Mark Toia – Making His Own Rules
On the latest T-Stop Inn, Mark Toia talks through step by step, how he became one of the most successful TV Commercial Directors in the world, constantly traveling the globe doing multimillion dollar...
View ArticleRED drops prices on Mini-Mags Media
If you’re not aware, there has been some drama lately with RED and Jinnimag who opened up a RED Mini-Mag and claimed the price to be highly inflated using parts that only cost a few dollars. While we...
View ArticleThe Agony Of Choice – Vintage/Modern Lens Shootout
Daniel Bichler and I created a unique lens shootout between modern glass and famous vintage lenses, shot on our RED DSMC2 MONSTRO 8K VV camera. As a cinematographer nowadays you have hundreds of lens...
View ArticleRED HYDROGEN TWO is on the horizon
It seems as though a RED HYDROGEN TWO is on the horizon. With the recent RED Mini Mag controversy generating a lot of bad press, this announcement comes as no surprise. Any good PR or marketing team...
View ArticleRED Komodo – We know what it isn’t, but not what it is
It seems RED are continuing to try and make people forget about the Mini Mag controversy with more cryptic product announcements. Fresh off the heels of the Hydrogen 2 announcement, RED is now hyping...
View ArticleAnother RED Komodo 6K Teaser
RED President Jarred Land has timely posted another teasing update on the upcoming RED Komodo 6K camera with Blackmagic Design announcing the new Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. From Jarred Land’s post on...
View ArticleAre we seeing another change in direction for the camera market?
It wasn’t that long ago that I wrote an article entitled, “Are we ever likely to see a great camera slowdown?” It was an opinion piece looking at what has happened over the past 10 years. It is going...
View ArticleAnother RED Komodo tease
The RED Komodo has been given another tease. Jarred Land is back at it again, with yet another Komodo update. The release of information is about as slow as making drip coffee. RED is clearly trying to...
View ArticleApple challenges RED over RAW patent legitimacy
Apple filed two petitions with the US Patent Office that RED’s Rawcode patent for recording RAW internally is invalid and not patentable. The story was broke by EOSHD.com today. I’m no lawyer but I do...
View ArticleRED RANGER HELIUM and GEMINI now available to buy
RED has announced that the HELIUM 8K S35 and GEMINI 5K S35 sensors will be incorporated into the RED RANGER camera ecosystem. These two new alternatives create a robust lineup for creators who prefer...
View ArticleSmallHD Camera Control for RED DSMC2 on Cine 7 Monitors
SmallHD has announced camera control for RED DSMC2 on Cine 7 monitors. Back at NAB, we saw SmallHD unveil their Cine 7 monitors and one of the key features of the Cine 7 was that it could do camera...
View ArticleNetflix updates its Cameras and Image Capture list
As you might be aware, Netflix has quite stringent regulations for what cameras and capture formats can be used on original Netflix productions. These requirements meant that the ARRI Alexa, ARRI Alexa...
View ArticleKipperTie Longtake 2TB RED Approved SSD
KipperTie has unveiled the brand new Longtake® SSD drives for RED DSMC2 cameras. The Longtake is currently available to order in 2TB sizes but you can imagine other capacities becoming available as...
View ArticleRED’s Jim Jannard Retires & Shuts down HYDROGEN
RED’s founder Jim Jannard has just turned 70 and has announced that he is retiring due to his age and a few health issues. I have spent the past 45 years building “inventions wrapped in art”. Just now...
View ArticleApple’s RED RAW patent challenge dismissed by US patent Office
RED has withstood Apple’s challenge on their REDCODE patents. The UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE issued a ruling on the 8th November. For those not in the know, Apple was challenging RED’s...
View ArticleRED & Apple complete METAL GPU accelerated R3D support
RED and Apple have completed METAL GPU accelerated R3D support in the SDK that will be rolled out to developers over the next 24 hours. This support will also be integrated into the next major release...
View ArticleRED releases Dragon-X firmware unlocking 6K
RED has released DSMC2 Firmware v7.3.0 which adds 6K support for the DSMC2 Dragon-X and a number of other fixes. The DSMC2 Dragon-X was introduced in November 2018 and has been one of the most popular...
View ArticleGDU 98WH Mini V-Lock Batteries
Global Dynamics United (GDU) has released new 98 Wh, 14.8V Mini V-Lock batteries that have an industry first, machined aluminium back. The entire back casing is machined out of a solid piece of 6061...
View ArticleRED Solitary Series – Live Online Education
RED has announced a new educational event called the Solitary Series which will be a free event for all online. This first event in the series, hosted by RED’s Sales Engineer Jonathan Petts, will focus...
View ArticleRED Komodo 6K for 6K
The RED Komodo is expected to start shipping soon in limited numbers in custom colors to a select few customers. These custom colored versions will sell for around $7,000 USD. The stormtrooper white...
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