I can haz ENG?

[Eki Halkka]

well guys,my broadcaster finaly decided to make the big step forward...
we are switching to 16x9 SD

so we have to buy 16x9 SD cameras...

Practically all broadcasts around here in Finland are still 16:9 SD.

Most of the productions are shot in HD or 4K though, some also edited. When it comes to commercials, replace "most" with "practically all" and "some" with "a lot of them".

In other words, even if your final output is SD, it doesn't actually mean you need to buy an SD camera...

[Bruno Solaja]

Eki

We can buy whatever camera...no doubt about that

but,to create NOW extra cost,just to go to 16x9...
Old footage is practically useless...and so on...

It just hit me,since I follow this comunity and trying to stay in touch with techology

[Jason Sinclair]

With a modular system you can haz lots of ENG.

[Yaque Silva-Doyle]

wow.

[dolph]

I think one of the main important things for ENG camera is build in ND.
So Scarlet could be ENG useful only with build in ND filters and good audio.

[Steve Gibby]

Dolph,

ENG (Electronic News Gathering), and non-hardlined EFP (Electronic Field Production) are two different sub-styles of shooting which share similar camera setups and functions. Both Epic and Scarlet share many EFP/ENG friendly features - so yes both Epic and Scarlet will be used widely in non-hardlined EFP, and to a lesser extent will also be used in ENG. The extremely fast turnaround time needs of ENG, where news directors and producers need near-instant access to footage, will be a limiting factor - although fixed lens Scarlet has been announced as being able to shoot 1080p RGB in addition to Raw. 1080p RGB is what ENG applications would need to shoot.

Red announced long ago that Scarlet will have built in ND filters. Being modular, Scarlet should have all the pro-level audio capabilities of Epic. Beyond the internal ND with Scarlet, its very easy and quick to use additional screw-on filters in EFP/ENG style shooting. Me and my crews have been shooting mobile non-hardlined EFP style with Red One since August 2007 - using screw on filters exclusively - as have lots of other Red One EFP-style shooters.