Vegas NLE Software Supports New Pro HDV Products
November 11, 2004
Culver City, NV - The incorporation of CineForm's Connect HD into the Sony Vegas 5 platform will enable users of the newly announced Sony HVR-Z1U professional HDV camcorder, HVR-M1OU deck and the recently announced consumer HDR-FX1 camera, to capture, edit, and export HDV in the 1080i format, the companies describe.
In addition to offering a high-quality, high-performance codec that greatly improves the HDV editing experience within Vegas, this updated version of Connect HD enables capturing and export of HDV content directly from and back to the HVR-Z1U and other HDV cameras.
Meanwhile, Sony has also announced special promotional pricing on Connect HD application software for new and existing users of Vegas 5 video and audio editing software.
Connect HD is built around CineForm's Visually Perfect high-definition editing codec, CFHD, which provides unmatched performance and visual quality. During capture, the Connect HD capture tool transcodes the incoming HDV signal on the fly into CineForm¹s proprietary wavelet-based compression format. The resulting AVI file offers a more efficient editing configuration than HDV¹s native long-GOP MPEG, though users who wish to edit with HDV MPEG files will be able to do so.
In addition to the customized version of Connect HD, an updated version of Vegas 5 software will also be released, with HDV-specific enhancements in the near future.
Registered users of Vegas 5 software will be able to purchase the Connect HD software for US $149.95.
For more information, visit
www.sony.com/mediasoftware
or
www.cineform.com
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