The Ultimate Split/Data Wrangling for RED

[Chris Reynolds]

Hi all

Have been working on our new little split/data wrangling system for the last month and would like to share.

Runs Completely off 12V.

Full HD SDI Capture and Playback(Matrox MX02).

Lexar FW800 Card Reader.

4 Drive Raid 1 for R3D Backup.

LTO 3A for onset R3D Backup.

Full Audio Capture and Playback (AES,Balanced & Unbalanced)

Internal Battery (1 hour) for hotswaping Block Batteries

VDA for up to 4 simultaneous HD SDI outs.

Internal relay system to switch HD SDI out to Live View at any stage even if the computer is doing something else or has crashed.

Here are some pics.

Cheers, Chris

 

[Julio Quintana]

Wow...

 

[Conrad Hunziker]

But will it blend?

 

[sander kamp]

Wow indeed....

 

[jonnycom]

Wow very cool. I would prefer a trackball and put a blu-ray in there though.

Does it have a self destruct?

 

[Chris Reynolds]

I was thinking about the blender but it added to much extra weight. (Love my banana smoothies!)

Cheers, Chris

 

[Tanner Stauss]

Yeah, very cool. Is something that would be on the market at some point? What would something like this approximately cost?

 

[BigLu]

How much?

 

[Matt Gottshalk]

Needs a keggerator.

 

[Tanner Stauss]

You will definitely need a model with a RED Rocket card in there when it's available. If that could be incorporated, this would be the ultimate on-set machine.

 

[Alex Carr]

Is there a Desktop inside this? or just the Laptop?

 

[Chris Reynolds]

No Desktop. MXO2, Raid 1 + 4 x 2.5inch drives, LTO 3A and a few other bits and bobs under the hood.

Cheers, Chris

 

[Cail Young]

Is that MXO2 capturing HD or SD?

 

[Ben Holmes]

I can only repeat: How much?!

Do you have plans to commercialise this? If not, I'd be keen to hear more about the internal components, especially what kind of desktop configuration you've squeezed into the case.

Apart from the LTO drive, what other external storage options do you use? I'm thinking for client drives etc.

 

[Olivia Coupe]

That's a nice looking set up! How heavy is it? Cost?

 

[IAN SUN]

Bit of a thread hijack here, but related.

Does anyone know if this Delkin eFilm Express card CF reader works with the RED 16GB cards?

ExpressCard 34 CompactFlash DDEXP34-CF-2

 

[Remy Carter]

Very cool Indeed. Any chance you could throw up a parts list to build one?

 

[Jean Déraps]

I didn't see the microwave oven...

 

[Bob Gruen]

Get real: a microwave or blender would kill the battery.

A sun tea brewer/dispenser on the other hand could be made to work with minimum impact on processing...

 

[Shane Betts]

So what, in all, does it actually do? And how is the LTO connected to the MBP?