Vegas and Cineform

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Metrolens

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Hi all, I'm trying Vegas 7.0d out with footage captured from my new Canon A1, and am a little confused as to how to best create and work with Cineform intermediate files. My m2t HDV files don't play back very smoothly at all, so I will need to work with the Cineform intermediate. Questions:

1. I dragged all my captured m2t files into the timeline, select "Render As" from the File menu... selecting the default HDV 1080i 24p Cineform preset... and a new file is successfully created that incorporates all the footage in the timeline into one gigantic Event. I drag this new file into the timeline, and the good news is, it does play back much smoother than the m2t files. The bad news is, now I don't have individual clips/events to manipulate, instead, I have one long dump of all the footage. This is less than ideal; even if I razor the long cineform clip/event down to individual clips/events, the clip/event names are lost. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a better workflow?

2. What advantage does the $200 Connect HD (soon to be Neo) hold over this free Vegas/Cineform codec?

3. Would the addition of a BlackMagic Intensity Pro card enable me to monitor and edit m2t and/or Cineform footage smoothly via an external HDTV monitor?

4. Can anyone comment on my CPU's specs, and whether I would be able to better cut m2t and/or Cineform files if I just upgraded something:

-Core 2 Duo 6300 (want to upgrade to 6600)
-1.5 GB Ram
-128 MB Video Card
-320 GB, 7200 RPM System Drive (16 MB Cache)
-320 GB, 7200 RPM Media Drive (16 MB Cache)
 
I think your hardware specs are fine. I've run it with less no problems

The workflow is a little different for me. I capture m2t files, then use HDLink (in the $200 version of ConnectHD) and convert to intermediate. and THEN I drop them into vegas. Works like a charm.
 
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