http://techblog.cineform.com/?p=2708
From the article
"Given the relatively short period of time remaining before the release of CS5, we have consulted with Adobe on the best strategy – do we continue full-speed ahead working on CS4 or should we move to CS5? Adobe informed us they will not fix any bugs in the CS4 SDK, and unfortunately one of the bugs we face is critical to the CineForm workflow. So our next step was to test whether that bug was fixed in CS5; we have confirmed that the bug is fixed in CS5. PLAN: Given that information, and given that Adobe has already released the SDK for CS5, we have decided that our customers will benefit more in the long run by CineForm being out in front of the CS5 development effort rather than continuing to push on CS4 – which would in turn make us late to the party for CS5. Therefore, our plan is to:
1. Immediately begin work on CS5 – in fact, we have already begun.
2. We will add one more key feature to our existing support for CS4 which is to add project management support – the ability to properly trim projects.
3. Our intention is to ship Version 5 CineForm products for CS5 at the time Adobe ships CS5. CineForm v5 products, including new features we will offer in HD Link and First Light, will continue to support CS3 and CS4 for those customers who do not upgrade to CS5."
While I can certainly understand where they're coming from, I have to say that I'm pretty frustrated. This makes TWO full version of Premiere that Cineform offers no RT support for (CS3 and CS4), which is the main reason why anyone would be interested in Cineform to begin with. The good news is that apparently it won't be long before CS5 is released.
From the article
"Given the relatively short period of time remaining before the release of CS5, we have consulted with Adobe on the best strategy – do we continue full-speed ahead working on CS4 or should we move to CS5? Adobe informed us they will not fix any bugs in the CS4 SDK, and unfortunately one of the bugs we face is critical to the CineForm workflow. So our next step was to test whether that bug was fixed in CS5; we have confirmed that the bug is fixed in CS5. PLAN: Given that information, and given that Adobe has already released the SDK for CS5, we have decided that our customers will benefit more in the long run by CineForm being out in front of the CS5 development effort rather than continuing to push on CS4 – which would in turn make us late to the party for CS5. Therefore, our plan is to:
1. Immediately begin work on CS5 – in fact, we have already begun.
2. We will add one more key feature to our existing support for CS4 which is to add project management support – the ability to properly trim projects.
3. Our intention is to ship Version 5 CineForm products for CS5 at the time Adobe ships CS5. CineForm v5 products, including new features we will offer in HD Link and First Light, will continue to support CS3 and CS4 for those customers who do not upgrade to CS5."
While I can certainly understand where they're coming from, I have to say that I'm pretty frustrated. This makes TWO full version of Premiere that Cineform offers no RT support for (CS3 and CS4), which is the main reason why anyone would be interested in Cineform to begin with. The good news is that apparently it won't be long before CS5 is released.