NeoScene - Smoother Editing for AVCHD / HDV / Canon 5DMkII/7D
Hollywood producers rely on CineForm file formats for their editing and archive workflows because CineForm offers:
- the highest visual fidelity achievable
- the fastest real-time editing performance
- cross-platform compatibility with all major editing tools: Adobe CSx, Final Cut Studio, Avid Media Composer, and Sony Vegas
You see, camera formats are designed for recording, not editing. With Neo Scene you will convert your difficult-to-edit HDV, AVCHD, Canon 5D Mk II / 7D or T2i camera footage to CineForm AVI (on windows) or MOV (on mac) files and then benefit from the same theatrical quality and real-time editing performance as professionals.
The Coveted 24p Cinema Look
Feature films are shot and edited at 24 progressive frames per second (North America) or 25 (Europe / Japan) yielding the coveted "cinema look" you see in theaters. CineForm’s Neo Scene uniquely extracts 24p / 25p progressive frames from all your HDV or AVCHD material for editing in your favorite NLE. Your masterpiece will look like it is ready for the big screen - in fact, it is....
Neo Scene v5 is now in production for both Windows and Mac:
- adds support for Adobe CS5 and CS5.5 Windows and Mac
- is compatible with Avid Media Composer v5
- adds (even) more editing performance to your CineForm files
Note: Some minor feature differences exist between the Windows and Mac versions of Neo Scene.
Neo Scene includes the following software components:
- CineForm codec for Windows or Mac
- Neo Scene file conversion application
NeoScene Workflow Features
- OS Compatibility: Windows XP / Vista / 7 (32b or 64b); or Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- Files created: 10-bit CineForm Intermediate (4:2:2) with either AVI (Windows) or MOV (Mac) wrapper.
- Spatial resolution: Up to 1920x1080
- HD camera support: HDV, AVCHD and most DSLR cameras (see camera compatibility for more details)
- Chroma Interpolation: 4:2:0 → 4:2:2. Background: Most DSLR, HDV and AVCHD camcorders record chroma (color) in a format known as 4:2:0. Without diving too deep, 4:2:0 chroma is half the color resolution of more professional 4:2:2 formats. When Neo Scene detects 4:2:0 chroma it properly interpolates the source chroma to 4:2:2 for more accurate color processing during editing and effects work. And if you ever "key" your material, CineForm’s chroma interpolation will substantially improve your resulting visual fidelity.
- NLE Compatibility:
- Windows: Adobe Elements, Adobe CS3/CS4/CS5/CS5.5; Sony Vegas or Movie Studio
- Mac: Apple Final Cut Pro 7/X or iMovie
- Avid Media Composer v5 (Win and Mac)
- File Compatibility: Because CineForm files use industry-standard AVI or MOV wrappers they are compatible with virtually any video application that supports standard interfaces, including from Adobe, Apple, Avid, Microsoft, and Sony.
- ProRes Support: (On Mac) Neo Scene will create ProRes files as the destination format if Final Cut Studio is installed.
- Image processing during conversion:
- telecine removal (24p extraction from 60i)
- deinterlacing (30p/25p from 60i/50i)
- After Effects: compatible through Video for Windows (Windows) or QuickTime (Mac) interfaces
- Sharing Media: CineForm offers a free decoder available for both Windows and Mac to allow you to easily share your CineForm media with others.
| Windows | Mac | ||
| Operating System | Windows XP / Vista / 7; (32 or 64 bit) |
Mac OS 10.5 or later | |
| Acquisition / File Conversion | |||
| File Output | CineForm AVI | CineForm MOV ProRes MOV |
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| Chroma format | YUV 4:2:2 (4:2:0 sources interpolated to 4:2:2) |
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| I/O Precision | 10-bit | ||
| Max resolution | 1920 x1080 | ||
| Encoder Quality Controls | Three: User selectable | ||
| Video Formats (HD and SD) | 720p, 1080i/p | ||
| Frame Rates | 24p, 25p, 30p, 50i, 50p, 60i, 60p | ||
| HD camera sources | HDV, AVCHD, Canon 5DM2/7D/T2i | ||
| NLE Compatibility | Adobe CS3/CS4/CS5 Avid Media Composer v5 Sony Vegas Sony Movie Studio |
Adobe CS5 (July '10) Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple iMovie Avid Media Composer v5 |
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| CineForm file sizes (disk storage) | Variable based on image sizes and frame rates. 1920x1080 24p approx 10 MB/sec or 35 GB/hour |
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| Media Storage Recommendation | For best performance, it is recommended to use a separate media hard drive from your OS drive | ||
| Telecine removal | 24p frame extraction from 60i | ||
| Deinterlacing | 60i → 30p and 50i → 25p | ||
| Windows | MacOS | |||
| Operating System | Win XP 32 / 64 latest SP ; Vista 32/64 SP2; Win 7 32/64 |
Mac OS 10.5 or greater | ||
| CPU | Min: Core 2 Duo 2GHz Preferred: Core i7 or greater Mac Note: Intel Mac Only |
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| QuickTime | N/A | V7.6 or greater | ||
| RAM | 3GB or greater | 4GB or greater | ||
| System Drive | 7200 rpm SATA (Capacity: User Preference) | |||
| Media Drive | Single SATA separate from OS | |||
| Note: For systems below the minimum hardware recommendations, performance may degrade, but software will continue to function. | ||||
