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RED camera shoot out cancelled

Ben Kersey, May 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Jim Jannard, CEO of RED, took to the RED User Forums on Tuesday to issue a camera shoot out challenge to every camera company willing to participate. They were allowed to bring any camera, a team of techs, and could post process the image however they pleased. 2K and 4K would both be tested at different screen sizes, but it seems that a number of companies didn’t take too kindly to the idea. Just two days after issuing the invitation, Jannard has withdrawn it, saying that the “grief and complication doesn't warrant the effort.” Read The Full Story

RED proposes camera shoot-out on June 4th

Ben Kersey, May 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Well, it’s not very often that this happens. Jim Jannard, CEO of RED, has invited every single camera company to come to its custom studios in Hollywood in order to participate in a camera test. Jannard lays out the rules as such: companies can bring whatever camera they please, plus a team of techs to oversee the testing. They can also post-process their footage however they want. Read The Full Story

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3ality Technica speaks on Prometheus: ‘the best experience possible with 3D’

Chris Burns, Apr 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week we sat down with 3D rig and software company 3ality Technica’s Stephen Pizzo to discuss their newest products and how they played a part in the filming of recent giant Hollywood films as Prometheus. Turns out, Pizzo (3ality Technica’s senior vice president) told us, it was Head Cinematographer Dariusz Wolski that convinced Ridley Scott that 3D was a possibility for a film such as the Alien prequel Prometheus – and that with the gear that was available today, they could film the movie the with the same ease and precision they’d be afforded with 2D equipment. In fact, 3D was made possible with essentially no extra effort on the part of the film crew; read on for the first part of the full SlashGear interview.

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RED Dragon upgrade revealed: $6k for 6K and a big new sensor

Chris Davies, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

High-end camera company RED has announced the next generation of its modular system, the Dragon sensor upgrade for EPIC and Scarlet cameras, complete with the superlative specs we're used to from the firm. Dragon will be offered as a $6,000 upgrade for the EPIC, with 6K resolution and 15+ stops native Dynamic Range. It'll also record 120fps Full 5K video footage. Read The Full Story

RED 4K projector gets first public demo

Chris Davies, Dec 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

RED looks set to show off its much-rumored 4K laser projector in its first public demo, with the camera company's RED Studios Hollywood running a demo reel on the new kit for a military-themed "RED Ops Night." Described as an event "to educate and expose the most cutting edge Red technology to military personnel involved in all areas of media and public relations" the show takes place in Los Angeles tonight. Read The Full Story

RED Scarlet camera finally ships to first customer for $9,750

Rue Liu, Nov 18th 2011 Discuss [3]

The long talked about RED Scarlet camera, which has been under development for the past two and half years, has finally gone on sale and shipped to its first customer. Cinematographer Tonaci Tran is now the first person to receive the RED Scarlet camera at a price of $9,750. Amazingly, this is actually considered the least expensive camera of its kind. Read The Full Story

German effects firm builds DIY flying drone for Red Epic camera

Shane McGlaun, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

I have flown more than one remote controlled flying what not including helicopters and airplanes. The thing they have all had in common was a very short first flight followed by a horrendous crash rendering a chance of a second flight moot. I can only imagine the carnage and repair bill I would wrap up if I had the chance to fly this drone that a German effects firm made for one of those crazy expensive Red Epic cameras. Read The Full Story

RED teases 4K 3D laser projector

Chris Davies, Sep 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

RED is best known for its super-high-resolution cameras, capable of making both eyes and wallets weep, but the company has revealed it now has a home 4K projector in the pipeline. Arch teasemeister (and RED CEO) Jim Jannard took to the company's forums to share the glowing first-impressions from Element Technica co-founder Stephen Pizzo experience with RED's new laser projector, subsequently confirming that "this [projector] is on our roadmap." Read The Full Story

RED Scarlet Releases Sample Footage

Ammon Carpenter, Jun 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

The RED Scarlet is still a prototype even though it was originally announced about two and a half years ago. To dedicated RED fans that is probably no big deal when they are looking forward to a camera with HDRx functionality. After all, this is a camera that can capture video at 3072 x 1620 RAW resolutions. The long awaited sample video released today was at 120 fps, and yes, every frame at that same screen splitting resolution. Read The Full Story

RED offer $100k bounty for safe stolen EPIC return

Chris Davies, Jan 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

RED cameras have offered a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the safe return of the stolen RED EPIC camera and the arrest and conviction of those responsible for its theft. The reward offer follows news at the tail-end of 2010 that the very first RED EPIC to reach a customer's hands had been stolen while he was on holiday. Read The Full Story

OffHollywood Studio Head Mark Pederson’s RED EPIC Stolen from Chalet

Evan Selleck, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

To be an early adopter is one thing, but to be the first person to own something as extravagant as the RED EPIC camera, well that's something completely different. And it obviously puts you on the radar of a lot of people. And some of those people may not have the best of intentions. For OffHollywood studio head Mark Pederson, who was the first person to own a RED EPIC, that lesson came the hard way, when he learned that his French chalet had been broken into, and cash wasn't the only thing taken. Read The Full Story

RED Scarlet adds HDRx video support for extra $1,000

Chris Davies, Oct 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Tell most would-be customers that you're adding $1,000 to the price tag of whatever it is they're waiting for, and you'd prompt a revolution; that just goes to show how unusual - and unusually dedicated - high-end camera manufacturer RED's customers are, since they've not only accepted a $1k increase on the upcoming RED Scarlet, but welcomed it. The extra money is in return for HDRx functionality, something the company has been talking about since mid-September only in relation to the more expensive RED EPIC. Read The Full Story