Cineform for standard dv avi at DVinfo.net

Ali Jafri · October 28th, 2008, 10:17 PM

I've been reading up on cineform and it seems to me that this intermediate is only applicable to video in HDV and above. Is that correct? If not so then what improvement could cineform bring to a simple dv avi video workflow?

Forgive me if this is a redundant question but i'm a complete newbie to cineform and just want to understand it more. I have a FX1 with which i predominantely shoot in DV PAL. I have both Premiere Pro CS3 and Vegas Pro 8c editing systems. I used to have a Matrox RTX card which i threw out. I currently capture using a DSR-11 deck with a firewire cable.

So here i am. Please do enlighten me on whether i can improve some aspect of my work using cineform and what sort of workflow are we looking at. Thanks guys :)

Graham Hickling · October 29th, 2008, 08:20 AM

The Cineform codec provides an intermediate format that is 1) less processor-intensive to edit, and 2) retains quality through multiple generations/heavy editing.

HD and HDV folk benefit from both of the above; SD folk mainly benefit from the latter.

You can certainly convert DV to SD-resolution Cineform files, although there isn't (that I'm aware of) an on-the-fly conversion process equivalent to what is available during HDV capture.

October 28th, 2008, 10:17 PM	#1
Ali Jafri Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Karachi, Pakistan Posts: 210	Cineform for standard dv avi I've been reading up on cineform and it seems to me that this intermediate is only applicable to video in HDV and above. Is that correct? If not so then what improvement could cineform bring to a simple dv avi video workflow? Forgive me if this is a redundant question but i'm a complete newbie to cineform and just want to understand it more. I have a FX1 with which i predominantely shoot in DV PAL. I have both Premiere Pro CS3 and Vegas Pro 8c editing systems. I used to have a Matrox RTX card which i threw out. I currently capture using a DSR-11 deck with a firewire cable. So here i am. Please do enlighten me on whether i can improve some aspect of my work using cineform and what sort of workflow are we looking at. Thanks guys :) __________________ Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit // i7 2600K // 16GB RAM // ASUS P8P67 Board // NVIDIA GTX 470 Sony Vegas Pro 13 // Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 // http://vimeo.com/alijafri Last edited by Ali Jafri; October 28th, 2008 at 10:35 PM. Reason: grammar

October 29th, 2008, 08:20 AM	#2
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,669	The Cineform codec provides an intermediate format that is 1) less processor-intensive to edit, and 2) retains quality through multiple generations/heavy editing. HD and HDV folk benefit from both of the above; SD folk mainly benefit from the latter. You can certainly convert DV to SD-resolution Cineform files, although there isn't (that I'm aware of) an on-the-fly conversion process equivalent to what is available during HDV capture.