We’re still here, we’ve just been rather busy. Regular updates should start again… about now.

See major new features and menu map. Camera owners can, of course, get it in the usual place.

The biggest enhancements are related to image quality. Red appears to have rather dramatically reduced compression artifacts and noise levels. 16:9 4K is also now far more practical to shoot and worth with, with the codec errors during recording supposedly fixed, and 16:9 4K QuickTime proxies now working.

Red has also introduced a new color space, REDSpace, that allows for better WYSIWYG exposure on-camera. Or, for those who work in a more technical way, you can now directly monitor raw, so you know exactly what the sensor is capturing.

Build 16 also introduces 1080p output in playback mode, though not for live monitoring, and many user interface conveniences and fix-ups, like user buttons that are now actually programmable, and the ability to adjust a range of parameters with the rotary encoder on the EVF.

Be warned, however, that Build 16 changes the format of R3D files. There are QuickTime plugins and RedAlert/RedLine builds for the new format, but not RedCine build that can work with Build 16 footage yet. So if your workflow relies on RedCine, you’ll probably want to hold off until that shows up (possibly as soon as next week).

Update: the Build 16 compatible version of Redcine has just been posted. Get it in the usual place.

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