Further to my post yesterday, I just saw this. Steve Jobs replied to an email from someone asking about the future of final cut.
http://macsoda.com/2010/04/13/steve-jobs-next-final-cut-studio-will-be-awesome/ He said: "Next release will be awesome." Um. That's it. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 15 Apr 2010, at 16:59, Rupert Howe wrote: > I found myself tempted back to PC for the first time yesterday. > Realised how often Apple decisions that affect video (in their apps, > browsers, phones, Quicktime) have pissed me off and how little I trust > them to keep doing the right thing. > And then saw this - the Adobe/Nvidia Mercury Playback engine: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xso6CGdsl2c&feature=player_embedded > And thought about the possibility of switching back to Adobe CS5 video > apps on PC > You obviously like Premiere? I haven't used it properly since the > nineties, I don't think. > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv > > > On 15 Apr 2010, at 16:45, Adam Quirk wrote: > >> I think I downloaded that and forgot to install it. Trying it now, >> thanks. >> >> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Rupert Howe >> <rup...@twittervlog.tv> wrote: >> >>> Sorry - pasted wrong link: >>> http://www.cineform.com/neoscene/ >>> >>> On 15 Apr 2010, at 16:35, Rupert Howe wrote: >>> >>>> Have you tried using Cineform Neoscene AVIs? >>>> >>> http://www.videoguys.com/Item/CineForm+Neo+Scene+PC/54E4543435F454E4.aspx >>>> Comes highly recommended for easy cutting of 5D Mk2 clips in >> full HD >>>> with Premiere. >>>> Costs $99, but they have a trial. >>>> >>>> >>>> Rupert >>>> http://twittervlog.tv >>>> >>>> On 15 Apr 2010, at 16:11, Adam Quirk wrote: >>>> >>>>> I got a 7D at the beginning of the year and I'm still not >>>>> comfortable with >>>>> my workflow. Hoping someone here has some experience with it. >>>>> >>>>> 1. Pull clips into my raw video folder using the EOS Utility that >>>>> comes with >>>>> the camera. This works well. >>>>> >>>>> 2. Convert the 1080p h.264 clips to raw uncompressed AVIs with >>>>> converter >>>>> software (I use AVS). This is mainly because Premiere won't >> import >>>>> them as >>>>> is. Was hoping to find a preset online to download, but haven't >> seen >>>>> one >>>>> yet. >>>>> >>>>> 3. Pull them down into the timeline and render the whole thing. >> If >>>>> you don't >>>>> do this, it's pretty much unusably jerky. Even after this, it's >> not >>>>> always >>>>> smooth. I have a powerful machine too. I find that if I disable >> the >>>>> audio, I >>>>> can scrub the footage pretty smoothly, but that just means I >> have to >>>>> disable >>>>> the video track when I want to cut to the audio. FML. >>>>> >>>>> 4. Cut, render, compress. >>>>> >>>>> So this is a bitch and a half, and I have been reading up on >> other >>>>> people's >>>>> 7D workflows around the web, but 90% of them are on Macs. Has >> anyone >>>>> here >>>>> been working with 7D footage on a PC? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Adam >>>>> >>>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
