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Mike CurtisMike Curtis writes and runs HD for Indies, a consultancy and website dedicated to using affordable digital technology for independent filmmaking. Mike started HD for Indies after a 15 year digital media career making content for everything from cell phones to cinema screens for clients such as Ford, Dell, Compaq, etc.. As a consultant, he focuses on production and post production hardware, software, and workflows to achieve maximum results at a variety of budget levels. 
Red (finally) takes the wraps off new camera - Scarlet-XCanon’s new EOS C300 digital cinema line - competition for Red or Sony?Single Chip Camera Evaluation screening tomorrow morning at CineGearCome see my footage from F3 S-log & Leica Summilux-C lenses TONIGHT at CineGearMike finally gets to play with an Epic-M and HDRxMike’s NAB 2011 Day One Part OneComing to NAB? Come see results of our 12 camera test Tuesday nightYo, Creative Pros—Apple Doesn’t Love You Any More. Here’s why.Did Apple actually lame out on the new Mac Pros?New Quad Cores: iMac or Mac Pro?Apple Releases New iMacs - good enough for video editing?Apple Announces New 12 core Macs….for $5000I went and saw nitrate prints and Soderbergh on the same evening…Arri Alexa - look out Red!Mike’s iPad rant-good device, bogus marketingThe Return of BlogwadAperture 3.01 update released, update on my iPhoto ‘09 migrationAnother good article on color correction from StuOn iPhoto to Aperture 3 migration difficulties and new hard drivesGreat new blog to read - PostWorldGiz Explains: Why ISO Is the New MegapixelAperture 3 announced - time to upgrade from iPhoto ‘09?WOW! Here’s why to go cheap/fast/light!iPad Follow-up Thoughts - thoughts on v2 hardware and v1.5 softwareApple’s iPad - All the Details, What It Means For Us
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Top 5 Things at NAB ‘081.) Red Scarlet/Red Epic - one for home, one for SERIOUS D-cinema work. Scarlet is easily summed up - “3K for $3K” - with 3K sensor that can shoot up to 120 fps for under three grand, when it ships in 2009 it will be a tough price point to beat. Red Epic, meanwhile, with better quality Redcode RAW, and 5K resolution at up to 100fps for only $40K, should be an indie filmmaker’s new Must Have.
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Red One News - Builds, Lenses, AccessoriesBuild 16 news, new lenses & details, new Pro Accessories ...so besides Scarlet, Epic, and Red Ray, there was (Oh Yeah!) news for Red One too. They have some new lenses, accessories, and firmware builds coming for the Red One. I got hands on with the big honkin’ 18-85mm zoom, and it is GOOD. I looked at the new 7” Pro LCD and I like it. Read on for the details that aren’t on the website. more »Red Ray - 2+ Hour 4K playback for under $1000…from a burnable DVD4K from Red cameras or Red Ray DVDs play back at 4K, 2K, 1080p, 720p, or SD resolutions
On the show floor, I’ll try to clean this up later, but here’s the scoopage: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Favorite quote from Ted Schilowitz, Leader of the Revolution for Red: “We consider 1080p Blu-ray to be a stopgap solution. The future is way beyond 1080p.” Read on below for all the nifty details: more » Red Scarlet - 3K for $3K…at up to 120fps....and sometimes 180 fps
Again, I’m on the show floor and working fast, so here’s the scoop on Red’s new professional camera that is high end consumer priced: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 3K for $3K, 2/3” Mysterium X Sensor, 1-120 fps (180 fps burst mode), up to 100 MB/sec Redcode RAW & RGB recording to dual compact flash, 4.8” LCD, 8x T2.8 Red Zoom lens (fixed lens), full auto or manual shooting modes, HDMI, HD-SDI (4:2:2 likely), FW800, Still mode, WiFi control, compatible with many Red One accessories (as shown on show floor). Here’s some of my own pictures of the prototype. Read on the all the gory details: more »
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Advertisement Red’s new Epic camera - 5K RAW, 100fps, $40KI thought he said “Red Effin’” - that woulda worked fine for me
OK, I’m on the show floor and furiously typing this up, so this is quick, rough, but info-laden - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: $40K, 5K, 1-100 fps, Super35mm coverage, up to 100MB/sec Redcode (yes, MB not Mb), FW800 & USB 2.0, Redcode RAW & RGB to RedFlash, dual link HD-SDI, 2 XLR, upgradeable sensor, body, boards & mount, 6 pound machined aluminum body, hybrid stainless steel mount, compatible with MOST but not all Red accessories. Ships “early 2009” Read on below for all the gory details. more » Blogwad - press releases of interest for NAB 2008Here’s a bunch of PR material on things that sounded kewl So I’m digging through all 100+ NAB related emails, to figure out what is worth checking out this week. In no particular order, here is cut & paste PR copy of what caught my eye to check out. I’m not advocating anything in particular, other than just “this caught my eye.” First item, goes without saying, is abusing my Exhibitor badge to be parked front and center Monday morning at Red’s booth, I have a 10am interview with Ted, which will have given me enough time to see what’s up in the booth to start drilling him on questions. OK, let the PR-speak commence - this is copy/paste, not my interpretation: more »Long, AWESOME interview with James Cameron about shooting 3DEXCELLENT interview with James Cameron, all about shooting 3D, in Variety. Detailed, GOOD, and dovetails/contrasts nicely with my notes from the 3D panel at NAB I attended yesterday. James Cameron supercharges 3-D - Entertainment News, Technology News, Media - Variety John August has a lengthy commentary as well where he calls James Cameron the Steve Jobs of 3D (and explains why he calls him that). Mike’s Notes from Saturday’s Digital Cinema SummitPanel on 3D moviemaking Advertisement |
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