Jannard has just confirmed that RED now has 3 working Scarlet/Epic prototypes. They are named “Blackie”, “Lucy” and “Desi”, an ode to Ren Mar studios that RED has just purchased.

The names are references to movies/shows shot at RED Studios Hollywood which was previously Ren-Mar Studios and before that Metro Pictures Back Lot #13. “Blackie” refers to the “Boston Blackie” films that were produced by Metro Pictures at the beginning of the 20th century and Lucy and Desi refer to “I Love Lucy” which was shot on the location while under the Ren-Mar name. More…

Deanan DaSilva and Graeme Nattress have also been twittering about the image coming off the prototypes:

From Deanan:

• 9:05 PM Mar 7th Almost 7 HD frames in one Epic frame
• 2:27 PM Mar 7th 5k, 14 megapixel 24p blows away 4k. Pretty exciting to see how beautiful MX sensor looks at it’s full resolution.

From Graeme:

• 6:27 PM Mar 7th 5120 pixels across. Can you say effortless detail? Even half rez spills over onto my 2nd monitor.

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Offhollywood has put up some of the first moving footage from the new Mysterium-X sensor. They have RED Ones #6 and #7 and just had them upgraded. This footage was shot at ISO 1600 on 16mm, 25mm & 35mm Master Primes and an 85mm Ultra Prime. Grab the 1k version here.

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RED now owns a city block smack dab in the middle of Hollywood: Jannard just purchased Renmar studios (rumored at 25 million) which has quite a rich history in Hollywood. Here are some notable projects shot there: “I Love Lucy”, “Our Miss Brooks”, “Danny Thomas Show”, “The Jack Benny Show”, “The Real McCoys”, “I Spy”, “Hogan’s Heroes”, “That Girl”, “Make Room for Daddy”, “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, “The Golden Girls”, “Lizzie McGuire” and “Ally McBeal”.

It will still remain a working studio. From Jannard: “There are 5 stages at RED Studios Hollywood. RED will take one for demos, etc. and the others will remain as working stages for various productions. ” They decided to call it RED Studios Hollywood to differentiate it from the RED Ranch in Las Vegas. This is the first confirmation in awhile that the RED Ranch is still in the works. The Lakeforest RED location will still be operational as well.

We visited the studio for the Jan. 16th RED Day. When we walked into Stage 4 there was a Sony SXRD T series projector aimed at a massive floor to ceiling screen against the back wall that made the presenters look like little ants (even Jarred).

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The fixed lens Scarlet kit now costs $4,750 and will include the following modules:

• Side CF module
• REDmote
• 2.8″ Touchscreen LCD
• REDVOLT battery and travel charger

The 2/3″ interchangeable brain has only increased to $2,750 while the S35 brain remains the same ($7k). Shipping for both is estimated to be around May – June 2010.

A few brand new features have been announced. HDR Stills Mode sounds fascinating.

• HDR Stills Mode
• REDCODE 100
• Advanced power save capabilities with camera “sleep” and “instant on” modes
• Independent Programmable Frame Guides and Menu overlays on Monitor Outputs

These are the first ever actual photos of the fixed lens Scarlet:

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RED has announced that the pro version of RED Ray will be shipping around Jan – Feb ‘10.  The $1,000 consumer version will follow in Spring – Summer ‘10.  Here are the specs:

• Decode .R3D RAW files to 5K 30 fps
• Decode .RRD (RED RAY Distribution format) 4:4:4 files up to 4K @ 30 fps
• Up to 12 channels of compressed or uncompressed 24-bit audio
• Optional media and local link encryption
• Gigabit and Wireless 802.11b/g/n Ethernet
• Local Touch LCD UI and dedicated transport controls
• 4 x DVI-D Program Outputs (four 1080p / 2K image quadrants, A B C D)
• 4 x HD-SDI 3G Program Outputs (four 1080p / 2K image quadrants, A B C D)
• 1 x HDMI Preview Output with Audio
• 2 x DB-25 Digital Audio Outputs
• Rack mount
• Redundant power supply possible
• 4 x USB-2 ports
• e-SATA port
• GPIO and automation support
• FireWire 800 port
• 2 x Customizable front storage slots
• Compact Flash support

Here is a rendering of RED Ray Pro:

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There are a couple new features that we think are a big deal. RED is adding the ability to pull focus with electronic RED, Canon and Nikon lenses using RED touchscreen LCDs. The sensor position will be adjustable on 5 different axis. The brains have a 3 Axis internal motion sensor and built in GPS receiver

RED DSMC (Digital Stills and Motion Camera)

• New MYSTERIUM-X 5K sensor
• 5K (2:1) at 1-100fps
• 4K (2:1) at 1-125fps
• Quad HD at 1-120fps
• 3K (2:1) at 1-160fps
• 2K (2:1) at 1-250fps
• 1080P (scaled from full frame) at 1-60fps
• Increased Dynamic Range, reduced noise
• Time Lapse, Frame Ramping
• REDCODE 250
• ISO 200-8000
• New FLUT Color Science

• Completely Modular System, each Module individually upgradeable
• Independent Stills and Motion Modes (both record full resolution REDCODE RAW)
• 5 Axis Adjustable Sensor Plate Adjustment will be all manual.
• Multiple Recording Media Options (Compact Flash, 1.8” SSD, RED Drives, RED RAM)
• Wireless REDMOTE control
• Touchscreen LCD control option
• Bomb-EVF, RED-EVF and RED-LCD compatible
• Multiple User Control Buttons
• Interchangeable Lens mounts including focus and iris control of electronic RED, Canon and Nikon lenses (along with Zoom data). These are double locking…the traditional lock ring with an added PL-Style lock-ring to lock everything down nice and tight. Focus can be controlled via the REDmote.
• “Touch Focus Tracking” with electronic lens mounts and RED Touchscreen LCDs Electronic focus and iris will not be limited to the RED touchscreen.
• LDS and /i Data enabled PL Mount
• Rollover Battery Power
• Independent LUTs on Monitor Outputs
• Independent Frame Guides and Menu overlays on Monitor Outputs
• Monitor Ports support both LCD and EVF
• True Shutter Sync In/Out and Strobe Sync Out
• 720P, 1080P and 2K monitoring support. HD-SDI on Epic will be 10 bit up to 2K.. There is support for 10bit HDMI as well.
• Gigagbit Network interface and 802.11 Wireless interface
• 3 Axis internal motion sensor, built in GPS receiver
• Enhanced Metadata
• Full size connectors on Pro I/O Module. AES Digital Audio input, single and dual link HD-SDI
• Support for RED, most Arri 19mm, Studio 15mm, 15mm Lite, Panavision and NATO accessories

• Dimensions- Approx. 4”x4”x5.5”
• Weight (Brain only)- Approx. 6 lbs (2.72kg)

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Jarred took a photo of the RED One and the Epic-X with the REDmote attached so we can see the size difference.

Just so you know.. the Epic setup in the photo has everything you need to shoot minus the power ( just like the RED ONE ) so its almost an apples to apples comparison..

It has EVF/LCD output plus CF recording via the side CF module, HD-SDI out, HDMI out, 2 channels of Balanced Mic Audio in + 48v Phantom power, Headphone out, Power in, RS-242, Genlock/GPIO, all on the Brain itself.

Lewis Soucy has posted a few more Epic-X photos:

Scarlet and Epic info:

• www.film-tv-video.de has a great video of the Epic at IBC. This gives you a good idea of how Epic will feel in your hands.

• DSMC Openings: Jarred Land described how dust and moisture are kept out of the DSMC brains:
  

  the openings are connected to a completely sealed system.. its a closed tube that uses forced air to cool heatsinks. The only thing exposed is the fans that blow the air.. and those are user cleanable and changeable.

• The battery in the REDhandle is interchangeable.
• The new RED reel shown at IBC ‘09 can be viewed here: www.red.cachefly.net/RedReel500.mov
• Jarred posted a video of the Epic-X shot on the Mysterium-X sensor. This is so clean it could easily be a render. But it’s not. www.red.cachefly.net/EPIC11.mov
• ARRI has released a video about their upcoming digital cinema cameras: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIPw8nLBgak
• Adam Jeal talked to Jannard at IBC about his intentions for RED Ray:
  

  I asked Jim at IBC wether or not Red Ray is intended as competition to the studio’s DCI spec and as a means of opening up digital cinema distribution to more people and he said ‘yes’.

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RED has been inviting some high profile directors to test out the Mysterium-X upgrade to the RED One camera.

12.11.2009 Don Burgess, ASC from “The Book of Eli”

I was a bit skeptical when I signed on to shoot “Book of Eli” on the RED ONE so we did a side by side test next to an Arri 435. The results surprised all of us, including the producers, who guessed wrong which camera was which in the film print. The look of RED was perfect for this movie and the cameras were easy to work with and no trouble the entire shoot. I loved getting instant feedback from the r3d files and am considering using RED on my next project.

Don Burgess, ASC

10.08.2009 Greg Williams

Greg Williams who has been shooting the covers for Esquire magazine on the RED One had this to say:

Mysterium-X is the bridge I was looking for between the stills and movie world. The original Mysterium served me very well on my Red One but I was always pushing the boundaries with the files and working on stories for which the quality worked as a cinematic effect, but I could not put my hand on heart to say it compared to what I could pull out of a DSLR. Mysterium-X changes all that. Detail in blacks, use in tungsten light and a tremendously improved dynamic range put the stills right up there. This sensor WILL change how photographers work in a huge way and forever. As a result of the new lighter Epic camera I believe that 90% of the photographers, who can afford the new camera, will all become photographer/directors within the next 3 years. The first true Digital stills motion camera is here. Exciting times.

Greg Williams

10.08.2009 Steve Meizler, 1st AC on Social Network

Steve Meizler, 1st AC on ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Ocean’s Twelve’ among many others said:

To me, the new sensor is the biggest leap I’ve seen RED achieve. We rated the sensor at ISO 500 and did not see any noise in the blacks in low level lighting situations. The image is super clean.

Steve Meizler

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09.15.2009 New RED EVF Video.

Again, this is a video shot on the Mysterium-X sensor, not a render.

Download link: www.red.cachefly.net/EVF8.mov

09.14.2009 New RED Epic Video.

Jarred just posted a video of the Epic taken on the Mysterium-X sensor. The video looks so clean I think most people could easily mistake this for a render. But it’s not.

Right click link below and ’save as’ to download:

Download link: www.red.cachefly.net/EPIC11.mov

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