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CineForm goes CS5 Support (and let CS4 dust)

Thorsten Meyer — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:08:45 +0000

CineForm customers who plan to use Adobe CS5 products should get improved support with their Prospect HD/4K software. While the CS4 support has a been behind the expected support CineForm does plan to to ship Version 5 CineForm products for CS5 at the time Adobe ships CS5. CineForm may also include new features in their CS5 version. According to CineForm all Prospect HD/4K customers will receive a no-charge CineForm upgrade to the full version of our Version 5 product for compatibility with CS5 and anybody that purchases Prospect HD/4K v4 from now on will also get this free upgrade. Details of the v5 features are not available yet. Cineform seemed to have already begun working on the integraton of their products in CS5 aftert he CS5 SDK has been released.

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Lju by PhotoMocha

Thorsten Meyer — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:38:20 +0000

Lju by PhotoMocha from StrongMocha on Vimeo.

Model: -Lju-
Visa: -Lju-
Photographer: Thorsten Meyer
Photos can be found here: photomocha.com/photographer-thorsten-meyer/

Shoot on Canon 5D Mark II
Software used: After Effects CS4 (Main VFX program we use)
Cineform ProspectHD (Speed up the workflow with CineForm’s fast compression)
Redgiant’s Magic Bullet Looks (used for the looks)

PhotoMocha.com
Sense of Delight

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CineForm launches CineDDR – Key Features: Economics of Ownership

Thorsten Meyer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:29:45 +0000

CineForm launches CineDDR. CineDDR is designed to replace a traditional VTR in broadcast and production
applications.

“The result of our collaboration with CineForm represents a significant workflow enhancement for the post production market,” said James Brooks, Manager of Development, Drastic Technologies. “Combining our expertise in developing tapeless digital disk recording solutions with CineForm’s innovative compression workflow creates an entirely new opportunity for customers to adopt a streamlined capture/playback solution with the functionality of a professional production VTR and a familiar VTR-style front end for ease of operation and aminimal learning curve. ”

As a software-based solution, customers can assemble a CineDDR recording/playout system by adding an Intel Core i7-based PC or Mac with RAID storage plus an AJA Xena (Windows) or Kona (Mac) card. The integration cost for dual-link recording and playout for a CineDDR system is less than $10,000, enabling an ownership model instead of a rental model because the integrated price point is approximately 1/10 the cost of purchasing a fully-featured HDCAM SR deck.

As a turnkey solution, customers can easily order and deploy a specifically-designed and optimized ‘bullet proof’ turnkey solution. Benefits include professional system design, performance and maintenance for customers with mission critical content.

Key features of CineDDR software and turnkey solutions include:
• Record into or playback from CineForm’s 10-bit YUV or 12-bit RGB mastering format;
• Timecode-based video capture and playback to/from HD-SDI and component sources;
• 9-pin serial control and VTR emulation supporting IN and OUT for integration into an automated environment;
• Supports VITC, LTC and absolute time code sources;
• Clip metadata maintenance and display;
• Setup tools for up, down and cross conversion for output flexibility

A unique and valuable attribute of CineDDR is its affordable integrated price point for video capture and playback. CineDDR is available to customers immediately as a software solution, as well as a manufacturer built, optimized turnkey system, which will be available for purchase on August 1, 2009.

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graphics, design, compositing and post production forum recommendation

Thorsten Meyer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:09:54 +0000

Many of you wonder where you could get information about graphics, design, compositing, AF, graphics, Premiere Pro, specific graphic packages or post production topics.

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Syncing Canon 5D Mark II with External Audio

Thorsten Meyer — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:38:42 +0000

Jon Carr explains in his Video Tutorial how you can link audio that you recorded outside your Canon 5D Mark II with your Canon 5D Mark II footage. Why would you do this, because you want better audio then the internal microphone of the Canon 5D Mark II can record. Recoding audio externally can help you to get better audio.

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How to Rewraps and Converts Infinity J2K-MXF Media with HD Link

Thorsten Meyer — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:51:06 +0000

Cineform Tech Blog posted an detailed work flow on how to Rewrap and Convert Infinity J2K-MXF Media with HD Link. HD Link is a separate application included with Neo HD/4K and Prospect HD/4K (Windows). This work flow requires either Prospect HD/4K or Neo HD/4K installed on your PC. If you work with the demo version you have a watermark output.

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