the RED ONE MX CAMERA – about
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The RED One was designed to be the first digital camera that equaled the quality of 35mm film. To match the look and quality of film, the RED company developed a sensor that could capture a measured resolution of 4,520×2,540 (or what the industry refers to as 4K). 4k is roughly 5 times the size of HD (1920×1080) and is a near match to 35mm film.[space]
Along with the massive resolution, the camera also captures in REDCODE RAW, a compression format that doesn’t “bake in” color settings, ISO, or white balance. In this way, the RED camera captures motion pictures in the same way a SLR would capture a RAW frame. Once you get into the editing bay, you have complete control over your image.
Worried about workflow and editing? Don’t. The RED’s proprietary codec – the .r3d file – is accepted by almost all NLE systems available today, including: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut X, and Avid. Within these programs you can output to 4k, 2k, HD, or SD while still maintaining the nondestructive .r3d for future use.
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To put it simply: the RED is one of the most powerful AND easy to use cameras on the market today.
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Why 4k?
“So, why is 4K important?” This questions is asked a lot, especially when the output for most projects never exceeds 1920×1080. There are two answers to this question. The first answer is scale-ability or “future-proofing” your project. 4K can be scaled down to whatever resolution necessary – HD cannot be scaled up to 4K without a significant loss in quality. Shoot in 4K and future proof your project for years to come.
The second answer is image quality. The RED captures every frame of motion (up to 30fps) as a full 11.48MP still image. Today, no competitive camera on the market comes even close. Many of the most popular HD cameras resort to line-skipping because they are not powerful enough to capture full HD – this results in aliasing, moire, and image artifacts.
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What is RAW?
RAW is a term used to describe image data that has not been fully processed. It has been used in mainstream digital photography for years as it allows the most control in post production. For most digital production cameras the color settings you set while shooting (white balance, ISO, and color curves) are “baked” in to your image. By shooting RAW, you have the opportunity to manipulate and change the value for white balance, ISO, and other nondestructive color settings in post-production. The RED is one of the few motion picture cameras in the world that offers this option.
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What about workflow?
Workflow is one of the most important questions of any production. How will you handle the data on set, how will the data be offloaded, and what is the process for post-production. With the RED One, this workflow could not be any easier. The best thing about the RED One is that the workflow should be familiar to anyone who has ever shot digital video. Simply expose your shot and capture your media onto RED Drives, RED Rams, or CF cards. Offload and backup your files onto your PC or MAC. Edit your .r3d files in HD, 2k, or 4k sequences through any NLE system (Final Cut, Premiere Pro, Avid, etc.). Export into your desired format.
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RED MX: specifications
SENSOR 14 MEGAPIXEL MYSTERIUM-X™
PIXEL ARRAY 5,120 (h) x 2,700 (v)
S/N RATIO 66db
DYNAMIC RANGE 13+ stops
MAX IMAGE AREA 4480 (h) x 2304 (v)
LENS COVERAGE 24.2mm (h) x 12.5mm (v) x 27.3 mm (d)
DEPTH OF FIELD Equivalent to S35mm (Motion) lens
Equivalent to 16mm (Motion) lens in 2K RAW
ACQUISITION FORMATS 4.5K RAW (2.4:1)
4K RAW (16:9, HD, 2:1, and Anamorphic 2:1)
3K RAW (16:9, 2:1, and Anamorphic 2:1)
2K RAW (16:9, 2:1, and Anamorphic 2:1)
PROJECT FRAME RATES 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 fps @ 4.5K, 4K
plus 50, 59.94fps @ 3K, 2K
DELIVERY FORMATS 4K : DPX, TIFF, OpenEXR (RED RAY via optional encoder)
2K : DPX, TIFF, OpenEXR (RED RAY via optional encoder)
1080p RGB or 4:2:2, 720p 4:2:2 : Quicktime, JPEG
Avid AAF, MXF. 1080p 4.2.0, 720p 4:2:0 : H.264, .MP4
MONITOR OUTPUTS HD-SDI and HDMI with Frame Guides and Look Around
720p RGB or 4:2:2
SMPTE Timecode, HANC Metadata, 24-bit 48Khz Audio
DIGITAL MEDIA REDFLASH (CF) Module : (16GB Media)
RED SSD™ (64GB, 128GB, 256GB Capacity)
REDCODE™ 12-bit RAW : RC28, 36, 42 Quaity Levels
1-30 fps 4.5K, 4K
1-60 fps 3K
1-120 fps 2K
AUDIO 4 channel, uncompressed, 24 bit, 48KHz.
MONITORING OPTIONS RED LCD 5″ Flat Panel Display
WEIGHT 10lbs. Body
CONSTRUCTION Aluminum Alloy
