Development of a RAW to Cineform Raw GUI Including Sound at DVinfo.net

Chris Barcellos · October 18th, 2013, 12:10 PM

I just contributed to this developer who is writing a stand alone conversion utility for Raw to Cineform raw, including merging sound into the Cineform raw file.

Convert RAW image sequences to Cineform - with advanced GUI | Indiegogo

Jon Fairhurst · October 18th, 2013, 12:51 PM

Chris, in my testing, Cineform RAW looked significantly noisier than a "clean" workflow with TIFFs. It's probably fine for normal editing. It might be an issue for significant grading. It was too noisy for our green screen work.

Have you seen similar results? Has Cineform RAW been improved over the past few months?

The real benefit of Cineform RAW is that it makes for a very fast and simple workflow. That shouldn't be overlooked. Often speed trumps top quality.

Chris Barcellos · October 18th, 2013, 04:11 PM

Obviously noise is subjective to the user. I shot this one with the BMCC EFm raw, then converted in Studio to Cineform. Had to manually match the audio.

Chris Barcellos · November 5th, 2013, 04:25 PM

The IndieGoGo attempt to fund the project did not go, but Alex tried the KickStarter route this time. Please contribute as the time is growing short !!

RAW 2 CF RAW - convert your frames into video, fast! by Alex PrimeHD — Kickstarter

Mark Rosenzweig · November 13th, 2013, 07:12 PM

Does this GUI work with the (nonlossy) compressed BMPC RAW files? No indication on the web site.

I am interested because of the audio merging in particular; it really solves a big workflow headache.

October 18th, 2013, 12:10 PM	#1
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Development of a RAW to Cineform Raw GUI Including Sound I just contributed to this developer who is writing a stand alone conversion utility for Raw to Cineform raw, including merging sound into the Cineform raw file. Convert RAW image sequences to Cineform - with advanced GUI \| Indiegogo __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

October 18th, 2013, 12:51 PM	#2
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	Re: Development of a RAW to Cineform Raw GUI Including Sound Chris, in my testing, Cineform RAW looked significantly noisier than a "clean" workflow with TIFFs. It's probably fine for normal editing. It might be an issue for significant grading. It was too noisy for our green screen work. Have you seen similar results? Has Cineform RAW been improved over the past few months? The real benefit of Cineform RAW is that it makes for a very fast and simple workflow. That shouldn't be overlooked. Often speed trumps top quality. __________________ Jon Fairhurst

October 18th, 2013, 04:11 PM	#3
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Re: Development of a RAW to Cineform Raw GUI Including Sound Obviously noise is subjective to the user. I shot this one with the BMCC EFm raw, then converted in Studio to Cineform. Had to manually match the audio. WhereHaveTheyGone on Vimeo __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

November 5th, 2013, 04:25 PM	#4
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Re: Development of a RAW to Cineform Raw GUI Including Sound The IndieGoGo attempt to fund the project did not go, but Alex tried the KickStarter route this time. Please contribute as the time is growing short !! RAW 2 CF RAW - convert your frames into video, fast! by Alex PrimeHD — Kickstarter __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

November 13th, 2013, 07:12 PM	#5
Mark Rosenzweig Trustee Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 1,004	Re: Development of a RAW to Cineform Raw GUI Including Sound Does this GUI work with the (nonlossy) compressed BMPC RAW files? No indication on the web site. I am interested because of the audio merging in particular; it really solves a big workflow headache.