RELEASED: BETA FIRMWARE - BUILD 15 (v2.2.1)

[Brent@RED]

A new version of Build 15 BETA (v2.2.1) RED ONE Firmware has been posted on www.RED.com/support (password-protected download).

Please see the readme notes in the download or release history for important information such as installation instructions, significant changes since release build, and known firmware restrictions.

AS THIS IS A BETA BUILD, THIS FIRMWARE IS FOR PREVIEW AND TESTING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE USED ON COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS.

Thanks, BC

[Brook Willard]

Well I'll be sure to use it on a commercial production tomorrow... :wink:

[Kyle Mallory]

Brent,

Is it possible to list the issues that were fixed in each build included in the readme.txt file?

It would be nice to know what issues have been addressed, to determine whether it would be worth upgrading.

Thanks,

Kyle

[Brad Wilson]

Do you mind highlighting the specific changes from build 2.1.7??? We're anxious to know whats been fixed with 2.2.1. (we're livin' on the bleeding edge with the firmware as it is, so we'll update anyway, but still, would love to know)

THANKS!

[SF Geek]

I hope that LCD strobing shit is fixed.

[John V]

So what your saying is dont use it for a commercial production?

[Rick Darge]

I hope that LCD strobing shit is fixed.

hahah

[wshultz]

Well the first thing I notice is I can't stimulate the LCD flicker this morning.

The second thing is, the red edge enhancement seems brighter. Am I imagining these two things?

Great!

[Corrado Silveri]

Second that.

[Brent@RED]

We were going to post what was fixed, but we could not think of a technical term for "LCD strobing shit"....

BC

[wshultz]

We were going to post what was fixed, but we could not think of a technical term for "LCD strobing shit"....

BC

So the LCD strobing has been de-shitted or wiped or ...something

[Gunleik Groven]

LOL!


BUT seriously.

Installed.

Started Black Shading Calibration. Hung...

Can I safely turn my cam off and start over?

Cheers!

Gunleik

[Stuart English]

Just minor stuff, but it is the latest and greatest Beta Build 15 and will become the official release.

So you should upgrade to it...

[Justin Kirchhoff]

Still getting flicker in 3k 2:1 23.98 project. 320asa 24fps. 1/48th shutter.

[Sean R.]

Still getting flicker in 3k 2:1 23.98 project. 320asa 24fps. 1/48th shutter.

Are we talking flicker across the entire screen? Light source flicker? If you change the shutter speed to say 1/60th is the flicker still present?

[Jay A. Kelley]

We were going to post what was fixed, but we could not think of a technical term for "LCD strobing shit"....

BC

ok now that's damn funny.
Jay
:)

[BASSAM MSSALATIE]

A new version of Build 15 BETA (v2.2.1) RED ONE Firmware has been posted on www.RED.com/support (password-protected download).

Thanks, BC
Why this time is under

password-protected download

[Justin Kirchhoff]

It was the strobing effect flicker that we're talking about from the LCD. It was weird, changed it to 24fps and the LCD flicker went away, changed it back to 23.98 and it showed up again.



Are we talking flicker across the entire screen? Light source flicker? If you change the shutter speed to say 1/60th is the flicker still present?

[Brook Willard]

Are we talking flicker across the entire screen? Light source flicker? If you change the shutter speed to say 1/60th is the flicker still present?

Sean, I'm getting it too. It's the lower third buggery flicker that the earliest build 15 suffered from. It's only happened a few times today, but it's still there.

We figured out the RS-232 issue, so don't lose sleep over that one.

It still seems to turn Varispeed on occasionally after a battery swap... just for the fun of it.

It also no longer prompts with "You have inserted an unformatted digimag, do you want to format?" when a fresh card is inserted. It just ignores the card until it's manually formatted through the menu system. Now the second build 15 way of doing things [format without asking] SUCKED, but I still like the format offering we had in builds 14 and prior...

Haven't had the camera randomly dump takes like build 14 used to do... but we're only half way through the day.

Shall I continue to report bugs as they arise?

[laguun]

We were going to post what was fixed, but we could not think of a technical term for "LCD strobing shit"....

BC
IBM would probably go with something as:
"liquid crystal matrix human interface display realigning anomaly realigned"

i still remember wondering what the "serial interface pointing devices" of our vintage IBMs would be... (its the mouse)

[CJ Roy]

The other day, on the previous Build 15, I got some weird digital flicker across the lower part of the LCD & SDI out. It almost look like minidv drop outs. Is that the same thing you guys are talking about, or is there some other strobing issues?

Thanks.