[Mitch Gates]

Yes, I downloaded it but haven’t installed yet. I’m pretty familiar with the format since we often receive DNxHD QTs from clients at work (vfx studio) for edit reference and such. One thing I like about Cineform over DNxHD on a Windows platform is that you can still export from 64bit apps that don’t support QT (since Apple still refuses to release a 64bit version of QT for Windows) such as 3ds Max and Eyeon Fusion.

One hiccup I just encountered with Cineform though is that when I try to export using the QT wrapper I get a “trail has expired” error. Not sure if this is normal. Maybe GoPro is only allowing avi saving in the “free” version of Cineform Studio codecs? Maybe it’s the opposite on Mac? Detailed info about all this is sketchy at best on their website.

On a related note…is there a size limitation for DNxHD QTs in Windows? This could be a deal breaker.

-Mitch

[Mitch Gates]

No, I didn’t. I did some research here and elsewhere on web and Cineform just seemed like a better fit for my needs. I tried it first and it worked…so that was that 🙂

[Mitch Gates]

Using Cineform and really liking it so far. Nice codec…especially for free 🙂

-M

[Mitch Gates]

Angelo,

Thanks for the info. Yes, I just discovered that myself here and was testing doing my intermediate transcoding in PP and AE (CS4). Seems to work fine. One thing I’m wondering if the exact specs on the different quality levels in the codec options (low, med, high, higher). Here are the data rates I’m getting for 1080p footage with no audio…

Low: ~64mbps
Med: ~83mbps
High: ~106mbps
Higher: ~108mbps

Wondering if there are any other difference besides bit rate (color space, etc)?

-Mitch

[Mitch Gates]

Ok, after reading the feature list on GoPro site it looks like I would need to buy the Cineform Studio Premium to convert Tiff or DPX to Cineform files. $299 is more than I want to spend for a codec, so off to test Lagarith and DNxHD.

[Mitch Gates]

I just installed the Cineform Studio converter and it looks like you cannot import uncompressed AVI for export (only mp4 and jpg). My source is currently uncompressed film scans, so in order to use Cineform I’d need to FIRST make a mp4 THEN export as Cineform file. Not really ideal since the goal was to avoid h264 compression in the first place 🙂

[Mitch Gates]

Ann,

Thanks for the reply. In regards to choosing between Lagarith, DNxHD or Cineform do you have any thoughts about which ones would be most compatible and easy to manage with PP CS6? Also, will any of these codecs work in CS4?

-Mitch