Finally we got our hands on a RED KOMODO 6K camera – thanks to AV Professional in Vienna, one of Austria’s premier rental places, who loaned it to us. Interested to see how the baby dragon fares in our lab test? Read on … EDIT: based on some of your feedback I realized a mistake that I made when decoding the REDCODE RAW files in DaVinci Resolve – I did not decode them in the highest possible quality. I got a new computer and installed Resolve from scratch where default settings are not the highest. Hence, all the R3D HQ results in the original article from yesterday did not fully reflect the capability of the camera. As a result, the dynamic range in R3D HQ is now better at 12.5 stops at SNR = 2. The latitude results remain mostly unchanged, I have removed the comments about the greenish tint, which is now mostly gone in the R3D HQ files. I have to sincerely apologize for that! Our ultimate goal is full transparency, and it includes admitting mistakes if they happen. Therefore, please have a look again at the R3D HQ results below. The ProRes 422 HQ results remain as they were. DaVinci Resolve 17 Beta 6 decode settings for R3D HQ For quite a while I was eager to get my hands on a RED KOMODO 6K camera, as it features a 6K, slightly larger than Super 35 global shutter sensor, with a claimed 16+ stops of dynamic range...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 18 January, 2021