Re: ALEXA vs. RED?

[Michael Aranyshev] "R3D fits into the existing DPX workflow just fine."
Never said that it didn't.
But at the time that the originial D20 was announced and shipping Red was not yet a product so it was designed with the existing tools at hand. That world has changed in 5 years.

"Just calculate how long will it take to load 40TB of ARRIRAW's to your grading suite array vs. how long will it take to load 4TB of R3D."
I think a 10-1 difference between the Raw formats is a bit much, my numbers indicate the it is closer to a 3:1 size difference between the 2, but yes the older format is larger, but if we are talking Scratch, Nucoda, Baselight those tools are geared to be handling that much data regularly.

With tools from Stwo, Codex, Cilpster or Rave HD you take the ARRIRAW capture directly into the grading suite and use the device as ONLINE and there is no loading as you are accessing the material in the same manner as it was shot.

I am Acquisition Agnostic,

There is not just one way to do these workflows, but I am here at NAB and I see the buzz around Alexa and Epic ( which will be shown on Wed) I will be in the 3Ds room at the RedUser Event Wed because I was part of a Technology demo shoot with some of the first MX models that OffHollywood has.

Its all about the tools, and like many RED users, ARRIRAW users will have to suffer some pain somewhere but I am not worried.



gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows for the Digitally Inclined
Chicago, IL

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