I've scoured the forums for answers, but haven't really found what I am looking for.
As the title suggests, I've been trying to find a high quality solution for converting H.264 to an editable (edible mmmm) format of the highest quality with the least amount of degradation and color/gamma/whatever changes.
Background info: editing on a 32 bit Macbook with 2 GB RAM and a 2 GHz Intel Core Duo processor. I'll be cutting in FCP7. I have access to Compressor, and also have MPEG Streamclip
Now if I had a 64 bit system, it seems the highest quality route is going with 5DtoRGB, but that's out of the question.
From my own tests, I seem to get the truest footage out of ProRes 422 as compared to the h.264 original. Not LT obviously or even HQ. Both seem to have an adverse effect on the gamma, washing out the shot ever so slightly.
On this forum, it seems that many people are using Cineform products, particularly Neoscene.
Now is there a reason for this? Are people seeing a difference between footage converted with Neoscene compared to MPEG Streamclip, Compressor, or even 5DtoRGB? Why pay for NeoScene?
I figure I'll call Cineform tomorrow and ask them, but I can't expect an objective answer.
Thank you kindly for your input.
As the title suggests, I've been trying to find a high quality solution for converting H.264 to an editable (edible mmmm) format of the highest quality with the least amount of degradation and color/gamma/whatever changes.
Background info: editing on a 32 bit Macbook with 2 GB RAM and a 2 GHz Intel Core Duo processor. I'll be cutting in FCP7. I have access to Compressor, and also have MPEG Streamclip
Now if I had a 64 bit system, it seems the highest quality route is going with 5DtoRGB, but that's out of the question.
From my own tests, I seem to get the truest footage out of ProRes 422 as compared to the h.264 original. Not LT obviously or even HQ. Both seem to have an adverse effect on the gamma, washing out the shot ever so slightly.
On this forum, it seems that many people are using Cineform products, particularly Neoscene.
Now is there a reason for this? Are people seeing a difference between footage converted with Neoscene compared to MPEG Streamclip, Compressor, or even 5DtoRGB? Why pay for NeoScene?
I figure I'll call Cineform tomorrow and ask them, but I can't expect an objective answer.
Thank you kindly for your input.