workflow
 

I am using vegas 6c and would like to know if my workflow is correct. I am using the trial version. This is my workflow: capture hdv footage with connect hd-load it up to vegas timeline-edit-then print to hdv tape. I see no difference in quailty when I play it back on my HDTV. Great product!!

Fred,

I use Premiere and the workfow is the same and works perfectly. So I do not see a difference between both workflows. The only difference is that we, the Premiere users, need to use Aspect HD, not Connect HD, for other irrelevant technical reasons. So keep it simple, you are in the right direction...

Luis

Need more clarification. When I am done editing on the Vegas time line with the Cineform intermediate codec I can finalize it to SD DVD but for HD as a final destination do I switch back to the original M2T file prior to print to HDV tape??

Thanks

Fred,

I am not too familiar with Vegas. I use it only when Premiere is unable to give me either a transition or an effect that Vegas may have it. However, in Premiere, you do either two things: export to tape (which will decode the intermediate Cineform AVI and transfer it as an m2t file to the deck), or just render it as an itermediate Cineform AVI and use the HDLink to do the decoding and copying to the deck. In my case, I utilize the later since is faster, and I have both files, the intermediate and the transcoded m2t. That is why I love AspectHD in conjunction with Premiere as part of my main workflow!

Again, I do not know how Vegas does this function since I do not use it as my primary NLE, but most likely the Cineform Knowledge Database will explain it. If I get a hold of the information, I will post it it for you.

Regards,

Luis

Need workflow for After Effects and PPro 2
 

When I export a CineForm avi file from AE 7, the avi file displays properly in Windows Media Player. However, when I import the avi file into a PPro 2 project using Aspect HD mode and drop it on the timeline, it does not display correctly on the monitor (the display is grey with a grid is small dots).

Can someone please post an AE to PPro workflow that uses the Aspect HD codec so that I can try and duplicate it on my system. Thanks in advance.

Best,
Christopher

Christopher, first make sure that you have the most current build of Aspect HD, currently v4.02 (build 54). Within a very short time they released a couple of builds to fix bugs, and at least one of the bugs involved a codec problem. You can just install the updates over the previous build -- no muss, no fuss.

I haven't tried it yet myself, so I can't say with certainty that there are no Cineform limitations, but the new Production Studio now allows you to import an AE 7 composition directly to the PPro 2 timeline. That way, you shouldn't even have to render in AE...just open up PPro 2 and directly import the composition from the AE file.

OK, I downloaded v4.02 (build 54), but I'm still not sure how to create HD clips in AE to import into a PPro 2 Aspect HD project.

I tried that, but I think there are limitations (or I am doing something wrong). For example, I created a simple AE clip using Trapcode Particular. When I export a Premiere Project and try and open with PPro 2, an error dialog says it can't find Particular.

Best,
Christopher

Thanks, I got it to work. I was doing this process backwards, i.e. exporting an AE 7 comp as a Premiere Project, and should have opened the AE project in Premiere. I downloaded the latest Aspect HD release, and imported a small AE effect in PPro 2 using Aspect HD mode. It seems to be working.

Best,
Christopher

Work flow for Aspect HD, PP2 and Sony FX1?
 

Can anyone point me to threads (or answer here) that discuss:

1. How to capture using Aspect HD and PP2.

2. How to convert to 24 frames.

3. Information on the different frame rate conversion methods.

4. What kind of export to make: avi, mpeg2, ect...

Thanks for the help. I'm new at all of this.

William,

I recommend a capture from your camcorder to your computer using AspectHD codec or .m2t, then convert from 60i to 24p using DVFilm into AspectHD codec avi. I talk about this in a post on my blog, to which there is a link in my signature.

I know it's more work, but you may want to try the search function on this forum rather than asking around, which we get quite a lot here. You can find a plethora of information just by searching "AspectHD 24p" for instance. or "24p conversion."

Thanks Ben! I frequently do utilize the search function (I love it!). But for some reason the returns on this topic were confusing. Perhaps it was my phrasing. I'll try your wording. And thanks for the work flow description.

Up-Rez Workflow
 

Is there a source I can be directed to which may offer the Vegas workflow for converting footage up-rezzed with either Instant HD or Video Enhancer to the Cineform Codec, and then on to an HD/Blu-Ray DVD?

The footage was shot from a DVX100 in SD, and cropped to 16x9:

Is there any clear disadvantage to this approach (bearing in mind, the footage already exists)? Or some approach I am neglecting?

I know well the disadvantages of up-rezzing vs. originating in HD/HDV, but are there any other intermediate steps which may be eliminated, with the ultimate goal of being able to provide a viable image on a quality HD monitor from a DVD source?

Thanks in advance,

Brian

CFHD AVI to DVD workflow?
 

I did some searching and found a few workflow suggestions but nothing very detailed. Can anyone point me to a tutorial or at least help me through how to encode a CFHD avi in TMPGEnc 4.0 and then how to input into a DVD app like Encore?

Should I encode my avi in TMPGEnc as a mpeg or mpeg2? What bitrates are good? My film is 30 minutes long.

I am specifically not using adobe's encoder because it makes my titles look like crap! (like bloated crayons). Using an external encoder solved this problem.

Also, should I even export my movie from PP2 as a CFHD avi or as an M2T?

Sorry for all the naive questions. I'm new to all of this.

Using AE for final correction is exactly what Stu Maschwitz suggests in his DV Rebel's Guide. Using the 8 bit Cineform form your basic edit and then importing the project to AE for finishing should work fine. You can then work in 16bit or even 32 bit floating point if you like. Stu suggests using image sequences for final output, and AE 7.0 supports 16 bit tiff. Another option is a lossless codec such as SheerVideo which can be had for about $150 and will save some disk space for 10 bit output.

Rob.

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