64-bit Version of HD Link? at DVinfo.net

Julian Frost · January 30th, 2011, 05:54 PM

After several months of being unable to edit *any* CF AVI files (on a clean installation of Windows XP 32-bit, Neo HD, and Premier Pro CS3) due to a still unresolved issue which began after a Neo HD update, I finally solved the problem.... I installed a new hard drive and put Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit on it, and reinstalled CS3!

I now see that HD Link is a 32-bit application! It works fine on Windows 7 64-bit, but surely it would work better and faster if it were a 64-bit application and able to use all the system's resources?

So, any plans on making a 64-bit version?

David Newman · January 30th, 2011, 06:05 PM

No plans, as there is no gain. HDLink uses third party decoders to convert camera footage to CineForm, those decoders or overwhelming 32-bit only.

Julian Frost · January 30th, 2011, 06:26 PM

Thanks for the reply David. I'm surprised to hear you say there is no gain by going to 64-bit. Surely with 64-bit code, HD Link could encode larger chunks of the input file at a time, as more RAM is available to it, and therefore re-encode faster?

David Newman · January 30th, 2011, 07:51 PM

Don't work that way. We aren't close to running out of memory in 32-bit space, and using more memory does not speed up transcodes (using often less does.)

January 30th, 2011, 05:54 PM	#1
Julian Frost Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California USA Posts: 576	64-bit Version of HD Link? After several months of being unable to edit any CF AVI files (on a clean installation of Windows XP 32-bit, Neo HD, and Premier Pro CS3) due to a still unresolved issue which began after a Neo HD update, I finally solved the problem.... I installed a new hard drive and put Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit on it, and reinstalled CS3! I now see that HD Link is a 32-bit application! It works fine on Windows 7 64-bit, but surely it would work better and faster if it were a 64-bit application and able to use all the system's resources? So, any plans on making a 64-bit version?

January 30th, 2011, 06:05 PM	#2
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	No plans, as there is no gain. HDLink uses third party decoders to convert camera footage to CineForm, those decoders or overwhelming 32-bit only. __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

January 30th, 2011, 07:51 PM	#4
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	Don't work that way. We aren't close to running out of memory in 32-bit space, and using more memory does not speed up transcodes (using often less does.) __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

January 30th, 2011, 06:26 PM	#3
Julian Frost Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California USA Posts: 576	Thanks for the reply David. I'm surprised to hear you say there is no gain by going to 64-bit. Surely with 64-bit code, HD Link could encode larger chunks of the input file at a time, as more RAM is available to it, and therefore re-encode faster?