HYDROGEN ONE 1st Month Anniversary Status Update: A few Words From Jim

Developing and building a product implemented with a brand new technology is like riding a rollercoaster. You need courage! Today is the first month anniversary of the launch of RED HYDROGEN ONE. A month full of skeptical critics under heavy fire. Jim Jannard, the founder of RED Digital Cinema, addresses HYDROGEN users with a few words and statements. Read below.

We reported and wrote previously about the HYDROGEN ONE challenges being an ambitious and breakthrough project.

A month passed, so let’s explore the progress of this project by quoting Jim’s statements from today at H4Vuser.net. 

Worth noting that Jim responds personally, immediately and constancy to users feedback. I am not familiar with any Founder nor CEO that does that. So he deserves this stage.

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“No matter what I said, the tech reviewers just weren’t ready for HYDROGEN. I explained, as best I could, that we are different in every way to the other cell phone manufacturers. I tried to explain that we were a Media Machine that just happened to include a cell phone. I tried my best to get them to understand that we were a quickly and forever evolving piece of equipment and, just like the RED camera program… would be giving continuous updates to improve every aspect of the program. Deaf ears. All they saw was what they saw… pre-release software. And an announcement of a 2D module with no date. They wanted no part of what was “coming”… because it wasn’t out when it was in their hands.”

No matter what I said, the tech reviewers just weren’t ready for HYDROGEN….Deaf ears. All they saw was what they saw… pre-release software. And an announcement of a 2D module with no date

“Other companies maybe put out an update to do a bit of bug-fixing. They apparently had no idea whatsoever what we were about to do… no matter what I said. So in the end, their reviews are obsolete. No other way to say it.”

“Today is the 1st MONTH anniversary of the launch of HYDROGEN. The new features, performance enhancements and fixes have come fast and furious. As promised. Our customers know exactly what I am talking about. Instead of updates being a necessary evil, they have become unexpected presents. Some things were added that our customers asked for. Some they expected to take months. And some they didn’t see coming.”

“As I have said before and will say again… the launch was not an event, but the 1st step in a long road of continuous advancement.”

As I have said before and will say again… the launch was not an event, but the 1st step in a long road of continuous advancement

Hydrogen Journey since launch:

2D Camera

• Improved Color Science
• Additional Features: Focus lock for Stills and Video, Configurable Bokeh , Composition Grid, Take still when recording, etc…
• More Configurations for Advanced Users: Additional video bitrates, Additional resolutions, More possibilities to change fps/resolution/codecs, etc…
• Various app improvements: remember user configuration, Improved settings UI, Beauty mode, Improved Histogram.

4View Image Capture

• Improved 4V Auto Gain / Convergence Algo
• Improved 4V quality / View Synthesis algorithm making the “look-around” more even as you tilt the phone (early version would look like stereo 3D for many scenes with large natural disparity)
• Optimized 4V learning algorithm — the camera auto-correct itself so the more pictures you take, the better the effect.
• 4K SBS Pro mode — save all the pixels and be future proof
• 4V Manual Mode and Exposure settings

RED Player

• 4V Image and Video quality improvements
• Edit mode with possibility to configure 4V Bokeh, 4V Focus and 4V Depth
• Better browsing experience, support for more 4V formats (H4V, Pro, Quad), one-click sharing to Holopix
• Support for external applications, starting with Verizon Message+

Hydrogen Network

• Redesigned interface, with support for multiple channels, free/paid content and Studio titles
• New titles from Disney and Warner Bros: Wonder Woman, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Ready Player One, Justice League, Frozen, Brave, Finding Dory, Fantastic Beasts, The Meg, etc…

Audio

• Improved A3D tuning
• Improved volume management and speakerphone quality

System

• Improvements for Bluetooth compatibility and WLAN performance
• Various improvements and stability fixes

RED/Leia Loft

• New 4V Games / Experiences available: +10 Applications since launch including Clay (AR engraving), 4V World Demo, 4V Dungeon, etc…

Holopix

• Holopix became the go-to-platform for pics sharing. More than 50k pictures shared since launch!
• New Top 50 section and Trending feed for regular content refresh.
• Improved posting experience including easy direct share from Red Player.
• Redesigned browsing experience and user profiles. Deep-linking for easy sharing, Bookmark your favorites.

Holochat

• We just launched Holochat this week, the 4V immersive chat application.

What is coming next?

Jim says that the next updates will be focused on adding additional improvements in camera, 4View, Holopix, Holochat, launching new 4V applications and add more system features.

We will continue and keep you posted. There is no doubt that the journey is at starting point and sprinting forward, So stay tuned.

Are you a HYDROGEN owner? Do you see/feel the improvements derived from those updates? Let’s know your opinion.