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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Strobe ?

Mike Curtis of HDforIndies mentioned a distinct strobe he saw in this footage when it was projected waaaay back when. I wondered why no one really took up the discussion further. Maybe simply because the footage is not at all from the final shipping version of the camera. Still, the footage is all we can toy with for a few more weeks (impatient lot that we are).
 
Graeme, How about a sequence called milk techs so you wouldn't have to get models etc. just go outside and blast a few seconds for a torrent download!

Seems a problematic practice leaving, footage with problems on your web site?

If there is not a few minutes to redo it's, probably A good idea to take it off the site and wait for NAB 4K for us all to see it. Better than more people mistaking these images for shipping quality images.
 
wow, you guys are ferocious!

i believe i read somewhere they aren't going to release new footage until around (probably after) NAB. (I don't feel like searching for it though). I know you guys are concerned about the "strobe" on the alpha footage, but you have to remember that any other company wouldn't have shown you any footage from a prototype. The purpose of releasing the footage wasn't to say "Hey, this is what the final footage coming out of the RED is going to look like," but more "Hey, our early test footage looks THIS good, can you imagine what it will look like coming out of the final build?" It is rather odd that the footage has been out for a while and now everyone is concerned? Graeme said the shutter wasn't working correctly. Take his word for it. The RED team has done nothing but impress up to this point.

if any of you had put down a nonrefundable deposit, i could see your point. but, if you see the footage at NAB (or whenever it is released on the internet) and aren't happy with it, you get a full refund (maybe even 110% if Jim wasn't saying that tongue in cheek). We should be hearing what the final pricing will be on the RED and all the accessories pretty soon. Get excited about that!
 
Hey shaftbond!

I get your point and I'm 99,99% certain this is a non issue and that The camera will break new grounds in this regard as well.

But you have to keep in mind that strobing problems exist in Digital camera that are shipping and in programs that are broadcasted "now".
So when you see that little stobing in the milk shot, I believe it's totally legitimate to ask what's the deal on that.
I believe this is our "job" as "reservist" to inquire about such matters, my only regrets is that we are starting this thread a bit late, I feel lame for a rebel those days.

Once again I am almost certain this is a non-issue, but I want this camera so bad, that waiting for a refund is not something I can consider heartlightly.

But I'm practicing your mantra : Lets get excited!

In Red We Trust

Emmanuel
 
Like Emmanuel says, we all want the best for the camera. It´s "our" camera too. If this problem was happening to the F23 for example I wouldn´t give a &%®€®†$&$.
 
Hi Emmanuel-

I don't want to imply we shouldn't ask questions. I love these forums and I love people asking "why?" and "why not?" and making suggestions. Obviously the strobing is something to pay attention to when we are able to see the newer footage. I agree with you completely. I just feel that with a thread this long and multiple replies by Graeme, we are getting as much of an answer as we are going to get for now :) I'm not saying we should forget it.

For what it's worth, I was at the LA screening and I didn't notice the strobing...

Cheers-
Todd
 
For now, yes. You know we read what you write!

Graeme
 
Interesting how we all assumed (or hoped) that the milkgirls strobing was somehow due to our systems or some other anomaly. Initially I stepped through it frame by frame to diagnose it, but it wasn't really clear what the problem was.

I just forgot to ask about it. Glad somebody else did.
 
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