HD For Indies

Been busy, had intern collect up a bunch of links, apologies if some of these are repeats. I'm organizing another batch of uncompressed 4K TIFFs to go up.

-mike

Some tips... - Reduser.net

Some tips... - Reduser.net - have latest everything, calibrate your monitor.

"Film is dead!" discussion on Reduser

RAW RULES and 720/1080 debate - Reduser.net - Mark starts it off with a cowboy style, guns a blazin' statement about "Film is dead!" full of passion and enthusiasm for the work we've done over the last week with 4K.

I come back to say something very similar with a fistful of caveats and "under these circumstances" included.

But it amounted to the same general thrust - while there are a number of reasons to shoot film, Red 4K is reallllllllly compelling on a number of fronts:
-fantastic image quality
-simple/direct/easy/fast post
-low cost, huge quality
-the unmentioned (in this thread) physical camera infrastructure Red is launching
-oh - and Redcine's gonna be free (more on that later when I have time to transcribe a Ted interview recording)


Red threads of interest

Now that cameras are out in the wild, the forums on Reduser.net are going nuts. Here's some of the more interesting posts I've come across. Not a complete list, but what I've found of interest.

Macbeth... final test shot. - Reduser.net Jim Jannard shows how they test the cameras, and the charts they use to do so, and posts a Macbeth chart sample.

Prague... a prototype rig. - Reduser.net Jim Jannard posts about his favorite config of a Red in the field so far. Note the carbon fiber rods. It says "Prague" on the side because there were 25 pre-production cameras made given city names.

Delay... - Reduser.netJim Jannard announces a slight delay for units 51-100:
"We are going to delay the 51-100 delivery until September 28th. We need the time to catch up on accessories. The bad news... 51-100 will have to wait a bit longer. The good news... we aren't delaying any other release dates (as of yet). And this is not a camera problem. We want to serve our customers well and that includes accessories. Delivering a camera without an LCD or viewfinder just isn't good. And we are having delays on both. Bummer. I hate it. "

Biggest Camera Problem So Far - Reduser.net Mark Pederson (guy I'm working with) chimes in on the biggest problem encountered so far shooting with a Red, and I chime in on agreement. I don't know that there is any fix for this in the near future. And I don't mind that there isn't one bit. : )

See the video report of RED in IBC �07 - Reduser.net

Premium Package... once and for all. - Reduser.net Tweaked configs from Red, Jim explains:
"The Premium Package is gone. And that is a good thing. 1. The parts have changed for the better. 2. You are not stuck with every piece in the Premium Package (why anyone would want 4 side rails is beside me). 3. Duplicating the package costs only a few dollars more ($75 I think). But now you can get exactly what you want. 4. The Base Package has not changed in price and is the foundation to build the system you really want. "

What will *you* rent it for? - Reduser.net Poll. Current results: most want to rent between 500-1200/day. Hugely divergent rates, so the low ones will probably pull rates down hard for everybody. Good for renters, bad for owners.

Quick trick... - Reduser.net - exporting H.264 from QuickTime Player.

Ya know, there aren't that many billionaire industrialists posting their own notes and tricks online about how to do stuff....Jim's posted about 800 times on Reduser - FAR more than I have (factor of 4 or so I think). Pretty amazing circumstances.

RED Alert! info... - Reduser.net - Red Alert tip from Jim, I ask a follow up question.

Offhollywood Red Camera Test Shoot - Reduser.net - same thread as before, LOTS of discussion.

Hd For Indies - Reduser.net - thread on the images I posted, including some graded versions (more in the Offhollywood thread above).

REDAlert Settings - Reduser.net - Master Grame makes some suggestions on how best to process using Red Alert, and be SURE to read comment #4 from Stu Maschwitz.

RED History... - Reduser.net - Jim shares a list of the names of all the pre-production prototypes.

And from elsewhere:

Quint nabs the first interview with Roger Avary about CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN!!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.: "I might try to squeeze in a quick micro-budget movie I've been planning to shoot with my new RED Camera. Since I'm financing it myself I don't need to worry about the bond company restrictions on drop dates. "

So Avary has a low #, or a friend that has one, or thinks he's getting his soon, or something.

-mike


Red Day Zero - Cameras. Real. Shipped.

I just had the most thoroughly incredible day today.


eSATA to RAID until RedDrive ships? - Reduser.net

eSATA to RAID until RedDrive ships? - Reduser.net

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3908

Motu V3HD - Reduser.net

Recine Processing Times - Reduser.net

Rendering Fisheye to Rectilinear? - Reduser.net

Is the RedCode codec available this Friday? - Reduser.net


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