Long long shot

**Cédric Laty** · 03-03-2010, 06:44 AM

Hi there,

I have a question.
Considering the heat (cause of bugs) and the maximum size of a 640gb red drive, what is the maximum shot lengh you can do with a Red One ? In hours of course !

Excuse my english.

Cheers

C

**Adrian Correia** · 03-03-2010, 06:53 AM

320 gig hard drives get you about 2 and a half hours of of 4K footage....so double that, but I would be wary about putting that much onto a drive at one time.....a test might be in order to see how the system handles it.

**Eirik Tyrihjel** · 03-03-2010, 07:10 AM

If you shoot 2K at 2:1 aspect ration at Redcode 28, and framebase 23.98 fps, you could theoretically jam 29 hrs on to a single 640Gb drive.

If you set 4KHD instead, you get almost 8 hrs on a 640Gb drive.

Personally I have done 2hr+ takes in 4K to 320Gb drives on multiple occations.

**Cédric Laty** · 03-03-2010, 09:36 AM

Thanks for answers.
What about a 7 hours shot ? !!

**James Press** · 03-03-2010, 04:28 PM

If the environment is not too hot then yes you could shoot 7 hours (whilst being aware of the the warnings above that you are putting all your footage into one place, which is a high risk if something goes wrong).

**Pawel Achtel** · 03-03-2010, 06:01 PM

No. It is the same risk as several takes on a single drive. Red One records long takes in 2Gb chunks.

**James Press** · 03-04-2010, 08:24 PM

Thanks Pawel for the expanded explanation (you really ought to have a reputation for being particularly correct

!). I agree with your point, namely, keeping a truck load of footage in one place is a risk.

BTW it must be getting close to seal season soon?

**Pawel Achtel** · 03-04-2010, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by James Press

you really ought to have a reputation for being particularly correct

!

hahaha, just stirring up, as usual

Originally Posted by James Press

BTW it must be getting close to seal season soon?

Yes, I can tell this because my skin starts to get itchy.

**Brook Willard** · 03-04-2010, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by Pawel Achtel

No. It is the same risk as several takes on a single drive. Red One records long takes in 2Gb chunks.

True, but when the camera crashes or loses power during an extended take, many times some of the earlier 2GB chunks will become inaccessible or corrupt. Not common, but it does happen. Long takes make me nervous... even if it's just from my memories of the early days! :)

**Cédric Laty** · 03-04-2010, 11:55 PM

Thanks guys for all the infos !
YES, the environment will be hot unfortunately !
I have to figure out a "cooled box" or something.
Do you think i can consult someone at RED ?

cheers

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