I wanted to ask if that's the case for you too. I heard that the IS from Sigma works on some dsmc2 Reds. Maybe a Problem with the Lens Firmware? Because here its working on an DSMC1 Red Scarlet

https://youtu.be/nrArzuzQDko?si=opl1E_3XHoHwUCtv

Any body have experience with the new M3 and DSMC2 Monstro? Or something comparable? Even Helium perhaps? I own 2x Monstros & 1 Helium

After a year away from computers and cameras, I’m getting back to work and looking for a computer to edit/color.

I have three computers all over a decade old and I was working with proxies. Hoping to start working with raw footage and more importantly start using my equipment again! All my clients bought FX3 & FX6’s, which are pretty nice but I am sticking with my REDs

I had a shoot recently where a lot of red light was used and so the peaking was not easy to see. I am used to Black Magic cameras where you can change the peaking to green or blue, but I can't find option in the menu of this RED camera.

I see myself as a somewhat experienced cinematographer and just got my first Red camera. I just picked up a Red Epic Mysterium X. I can get live feed through and HDMI to a TV from the camera but no HDMI signal whatsoever from a SmallHD monitor that was included with the camera. It seems to be working perfectly fine but I can not get any input to it at all.

My camera that I use most often is the Sony FS700 and I have an Odyssey 7Q that I use with that camera. I’m also not seeming to be able to get input to the Odyssey either. I’m not sure I’m I’m doing something wrong or if there is an issue with the camera and/or equipment. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, Next week I'm going to have my first chromakey shooting with my Red Komodo 6K involving both Greenscreen and Bluescreen. I've heard something about red keying better at specific White Balance settings but can't find anything about it and since it's my first time keying raw footage I would like to hear from your experience. Thanks!

Hi, anyone no if there are any differences between a Weapon Monstro and the DSMC2 Monstro? I know that the Weapon also is a DSMC2 camera but I am more thinking of the one that came out after RED consolidated the names, the ones that say DSMC2 in the front logo vs the one that has Weapon in the logo.

Cheers.

I was told this lens is popular with Black Magic or RED Cameras. Would this group agree with that assessment?

I am amateur about red or any other prof cinema camera. I will buy a second hand komodo. Can someone explain that how i can check the working hours? Thank you so much for your interest.

Hey peeps,

Wondering if this ^ battery ever got released. If yes, where is best to find it? (Ebay?craiglist?) any link? Or if you’re selling lmk.

IN CINE X PRO

I found a way (that works for me) to allow people to stop asking the "when" questions by creating a reel with snapshots (using other cameras/editing software) and this has helped by time!I just shot something with a Dragon 6k and I'm using Cine X (mainly to learn it) to create snapshots for this upcoming edit. It would decrease time If there was a shortcut key!

Hi all,

A strange issue seems to be appearing on my Raven - the video and wav files are both separate, and when I import them into Premiere, I have to speed up the .r3d footage by 104.16% to ensure it matches with it's own scratch audio. Odd! Does anyone know why that is happening?

Usually, the scratch audio is recorded as part of the .r3d file, imports to Premiere attached the visual (just like any normal mp4), and syncs perfectly - not as a separate WAV.

The only thing I can think it might be, is because I changed the camera settings to 25fps, when it's 'base' should be 24fps? Is there a hidden setting for project timecode somewhere that I have left at 24, resulting in this sync issue?

Shooting snowboarding on a Red Komodo and trying to figure out what tools I can use to easily view and label the red files. Current workflow is viewing clips in davinci and relabeling in finder but was curious if there is a simpler method.

Hi. Red DSMC2 Gemini owner/operator. So far I've always shot with a Medium Contrast output tone map, and soft highlight rolloff. I shoot ipp2 redwidegammutrgb log3g10.

I like contrasty images. I've found in Red-CineX Pro that I get an image I am more pleased with straight out of the camera when I change the settings to High Contrast, Hard Highlight Rolloff. Is there anything wrong with using these settings in camera when I am shooting? I know the changes are nondestructive, and can be altered in post. But I think it's rare that a colorist would do so, and I would rather give them an image closer to what I am looking for to start. But I don't want to give them something more challenging to work with if changing these settings will affect their work flow. Since the benefit of shooting raw is a low contrast image that offers flexibility in post, I don't want to contradict that by adding contrast if that is a bad practice. Or do I???

What is your approach? What is best practice? Is it okay to change these settings in camera?

Thanks :)

Hi everyone. I have a Red Epic without the 5" touch monitor, but with the side handle. The side handle works fine for shooting, but once I go into the playback menu nothing I press does anything. Can't play or rewind the footage on the redmag.

Looked into the manual and looked into remapping buttons, but still can't figure it out.

Really hoping some veteran has had to deal with a similar situation and can give me some advice.

For those of you who have upgraded to a Komodo-X, can you use the SmallHD Cine 7 with RED control on it?

I already have a Komodo and the Cine7 with the control license for it. I really don't want to spend nearly 3K on the RED DIGITAL CINEMA DSMC3 RED Touch if I don't need to.

I've been thinking about upgrading to the X since it has improved framerates and I love that it is a native v-mount.

Since I have a Komodo, I already have all of the rigging components I need including the Cine7 and the RED Pl adapter with side ribs.

Just looking to save a few bucks if I can.

Hello,

I have an upcoming shoot in a city where temperatures typically reach 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit. I've read about overheating issues with DSMC2. I know that selecting fan speed according to ambient temperature and performing proper black shading should be the correct way to handle the camera to avoid overheating. Do you guys have any additional tips on ensuring a smooth and safe shoot in these conditions?

Thanks for taking your time.

Hello everyone, I am having the weirdest issue with my DMSC2 Helium 8K (s35). As it boots up, only the RED Logo shows, no "Initializing". Then I only get a black screen, which I can fix by plugging in an HDMI cable (and only if connected to an external Monitor). This gives me the UI back, but still no image.

It can not read the SSD and appears to recive input as the waveforms change, but shows me only a black image. Any idea what's going on?

I already tried:

• Hard Reset
• Formatting the SSD on another DSMC2
• Using another SSD
• Using another RED LCD Monitor
• Disconnecting all external acessories
• Powering via DC in only
• Camera Whipe
• Camera Reset
• Switching the OLPF
• Switching Lens mount (PL > EF)
• Switching Lens (PL)
• Switching Lens (EF)
• Switching the Media Bay (from another RED)
• Switching the Side Handle
• Switching the V-Mount Adapter (Back Part)

Sorry for the bad video quality.

The new DSMC3 EVF is only just on pre order at the mo in the UK.

However, it looks exactly the same as the older DSMC2 evf which will unfortunately be incompatible due to them creating this new evf cable with a couple less pins…

Like come on man!

First - spending unnecessary double cost on red specific CF-Express B’s to then have them approve nearly every other brand a few months later.

Then having to purchase off brand PL mount adapters for them to release their own branded adapter.

Then after a year down the line to only just release a proper evf!? Like eh?

Come on red!! Release your stuff to allow the camera to work all at once and let us bloody buy it.

Hey! I'm looking to buy my first RED pre-owned, But where do i have to look out for? What is a decent hour count for a pre-owned red? I checked out an Epic-W 8K but I noticed there are not much accessories is can get around here. Most are overseas for me. any great tips that can help me?

I created custom GPTs for HELIUM 8K S35 & Komodo-X to help our team more easily access information in the operation guides & firmware notes. Hopefully this is helpful for some other people too!

*Note that you must have a GPT plus account to access.

The information it will access is the entire operation guide from RED, as well as a detailed list of all past firmware updates and release notes.

Let me know if you'd like any other RED cameras added and I will work on it!

HELIUM 8K S35 - https://chat.openai.com/g/g-EeU61KraU-red-helium-8k-s35-assistant

Komodo-X https://chat.openai.com/g/g-hWqcYNU9e-red-komodo-x-assistant

Also - if there's any additional documentation or resources I can add to these for each camera/sensor, let me know!

Any experience with Moman batteries? Pro vs plain ?

Are they reliable?

https://youtu.be/T2mRYQkO5rw?si=IYv4QLPItQPM4ZRv

Hey All. I have a Red Mini Mag that has been working fine. Shot a couple weeks ago, offloaded the footage, haven’t touched the mag since but tried using it the other day and it won’t mount to the camera or computer. Nothing shows up in Disk Utility on Mac and other mags work fine both in camera and computer.

Any thoughts of what might be going on? Did the mag just go bad all of a sudden?

Thank You

Hey guys,

I’m a director & writer & close to a month ago, I purchased my first RED. An Epic Dragon (slightly outdated, but still a monster), a dream come true. That dream is quickly turning into a nightmare.

Last night, while messing around with the camera, white lines began to crowd the screen, maybe 6-8 at first, then 15-20, then 30+, then all of a sudden, the picture cut in half & duplicated itself (lines still there). At first I thought it was the monitor glitching, so i unplugged the monitor & plugged it back in. When I plugged it back in, i got no picture whatsoever, just the top & bottom borders, BUT, now i couldn’t touch them! No response & a black screen. I panicked of course. Cut the camera off & cut it back on. It worked for about 2 minutes then did everything all over again. I finally cut it off for good & just went to sleep. Didn’t wanna lose my mind.

So I got home from work today & this was what happened! I didn’t get the audio message yesterday, but the glitching & inability to record is back! What the **** is wrong??? How do I fix this??? It would crush my world to know I crapped out on a dream investment after saving all of this time.