Great FCPX Event today in Hollywood!

[Andrew Kimery]

[Jeremy Garchow] ”
Getting off on yet another tangent, I think Red sold the indie dream for a really long time (4k for 4k, or 3k for 3k). Arri didn’t have to. The ease of us of the Alexa vs the entire ramp up of the Red workflow didn’t really compare, at least in my experience.”

I agree that RED’s workflow was cumbersome. It certainly gave the user a lot of control but it took a lot of effort (relatively speaking). It was also constantly in flux. On one hand a lot of updates is good, but on the other hand trying to track what’s going on becomes a full time job. After the RED One came out I tracked the workflow progress until the software hit build 15 or 16 and then I checked out. When I would get a RED project I would check-in, grab the latest software, see what the latest workflow was, etc.,, but I gave up trying to stay current all the time.

I guess that’s the downside to being so ‘open’ with your process is that you drag the public though all the ugly iterations of the project. Some people love it though so horses for courses.

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Andrew Kimery] “I guess that’s the downside to being so ‘open’ with your process is that you drag the public though all the ugly iterations of the project. Some people love it though so horses for courses.”

The folks that love it are the folks that have invested in Red gear. The others that don’t necessarily love it (but don’t hate it) don’t want to buy Red gear! 😉