CS4 Update 4.1 at DVinfo.net

Devon Lyon · May 28th, 2009, 09:33 AM

As many of my fellow Adobe users, I am eagerly awaiting the big 4.1 update. Any news?

Eric Addison · May 28th, 2009, 01:38 PM

We're all waiting...eagerly waiting...

Todd Clark · May 28th, 2009, 05:25 PM

Here is a video showing the new features of 4.1...

http://tv.adobe.com/#vi+f1510v1005

Lloyd Coleman · May 29th, 2009, 06:33 AM

I'm downloading it now.

Dan Burnap · May 29th, 2009, 10:12 AM

Had it installed for a short while. A quick play reveals:

1) lots of new AVCHD presets

2) The timewarp effect works (doesnt turn the applied clip back)

3) My Core 2 Duo 2.4 seems to play a AVCHD clip (1080/30p) for longer (a few seconds) before grinding to a stuttering halt.

Devon Lyon · May 29th, 2009, 11:20 AM

I am out of town on a shoot, so am very interested in any additional feedback.

My two main interests in the new update are:

1. New Red workability as we shoot projects regularly on the RED. I like the current ability to work with the RED files without transcode, but this update is supposed to make it easier.

2. We shoot a fair amount of Panasonic footage with the AVC-Intra 100 codec. I had read that at NAB Adobe was showing the update working with AVC-Intra 100 natively. Has anyone tested this?

Eric Addison · May 29th, 2009, 03:12 PM

There's no AVC-Intra support in this release. I was told, and shown, that too at NAB, but I guess it must not be ready yet.

Paul R Johnson · May 30th, 2009, 10:50 AM

I was told that, but after upgrading there is a drop down box that has avc-intra as a file type option. That said, I could only find one file on the net, which brought up a file may be damage/wrong format message - so I don't know?

Devon Lyon · May 31st, 2009, 05:06 PM

So bummed about the apparent lack of AVC-Intra support in the 4.1 update. I will double check in the morning, but I am fairly certain Jan from Panasonic confirmed this on another industry blog.

Here is to hoping that the AVC-Intra update will happen sometime soon as they were using it at NAB. Please Adobe.

If there are any Adobe guys reading this thread, would you mind commenting?

Paul R Johnson · June 1st, 2009, 04:01 AM

I can confirm that despite the drop down menus detailing different avc-intra file formats - it doesn't work. Checked on some net files AND the ones Jan sent me.

I can live with NO avc-intra, but letting you think it's there but not working wastes so much time.

Javier Gallen · June 1st, 2009, 04:41 AM

I've been testing in my laptop and is all good news. Now it has a performance that generally matchs (and in some aspects outperforms) Cs3.

Now we're talking :)

May 28th, 2009, 09:33 AM	#1
Devon Lyon Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 213	CS4 Update 4.1 As many of my fellow Adobe users, I am eagerly awaiting the big 4.1 update. Any news? __________________ Lyon Films www.LyonFilms.com;

May 29th, 2009, 06:33 AM	#4
Lloyd Coleman Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 256	Its Here I'm downloading it now.

May 29th, 2009, 11:20 AM	#6
Devon Lyon Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 213	I am out of town on a shoot, so am very interested in any additional feedback. My two main interests in the new update are: 1. New Red workability as we shoot projects regularly on the RED. I like the current ability to work with the RED files without transcode, but this update is supposed to make it easier. 2. We shoot a fair amount of Panasonic footage with the AVC-Intra 100 codec. I had read that at NAB Adobe was showing the update working with AVC-Intra 100 natively. Has anyone tested this? __________________ Lyon Films www.LyonFilms.com;

May 31st, 2009, 05:06 PM	#9
Devon Lyon Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 213	So bummed about the apparent lack of AVC-Intra support in the 4.1 update. I will double check in the morning, but I am fairly certain Jan from Panasonic confirmed this on another industry blog. Here is to hoping that the AVC-Intra update will happen sometime soon as they were using it at NAB. Please Adobe. If there are any Adobe guys reading this thread, would you mind commenting? __________________ Lyon Films www.LyonFilms.com;

May 28th, 2009, 01:38 PM	#2
Eric Addison Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 74	We're all waiting...eagerly waiting...

May 28th, 2009, 05:25 PM	#3
Todd Clark Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Parma, Oh Posts: 172	Here is a video showing the new features of 4.1... http://tv.adobe.com/#vi+f1510v1005

May 29th, 2009, 10:12 AM	#5
Dan Burnap Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 335	Had it installed for a short while. A quick play reveals: 1) lots of new AVCHD presets 2) The timewarp effect works (doesnt turn the applied clip back) 3) My Core 2 Duo 2.4 seems to play a AVCHD clip (1080/30p) for longer (a few seconds) before grinding to a stuttering halt.

May 29th, 2009, 03:12 PM	#7
Eric Addison Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 74	There's no AVC-Intra support in this release. I was told, and shown, that too at NAB, but I guess it must not be ready yet.

May 30th, 2009, 10:50 AM	#8
Paul R Johnson Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lowestoft - UK Posts: 4,049	I was told that, but after upgrading there is a drop down box that has avc-intra as a file type option. That said, I could only find one file on the net, which brought up a file may be damage/wrong format message - so I don't know?

June 1st, 2009, 04:01 AM	#10
Paul R Johnson Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lowestoft - UK Posts: 4,049	I can confirm that despite the drop down menus detailing different avc-intra file formats - it doesn't work. Checked on some net files AND the ones Jan sent me. I can live with NO avc-intra, but letting you think it's there but not working wastes so much time.

June 1st, 2009, 04:41 AM	#11
Javier Gallen Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Spain Posts: 67	I've been testing in my laptop and is all good news. Now it has a performance that generally matchs (and in some aspects outperforms) Cs3. Now we're talking :)