CineForm Sony XCDAM-EX support in beta (v3.2.2)

David Newman

David Newman

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It is another weekend, and time to try out a new version of CineForm's tools.

Here are some of the key changes in verion 3.2.2:

Added: Sony XDCAM-EX *.mp4 support to HDLink. This will support all the new cameras shooting modes. i.e. support for all the 1920x1080 35mbs, and all the audio modes.
Added: Count offset for HDLink split scene naming
Added: Improved cross-platform decoder threading.
Added: global controls over RAW metadata.
Fixed: Support on quad core systems for some old clips was broken.
Changed: "Force YUV" now defaults to on as too many cards couldn't support RGB overlays.

The sweet spot for XDCAM-EX support is NEO HD, or Prospect HD for Premiere, as they can directly convert the 1920x1080 modes from the new camera.

Links:
Prospect HD http://www.cineform.com/downloads/ProspectHDv322b147-071214.zip
NEO HD http://www.cineform.com/downloads/NEOHDv322b147-071214.zip
Prospect 2K: http://www.cineform.com/downloads/Prospect2Kv322b147-071214.zip
Prospect 4K: http://www.cineform.com/downloads/Prospect4Kv322b147-071214.zip
NEO 2K: http://www.cineform.com/downloads/NEO2Kv322b147-071214.zip
NEO 4K: http://www.cineform.com/downloads/NEO4Kv322b147-071214.zip
Aspect HD: http://www.cineform.com/downloads/AspectHDv522b100-071214.zip
NEO HDV: http://www.cineform.com/downloads/NEOHDVv322b147-071214.zip
 
If you intend to use Apple only tools ProRES is fine, but it does have issue is tools like AE (uses the wrong colorspace and truncates to 8-bit.) And ProRES is Mac only. So if you want cross-platform and good AE support then CineForm is a good way to good for Mac users. Try the codec for 15-days, if you are interested.
 
David Newman said:
If you intend to use Apple only tools ProRES is fine, but it does have issue is tools like AE (uses the wrong colorspace and truncates to 8-bit.) And ProRES is Mac only. So if you want cross-platform and good AE support then CineForm is a good way to good for Mac users. Try the codec for 15-days, if you are interested.
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You seem to know a lot about the codecs, so I hope you don't mind if I pry a little bit (I haven't bought the camera, I'd really like to know what I'd be getting into.)

I don't intend to compress anything; I have my fingers crossed for a film out. Big hopes, yes, but let's say we're prepared for such a possibilty. Would my best option be to edit the film in it's native format, in FCP on a Mac Pro,without converting anything, and then exporting it as a sequence of TIFFs onto a hard drive, then taking it to a professional post house for color correction? Is there a better possibility for editing before I export a TIFF sequence, or is there even a better exporting possibility for color correction?
 
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