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Carl White · February 19th, 2006, 11:04 AM

I recently purchased a Sony HDR-HC1 and shot 4 hours of video during a recent trip. Using Adobe's PPro 1.5.1 with a trial version of AspectHD I captured my clips and edited a 47 min. video. When I tried to render the video it failed (see my posting here: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=61011). Since this doesn't seem to work I'm not going to spend another $500 for a plug-in.

I started to look at Vegas 6 as a possible solution since I thought it provided native support for the HC1 capturing but not read that I would need a plug-in (Connect HD) to render a final version - another $200 for a plugin. Without any particular knowledge of other Windows based software solutions I am also considering a new computer (a Power Mac G5) dedicated to video editing and using Final Cut Pro.

This is beginning to get a bit frustrating looking for a "reasonable" solution (i.e., one software package) to capture, edit and render and HDV video. Am I missing something or is there simply nothing out there that does this.

Thanks for any feedback,
Carl White

Steven Gotz · February 19th, 2006, 02:50 PM

Carl,

Is it possible that it didn't work in 1.5.1 because you didn't upgrade your MainConcept codec?

http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330380.html

Aspect HD works great for me.

If you want to edit HDV without Cineform products, you can try Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 but you better have a powerful PC.

Robert M Wright · February 19th, 2006, 04:21 PM

Vegas 6 does include a version of Connect HD. It's simply not the latest version, which has some image quality improvements (which, from what I read on Cineform's sight, are nice, but by no means necessary).

Carl White · February 19th, 2006, 04:28 PM

Steve - Actually, I did update the Mainconcepts codec as part of a two step update recommended by Adobe. Neither update fixed the issue I am experiencing.

Robin - Thanks for the info. I'll be doing the trial run of Vegas after next weekend (and a clean install of everything on my PC).

Carl

February 19th, 2006, 11:04 AM	#1
Carl White Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 27	"Best" Post Prodution Capture/Editing/Rendering Solutions... I recently purchased a Sony HDR-HC1 and shot 4 hours of video during a recent trip. Using Adobe's PPro 1.5.1 with a trial version of AspectHD I captured my clips and edited a 47 min. video. When I tried to render the video it failed (see my posting here: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=61011). Since this doesn't seem to work I'm not going to spend another $500 for a plug-in. I started to look at Vegas 6 as a possible solution since I thought it provided native support for the HC1 capturing but not read that I would need a plug-in (Connect HD) to render a final version - another $200 for a plugin. Without any particular knowledge of other Windows based software solutions I am also considering a new computer (a Power Mac G5) dedicated to video editing and using Final Cut Pro. This is beginning to get a bit frustrating looking for a "reasonable" solution (i.e., one software package) to capture, edit and render and HDV video. Am I missing something or is there simply nothing out there that does this. Thanks for any feedback, Carl White

February 19th, 2006, 02:50 PM	#2
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	Carl, Is it possible that it didn't work in 1.5.1 because you didn't upgrade your MainConcept codec? http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/330380.html Aspect HD works great for me. If you want to edit HDV without Cineform products, you can try Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 but you better have a powerful PC. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

February 19th, 2006, 04:21 PM	#3
Robert M Wright Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota (USA) Posts: 2,171	Vegas 6 does include a version of Connect HD. It's simply not the latest version, which has some image quality improvements (which, from what I read on Cineform's sight, are nice, but by no means necessary).

February 19th, 2006, 04:28 PM	#4
Carl White Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 27	Steve - Actually, I did update the Mainconcepts codec as part of a two step update recommended by Adobe. Neither update fixed the issue I am experiencing. Robin - Thanks for the info. I'll be doing the trial run of Vegas after next weekend (and a clean install of everything on my PC). Carl