So I"m testing Catalyst as all of a sudden the GoPro Studio software I've been using for who knows how long is now throwing error messages when I try to transcode my Canon DSLR footage to Cineform. Up until yesterday, I have had no issues transcoding using the app but now it no longer works and apparently it was never meant to transcode anything other than GoPro footage from what I was told by GoPro tech support.
Now I'm needing to find another solution to future proof my longer form projects workflow. Given the nature of highly compressed file formats that come out of the Canon DSLR's and the impact it has on playback on the timeline, what DI options would others recommend to maintain proper gamma, and image quality? I've stuck with Cineform for the longest time as it has just worked for me and apparently from what I was told, GoPro is discontinuing the more advanced apps and focusing strictly on GoPro cameras and their app working only with that camera.
I use to edit with DNxHD but from the looks of Catalyst, it will not allow maintaining native 4K resolution when transcoding to DNxHD and I'm not keen on using it due to the gamma shift issues I've experienced in the past when transcoding to that format.
What options should I be considering to replace Cineform? Catalyst doesn't provide an option to encode to AVI so that's out. Any other options for transcoding other than Catalyst on Windows? I'd like to stick with Cineform if possible but I'm getting the feeling it's going by the wayside according to the emails and phone calls I've had with GoPro.
Now I'm needing to find another solution to future proof my longer form projects workflow. Given the nature of highly compressed file formats that come out of the Canon DSLR's and the impact it has on playback on the timeline, what DI options would others recommend to maintain proper gamma, and image quality? I've stuck with Cineform for the longest time as it has just worked for me and apparently from what I was told, GoPro is discontinuing the more advanced apps and focusing strictly on GoPro cameras and their app working only with that camera.
I use to edit with DNxHD but from the looks of Catalyst, it will not allow maintaining native 4K resolution when transcoding to DNxHD and I'm not keen on using it due to the gamma shift issues I've experienced in the past when transcoding to that format.
What options should I be considering to replace Cineform? Catalyst doesn't provide an option to encode to AVI so that's out. Any other options for transcoding other than Catalyst on Windows? I'd like to stick with Cineform if possible but I'm getting the feeling it's going by the wayside according to the emails and phone calls I've had with GoPro.