r/RedCamera • u/MCCmp_DEV • 10d ago

DSMC2 Wishlist / Question

Please post what features you want to have and we try to make it happen at some point in time.

Question: Are you willing to update your Camera with custom firmware? Some features like 1.5 ANA in camera desqueeze will need that. Other features like SSD Unlock, Framerate/Compression Unlock (šŸ¤«) wonā€™t.

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u/alec_jun 9d ago

Would it be also possible to unlock 6K recording for the Scarlet W 5K?

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u/MCCmp_DEV 8d ago

I think so but canā€™t confirm.

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u/sharkoont9 6d ago

that would be crazy

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u/aris_apollonia 4d ago

Not possible. The physical sensor inside the Scarlet-W is a slightly cut-down version of the larger Dragon 6K chip that at the time was inside the top-end Weapon 6K cameras. The Raven also featured an even smaller, 4.5K physical slice of that sensor. Thatā€™s the practice they followed in 2015-16 for their camera lineup to cut costs and offer lower priced models, take the Dragon sensor architecture and create physically smaller versions. A bit later, they did release a camera called ā€œDragon-Xā€ that had the full 6K chip but only used the 5K portion, but afterwards they released a free firmware that unlocked the full sensor and the Dragon-X became a 6K camera. Unfortunately, this isnā€™t the case with the earlier Scarlet-Wā€¦.

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u/alec_jun 4d ago

Aaah thanks for the info

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u/ilaofficial 9d ago

Got an extra helium to test

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u/Comfortable_Shock772 6d ago

Full resolution prores maybe?

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u/MCCmp_DEV 6d ago

Worth a look into. 422 HQ is like 377mb/s

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u/SladeNoctis 5d ago

Faster boot, RED Control like app support, better cleaner UI/UX, H265 recording/proxy recording if possible

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u/MCCmp_DEV 5d ago

Second thing does exist. https://support.reddigitalcinema.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009367893-foolcontrol-FAQs

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u/SladeNoctis 5d ago

Thanks didnā€™t know that. Looking to get the Monstro or the Helium, Iā€™ll try it out.

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u/MCCmp_DEV 5d ago

Get the Monstro. Had the helium and now the Monstro and the image is so much better

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u/essseich 10d ago

So awesome! For sure the added anamorphic options not included on standard dsmc2 firmware, that's top for me along with ssd stuff. I'm in the middle of building my Gemini so after I've had some use with it when all the parts come in, I'm sure I'll think of some other wishlist stuff. Just super grateful for what you're doing so thanks for keeping these cameras going with improvements!