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Jonathan Gentry · April 2nd, 2012, 07:53 AM

Hi Guys

I'm wondering if you guys have tried to convert clips from the new 5d3 to Cineform? I'm thinking since tweaks need to made to the footage such as Sharpening maybe this would be a superior editing codec. Thoughts?

P.S. I use Windows and Mac FCPX and Vegas.

Charles W. Hull · April 2nd, 2012, 08:23 AM

I downloaded the 5DIII clips from dpreview and they converted to Cineform with HDLink okay.

Jonathan Gentry · April 2nd, 2012, 12:18 PM

Thanks for letting me know. I'm on the newest version GoPro Cineform Studio Premium, using a Mac Lion. I'm using IPB compression.
I'm hearing IPB on the 5d3 provides a cleaner capture so I'm thinking converting that (instead of ALL-I) to Cineform for a better editing experience may be the way to go and then sharpen in FCPX or Vegas.

Nigel Barker · April 2nd, 2012, 12:53 PM

It all depends what you are editing with. Premiere will edit native without problems as will Final Cut X (while converting to ProRes under the covers). For Vegas you will need to convert to Cineform.

Jon Fairhurst · April 2nd, 2012, 01:07 PM

I've read that de-blocking of ALL-I in Adobe products is weak or not working right now. (Deblocking is usually integrated into the decoder and done immediately after the decode process.) I wonder if transcoding ALL-I to Cineform includes good deblocking?

Jonathan Gentry · April 2nd, 2012, 03:22 PM

OK, so I guess the first thing to sort out is - what exactly is causing the issue with ALL-I? If it's an Adobe issue and I'm not using Adobe, maybe I should just be using ALL-I? Need to do more reading...
If I can shoot ALL-I and edit it FCPX with no adverse effects that would be my preference.

April 2nd, 2012, 07:53 AM	#1
Jonathan Gentry Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 183	Convert to Cineform Hi Guys I'm wondering if you guys have tried to convert clips from the new 5d3 to Cineform? I'm thinking since tweaks need to made to the footage such as Sharpening maybe this would be a superior editing codec. Thoughts? P.S. I use Windows and Mac FCPX and Vegas.

April 2nd, 2012, 08:23 AM	#2
Charles W. Hull Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 445	Re: Convert to Cineform I downloaded the 5DIII clips from dpreview and they converted to Cineform with HDLink okay.

April 2nd, 2012, 12:18 PM	#3
Jonathan Gentry Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 183	Re: Convert to Cineform Thanks for letting me know. I'm on the newest version GoPro Cineform Studio Premium, using a Mac Lion. I'm using IPB compression. I'm hearing IPB on the 5d3 provides a cleaner capture so I'm thinking converting that (instead of ALL-I) to Cineform for a better editing experience may be the way to go and then sharpen in FCPX or Vegas. Last edited by Jonathan Gentry; April 2nd, 2012 at 12:51 PM.

April 2nd, 2012, 12:53 PM	#4
Nigel Barker Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,531	Re: Convert to Cineform It all depends what you are editing with. Premiere will edit native without problems as will Final Cut X (while converting to ProRes under the covers). For Vegas you will need to convert to Cineform.

April 2nd, 2012, 01:07 PM	#5
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	Re: Convert to Cineform I've read that de-blocking of ALL-I in Adobe products is weak or not working right now. (Deblocking is usually integrated into the decoder and done immediately after the decode process.) I wonder if transcoding ALL-I to Cineform includes good deblocking? __________________ Jon Fairhurst

April 2nd, 2012, 03:22 PM	#6
Jonathan Gentry Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 183	Re: Convert to Cineform OK, so I guess the first thing to sort out is - what exactly is causing the issue with ALL-I? If it's an Adobe issue and I'm not using Adobe, maybe I should just be using ALL-I? Need to do more reading... If I can shoot ALL-I and edit it FCPX with no adverse effects that would be my preference.