I doubt that Sofo/Sony will respond to this as to *if* it will be included in an update because the past dictates a 'no comment' response. But I was reading this and thought is was interesting. As the 4.0e release did nothing but change a logo it is too bad this wasn't included - I like the MPEG preview to Mini-DV devices via firewire and wonder if the HD version allows for this type of preview as well.
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FROM THE MAIN CONCEPT SITE
In December we will release plug-ins for Adobe Premiere 6.5 and Premiere Pro allowing fast, native MPEG editing.
Features include:
~Capture module allowing realtime capture to MPEG from analog and DV devices.
~Sony MICROMV™ support including capture, direct editing and output back to the camcorder.
~FireWire output for preview on DV devices while editing and scrubbing.
~Smart rendering - only changed frames are recompressed.
~Requantizing - transcoding from one MPEG format to another (for example, from MICROMV to DVD) without re-encoding.
~Mixed DV/MPEG support - mix and match material from both formats in any project.
~Speed optimizations allowing realtime editing of DVD material on an Intel® Pentium® 4 system.
The Plug-ins will be available in a basic version and an HD version.
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Also of intrest and just wondering if it was compatable with VV - seems like it might be, but than would one have to unchck the "ignore third party dv codecs" option?
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The MainConcept DVCPro 25/50 DV Codec is our new product for our amateur and professional customers working with high end Video. DVCPRO50 delivers considerably higher picture quality since it uses less compression than DV. The Codec comes with a full-featured DirectShow filter. It is compatible with any program which supports the standard DirectShow interface.
Technical Specifications:
DVCPro 25: 4:1:1 Color Space, 8 Bit Quantization, data reduction of 5:1, data rate of 25 Mbit/s
DVCPro 50: 4:2:2 Color Space, 8 Bit Quantization, data reduction of 5:1, data rate of 50 MBit/s
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FROM THE MAIN CONCEPT SITE
In December we will release plug-ins for Adobe Premiere 6.5 and Premiere Pro allowing fast, native MPEG editing.
Features include:
~Capture module allowing realtime capture to MPEG from analog and DV devices.
~Sony MICROMV™ support including capture, direct editing and output back to the camcorder.
~FireWire output for preview on DV devices while editing and scrubbing.
~Smart rendering - only changed frames are recompressed.
~Requantizing - transcoding from one MPEG format to another (for example, from MICROMV to DVD) without re-encoding.
~Mixed DV/MPEG support - mix and match material from both formats in any project.
~Speed optimizations allowing realtime editing of DVD material on an Intel® Pentium® 4 system.
The Plug-ins will be available in a basic version and an HD version.
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Also of intrest and just wondering if it was compatable with VV - seems like it might be, but than would one have to unchck the "ignore third party dv codecs" option?
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The MainConcept DVCPro 25/50 DV Codec is our new product for our amateur and professional customers working with high end Video. DVCPRO50 delivers considerably higher picture quality since it uses less compression than DV. The Codec comes with a full-featured DirectShow filter. It is compatible with any program which supports the standard DirectShow interface.
Technical Specifications:
DVCPro 25: 4:1:1 Color Space, 8 Bit Quantization, data reduction of 5:1, data rate of 25 Mbit/s
DVCPro 50: 4:2:2 Color Space, 8 Bit Quantization, data reduction of 5:1, data rate of 50 MBit/s
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