Will Procoder accept Cinefrom as an input file at DVinfo.net

Jim Snow · August 12th, 2009, 05:18 PM

I use Vegas Pro 8 with Cineform NeoScene. Will Procoder accept Cineform encoded files as the input file format? The target output is MPEG-2 files for DVD authoring.

Vasco Dones · August 12th, 2009, 05:37 PM

Jim,

I just transcoded a couple of Cineform files
(Prospect HD 1080 50i; target: MPEG 2)
with Procoder 2: the answer is yes.

Best

Vasco

Ervin Farkas · August 13th, 2009, 12:52 PM

Procoder will accept ANY video file as long as the codec is installed on the PC.

Richard Hunter · August 13th, 2009, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ervin Farkas

Procoder will accept ANY video file as long as the codec is installed on the PC.

I had problems opening FLV files a while back. Do they work for you?

Richard

Ervin Farkas · August 14th, 2009, 06:00 AM

OK, well... uhm... you are right... I can't open them either.

Might have to do with the fact that Flash is considered exclusively a delivery format with a very narrow usage in webpages. On a second thought it might have to do with copyright protection - Flash files may have a "flag" that prevents legitimate transcoders from opening them (hence the reason you need some shady software with questionable legality to transcode them).

That would explain why Procoder can't even open Flash files produced with... Procoder. The codec is there, but something prevents it from being used. Just my speculation though...

Giroud Francois · September 28th, 2009, 06:20 AM

yes you have to make a difference between codec (the ones that windows understands) et formats that can be opened with few readers.
FLV is not a codec but a container, and it can contains some mpeg4.
quicktime is the same, it is a container. Avi is the same, and you need mediaplayer top en an avi or wmv file.
some codecs are embedded into applications (like flash or quicktime) , other have a public interface like divX, mpeg, DV, HDV.
for example VLC reads almost any files without using any external codec, they are all built in.
in your case, you can find many utilities that con convert flash to avi.
(total converter, super, flash2avi , some flv players etc...)

August 12th, 2009, 05:18 PM	#1
Jim Snow Trustee Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,104	Will Procoder accept Cinefrom as an input file I use Vegas Pro 8 with Cineform NeoScene. Will Procoder accept Cineform encoded files as the input file format? The target output is MPEG-2 files for DVD authoring.

August 12th, 2009, 05:37 PM	#2
Vasco Dones Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: El Cerrito, CA Posts: 266	Jim, I just transcoded a couple of Cineform files (Prospect HD 1080 50i; target: MPEG 2) with Procoder 2: the answer is yes. Best Vasco __________________ www.donesmedia.net bricioledamerica.blogspot.com (in Italian)

August 13th, 2009, 12:52 PM	#3
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Procoder will accept ANY video file as long as the codec is installed on the PC. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

August 14th, 2009, 06:00 AM	#5
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	OK, well... uhm... you are right... I can't open them either. Might have to do with the fact that Flash is considered exclusively a delivery format with a very narrow usage in webpages. On a second thought it might have to do with copyright protection - Flash files may have a "flag" that prevents legitimate transcoders from opening them (hence the reason you need some shady software with questionable legality to transcode them). That would explain why Procoder can't even open Flash files produced with... Procoder. The codec is there, but something prevents it from being used. Just my speculation though... __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

September 28th, 2009, 06:20 AM	#6
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	yes you have to make a difference between codec (the ones that windows understands) et formats that can be opened with few readers. FLV is not a codec but a container, and it can contains some mpeg4. quicktime is the same, it is a container. Avi is the same, and you need mediaplayer top en an avi or wmv file. some codecs are embedded into applications (like flash or quicktime) , other have a public interface like divX, mpeg, DV, HDV. for example VLC reads almost any files without using any external codec, they are all built in. in your case, you can find many utilities that con convert flash to avi. (total converter, super, flash2avi , some flv players etc...)