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Top-quality DSLR Plugin 5DtoRGB Goes Version 1.5 for Both Mac and Windows

08.11.11 @ 1:19PM Tags : 5dtorgb, plugin, transcoding

About a year ago I was one of the first to call attention to an HDSLR plugin in development named 5DtoRGB. 5DtoRGB was designed to suck the utmost quality out of HDSLR files by transcoding them in 10 bits without using the ubiquitous, problematic, gamma-shifting Quicktime engine. Now beta releases of version 1.5 of the plugin are available for both Mac and Windows. Chris Marino takes an excellent video look at the new version: More »

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Adapter is a Free Everything-to-Everything Transcoding App for Mac and Windows

07.6.11 @ 12:57PM Tags : adapter, app, conversion, mac, media, transcoding, windows

Ever since VisualHub was discontinued, there’s been a dearth of freeware transcoding apps on the Mac. I’ve since recommended MPEG Streamclip, but a true “everything to everything” program hasn’t been available in the free arena. As of a week ago you can grab the new version of Apple Compressor for $50, but they didn’t update the program to 64-bit or even change the interface from the last version (which I was never a fan of). Thus newcomer Adapter, while still in beta, looks promising: More »

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Canon Updating EOS E1 Plugin for 60D, Multi-Core Support

08.30.10 @ 9:09AM Tags : 5dtorgb, canon, dslr, e1, plugin, transcoding

How are you transcoding your DSLR video these days? If you’re editing in Premiere Pro CS5, are you even transcoding at all? No matter your NLE, there are several options for transcoding, like Magic Bullet Grinder, the still-in-beta 5DtoRGB, and Canon’s own EOS Movie Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro. It looks like Canon’s going to be adding some interesting features to their free solution: More »