Quick RED update (yes, I really do love RED). RED is developing a camera in a smaller form at reportedly a smaller form and less powerful resolutions. They are also apparently developing a 4k projector and display.

Peter Jackson is also behind the RED camera, he shot the footage showing in the NAB booth. The footage is composed of lots of WWI era elements. We know Jackson is a fan of that era, primarily the aviation of the time (he mentions it in King Kong production diaries) however this also gets me curious because Jackson is working on an adaptation of Dambusters, a World War II story. Will Jackson use RED for that film? We have yet to see…

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This drive looks neat, unfortunately it is DNxHD so Avid only. DNxHD is going to be hit hard by ProRes though…

As much as I love to promote RED, there are other digital options out there. This camera, the Dalsa Evolution, is among them.

AJA IO/HD is the hardware bit that supports ProRes. FreshDV’s video.