CineForm NEO Player + Vegas -- Beta

David Newman wrote on 5/30/2007, 10:47 AM

CineForm has a new beta version of NEO Player that should help Vegas users -- and we're looking for feedback.

Here is the download : NEO-Player-3.0.1-Beta.zip

New to this beta -
* NEO Player detects a Vegas install and uses an updated VfW codec that enables Vegas to continue creating CineForm content, while supporting all the latest CineForm images types from RAW to 4:4:4. If Vegas is not present a playback only codec is installed.

* The installer now detects whether your PC has SSE2 instructions, preventing problems with installing the latest software on PCs that are too old to support the new functions.

* If you install NEO HDV/HD/2K as a trail, you get the full codec version for 15-days. If you choose not to purchase, the codec can no longer reverts to the Sony license, this was due to a change in Vegas. Now uninstall NEO HDV... and install NEO Player to get your standard CineForm features back in Vegas (plus some bonuses.)

If you use CineForm, but you aren't using Connect HD or NEO HDx, there are still plenty of reasons to install NEO Player.
* Your get the latest decoder for a wide range of support.
* Your get higher quality on your encodes, while you don't get the quality controls of a licensed version, it is still a nice improvement.
* You get Quicktime/MOV CineForm decoding support in a wide range of applications.
* You get a DirectShow decoder of faster and smoother desktop playback.

If you are using Connect HD, strongly recommend upgrading to NEO HDV (or better) if your PC can support it. It will give a lot of new features and all of NEO Player.

If you are already using NEO HDV+, you have the latest CineForm components, and you should not install NEO Player -- if you do just reinstall your NEO HDV+ product.

David Newman
CTO, CineForm

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Comments

Serena wrote on 6/3/2007, 5:19 AM

Richard,

The major function of NEO is for generating digital intermediates. In Vegas it is used for converting HDV m2t camera files into DIs in avi format. Certainly it can be used for rendering (such as rendering composite tracks); you need to read Cineform's technical pages.

David Newman wrote on 6/3/2007, 5:47 AM

Sony license to CineForm compression is only for AVI creation from within Vegas, while the full NEO package adds much more including Quicktime based file creation. The NEO Player free download includes the Quicktime decoder as we now have Mac version of our codec, allowing Vegas users to work with CineForm content created on the Mac.

It is good to here the downloads and installs are now working correctly.

David Newman
CTO, CineForm

filmy wrote on 6/7/2007, 8:47 PM

Just saw this thread and thank you David for making this little fix that adress's the issues I had brought up. Thumbs up on that one!!

Now the question is - is the output supposed to be greyed out for the quality options?
Quality will always be "medium" unless one purchases the full version I am taking.

I don't have the "License expired" error anymore when loading Premiere either.

DJPadre wrote on 6/7/2007, 10:35 PM

what id like to see is a straight "capture to Cineform " option, much like premiere has..

Serena wrote on 6/8/2007, 2:46 AM

Isn't that done in HDLink? Doesn't invo;ve other software. Perhaps you mean something else?

DJPadre wrote on 6/8/2007, 6:46 AM

no premiere straight (premPro2) allows one to capture as m2t or AVI (cineform) of the bat

David Newman wrote on 6/8/2007, 7:10 AM

The direct capture and quality levels above medium are some of features you get with the purchased version of NEO.

David Newman
CTO, CineForm

Serena wrote on 6/8/2007, 6:19 PM

Padre, still not with you on that. HDLink (the NEO interface) gives you capture with m2t and Cineform. You must have some other function in mind.

DJPadre wrote on 6/8/2007, 11:10 PM

David Newman wrote on 6/9/2007, 7:22 AM

Premiere Pro 2.0 does not come with CineForm capture, that requires Aspect HD, however Premiere Pro 1.5.1 did have CineForm capture. For 2.0 and CS3 users purchase Aspect or Prospect HD.

David Newman
CTO, CineForm