At last there is an easy way to load and save Cineon or DPX film (or High Def) images into QuickTime. Any application that is QuickTime aware can access all aspects of the Cineon and DPX digital film file format. Some of these applications include Final Cut Studio, Adobe AfterEffects, Adobe Premiere, etc.

With the Glue Tool’s Cineon/DPX Pro QuickTime Components, you will be able to read and write Cineon or DPX digital images in one easy step. You no longer need to convert your source frames into another format using a separate program such as Shake, Combustion or other Open Source packages. You can work directly with the native images themselves.

Version 2.5
With the latest release of Glue Tools Cineon/DPX QuickTime Components, a large number of new features and enhancements have been added. Full Integration into Final Cut Pro, Playback, Alpha Channels and user selected 3D LUT support. These, combined with the existing features of LOG/LIN controls, Time Code, Metadata, manual override of Frame Rate (and Time Code) and Spotlight make this tool invaluable in Film and High Def production.

Full Integration into Final Cut Pro

FCP import

With the Glue Tools Components, productions can import and export Cineon or DPX sequences right into Final Cut Pro. No additional processing is required. Metadata from the Cineon and DPX files also goes directly into Final Cut Pro, along with the Time Code and Imagery. Information concerning color choices, shot notes, and other slate information is passed from the Cineon or DPX header right into Final Cut’s XML format. Also, Cineon or DPX frames can be exported directly out of Final Cut Pro. No rendering needed. The Glue Tools Components are ideal for sending DV or HD shots off to Digital Intermediate sessions or even to Film.

Playback
On capable systems with high speed storage, the Cineon/DPX Components can achieve playback speeds. On slower machines, including laptops, the ability to “scrub” through a shot, is now possible. Regardless of the system’s capability, the Cineon/DPX Components enable any QuickTime application to have a Cineon or DPX frame flipper “built-in.”

When the components are used within Apple’s QuickTime Player, the production staff has the ability to create QuickTime movies out of a range of Cineon or DPX frames for later review. This is a cost effective alternative to the expensive digital playback systems currently on the market. With this solution, the production staff can preview Cineon or DPX sequences on their own laptops or desktop computers. If they have the Cinematographers/ Colorists’ LUT files they can even see the frames as they were intended.

3D LUTs

3d lut

3D LUT files can be used with the Cineon and DPX Components for preview. Files that are created during the Digital Intermediate session, or LUTs created by hardware devices such as the LUTher box, can be used. Supported LUT files include Apple’s Color 3D LUTs, Pandora 3D LUTs and LUTher 3D LUT text files. Other formats will be added shortly.

Colorists and Cinematographers will especially like the new 3D LUT support. With a LUT file, these professionals can quickly examine frames out in the field, to see what the footage looks like. The Cinematographer can easily switch between several pre-generated 3D LUTs to best judge their footage. With nothing more than QuickTime Player!

Alpha Channels
For Computer Visual Effects facilities, or Film restoration companies, Alpha Channel support will be a handy benefit. The DPX component offers full Alpha Channel support, both import and export, as well as 1-bit IR dirt and scratch information. The 1-bit dirt and scratch layer is especially handy for dust removal, and correction of scratchs or burn marks.

Time Code

time code

Time Code is loaded right into any QuickTime application that supports Time Code tracks. Reel Names (Time Code track labels) can also be added for Application such as Final Cut Pro. During export, Time Code can be baked into the DPX header, as well. You can use the Time Code track that is provided by your application, or Manually Override it before saving out your sequence.

Metadata
Many hardware and software vendors offer the ability to embed Metadata information into the Cineon or DPX frames. A feature of these components is to retrieve these bits of information and make them available to your tools or applications. Final Cut Pro is already supported by the Glue Tools Cineon/DPX Pro + FCP package. But for your application, a development API is available to allow your custom application to have direct Metadata support.

Anamorphic
New for version 2.5.1 is the ability to change aspect ratios. Controls are now provided to have QuickTime un-sequeeze frames that have been shot with different aspect ratios. The supported ratios include: 1.33, 1.778, 1.85, 2.35, and 2.37.

Frame Rate
The Components now offer the ability to Override Preset Frame Rates. This makes the Cineon/DPX QuickTime components the ideal way to re-time shots from 24FPS to 23.98. Any combination of Frame Rates can be Overridden. When combined with the ability to Override Time Code Rates, the ability to simulate Telecine is possible.

Export
Independent filmmakers will find this to be the ideal solution, when exporting their 720p HD projects out to film. With QuickTime and these Components, Indy Filmmakers can convert their entire project into Cineon or DPX sequences, so that they can have them color corrected at a DI facility, and then printed to film.

Additional Features

    * Work with the raw files in their uncompressed native bit depth (10-bit RGB or 10-bit Log, for example). These files are not the compressed or transcoded movies that are generated from hardware capture cards.

    * Adjust your FPS from 23.97, 24, 25, 29.97 and 30 FPS on import and export.

    * Makes your PowerPC or Intel Macintosh Cineon/DPX aware. Finder allows you to view thumbnails, and Spotlight can search the Cineon or DPX headers. Ideal for finding Reel Names or timecode references.

    * Supports QuickTime 7.1 under MacOSX 10.3.9, 10.4.8, and 10.5 Developer Preview.

Controls Include:

    * White and black points as well as gamma and dgamma.

    * Timecode burnin

    * Automatically pads frame numbering

    * Assign custom starting frame number

    * Linear and Raw import/export selection

    * IR Dirt & Scratch Channel loading.

    * Universal binaries for Intel and PowerPC

Need to find that frame?
Cineon/DPX Pro is now integrated into the Finder.
You can see a thumbnail preview of a Cineon or DPX sequence by simply clicking on a frame. Spotlight plugins are also available so that you can search for frames based on notes, timecode or keycodes in the file’s header. With Cineon/DPX Pro, “Get Info” now has the ability to display information from the Cineon or DPX headers.

Export with ease.

Exporting frames for film or high-def is easier than ever. The export system automatically inserts and pads frame numbers without special naming requirements. You can even assign a new start frame, as well as the number of digits for frame number to be padded.

High Definition Video and Digital Film?
The DPX components are ideally suited to work with 10-bit RGB data from High-Def Cameras such as the Thomson-Grass Valley Viper and Panavision Genesis cameras. Load files directly into popular hardware systems from companies such as S.Two, AJA or Blackmagic Design.

Customer feedback.
“Where many have tried and failed, GlueTools have succeeded in fusing Quicktime with the Cineon and DPX formats, not only with the highest image quality handling, but also taking care of crucial tracking metadata. The possibilities are endless.”
Mark Burton, Assistant Editor
London, England

“The Cineon/DPX plug-ins are completely indispensable for anyone serious about VFX or film scans.”
Mike Orton, Oktobor Visual Effects
New Zealand

Demo Component Features:

    * Reads and writes Cineon and DPX images .
    * Images imported and exported have a watermark in the form of a colored bar through the middle of the image.
    * Final Cut Pro import panel is disabled in demo version.
    * Time Code is set to 36 fps and Spotlight Support is disabled in demo version.
    * Choose frame number padding from 4, 5 or 6 digits.
    * Override header information, so that you can choose which colorspace to open an image in.
    * Supports 10-bit LOG, or RAW Cineon DPX files.
    * Currently supports QuickTime’s 16-bits per channel API.
    * YCbCr coefficients can be selected when loading YUV encoded DPX frames.
    * Supports QuickTime 7.1 under MacOSX 10.3.9, 10.4.8 and 10.5 Developer Preview.