Sony Cap or Cineform Cap for HDV

mjroddy wrote on 8/31/2005, 5:03 PM

Which is better to use?
Maybe it depends on the desired end result?
If you use Cineform, you would go straight to intermediate.
If you use Vegas' capture, you would either use Gearshift to go to another format or render manually.
Any thoughts on workflow?

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mdopp wrote on 8/31/2005, 9:47 PM

My personal workflow is:
- capture with the free CAPDVHS utility (which never lets me down and never crashes)
- convert from HDV to intermediate with Cineform (thereby I get scene detection)
I have not tried Gearshift because I like to work on the original material (especially for color correction).
Martin

Spot|DSE wrote on 8/31/2005, 10:18 PM

GearShift converts to CineForm and/or DV proxy, and/or 4:2:2 uncompressed. And...you can select regions from an m2t timeline to keep or delete prior to conversion, saving disk space because you're not converting unwanted portions of the media.
If you work on proxies, you still have the correct color applied via a variant of the matrix you're already familiar with.
CineForm's conversion is faster by a bit, if you have their converter.
GearShift provides a little extra flexibility, and provides options. It's not designed as a replacement for the CineForm utility, just a flexible option, disk saving, and proxy creating for slower computers...solution. If you have a fast computer, lots of disk space, and cash for the CineForm tool, there aren't a lot of reasons for GearShift, unless you're wanting to edit in 4:2:2 uncompressed for HDCAM output. Going straight from m2t to 4:2:2 YUV is very impressive, especially over HD/SDI