CineForm Aspect HD HDV Plugin for Premiere Pro Review (page 2)
Output
When your movie is finished, you'll need to wait for another render. If we were editing DV footage, our timeline would be ready to send straight out through the FireWire jack to our camcorder. For HDV movies using the Aspect HD codec, you'll need to use the Export > Movie command to render the entire project. This is more of a minor inconvenience than anything else is and we were very pleased with the process.
The output format is the same MPEG-TS HD format that the camera shoots. Then you'll open the HDLink software and export that file back to your HDV camcorder via FireWire. There are a couple of reasons why you'll want to output back to your HDV camcorder (or to a JVC DVHS deck). The primary reason is to archive your movie. Another reason is that you can then watch your movie on your HD television.
You can, of course, output the movie to any other distribution format you want, such as DVD. Another very exciting, cutting edge option is to export your movie to the Windows Media 9 (or higher) HD format. Most of us don't really want to watch movies on our computers, but as computers invade the living room and as DVD players offer more features (such as DivX playback), WMV HD video distribution becomes a definite distribution possibility.
Just Edit HD
The Aspect HD editing method is a quantum leap over the basically unusable raw MPEG-TS HD editing that was originally shipped with the first JVC HD camera. You can download and try a fully-functional 15-day trial version. A non-realtime variation of the plugin is available for Vegas or any other Windows editing software.
Perhaps our greatest compliment is that the plugin makes editing HDV video feel just like editing any other sort of video that lands in your timeline.
D. Eric Franks is Videomaker's Technical Editor.
TECH SPECS
Platform: PC
Operating System: Windows XP
Plugin for: Adobe Premiere Pro
Processor: P4 2.5GHz or equivalent
RAM: 512MB PC2100
Hard Disk: 7,200 rpm
Other: AGP graphics card, DirectX 9
Demo Version: 15-day trial
Printed Manual: 34 pages
Upgrade: n/a
STRENGTHS
- RT Premiere HD effects
- Responsive editing
WEAKNESSES
- No batch capture
- Mandatory transcoding in and out
SUMMARY
The CineForm Aspect HD plug-in will have you editing HDV video without a second thought.
