For those of you using Adobe Premier, After Effects, and Media Encoder (Version CS5.5), Adobe has a new importer that supports the higher resolution and HDR capabilities of the new EPIC system.  Download the update here.

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According to ‘Brodcast’ in the UK:

“Sony is to introduce an ‘affordable 35mm camera’ as it looks to move in on the market currently dominated by Red Digital Cinema’s Red One. … Details were thin on the ground but Sony did reveal that once completed the new shooter will offer a shallow depth of field, PL mount and cost less than the Arri Alexa.”

Sony’s always been a little scattershot IMO, but they might stumble into something big, here.

Electronista is reporting on Red shipping their new Mysterium X sensor in the Red One body to the public, and can be had after a deposit is made and a week or so’s wait.

SlashGear and CrunchGear are both reporting he a fully assembled and ready-to-film RED Scarlet has been posted on the RED forums.  Looks like that nasty bug that kept the Scarlet and EPIC in an extended and vaporous state was truly squahed afterall.

The Criterion Cast is reporting on RED’s CEO Jim Jannard announcement that Steven Soderbergh’s new feature film – Contagion – will be shot entirely using the RED EPIC, which has yet to be released to the general public, and has been codenamed “tattoo”.  Soderbergh has long been a RED user, and this will be the 6th film in a row which he’s shot using RED cameras.

SlashGear is reporting that Jim Jannard has announced that the major bug holding up the Epic and Scarlet has been squashed for good and that he expects the new RED cameras to be available by the end of 2010.  Here’s hoping!

YouTube announced today at VidCon 2010 that they were going to be supporting videos shot in 4k resolution.  When viewing, there will now be an “original” option in addition to the HD and standard resolutions, where you’ll have access to the original 4k stream.  They’re apparently using the term “original” instead of “4k”, since the term “4k” doesn’t mean much to average viewers.

If I may take a moment to editorialize this, I must confess I don’t really see the point of supporting 4k yet, at least from an online service like youtube.  There are no consumer level 4k players available.  There are no consumer level displays capable of supporting a 4k resolution. 4k is being used as a source format for professionals, not a delivery format to consumers.  Actually, I’d love to see a press release from YouTube about this… I’ve certainly got questions.