Ready, Aim... Fire.

[Milan Nikolic]

I liked your youthful style but maturing is o.k. too!

[Nathan VanderByl]

Was anyone else kind of hoping for a new product announcement called RED Fire?

[Nick Wernham]

I am very excited by RG3 and RC3, but more than anything else this thread makes me excited for us to receive our Red Pro Primes. They cannot arrive soon enough!

[Michael Dalton]

having bought many cameras in my life, and dumped many camera after they become obsolete, I can say this thread and the redgamma3 makes me feel good. Instead of worrying that my camera is getting outdated, you guys make it better. I can't for the life of me figure out why people would wan't to buy a c300. Maybe the need for ready to work files. But a few years from now, the camera too will become a dinosaur. All be it and expensive one.

This past week I unfotuneately had to make the decision to sell my beloved scarlet because red is getting too good at it game, and my epic is ready months ahead of when I thought. it caught me off guard finically. The decision to jump of is an easy one. The fact it can be upgraded makes it a no brainer.

Red if you can have a mission over the next year or two, lead the push to get post production work flows working better with red files. Make a Red Rocket card that acts like a kona or MXo2 that can work with Avid, Final Cut X and Premiere so we can work natively with raw files. If not open up technology to help this along. For TV guys like me, the post production work flow is challenging. I'm hesitant to drop 5k on Rocket card because I do think it is best way to work with files. I'm sure any you can strike a deal with AJA, Black Magic and Matrox to make this happen and not loss money from red rocket. You'll also sell A lot more cameras to the TV market. Who would not want to shoot design show, cooking shows and everything else on a scarlet or epic.

[Mark Toia]

click on the photos and they will get big :)


The RPP's really are amazing... We have played with a ton of lenses over the last half a year, and the RPPs continually beat most in resolution and field illumination.

Can vouch for that....
RPP's are soooooooooooooooo sharp. If they were f1.3, I would take them off my camera.

[Elsie N]

Was anyone else kind of hoping for a new product announcement called RED Fire?

I was hoping more for an update on what is known. Specifically I was hoping to hear we'll soon have the ability to drop a HDD with our movie on it into a slot, turn on the Red Projector, (you know, the one installed in your local movie house) and just kick back while the Red System exhibits our movie to a paying audience.

I had a little bit of hope that this was what Jim was referring to when he posted something to the effect of "We would all be amazed if we could see the hardware he was holding in his hand." The camera portion of the Red System has some cushion before it becomes ho-hum when a new sensor or resolution is released. Those sorts of camera related things probably can wait until everyone is clamoring to have them.

But since RED is forever attacking the technology boundaries, that means they have to move to another part of the System to make eye-popping advances. Something like exhibition. They've created the Foundation for a Workflow that is quick an easy, and RG3/RC3 will be proof of concept when it is released. They've also prepared us for the 4k monitor waiting in the wings for personal workflow use or personal exhibition.

But they've only hinted at what's coming in the mass exhibition phase. They've released snippets about Red Ray and the Red Projector, but haven't told us yet how this is going to revolutionize projection for the masses. It is said that an idea will only become successful when its time has come. That probably means product price/performance/desireability has meshed.

We can't always (accurately) predict the future, but I'm going out on a limb and say that acting boldly in the area of exhibition is the way forward.... big time!

[Jay Patton]

This company's philosophy is what I wanted to invest in, as much as the hot shit specs of the cameras. We love our camera so much, and we have been so happy with Red as a company. When you're a genius, everything is a work in process Jim.



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[Yannick Verry]

I have a important question that will probably stay unanswered for the moment, but i ask it anyway.

Could we have a rough idea of the fare for upgrading scarlet (and epic) to dragon sensor ? I'm trying to foresee costs using/upgrading my scarlet in a close future.

[Jannard]

Upgrading to Dragon will certainly cost less than what you paid for the camera.

Jim

I have a important question that will probably stay unanswered for the moment, but i ask it anyway.

Could we have a rough idea of the fare for upgrading scarlet (and epic) to dragon sensor ? I'm trying to foresee costs using/upgrading my scarlet in a close future.

[Yannick Verry]

I love you, Jim.
...haha that really comes from heart.


You and Red team will be warmly welcome in Shanghai for your world tour...