Aspect hd newbie

[Jay Legere]

Hi there,

Looking to try aspect hd. I have a Canon Xh-A1 and Premiere Pro CS3.

I hear great things about this software but I am worried about an existing (very important) SD project that I am working on in Premiere.

Does adding cineform affect current projects in any way? Does it interrupt SD projects and workflows? Can I edit in SD once cineform has been installed?

Essentially I am curious about any risks there may be when installing this software, including the trial version.

Thanks all

Jay

[David Newman]

If you not using the CineForm edit mode (via CineForm HD preset) you are not using CineForm. This means your existing SD projects will not be effected in any way.

[Jay Legere]

Thanks David,

I was a little worried Cineform would essentially take over CS3 once installed.

I don't actually have the software downloaded yet. I will use the trial tonight for the first time and am very excited to see how it handles Canon's 24f hdv.

Essentially what you are saying is, I open Adobe normally and it is as if Cineform does not exist until I activate it within Adobe as a preset? Is this generally how the software runs?

Will I have troubles with Vista 32bit?

Jay

[David Newman]

Originally Posted by Jay Legere

Essentially what you are saying is, I open Adobe normally and it is as if Cineform does not exist until I activate it within Adobe as a preset? Is this generally how the software runs?

Yes. Adobe will only use the CineForm plugins when you are in a project that needs them.

Will I have troubles with Vista 32bit?

Of course, it is Vista. :) Vista users sometime have trouble getting the camera to connect, particularly under HDlink, but not all users. Do test for this.