HDV, Ultimate S, Cineform? Spot?
 

I use the Canon XH A1 HDV cam and I think I have decided to purchase the Cineform NEO HDV for Capturing and converting to intermediate files from the start. Before I do, I would like to ask if anyone has a BETTER suggestion for comparable pricing...also is Ultimate S 3.0 By Vasst an asset to acquire when using HDV workflow in Vegas? Are the film like effects able to take advantage of a GPU 512MB video card? I use magic bullet currently, works ok with the GPU, but MB has always been a CPU hog. I would like to put my mind at rest before making these purchases. Obviously I am looking to get the best HDV results from Vegas as well as converting and burning to DVD. Thanks. J Hey Spot, if your reading this, good job on the Training DVD for my XH A1. I learned a lot.