WANTED: First Light alpha testers! at DVinfo.net

David Taylor · April 3rd, 2009, 12:31 PM

A big day for us has arrived - we want to put First Light in the hands of a few Alpha testers later today! For now it's Windows only. The Mac version isn't too far behind.

A screen capture is shown. For those of you familiar with Lightroom you'll notice some similarities. But the difference is that the metadata in CineForm files stays with the file whereas in Lightroom you have to export the "flattened" images before they're usable elsewhere.

The requirements for Alpha testers are relatively simple:

1. You have some working knowledge of or desire to learn about Active Metadata
2. You have a few hours to invest in playing with First Light this weekend and are willing to give us written feedback.
3. You don't mind playing with Alpha software

Despite the latter requirement First Light is in pretty good shape, but customers always find some things that we haven't found internally.

You can read more about Active Metadata here: Active Metadata Overview.

If you're interested please send an email to tbucklin at cineform dot com. He'll be coordinating the Alpha testers and will also be sending out the software and instructions later today.

Tim Bucklin · April 3rd, 2009, 12:51 PM

Hello All,

For those of you interested in taking part in our alpha testing, thank you!
In your email to me, please include the following:

1) The CineForm product you are currently using (Neo HD/4K, Prospect HD/4K). First Light is not designed to be used with Neo Scene.

2) The kind of source material you'll be using: HDV, AVCHD, XDCAM, RAW, etc. including resolution and frame rate.

The UI will still undergo some beautification before our beta release (the timeilne, play, back, and forward buttons especially), but we are also looking for feedback on not only the UI appearance, but functionality as well. Find any feature especially useful? Let us know! Is a feature missing you feel would add value? Let us know!

Of course, all bug reports are encouraged too.

I'm looking forward to corresponding with you all over this coming week!

Henry Olonga · April 5th, 2009, 05:27 PM

Dunno if this is still on going but I would love to try it out.Monday Tuesday.Unless of course you are done testing by now.Best wishes guys and keep up the awesome work.

Henry Olonga · April 6th, 2009, 01:29 PM

Not sure if you got my earlier message as I sent it Sunday but if this offer is still open then I would like to be an Alpha tester and offer any feedback and help that I can

April 3rd, 2009, 12:31 PM	#1
David Taylor Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 853	WANTED: First Light alpha testers! A big day for us has arrived - we want to put First Light in the hands of a few Alpha testers later today! For now it's Windows only. The Mac version isn't too far behind. A screen capture is shown. For those of you familiar with Lightroom you'll notice some similarities. But the difference is that the metadata in CineForm files stays with the file whereas in Lightroom you have to export the "flattened" images before they're usable elsewhere. The requirements for Alpha testers are relatively simple: 1. You have some working knowledge of or desire to learn about Active Metadata 2. You have a few hours to invest in playing with First Light this weekend and are willing to give us written feedback. 3. You don't mind playing with Alpha software Despite the latter requirement First Light is in pretty good shape, but customers always find some things that we haven't found internally. You can read more about Active Metadata here: Active Metadata Overview. If you're interested please send an email to tbucklin at cineform dot com. He'll be coordinating the Alpha testers and will also be sending out the software and instructions later today. Attached Thumbnails

April 3rd, 2009, 12:51 PM	#2
Tim Bucklin Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 112	Hello All, For those of you interested in taking part in our alpha testing, thank you! In your email to me, please include the following: 1) The CineForm product you are currently using (Neo HD/4K, Prospect HD/4K). First Light is not designed to be used with Neo Scene. 2) The kind of source material you'll be using: HDV, AVCHD, XDCAM, RAW, etc. including resolution and frame rate. The UI will still undergo some beautification before our beta release (the timeilne, play, back, and forward buttons especially), but we are also looking for feedback on not only the UI appearance, but functionality as well. Find any feature especially useful? Let us know! Is a feature missing you feel would add value? Let us know! Of course, all bug reports are encouraged too. I'm looking forward to corresponding with you all over this coming week! __________________ Tim Bucklin CineForm Software Engineer

April 5th, 2009, 05:27 PM	#3
Henry Olonga Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London Posts: 201	Count me in Dunno if this is still on going but I would love to try it out.Monday Tuesday.Unless of course you are done testing by now.Best wishes guys and keep up the awesome work. Last edited by Henry Olonga; April 6th, 2009 at 01:30 PM.

April 6th, 2009, 01:29 PM	#4
Henry Olonga Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London Posts: 201	Not sure if you got my earlier message as I sent it Sunday but if this offer is still open then I would like to be an Alpha tester and offer any feedback and help that I can __________________ My vimeo page: http://vimeo.com/henryolonga/videos My website: www.henryolonga.net