Good investment at DVinfo.net

Noa Put · July 5th, 2007, 08:46 AM

I have a single core 3.2gig pc with 1gig of memory, a bit more then 2 years ago a high end system, now just an entry level system.
I"m planning to switch to Hdv in the future but am not sure what will be the best investment since my current pc obviously is not up to it to handle hdv material.

If I would buy the cineform aspect hd and use that together with Premiere cs3 on my current pc, will the 500dollar cost be a better investment then buying a new core 2 duo system but without cinform aspect? (Considering that a complete pc is not that much more expensive then the cineform plugin?)

Is aspect hd really as good as everybody is telling me?

David Newman · July 5th, 2007, 08:51 AM

While do hope Aspect HD is as good as you hear. The test PC I use for Aspect HD 2.8GHz P4, and my home PC is like your 3.2Ghz. All I would recommend is adding an extra 1Gig, although it is not necessary.

Steven Gotz · July 5th, 2007, 11:12 PM

I will add that when I used a 3GHz PC, Cineform was the only way I could edit HDV at all. When I went to a faster PC, having Cineform just made the whole thing fly.

So an investment in Cineform now, will pay off even when you upgrade your PC for another reason.

Without Cineform, even a fast PC won't seem as fast as your current one, using Cineform.

Noa Put · July 6th, 2007, 02:12 AM

Thanks a lot for your answers, I couldn"t find it back on the cineform site but does aspect hd also support avchd?

Marc Colemont · July 6th, 2007, 02:52 AM

Also editing without Cineform, and by using the m2t format directly will add generation losses quickly.

Steven Gotz · July 6th, 2007, 07:49 AM

According to this thread it does:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ighlight=AVCHD

And I should add that if NEO can do it, then so can Aspect HD.

David Taylor · July 6th, 2007, 01:44 PM

We have published a Tech Note convering conversion of AVCHD to CineForm Intermediate: http://www.cineform.com/products/Tec...Conversion.htm. You need a third-party AVCHD decoder as discussed in the Note.

July 5th, 2007, 08:46 AM	#1
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,510	Good investment I have a single core 3.2gig pc with 1gig of memory, a bit more then 2 years ago a high end system, now just an entry level system. I"m planning to switch to Hdv in the future but am not sure what will be the best investment since my current pc obviously is not up to it to handle hdv material. If I would buy the cineform aspect hd and use that together with Premiere cs3 on my current pc, will the 500dollar cost be a better investment then buying a new core 2 duo system but without cinform aspect? (Considering that a complete pc is not that much more expensive then the cineform plugin?) Is aspect hd really as good as everybody is telling me?

July 5th, 2007, 08:51 AM	#2
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	While do hope Aspect HD is as good as you hear. The test PC I use for Aspect HD 2.8GHz P4, and my home PC is like your 3.2Ghz. All I would recommend is adding an extra 1Gig, although it is not necessary. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

July 5th, 2007, 11:12 PM	#3
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	I will add that when I used a 3GHz PC, Cineform was the only way I could edit HDV at all. When I went to a faster PC, having Cineform just made the whole thing fly. So an investment in Cineform now, will pay off even when you upgrade your PC for another reason. Without Cineform, even a fast PC won't seem as fast as your current one, using Cineform. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

July 6th, 2007, 07:49 AM	#6
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	According to this thread it does: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ighlight=AVCHD And I should add that if NEO can do it, then so can Aspect HD. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

July 6th, 2007, 02:12 AM	#4
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,510	Thanks a lot for your answers, I couldn"t find it back on the cineform site but does aspect hd also support avchd?

July 6th, 2007, 02:52 AM	#5
Marc Colemont Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 695	Also editing without Cineform, and by using the m2t format directly will add generation losses quickly.

July 6th, 2007, 01:44 PM	#7
David Taylor Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Solana Beach, CA Posts: 853	We have published a Tech Note convering conversion of AVCHD to CineForm Intermediate: http://www.cineform.com/products/Tec...Conversion.htm. You need a third-party AVCHD decoder as discussed in the Note.