Archive for the 'Red' Category

Red releases first Build 16 firmware beta

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 [...]

Epic mythology

I haven’t previously posted anything about the Epic, Red’s new $40,000 5K camera. Why? Mostly because I’ve been trying to gauge reaction, and figure out just where it fits into the market. As usual, this post assumes you’ve already read the information on the Epic’s tech specs; I’m going to focus on what it all [...]

Scarlet vs. HVX200

There seems to be a lot of interest in comparing the Scarlet with that old standby of no-budget Indie filmmaking, the HVX200. It’s a little screwy to compare a camera that’s already on the market with one that won’t be out for a year (or more; I love Red, but they don’t exactly have the [...]

Scarlet: first look

First off, go familiarize yourself with Scarlet’s tech specs, if by some unlikely chance you haven’t yet.

I’m still trying to puzzle out the relationship between the Epic and the Red One (which Red will continue to sell after the Epic starts shipping). The Scarlet, though, Red’s new 3K (and $3K) “professional pocket camera”… I’m pretty [...]

Real-world Red #1: weight & mounting hardware

So… we haven’t been posting much in the last few weeks because we’ve been too busy running around with the camera. The good news is, we’ve learned a lot, and we’ve shot some great footage, and over the next couple of weeks we’re going to be sharing a lot of that.

This first post is going [...]