Posted in 2K, 3K, 4K, Hasselblad, Indie filmmaking, Nikon, Red Camera, Red digital cinema, Scarlet, cameras, digital cinema, high-definition, photography on Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 4:17 pm | 1 Comment »
MIT Technology Review article asks if Red cameras will make still photography cameras obsolete. Well, not a 39 megapixel Hasselblad H3DII. And even a Scarlet is significantly bulkier and heavier than a Nikon D3. But it’s an interesting question I hadn’t thought much about: how much easier would it be to capture a Pulitzer [...]
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Posted in 3K, 4K, 5K, Indie filmmaking, Red Camera, Red digital cinema, Redcode RAW, SDK, cameras, cinematography, digital cinema, high-definition, post-production, workflow on Saturday, 19 April 2008, 11:42 am | No Comments »
Interviewed on the German website film-tv-video.de, here’s the main punchlines on Red’s new cameras, Epic and Red, from Red’s “Leader of the Rebellion”, Ted Schilowitz. A few highlights from this interview:
[Scarlet] shoots Redcode, like its bigger brother, the RedOne. It uses the same Compact Flash (CF) cards that Red uses [video image shows two CF [...]
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Significant changes since Build 13:
Audio playback on camera (headphone, mini-XLR and HDMI)
Addition of 3K and 3K 2:1 record modes.
Addition of RECODE 36 Compression Quality Setting.
Addition of full size _F QuickTime Reference Movie.
Addition of Relative Shutter Speed control.
Addition of AUTO fan mode (SILENT in record, otherwise VARIABLE)
Enhancement of Syncro Shutter Speed adjustment control.
Enhancement of Frame Rate [...]
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Jim Jannard posted two new announcements on reduser.net today:
Red One now shoots 60fps @ 3K
What this means in plain English: You can “overcrank” (i.e., shoot footage with the camera capturing 2.5 times as normal, in the same time period) to make super smooth and beautiful slow motion (when played back at normal film speed of [...]
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