holographic storage

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From all the storage media that's available - holographic storage is inevitable.

1. Tapes - capturing, reviewing, erasing, dropped frames, bandwith......
2. Memory cards - price, capacity
3. Hard discs - sloooow start, weight, fragile, power consumption, bandwith

- all of the flaws DON'T exist with holographic storage. Even higher bandwith files could be recorded with capacities around 200GB !!
Maybe customized models for RED only would be even larger!!!

And it will be available at the end of this year (says manufacturer) with prices around few bucks for a disc......now YOU judge...

If I was a creator of a revolutionary cam - I would DEFINITELY use the best technology has to offer.

Food for thoughts, Mr Jannard.......;)

btw, love your "Splice" ....

:)


p.s. I would be really sad if I saw (and carried) a hard disc in RED when this is possible.
 
InPhase is talking about 1 gigabit per second transfer rate. That's fast enough for uncompressed HD-SDI 720p, and certainly should be fast enough for redcodec-compressed video...
 
Yes, but talking about it and doing it are two different things, often separated by a few years of R&D. And then making it robust enough for field production adds new challenges. It's a technology with great promise though.
 
If it can be done and a cooperation between RED and holographic storage manufacturer appears, with mr. Jannard's enthusiasm and financial background I don't see any problems in bringing this solution to life.
You're forgetting that this device is ALREADY a breakthrough in video technology, only possible through independent, openminded thinking, not oriented to profit (at least it seems that way).
That kind of thinking is able to speed up the time of production and use solutions unthinkable just short time ago. The ones who see things differently can change the world, make it evolve.
I see possibilities, not boundaries.
I hope Mr. Jannard does also.
Thank god somebody finally appeared who has the power to bring this dream machines more closer to us - dream makers. That way we'll be happier creating, and others with experiencing our creations.
 
I'm very interested in holographic storage too. I just don't expect to see it on a camera for a few years. Have you seen the size of the current units? There is no magic wand to technology development. It takes time.
 
What about sacrificing the amount of storage (e.g. 100tb) to something much more simple, and therefore easier to create faster transfer rates, like having a 2tb drive; I still believe it's premature though.
 
We'll just have to see then...:)
Solutions like Panasonic's P2 memory cards still look totally stupendous concerning the price and size for the current capacity. I don't want to step on anyone's toes, but:
- If 2GB can be a tiny keychain, the size of a miniDV should be enough for at least 36 GB;
- If 1 GB keychain costs less than 40$ I'd feel really stupid spending five times more than the capacity's worth. I'd rather capture tapes all day. Where I come from this is called "fool's taxes".

Also, I'm not paying $1700 for 20 mins of video, NOR jumping around all day with additional 2-3 sensitive pounds of hard disc.

Please RED, give us a break!
:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
I have never heard of holographic storage. It sounds great. Maybe in the future. The point is this guy doesn't want tapes. Tapes suck. The tape drive makes noise. I don't want my mic picking up tape winding noises. I am low budget. I don't have a boom man. I say go with memory sticks, not Sony disks. Although Sony disks for the XDCAM might become the industry standard. All I know is I don't want tapes. I don't want any openings on my Red camera where humidity/condensation can get inside. That why I want memory sticks instead of disks.
 
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