Aug 23
RED, maker of high-end modular cinema cameras, is working on getting its new 6K Dragon sensor into the hands of filmmakers. The sensor produces insane levels of detail and dynamic range, evident in this beautiful frame of video.
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Aug 05
While 4K video is still relatively rare, and you will not find 4K TV channels (let alone 4K TVs that are mighty expensive in relation to Full HDTVs) widespread in most countries around the world, the technological wizards have already continued marching forward in their quest for ever higher resolution counts that will make your eyes pop out in amazement. In fact, 6K (that would mean 6000 x 3000 pixels) footage that ran at 86fps was recently shown off by the CEO of Jannard and Co., RED.
I guess for the end consumer, it will not matter too much just yet as it will take a fair number of years before 4K video even becomes mainstream, so there is nothing to worry about even if you have just dropped some handsome coin for a curved OLED TV. The new Dragon sensor is said to deliver unbelievable dynamic range, and if you were to make a comparison at how much larger it is to standard 1080p, check out the tiny outlined box in the corner – that is typically what 1080p would feel like. Specifications point to shooting at 6K with the new RED Dragon sensor being similar to shooting a 19.4 megapixel still image at full motion continuously.
6K Continues To Push The Visual Boundary original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Aug 04
After a considerable delay from its slated late 2012 release date, the 6K Red Dragon sensor is finally ready — and it seems to have been worth the wait. The first test footage (after the break) has come from cinematographer and Red booster Mark Toia, who stress-tested it in difficult conditions like high contrast daylight and dark night scenes. Afterwards, he said the camera has three more f-stops of dynamic range than the MX-equipped Epic and thinks the new sensor brings the “best highlight falloff I’ve ever seen from any digital camera,” including Sony’s $65,000 CineAlta F65 4K model. Though Red put on a show of upgrading Epic and Epic-X cameras with Dragon earlier this spring, the company recently said that deliveries would start in September. Meanwhile, Dragon equipped cameras are in the hands of other notable DPs and directors too, like Peter Jackson, Michael Bay and Darius Woski — meaning you can likely expect a deluge of Dragon eye-candy over the coming weeks.
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Apr 09
After hours at NAB: A closer look at Red’s Dragon upgrade operation (video)
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Red’s clean room on the NAB show floor is typically no place for camera crews, but after adding a bit of protection, Red President Jarred Land gave us the green light to step inside the company’s sacred space for a closer look at operation Dragon upgrade. (The $8,500+ sensor swap gives Epic cams the gift of 6K shooting.) The view from behind the glass wall separating spectators from technicians isn’t significantly different, but we were able to get quite a bit more insight into how the process goes down, including stops at each of the workstations.
The temporary assembly center that Red built at the Las Vegas Convention Center is a miniature version of the company’s primary facility in Irvine, California — while Dragon upgrades are underway in Las Vegas, a structure that’s estimated to be 20 times the size of the one here in Nevada is processing the updates remotely, though admittedly with far less fanfare. Join us past the break for an exclusive look at the process, live from Red’s booth at NAB.
Gallery: Red Dragon upgrade eyes-on
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Aug 10
Red claims Dragon is ‘single most significant sensor in the history of image capture’
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Red Camera’s bombastic CEO, Jim Jannard, says that internal testing of the new 6K Dragon sensor proves that it’s the new “resolution and dynamic range king.” He also claims it will be “the cleanest sensor you have ever seen, ISO 2000 looks better than MX [the current sensor] at ISO 800.” The imaging chip was first outed at NAB in April, promising 15+ stops of DR and 120fps at a full 5K of resolution, with $6,000 upgrades for Epic customers by the end of the year. Owners of the $9,700 (brain only) Scarlet-X will also get the Dragon, though no price or date has been given yet for that camera. Needless to say, some independent testing will be needed to substantiate his claims, but Jannard sure does sound confident.
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