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Peter Moore · September 1st, 2005, 02:52 PM

Currently using an MJPEG codec as my intermediate HD editing codec. Problem is it's buggy and Vegas frequently drops frames when rendering files from an MJPEG source. Wierd, huh?

Tried various QuickTime codecs, not satisfied with any of them really. DVCPRO limits you to 720x480 (why I don't know - any way to hack around this?).

Cineform's codecs result in unacceptable quality loss. The colors just get completely messed up from converting from MPEG_TS to the Cineform HD codec.

Any other ideas? I'm willing to use QuickTime. But I need to use _something_.

David Newman · September 2nd, 2005, 09:37 AM

You seem to be having troubles with our codec that are not typical. We do have the best intermediate codec on the market (proven all the way to film out.) So if you interested in working through the issues you will have the best solution with the CineForm codec. Please try Connect HD 1.9 for the lastest compression algorithms.

Peter Moore · September 2nd, 2005, 10:15 AM

Hi David,
Thanks for the reply. I'm definitely willing to try to work through the issues. I'll post up tonight a comparison of an M2T screenshot, an MJPEG screenshot, and a ConnectHd screenshot, and maybe you can help me figure out what's wrong. I am sure, based on its popularity, your codec is awesome, but unfortunately so far it's just not working for my application. But if we can get it to work, I'll definitely buy it and use it.

Peter

September 1st, 2005, 02:52 PM	#1
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	Need Better Intermediate HD Codec (PC) Currently using an MJPEG codec as my intermediate HD editing codec. Problem is it's buggy and Vegas frequently drops frames when rendering files from an MJPEG source. Wierd, huh? Tried various QuickTime codecs, not satisfied with any of them really. DVCPRO limits you to 720x480 (why I don't know - any way to hack around this?). Cineform's codecs result in unacceptable quality loss. The colors just get completely messed up from converting from MPEG_TS to the Cineform HD codec. Any other ideas? I'm willing to use QuickTime. But I need to use _something_.

September 2nd, 2005, 09:37 AM	#2
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	You seem to be having troubles with our codec that are not typical. We do have the best intermediate codec on the market (proven all the way to film out.) So if you interested in working through the issues you will have the best solution with the CineForm codec. Please try Connect HD 1.9 for the lastest compression algorithms. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

September 2nd, 2005, 10:15 AM	#3
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	Hi David, Thanks for the reply. I'm definitely willing to try to work through the issues. I'll post up tonight a comparison of an M2T screenshot, an MJPEG screenshot, and a ConnectHd screenshot, and maybe you can help me figure out what's wrong. I am sure, based on its popularity, your codec is awesome, but unfortunately so far it's just not working for my application. But if we can get it to work, I'll definitely buy it and use it. Peter