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Podcast interview with Noah about RED on WorkflowJunkies

Noah Kadner — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:57:46 +0000

Noah Kadner helps us unravel the mysteries of the Red camera. What is Red? What makes it so great? And will it work in your workflow? Find out with Noah Kadner. Dan talks about Noah’s book “RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera” written for Peachpit Press.

Build 20 Menu Map Released!

Noah Kadner — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:55:51 +0000

As readers of RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera know, we have a printed version of the RED ONE’s menu map in an appendix. As time marches on, Scott Jones of XL Films has updated his map for Build 20. (And we just got 21 a couple of days ago!) We’re always playing catchup! To download it head over to this link:

RED ONE Build 21 Released

Noah Kadner — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:39:37 +0000

RED released Build 21 of the RED ONE firmware today. This is a big one, enabling 4.5K resolution and REDCODE 42! Of course I recommend carefully testing this release before using it on a full production. You get the following:

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REDCINE-X Alpha 2 Released

Noah Kadner — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:21:40 +0000

Stand by for a further review. In the meantime, to check it out yourself go to:

http://redgrabs.com/REDCINE-X_ALPHA2.zip

and the changes:

· Fixed losing Rocket support after playing with video controls or making color setting changes.
· Made timeline a moveable window and cut down the extra space on the bottom.
· Added a scrollbar at the bottom of the Timeline.
· You can move scrubber now by clicking on time instead of clips so you can make changes to other clips, but keep your scrubber in the same spot if wanted.
· Added tool tips to all the buttons on the video player.
· Dragging clips off the timeline crashing issue fixed.
· Fixed the video player window resizing bug a reduser mentioned.
· Curve presets are saved beyond application level now. You can exit application and go back in.. and last stored presets are loaded.
· H.264 export option has been changed to .mov
· Increased audio clip loading speed

Blackmagic Buys da Vinci- Minds Blown

Noah Kadner — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:36:50 +0000

da Vinci should be on your radar for two reasons- they support RED and they are makers if incredibly expensive, high-end color grading suites most of us will never be able to afford to sit in. And yet they just got bought up by bargain video card maker, Blackmagic Design. My question is- will this mean greatly reduced prices on Davinci software in the future? Or is this just good news for the high end post houses that can already afford them? A few words from BMD head, Grant Petty on the purchase:

REDCINE-X Application Previewed

Noah Kadner — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:32:01 +0000

RED has released an ‘Alpha’ preview of their REDCINE-X grading application and it’s a winner. Designed as a replacement for both RED Alert! and REDCINE, REDCINE-X combines the functionality of both applications while taking huge strides forward in usability and speed.

First review of RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Camera is out!

Noah Kadner — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:08:24 +0000

Noah’s RED book has received its first review and it’s a nice one from Steve Sherrick, a longtime REDuser and fellow blogger. Here’s an excerpt:

If you have never heard of the RED One, also known as R1, well you will definitely want to pick up Noah’s book and read it from cover to cover at least 2 or 3 times. It will get you up to speed in a hurry. If you have heard of it but never actually used the camera, the book will answer many of the questions you may have and provide you with enough information to feel comfortable to take the camera out and shoot with it. If you are an experienced Red user, well, there’s still a lot you can pick up on in this book as not only does it cover the basics of operating, but gets into the details of data management, postproduction, and how to integrate audio.

Noah’s RED Book Released!

Noah Kadner — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:51:47 +0000

This blog has been a little quiet for 2009, due to my hard work writing the first and only book on the RED camera. RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera is finally done and available now! From the official press release:

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Plastercity Rocks RED Workflow

Noah Kadner — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:50:13 +0000

Here’s a nice little piece from Digital Facility on PlasterCITY Digital Post’s RED Workflow, which they’ve been perfecting ever since the camera first came out. Here’s a quote from owner, Michael Cioni:

Even More on the RED Adobe Native Workflow

Noah Kadner — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:11:12 +0000

More random observations working with RED and Premiere CS4. Some of these might be obvious issues for folks who work with Premiere all day long, for me it’s been a while. Now on the Quad Core with 4GB of RAM(still below the reported min requirements but this is more machine than most folks have already).