Quality Test with Vegas 6c and Connect HD 2.0

David Newman wrote on 10/12/2005, 9:20 AM

Please forgive this minor plug, however I have spent many weeks working on this. Now that have we have so many Vegas editors working with HDV, using the shipped CineForm Intermediate codec or the upgraded Connect HD, we get a lot of feedback on image quality and performance (mostly very positive.) Of course we take any negative feedback seriously and we have found areas for improvement. Vegas 6.0c has recently been upgraded to version 2.1 of the codec, which was a big improvement, but quality improvements have continued since then to the new v2.3 ships in the new Connect HD 2.0.

On the CineForm website we have various quality demonstrations, but until today they where all performed within Premiere Pro. The latest analysis was done using Vegas 6.0c, giving Vegas users a much more accurate indication of the Vegas quality experience.

Please check out http://www.cineform.com/technology/HDVQualityAnalysis051011/HDVQualityAnalysis051011.htm

Thanks,

David Newman
CTO, CineForm
web : www.cineform.com
blog: cineform.blogspot.com

Comments

Bob Greaves wrote on 10/12/2005, 9:31 AM

What is not clear to me is ...

will this be included in Vedas 6.0d or is this a separate purchase or a free download for vagas users? Clarify please, thanks

David Newman wrote on 10/12/2005, 9:39 AM

We will happily allow Sony to keep up to date codec versions, just as will did when 6.0c came out (it shipped with the latest codec at the time.) So if or when there is such an update to Vegas the new codec will follow. However, not all the quality improvements are within the codec alone. All the 4:2:0 to 4:2:2 upsampling is done within HDLink on the first conversion pass. So being a Connect HD customer has it benefits -- you get the latest tools such as 24p support, the fastest conversion approaching real-time of dual-core system, and the highest quality.

David Newman
CTO, CineForm

busterkeaton wrote on 10/12/2005, 10:48 AM

http://www.hitachi.us/tv/browse/plasma/plasma/42hdt51.shtml

They seem to be using Cineform as a tradmark for the their HDTVs:

The ultimate in plasma television technology, the Hitachi CineForm™ 42” plasma HDTV

David Newman wrote on 10/12/2005, 11:07 AM

Yes, CineForm licensed to Hitachi the use of the "CineForm" brand to use for their HDTVs -- there is no technology connection. We think it is a good thing to have the CineForm brand associated with quality HD.

David Newman
CTO, CineForm

busterkeaton wrote on 10/12/2005, 11:13 AM

Cool. Did you get any free TVs?

David Newman wrote on 10/12/2005, 1:17 PM

No, unfortunately. Cash goes further but a couple of those sets around would have been very nice (particularly now that we have long since spent the cash.) :)