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Unmatched HD Visual Quality
and Workflow Simplicity on Windows and Mac |
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Latest Product
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CineForm to discontinue
selling Aspect HD and Neo HDV on December 19 after 5
awesome years of
production. Read
more....
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CineForm introduces Neo
Scene at $129, targeting the editing needs of HDV
and AVCHD camcorder users.
Read more....
- CineForm announces
new pricing for Prospect HD / 4K:
Read more....
- Prospect HD: $749
- Prospect 4K: $1499
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Acquisition: Upon source acquisition,
CineForm Intermediate™ or CineForm RAW™ files become the
online digital master throughout a project – from
acquisition, into long-term archive, through post, and
into final export. This is possible because CineForm
files offer the highest visual fidelity, easily holding
up to the rigors of a multi-generation or effects-heavy
workflow. CineForm
Intermediate files are source independent, allowing
conversion of varying media, from SD to HD to 4K, with
I/O precision up to 12 bits, and with 4:2:2 or 4:4:4
chroma. Variable frame-rate support, inverse telecine
processing, plus spatial and temporal resampling are but
a few of the optional source pre-processing options.
CineForm files are compatible across operating systems
and applications, offering the industry’s most versatile
and interoperable workflow, with support for both
Windows .AVI and QuickTime .MOV wrappers.
Online Post: Throughout post,
CineForm’s compressed DI workflow frees you from
restrictions imposed by old-style proxy/conform
methodologies in which many required elements can only
be performed after a final conform.
When using a CineForm
workflow your media is always online, so you can color
correct or composite at any point in your project, or
deliver a high-resolution review copy or film festival
export on demand. Keying CineForm Intermediate files is
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breeze as color information is so accurately preserved
that key results are virtually identical to using
uncompressed sources.
Active Metadata: All
CineForm files types support our Active Metadata™
architecture which enables a renderless color workflow.
Color information such as white balance, saturation,
gain/offset/lift, and even 64x64x64 3D LUTs can be
attached to your files much as an Adjustment Layer in
Photoshop. This reduces or eliminates intermediate
render stages while ensuring preservation of highlights.
Sharing Media: Do you need to share files
or portions of a project with a client or others? No
problem – CineForm's free Neo Player (Windows and Mac)
allows playback of CineForm media on other machines
without a CineForm license.
Distribution/Archive: Upon project completion,
it is simple matter to export to virtually any desired
presentation format, right from the timeline of your
preferred NLE,
whether for film or digital projection, broadcast, or
Internet delivery. Because CineForm files are the
Digital Master, your completed project and associated
CineForm media are now ready for long-term project
archive.
Whether you are a
seasoned film or television professional, or are taking
your first step into HD, CineForm's software products
are designed for your post production needs.
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Product Families
Summary |
$129 / $499 / $999 |
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Neo Scene
converts all HDV, AVCHD, and Canon 5D Mk II sources into 10-bit
CineForm 4:2:2 files for editing in your
preferred Windows NLE. Your CineForm
editing workflow will yield higher visual
fidelity than editing in the highly-compressed
native camera format. Neo Scene also
includes telecine removal for cinematic 24p
editing workflows. Neo Scene Mac also provide
options output to ProRes HQ.
Neo HD and Neo 4K
for Mac provide an online editing
workflow up to 4K spatial resolution for Mac applications including Final Cut Pro, After
Effects, Iridas Speedgrade and others that are
QuickTime compatible. CineForm's Mac codec
allows choice of chroma formats including 10-bit
4:2:2, 12-bit 4:4:4 and 12-bit CineForm RAW. Neo
HD/4K are fully compatible with CineForm's
Active Metadata architecture for managing
renderless color workflows. CineForm MOV files
are fully compatible when moved to Windows. The
difference between Neo HD and Neo 4K is only the
supported spatial resolution.
Includes ReMaster for
converting myriad source formats into CineForm
files, including telecine removal, spatial
resampling, and other
pre-processing operations.
Includes SetActiveMetadata
for managing Active Metadata for Cineform files.
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Neo Scene
converts all HDV, AVCHD, and Canon 5K Mk II sources into 10-bit
CineForm 4:2:2 files for editing in your
preferred Windows NLE. Your CineForm
editing workflow will yield higher visual
fidelity than editing in the highly-compressed
native camera format. Neo Scene also
includes telecine removal for cinematic 24p
editing workflows.
Neo HD / 4K
provide additional online editing workflow
features for most
Windows video applications including After
Effects, Sony Vegas, Iridas Speedgrade,
Combustion, and others that are DirectShow or
Video for Windows compatible. CineForm's
Windows codec allows choice of chroma formats
including 10-bit 4:2:2, 12-bit 4:4:4 and 12-bit
CineForm RAW. Neo 4K is fully compatible with
CineForm's Active Metadata architecture for
managing renderless color workflows. CineForm
AVI files are fully compatible when moved to
Mac. The dominant feature difference between Neo
HD and Neo 4K is the supported spatial resolution.
Minor feature differences exist as shown on the
product page.
All products includes
HD Link for converting myriad source
formats into CineForm files, including telecine
removal and other pre-processing operations.
Neo HD/4K Include SetActiveMetadata
to turn Active Metadata ON or OFF during
playback/rendering operations. |
$749 / $1499 |
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Prospect HD/4K are optimized for Adobe
Premiere Pro on Windows. They include all
features described above for the (Windows) Neo family. But in addition, Prospect
HD/4K products include CineForm's real-time video
processing engine optimized for real-time,
multi-stream playback within Premiere Pro while reducing the need
for rendering. Includes CineForm's
real-time effects, transitions, and color
filters without rendering.
Both products include HD Link
and SetActiveMetadata as described for
Neo on Windows.
Prospect HD/4K include
HD-SDI support for AJA Xena cards for batch
capture and timeline monitoring.
Prospect 4K includes
Active Metadata editing controls for use within
Premiere Pro to apply and change Active Metadata
parameters. Prospect 4K also allows export
of 3D LUTs from color effects applied on the
Premiere Pro timeline. |
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Click on product logos above
to visit product pages for specific product features and
details. |
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Product
Feature and Comparison Guide |
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CineForm NLE Products for
Windows / Mac OS X
Some features differ between
products in each family. See specific
product pages for details.
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File Compatibility
for any CineForm file |
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Applications
Compatibility |
FCP, Motion,
After Effects, PPro, Speedgrade, etc |
After Effects,
Combustion, Vegas, Speedgrade, etc |
Premiere Pro, After
Effects, Combustion, Vegas, Speegrade, etc |
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CineForm real-time
video engine for Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows
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● RT,
Multi-stream up to 4K
● RT effects, transitions, levels, color
● HD-SDI capture/timeline monitoring
● Export 64x64x64 3D LUTs
● Floating-point arithmetic for HDR |
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Max spatial
resolution during render |
1920x1080 /
4096x4096 |
1920x1080 / 4096x4096 |
1920x1080 / 4096x4096 |
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Decoder resolution -
unrestricted |
Unrestricted |
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I/O Precision /
Chroma Format |
10-bit 4:2:2
12-bit 4:4:4 (CineForm 444)
12-bit CineForm RAW |
10-bit 4:2:2
12-bit 4:4:4 (CineForm 444)
12-bit CineForm RAW |
10-bit 4:2:2
12-bit 4:4:4 (CineForm 444)
12-bit CineForm RAW |
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Frame Formats: |
480i/p, 576i/p,
720p, 1080i/p, 2Kp, 3Kp, 4Kp. (Mac 4K =
4000-wide) |
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Standard Camera
Formats |
DV, HDV, DVCPro HD
(P2), XDCam HD/EX, AVCHD
Includes special modes: Canon 24F/30F, Sony
CineFrame, JVC TOD |
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RAW Camera Formats |
Red R3D, SI
(CineForm RAW) |
Red R3D, SI
(CineForm RAW), Dalsa, Vision Research, Arri |
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HD-SDI |
Coming.... |
Single-link capture
(no batch) |
Single-link capture
(includes batch)
Timeline monitoring (PPro) |
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Dual-link coming for
capture.... |
Dual-link coming.... |
Image pre-processing
during conversion*
HD Link (Windows); ReMaster (Mac)
* Mac
pre-processing will be available approx end of
Nov 2008 |
Telecine removal
(24p from 60i), spatial resampling,
deinterlacing, speed change (e.g. 24P <--> 25p),
image flip |
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Wrapper conversion |
AVI --> MOV |
AVI <--> MOV |
AVI <--> MOV |
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DPX file conversion
to/from CineForm files |
Yes |
Yes |
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Active Metadata
Control (Renderless color workflow)
WB, color matrix,
3D LUT, gain/offset, gamma |
Modify
Turn ON/OFF for playback |
Turn ON/OFF for
playback |
Modify
Turn ON/OFF for playback |
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Price |
$499 / $999 |
$129 / $499 / $999 |
$749 / $1499 |
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All CineForm software is tuned for best performance on Intel
processors by leveraging Intel's high-performance SSEx
(Streaming SIMD Extension) instructions plus threading
optimizations for Intel's multi-core
architectures.
Intel, the Intel logo, Centrino, Centrino
Inside, Intel Core, and Core Inside are trademarks of Intel
Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. |
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Read our
Technology section for
more about CineForm Intermediate, CineForm RAW,
and our Visual Quality Analyses.
Visit our
Learn More section
for additional resources. |
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