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NAB reflections from the RED BOOTH

C.H.Haskell — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:24:10 +0000

I present to you our very 1st podcast. Still trying to figure out what that means but I hope you enjoy this tid-bit I threw together last night. Sorry it took so long but podcasting unfortunately does not pay the bills. Next episode will include an exclusive interview with Erik Widding, engineer of the BIRGER 35mm nikon/canon lens adapter. NOTE: The Podcast was NOT shot on RED.

NYC I missed you.

C.H.Haskell — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:58:38 +0000

Back in the Hat and it never felt so good! I never thought I would be so happy to see the those little furry rats scamerping about the NYC Metro but anything is better then being lodged in the armpit of America, the dingy smoke filled lounge of The El Cortez Casino.

Home sweet home, unpacking everything and time to make sense out of all this NAB Shwag. A little iSpy anyone? Speaking of swhag, thanks Stephen Pizzo and the Element Technica for hooking me up with the fine ET grip bag and cap…shwag I will actually use.

Red Party, real people?

C.H.Haskell — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:15:19 +0000

DP/programmer Ion Bloom is currently giving a presentation on his very own Crimson workflow, this almost makes the party worth it alone. Ian is an honest guy has he did his best job at not selling his software which he only updated this evening. I spoke with him briefly about it and he simply was trying to be clear that he is not a large company with tech support…no, quite the opposite really he is just one “dude” as he put it. So if you are interesting in his workflow then you should scope it out.

UPDATE: The Vegas update version 0.9.0 is available as a free download.

UPDATE: What I liked about this party the most is I can actually put a face behind the avatar. All this time I thought I was actually speaking to the Hoff in a spedo when its actually Finner, a nice fellow RED user from Canada. LordnumberZero, he is not a lord after all! The party was great, it was a pleasure meeting all of you guys and let me say thanks to Steve Sherrick and gang for organizing and Ketch for bringing desert!

The game is certainly changing in every aspect and not only are your fellow RED user coming up with solutions but this party confirmed for me that there are major players working hard to pave a path for your RED work-flow, there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

NAB 2008 is Epic.

C.H.Haskell — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:23:39 +0000

To say its ground breaking would be an understatement. I checked out of my pyramid shaped motel and headed to the convention center where I have been lingering the RED booth all day. I am speechless, RED showcases their next generation in digital cinema and its EPIC, no pun intended. 5k 1-100 fps, full frame S35MM MYSTERIUM X Sensor with WI-FI control to boot. WTF! I know many RED users and RED ONE owners and reservations holders are beside themselves, I certainly am.

I spoke with Big John who many know from the REDUSER.net forums and he gave me the lowdown and said that this was essentially a conversation starter, the breadbox style design weighs in only at 6 pounds and the technology is here to make it. I say one hell of a conversation starter that plans to deliver in early 2009.

Many RED ONE owners and reservations holders including myself were not expecting a next generation RED so soon so I can not yet imagine how the RED community will react to this next gen RED. At 40,000 dollars, EPIC is apparently aimed at a different market with deeper pockets. My initial reaction was one of concern considering I take delivery of RED ONE in only 2 weeks but then I was informed that RED is offering full credit of your RED ONE, that is 17,500 dollars towards the purchase of EPIC, not bad at all…now I am interested.

RED currently has one camera actually available today and thats the RED ONE so if you want to get in line for EPIC then the only unofficial way to do so is by dropping a deposit for a RED ONE today and take delivery for EPIC some time late 2009 if your lucky.

Hello Scarlet, Hello Red Ray.

C.H.Haskell — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:00:33 +0000

The Scarlet is another addition to the RED family and from what I can tell its going to be right at home. Ridiculuos amounts of speculation took place since the “Red mini” was announced at NAB 2007. Today RED showcases SCARLET, a 3k professional pocket camera capable of up to 120 frames per second (180 fps burst) with a 2/3 sensor and a fixed lens capturing to dual CF cards all for less then 3 thousand dollars.

Ted Schilowitz, voice of the RED rebellion

“From soccer mom’s to indie filmmakers, docs, episodic tv, commercials and big studio features, no boundaries of what Scarlet can do.”

RED continues to break all the rules, continues to change the industry and make the best tools possible for everyone. The SCARLET will be compatible with RED ONE accessories as seen here and support WI-FI control. Indie filmmakers worldwide rejoice, affordable high end filmmaking just got better so keep an eye out for Scarlet 2009 delivery.

RED RAY. Although slightly hidden under the hype of Scarlet and Epic, the announcement of Red Ray has me very excited. In a nutshell this is a RED deck of sorts and when connected to a display, projector or HDTV it will auto scale for screening dailies directly from the CF card or a hooked up RED drive…but that’s not all! This box is capable of playing back 4k, 2k, 1080P, 720P or SD on a standard DVD. From what I told it can store two hours of 4k on a 9gb DVD and 1 hour of 4k on the 5gb DVDs. Imagine if film festivals that are already adopting in high end and expensive digital projectors would consider shelling out an extra grand for the ability to screen 4k, a RED READY festival if you will.

I will do a follow up when I gather my thoughts and have time to reflect on what is all going down in the world of RED Digital Cinema.