cardmaverick
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Save Hydra & Andromeda! Affordable RAW HD at Risk!
http://forum.reel-stream.com/viewtopic.php?t=850
Please go to the above link for instructions on how to sign the petition.
What are Andromeda and Hydra?
Andromeda and Hydra are both 3rd party camera modifications made by Reel Stream Inc. These modifications, to be brief, enabled both cameras to output footage at HD or greater resolutions. Each modification also fully sampled (4:4:4) and captured each channel, as well as allowed for uncompressed recording. Each modification also extends the dynamic range of its host camera. This is essentially a RAW capture modification. The Andromeda was for the DVX series of cameras, and the Hydra was poised for the HVX. From what I heard last at the Reel Stream forum, potentially any true 24p 3 chip camera out there could have Hydra installed, so that modification had a lot of potential in the market place. The Andromeda captures footage at 10 bit via user definable LUTs (Look Up Tables) that go from 12 bit (which is what the DVX ADC’s output) down to 10 bit. The Hydra is capable of 14 bit linear capture without the use of LUTs. To put this in perspective, current film scans are conducted at 10 bit.
As an owner and operator of an Andromeda camera, I can personally say that it puts your camera into the same league as a Viper Filmstream camera in terms of operation and features. Its performance is substantially better than what you can get out of the stock camera setup.
What’s happening?
Reel Stream Inc., the company that brought the Andromeda modification for DVX cameras onto the market, is closing and will be selling both the Andromeda and Hydra technologies. The future buyer is currently not known by the public. The last official word about this situation from Reel Stream said that the technology would probably not be made available to the public anymore. BUT, Reel Stream also mentioned that this could change. The only way this is going to change is if we can prove a demand for these modifications. Please sign the petition and help PROVE the demand! Go here for the official announcement:
http://forum.reel-stream.com/viewtopic.php?t=849
Why Help?
By signing the petition, you will help show an active interest in these modifications. Keeping these modifications on the market means more choices for film makers as a whole, and it will only help promote competition to create better cameras with fewer performance compromises. We’ve accepted limited features for years, now we have a chance to show that we want more at an affordable price, and these modifications show it is clearly possible! Before Reel Stream stopped installing the Andromeda, they were offering it for $2,500 and Reel Stream was a very small company with only a handful of people involved in it. Imagine what kind of price a larger company with better resources could offer.
How Do I Help?
Simply follow this link for instructions:
http://forum.reel-stream.com/viewtopic.php?t=850
You will be taken to a Reel Stream forum thread that has a petition password, and a link to the petition. The password is ONLY listed at the Reel Stream site. This is being done in order to increase the validity of every signature on the petition. Please sign your full name and add a comment. You can only sign once, the petition will weed out any second attempts, so please be serious about this when you sign it.
You can also help directly on the DVXuser forum by adding the above link into your signature like I have.
If you have any questions at all about the systems, or how to help, please, respond to this post.
Thanks for your help!
http://forum.reel-stream.com/viewtopic.php?t=850
Please go to the above link for instructions on how to sign the petition.
What are Andromeda and Hydra?
Andromeda and Hydra are both 3rd party camera modifications made by Reel Stream Inc. These modifications, to be brief, enabled both cameras to output footage at HD or greater resolutions. Each modification also fully sampled (4:4:4) and captured each channel, as well as allowed for uncompressed recording. Each modification also extends the dynamic range of its host camera. This is essentially a RAW capture modification. The Andromeda was for the DVX series of cameras, and the Hydra was poised for the HVX. From what I heard last at the Reel Stream forum, potentially any true 24p 3 chip camera out there could have Hydra installed, so that modification had a lot of potential in the market place. The Andromeda captures footage at 10 bit via user definable LUTs (Look Up Tables) that go from 12 bit (which is what the DVX ADC’s output) down to 10 bit. The Hydra is capable of 14 bit linear capture without the use of LUTs. To put this in perspective, current film scans are conducted at 10 bit.
As an owner and operator of an Andromeda camera, I can personally say that it puts your camera into the same league as a Viper Filmstream camera in terms of operation and features. Its performance is substantially better than what you can get out of the stock camera setup.
What’s happening?
Reel Stream Inc., the company that brought the Andromeda modification for DVX cameras onto the market, is closing and will be selling both the Andromeda and Hydra technologies. The future buyer is currently not known by the public. The last official word about this situation from Reel Stream said that the technology would probably not be made available to the public anymore. BUT, Reel Stream also mentioned that this could change. The only way this is going to change is if we can prove a demand for these modifications. Please sign the petition and help PROVE the demand! Go here for the official announcement:
http://forum.reel-stream.com/viewtopic.php?t=849
Why Help?
By signing the petition, you will help show an active interest in these modifications. Keeping these modifications on the market means more choices for film makers as a whole, and it will only help promote competition to create better cameras with fewer performance compromises. We’ve accepted limited features for years, now we have a chance to show that we want more at an affordable price, and these modifications show it is clearly possible! Before Reel Stream stopped installing the Andromeda, they were offering it for $2,500 and Reel Stream was a very small company with only a handful of people involved in it. Imagine what kind of price a larger company with better resources could offer.
How Do I Help?
Simply follow this link for instructions:
http://forum.reel-stream.com/viewtopic.php?t=850
You will be taken to a Reel Stream forum thread that has a petition password, and a link to the petition. The password is ONLY listed at the Reel Stream site. This is being done in order to increase the validity of every signature on the petition. Please sign your full name and add a comment. You can only sign once, the petition will weed out any second attempts, so please be serious about this when you sign it.
You can also help directly on the DVXuser forum by adding the above link into your signature like I have.
If you have any questions at all about the systems, or how to help, please, respond to this post.
Thanks for your help!
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