-W Anamorphic menu?

Anyone?

 

[Lassiter Holmes]

Just to clear up this issue, I was recently advised by Red Support the latest firmware ANA formats in either 2x or 1.3x supported on the SCARLET-W are:
6:5 in 5K, 4K, 3K, and 2K;
5:4 in 4K, 3.5K, 3K, 2.5K, and 2K; and
4:3 in 4K, 3.5K, 3K, 2.5K, and 2K.