It’s not pretty like this post-production HDR video from last week, but isn’t it exciting to see what RED’s Epic is capable of when trained at an average Las Vegas nightlife scene?
It’s the first footage shot using the HDRx Mode, processed with Magic Motion, that RED’s ever made public. While RED admits that it’s “VERY EARLY in development”, at least they’re proud of their work, saying, “we like it”.
While RED is still being a little cagey about their methods, saying all shall be explained further down the line, they did confirm that the footage was shot using ISO 800 with a 17-50 RED RPZ at T2.8. Shutter speed was 1/48th, and compression was a little over 5:1.
Owners of the Scarlet model might not see the same HDR feature added, with RED commenting that the “jury is still out on Scarlet and HDR but it just does not have the processing power of an EPIC”.
What do you think of RED’s upcoming HDRx Mode? A far cry from the iPhone 4′s HDR photography, right? [RedUser Boards]
Sam
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 10:41 AMNot really impressed. Looks just like a video that has had the contrast reduced to me.
Bobbobboy
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 12:57 PMyeah. Doesn’t look that great but i guess it looks more like what your eye would see.
Simon Reidy
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 2:46 PMAre you guys kidding? Look at the fixed level of exposure with all those lights, while the camera still maintains detail in the darker areas of the picture. You can tell in seconds that the dynamic range is dramatically increased.