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Articles Tagged with "Red Camera"

Get Your Free RED Epic Pocket Guide Download!

Get Your Free RED Epic Pocket Guide Download!

by Evan LuziCameras

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When the RED Epic starts going into mass production next month, will you be ready? Get a head start and grab a copy of the RED Epic Pocket Guide. You’ll get the most essential information about the RED Epic on one sheet of paper that can fold up and fit in your jean pockets.

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It's Alive! Keeping Your Batteries from Dying

It’s Alive! Keeping Your Batteries from Dying

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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You don’t always get as many batteries as you would like, or possibly even need, but you have to work with what is handed to you. If all goes well, there should never be a delay in shooting because of a lack of battery power.

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Is R3D Data Manager Worth Your $80?

Is R3D Data Manager Worth Your $80?

by Evan LuziToolkit

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Some say it’s a life saver, while others call it sophisticated copy and paste. But in cold hard facts, R3D Data manager is a piece of software that allows you to safely transfer R3D files and RED camera footage from a card or drive onto multiple hard drive backups. There’s no doubt that the program works. I’ve used with success and it does what it says it’s able to do, but the big question is: is it worth your $80?

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RED Epic Footage Roundup: Pics, Video, R3D

RED Epic Footage Roundup: Pics, Video, R3D

by Evan LuziIndustry News

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RED has been quietly shipping out RED Epic models to its first buyers. In turn, Epic footage, stills and R3D files have begun popping up on the REDuser forums from a variety of posters. I wanted to collect all of those recent forum posts as a chance to see what kind of images we can expect Epic to churn out once it goes into mass production, hopefully later this year.

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David Fincher, Jeff Cronenweth with RED Camera on The Social Network

Jeff Cronenweth on Shooting ‘The Social Network’ with RED One Mysterium-X

by Evan LuziCameras

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On the supplemental disc of The Social Network blu-ray, there is a featurette titled “jeff cronenweth and david fincher on the visuals.” In it, Cronenweth takes time to explain the decision behind shooting with the RED and the technical challenges it presented.

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First Footage from RED Epic Camera Roars Into Life

First Footage from RED Epic Camera Roars Into Life

by Evan LuziCameras

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RED Digital Cinema’s Jarred Land surprised readers of REDuser.net late Friday night by releasing on the forums a still from the RED Scarlet/Epic-S camera (above) and footage from the long-anticipated RED Epic camera. In a post titled “Meet Felix,” Land unleashed footage of a lion consuming raw meat shot in 5K at 96 frames-per-second on the company’s new flagship digital camera the RED Epic.

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RED Epic Camera Side Shot

RED Favors HDRx, Puts EasyHDR On Hold for Epic Cameras

by Evan LuziCameras

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RED Digital Cinema CEO Jim Jannard has announced on Reduser.net the company’s intentions to focus mainly on its HDRx technology for the new line of Epic cameras. HDRx is a feature of the new cameras that results in an increase from 13.5 stops to a possible 18 stops of dynamic range and allows a great amount of flexibility in post-production.

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The Best of 2010: Top Posts of the Year

The Best of 2010: Top Posts of the Year

by Evan LuziWebsite

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2010 has been a whirlwind year in the film industry. 2010 brought the proliferation of 3D (and digital cinema) taken to new heights. It saw major filmmakers like Roger Deakins and Peter Jackson put up flags in the digital camp. And at the end of one decade and the start of another, The Black and Blue experienced unprecedented growth.

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RED One Camera Activate All the 4Ks

On Set: The Little Red Record Button

by Evan LuziProduction Stories

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It’s such a simple thing, really, that bright red button that sticks out wanting to be noticed. Its color contrasting against the utilitarian body of the camera, screaming “press me!” The deep glow of the crimson is unforgettable and the power which sits behind it is immeasurable.

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Automatically Prompt the RED Camera to Format Media

Quick Tip: Automatically Prompt the RED Camera to Format Media

by Evan LuziCameras

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In this post, I will show an easy way to shuffle a few files around on RED media to force the camera to bring up a formatting prompt allowing the camera assistant to know that the media is OK to format.

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