Would you pay for RedCine-X?

[Nathan Pena]

"WARNING: AS THESE ARE BETA BUILDS, THEY ARE RECOMMENDED FOR PREVIEW AND TESTING PURPOSES ONLY. THEY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS."

This statement has become the bane of my existence.

Since the Red is a professional camera, and keeps me working on professional commercial productions, what do you recommend I use then?

It seems that every time Red gets some heat about having buggy beta software, someone is always there to remind us of what a favor Red has done for us by giving us, free of charge, this wonderful software, and I do agree to a certain extent. RedCine-X certainly runs loops around sonys sxs, panasonics, or phantoms free software, but, I want something better, and would be willing to pay for it. If paying some sort of premium would ensure a solid release build software, I'm all for it. Your thoughts?

-Nathan

 

[Jordan Livingston]

I would happily pay a reasonable amount for this software, or perhaps for some sort of subscription model, if there were rock-solid release builds and dedicated technical support.

- Jordan

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Have you used Clipfinder?

G

 

[Nathan Pena]

Have you used Clipfinder?

G

I have, back on the free versions for color fixer and conforming. Is it capable for one lighting and batch rendering several hours of footage? Last time I checked 2.5 was still based off of Redcinex 183. But if it could do that I'd totally jump ship with Red-cine x and use that. Is that what you're using? More info please.

-Nathan

 

[Gunleik Groven]

I do not open RedCineX, for the current project we render with the rocket, but do all coloring in clipfinder. You can use the free one for that (Batch correct a directory, open in RocketcineX as they are ready and batch render) works better than the "send to rocketcineX" command in the paid version and you can just add batches to Rocketcine-x as thy are ready.

Really stable, fast and cool.

On the feature before this project, we did all renders from clipfinder.

Works like a charm.

Clipfinder beats all current freeish tools hands down, is fast, stable and really a workhorse for everything from conform to rendering to batch.

 

[David Battistella]

"WARNING: AS THESE ARE BETA BUILDS, THEY ARE RECOMMENDED FOR PREVIEW AND TESTING PURPOSES ONLY. THEY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE ON COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS."

This statement has become the bane of my existence.

Since the Red is a professional camera, and keeps me working on professional commercial productions, what do you recommend I use then?

It seems that every time Red gets some heat about having buggy beta software, someone is always there to remind us of what a favor Red has done for us by giving us, free of charge, this wonderful software, and I do agree to a certain extent. RedCine-X certainly runs loops around sonys sxs, panasonics, or phantoms free software, but, I want something better, and would be willing to pay for it. If paying some sort of premium would ensure a solid release build software, I'm all for it. Your thoughts?

-Nathan

If you want to support REDCINE X then you should buy a RedRocket Card.

Free camera builds and free post software are a necessary part of RED and the RED program.

If they were to start charging people to use and upgrade their software I think it would be a deterrent to many post houses who would refuse to buy the software and thus make it hard to use the camera.

You'd have to also be charged for camera upgrades and they use the unpaid beta program to develop the camera.

I think things should stay just as they are.

Seven thousand users, many post houses who use the tools every day and make it work, why change what is working for the majority.

David

 

[Nathan Pena]

If you want to support REDCINE X then you should buy a RedRocket Card.

Free camera builds and free post software are a necessary part of RED and the RED program.

If they were to start charging people to use and upgrade their software I think it would be a deterrent to many post houses who would refuse to buy the software and thus make it hard to use the camera.

You'd have to also be charged for camera upgrades and they use the unpaid beta program to develop the camera.

I think things should stay just as they are.

Seven thousand users, many post houses who use the tools every day and make it work, why change what is working for the majority.

David

First, bought my red rocket a month ago, love it, can't imagine working without it. So, I'm used of paying a lot of money for tools I need, and would do it again, for example, release build software.

And I disagree, I don't think they'd have to start charging for camera firmware builds. They can continue with beta testing until release builds are made available, like they've been doing. But its been over two years now with not one bit of release build software.

I was just thinking out loud (since I have some free time because I have to supervise my transcode should Redcine x crash again like it did in the middle of last night and again this morning), if people would be willing to pay for rock solid release build software. Or to see if even paying would get us there any faster. This is good, we're talking and seeing what people think, which is why I posted this. More thoughts please.