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April 14, 20083K For Under 3 Grand: The Red Scarlet is Here
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'Considering the performance and the price of Scarlet, it's going to have a huge range of customers, from the soccer moms to the indie filmmakers,' stated Ted Schilowitz, Leader of the Rebellion at Red Digital Cinema.
Red's latest compact addition has a 4.8-inch LCD screen, 8x optical zoom lens, and full Auto or Manual shooting modes. The Scarlet's connectivity includes HDMI, HD-SDI, FireWire 800, and USB 2.0. Many of the accessories from the Red One are compatible with the Scarlet.
On the higher end, Red also debuted the Epic camera (estimated at $40,000), capable of shooting in 5K video and equipped with a full frame S35mm new Mysterium X sensor. The Epic can shoot in 1-100fps and can support up to 100Mbps transfer in REDCODE RAW and RGB recording. The Epic has a full-size dual link HD-SDI interface, 2 XLR jacks, HDMI, Wi-Fi control, FireWire 800, and USB2. The Epic features a fully upgradable sensor, body, boards, and mount. The machined aluminum body weighs 6 pounds and is compatible with most Red One accessories.
Interview with Ted Schilowitz, Leader of the Rebellion

The Red Scarlet, stripped to its bare essentials
By contrast, the Red Scarlet is a complete camcorder system, with lens, processor, and recording medium (CF card). For more capacity, shooters can mount a hard disk drive or connect directly to a computer. Red Digital Cinema was not able to answer every question about the Scarlet. For instance, Schilowitz could provide no information on the battery. The workflow for video from the Scarlet could be similar to Red One's files, but that could not be verified. As with the Red One at NAB 2006, there was no working model of the Scarlet - merely a mock-up in a glass case.
The Red Scarlet is scheduled for a release early next year. The price point could only be confirmed as under $3000. And just so would-be owners of the Scarlet receive fair warning, the brochure handed out at the Red Digital Cinema booth states: 'Sepcifications, delivery dates and design are subject to change... count on it.'
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