Dave Campbell
December 27th, 2006, 12:54 PM
Okay, I am trying to get my Ultra to work with the cineform codec. There are 3 cineform codecs listed and I have no idea what the difference between them are, and which one I should use. So, I have been trying to use the Cineform HD encoder but it does nothing in Ultra. I then tried Cineform HD encoder-2, and it does nothing. I then tried Cineform HD codec v2.8, and it is doing something.
So, maybe I should already know the answer to the above, but what is the difference between the three codec's?
Thanks
Dave
David Newman
December 27th, 2006, 01:49 PM
CineForm HD V2.8.x -- Video For Window codec (8-bit I/O only, although under Prospect HD/2K it encodes with 10-bit precision.)
CineForm HD Encoder -- First DirectShow encoder, support 8-bit, 10-bit and 16-bit per channel interfaces. This is non-threaded.
CineForm HD Encoder-2 -- Premium DirectShow encoder, support 8-bit, 10-bit and 16-bit per channel interfaces. This is N-way threaded for the highest performance.
That fact that Ultra shows DShow encoders is a good thing, but it seems like they aren't fully supporting that interface, so you will have to use the VFW codec.
Dave Campbell
December 27th, 2006, 02:01 PM
Thanks, will pass back to them
Dave
Richard Leadbetter
December 27th, 2006, 03:54 PM
Excuse my ignorance, but what is Ultra?
Dave Campbell
December 27th, 2006, 04:47 PM
Ultra is from Serious Magic. It is used for keying. I shot on a green screen, and then put stuff into the background. Makes the family videos a little more fun, even though its more work. :o)
Dave