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CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 (CCE-SP3) is a MPEG2 software encoder that enables you to create the ultimate level of picture quality at high speed. There is a growing need for much higher picture quality in DVD production industry. In addition to CCE-SP2, CCE-SP3 includes "CINEMA CRAFT ® Xtream" (CCX) encode engine that is highly rated by many compressionists around the world and has been utilised to create a considerable number of DVD titles.
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Latest version: SP3 1.3.0.3 (January 27, 2012) Developer's site: Visit developer's site Supported operating systems: Windows
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CINEMA CRAFT ® Encoder SP3 1.3.0.3 Hide changelog [Fix] The frame rate written in DPX header was not properly read. This problem has been fixed. [Change] Changed so that frame numbers displayed on the chapter list remain unchanged even when frame conversion will be made. CINEMA CRAFT ® Encoder SP3 1.3.0.1 [Fix] In the previous version, the encoder failed to read an ecl file if the duration of the source specified was very long. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] In the previous version, Offset timecode setting in the Properties window saved in the ecl file was not restored. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] Out of memory error may have happened if the long movie was encoded in multipass encoding mode. In this version, such error is less likely to occur. CINEMA CRAFT ® Encoder SP3 1.2.1.1 [Add] Added frame rate conversion feature by field-wise duplication/skipping. [Add] Modified so that drop frame option can be selected when the frame rate of the source file is 23.976. CINEMA CRAFT ® Encoder SP3 1.2.0.1 [Add] Added antialiasing switch for resizing. [Add] Added image-mirroring function. [Add] Added Bob deinterlacing, which is provided for checking field order on progressive monitor. [Add] Added 709/601 converting function. [Change] Improved picture quality of interlaced resizing. [Change] Modified so that when cancel button is clicked to cancel encoding, a message box will be shown to ask if all files in the encoding queue should be canceled or not. [Change] Modified so that user cannot accidentally change chapter settings after video information file is created. [Change] Modified so that when output video file name is changed, other output file names will be changed automatically. CINEMA CRAFT ® Encoder SP3 1.1.0.4 Modified 1.1.0.3 » 1.1.0.4 [Fix] Dpx files were not properly read when eol padding was not zero. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] Modified so that v210 AVI files can be read without codecs. CINEMA CRAFT ® Encoder SP3 1.1.0.3 Modified 1.1.0.2 » 1.1.0.3 [Fix] When source files were decoded in YUY2 format and intermediate file was used, noise might have entered in the bottom line of encoded file. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] When intermediate file was used on segment re-encoding, referenced source frames were not correct. This problem has been fixed. CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 1.1.0.2 Modified 1.1.0.1 » 1.1.0.2 [Fix] There were some errors in the header of generated aiff files.This problem has been fixed. CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 1.1.0.1 Modified 1.0.6.6 » 1.1.0.1 [Fix] When an avisynth script file was used as a source file, audio file was not properly created. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] Modified dpx importer. - When Transfer characteristic was Primari density or Logarithmic, it could not decode properly. [Fix] The timecode of the current position shown in the main window was not correct when drop frame was selected. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] When encoded with 3:2 pulldown or inverse 3:2 pulldown applied, segment re-encoding might not be properly done. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] When encoded with 3:2 pulldown applied and in point was moved, filter settings were incorrectly moved. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] In some cases, when segment re-encoding is done, filter settings were not applied correctly. This problem has been fixed. [Change] Changed so that when Bit allocation window is shown, both source and decoded images will be displayed. [Change] Changed so that when clicking the graph of Bit allocation window and rotating mouse wheel, other than I frame in the same GOP can be displayed. If rotating the mouse wheel while pressing the right button, it moves to a different GOP. CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 1.0.6.6 Modified 1.0.5.1 » 1.0.6.6 [Fix] Modified so that "out of memory" error will not happen when avisynth script file is used as a source file. [Add] Modified so that output folders can be fixed. [Add] Modified so that default template set can be specified. CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 1.0.5.1 Modified 1.0.4.2 » 1.0.5.1 [Fix] When loading a project from ecl file and open Bit Allocation window, bit allocation graph was not displayed properly. This problem has been fixed. [Add] Supported dpx format as a source file. CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 1.0.4.2 Modified 1.0.4.1 » 1.0.4.2 [Fix] "Keyset does not exist" error may have appeared. This problem has been fixed. CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 1.0.4.1 Modified 1.0.3.1 » 1.0.4.1 [Fix] Sometimes two-pass inverse 3:2 pulldown failed because i32 file could not be opened. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] In some QuickTime files, frame number was counted one frame longer. This problem has been fixed. [Fix] Fixed other minor problems. [Change] When both resizing and deinterlacing are specified, deinterlacing will be performed first from this version. CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 1.0.3.1 Modified 1.0.2.1 » 1.0.3.1 [Add] Changed so that when more than one source file are listed in the source list, two marker lists, one for each source file, and the other for all sources are shown. [Add] Changed so that frame number, time and time code of the frame viewer currently shown are displayed. [Add] Changed so that viewer can directly move to the frame specified by user. [Add] Changed so that custom template can be specified when adding a new item. [Add] Changed so that source files can be specified to command line parameters. [Add] Changed so that source files can be added directly to item list. [Add] Added source file properties window. [Add] Modified so that offset timecode can be set for each source file. [Add] Added shutdown option that is invoked when encoding is finished. [Change] In marker list, timecodes will be shown instead of time. CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 1.0.2.1 Modified 1.0.2.0 » 1.0.2.1 [Fix] In some cases when multipass VBR was selected with low average bitrate, a stream whose bitrate deviates considerably may have created. This problem has been fixed. CINEMA CRAFT Encoder SP3 1.0.2.0 Modified 1.0.1.1 » 1.0.2.0 [Fix] Older versions cannot handle avisynth script file properly. This problem has been fixed. [Change] Modified so that encoder can use intermediate file for multipass encoding in order to avoid reading source file multiple time CINEMA CRAFT ® Encoder SP2 1.00.01.13 [Fix] QuickTime v210 file could not be read properly when the width was not a multiple of 48. [Fix] When in point was set, chapters were shifted when chapter setting window was opened. [Fix] When a chapter on Chapter list was pointed to a picture in the second or later movie file, a different picture was displayed when the Chapter list was re-opened. [Fix] Template setting file was not properly read from Template setting window. [Fix] When reading a QuickTime file, frames not on a video track were read, which caused frame position shifting. This problem has been fixed. Cinema Craft SP3 Lastest version : 1.00 * Hybrid encoding engine (CCX/CCE) * Optimized for CPU (Maximum 8-core) * High-quality and high-speed encoding by file input Cinema Craft SP2 Version 1.00.01.09 Monday, July 13, 2009 Bug Fix - When DV compressed QuickTime file was encoded, the picture quality was very bad. This problem has been fixed. ---------- Version 1.00.01.08 Thursday, December 25, 2008 Bug Fix - When MPEG-1 was selected, aspect ratio SAR 1:1 was not properly set. ---------- Version 1.00.01.07 Friday, December 12, 2008 Bug Fix - When still image sequence was used and its frame size was PAL, the frame rate was not properly recognized. ---------- Version 1.00.01.06 Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Bug Fixes - In the previous version, QuickTime file encoded by Sorenson Video was not properly encoded. Cinema Craft SP2 Version 1.00.01.05 Monday, November 17, 2008 Change - Rewrote QuickTime file import routine, so that QuickTime file with some codecs, such as Apple ProRes 422 can be decoded as YCbCr instead of RGB. Cinema Craft SP2 Version 1.00.01.04 Thursday, October 2, 2008 Change - Added B-Spline interpolation for frame size resizing. Bug Fixes - When frame rate was changed, chapter points and picture setting points were incorrectly shifted. - When a template is removed, newly created template was saved to a wrong position. Cinema Craft SP2 Version 1.00.01.03 Friday, July 18, 2008 Change - Improved performance of reading QuickTime file with v210 pixel format. - Modified setup program so that it require administrator rights when invoked on Windows Vista. Bug Fix - When in point was specified, timecodes specified at Picture settings window were incorrectly shifted when encoded. Cinema Craft SP2 Version 1.00.01.02 Friday, May 23, 2008 Bug Fix - When starting timecode was set to 10:00:00:00, overflow occurred when calculating timecode. Cinema Craft Basic Version 2.70.01.16 Thursday, June 21, 2007 Bug Fix - Could not properly read AVI file that has zero-sized frames. ---------- Version 2.70.01.15 Friday, November 17, 2006 Bug Fixes - When encoding QuickTime file in VideoCD mode, encoded picture was upside down. - Could not read the QuickTime file properly in which multiple codecs are used in one stream. Cinema Craft SP2 Version 1.00.00.18 Monday, Juna 18, 2007 Bug Fixes - Version 1.00.00.17 did not work. - Spin control in Video trimming window did not work properly when frame number was more than 32767. - Could not properly read AVI file that has zero-sized frames. ---------- Version 1.00.00.17 Friday, May 25, 2007 Bug Fix - Chapter points were not properly set when in point was moved. ---------- Version 1.00.00.16 Friday, May 11, 2007 Bug Fix - Could not read QuickTime files having B frames. Cinema Craft SP2 Version 1.00.00.15 Monday, March 19, 2007 Bug Fix - Fixed memory leak problem in CceAvi1Importer. Version 1.00.00.14 Thursday, February 8, 2007 Bug Fix - When rate conversion is specified, video seek in the view screen was not performed properly. Cinema Craft SP Version 1.00.00.13 Thursday, December 28, 2006 Bug Fix - In some cases, proper frames are not displayed in the view screen. Version 1.00.00.12 Wednesday, December 13, 2006 Bug Fixes - Could not read the QuickTime file properly in which multiple codecs are usedin one stream. - 3:2 pulldown was not performed properly when chapter was set. - When using Premiere plug-in, I frame insertion was not performed even as a sequence marker was set and selected to make it a key frame. Cinema Craft SP Version 1.00.00.11 Monday, November 6, 2006 Bug Fixes - Could not decode DV audio properly if DV info in the AVI file header was incorrect. - Application error occurred when trying to create wave file from 12-bit DV audio. Cinema Craft Basic Version 2.70.01.14 Friday, October 13, 2006 Bug Fix - With some movie files, "Use GetMovieNextInterestingTime function" setting was not functioned. Version 2.70.01.13 Thursday, September 21, 2006 Bug Fix - When frame rate conversion is performed at multipass encoding, the duration of encoded stream might be shorter than that of source video. Version 2.70.01.12 Friday, September 1, 2006 Bug Fix - Video trimming window did not recognize frame rate conversion. Version 2.70.01.11 Thursday, August 24, 2006 Bug Fix - Setup program could not find plug-in folder for Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0. Cinema Craft SP2 Version 1.00.00.10 Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Enhancement - Enabled to read timecode in QuickTime file. Version 1.00.00.09 Friday, October 20, 2006 Enhancement - Enabled to output audio when decoding with Stradis decoder card. Version 1.00.00.08 Friday, October 13, 2006 Bug Fixes - Chapter points were moved when in point was moved. - Failed to encode tiff files. - Could not read QuickTime 16-bit raw format properly. Version 1.00.00.07 Friday, September 22, 2006 Enhancement - Added an interface to Stradis decoder card. Version 1.00.00.06 Monday, September 4, 2006 Change - Mark points specified at VBR bit allocation window are saved in ecl file.(In the previous version, those are saved in vaf file.) Version 1.00.00.05 Monday, August 28, 2006 Bug Fix - In multipass CBR mode, the audio part of program stream was not encoded properly. Cinema Craft SP2 Version 1.00.00.04 Friday, August 25, 2006 - When "Read frames at constant frame rate" is selected, an application erroroccurred when encoding QuickTime file. Version 1.00.00.03 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - Letterbox setting in Picture settings window did not function properly. Version 1.00.00.02 Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - CCE-SP did not recognize Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo processor or Intel(R)Core(TM) Solo processor. CinemaCraft SP2 Version 1.0 * - Provides API for Import / Export Plug-ins * - Adds Frame Size ConversionEnables the conversion from HD(1920 x 1080) to SD * - Modifies 'Encoding Area Setting Window' Adds 'Cropping function' * - No Limited Frame Size of Input File * - Supports Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0Enables to specify Unicode File Name * - Enables to work on 64 bits CinemaCraft SP Version 2.70.02.10 Friday, April 28, 2006 Bug Fix - Cinema Craft Encoder SP might not recognize the correct frame rate of 23.976 fps QuickTime file. CinemaCraft SP Version 2.70.02.09 Monday, April 17, 2006 Bug Fix The slider of "Simple setting" in "Picture settings" window did not move properly. (This problem has been caused in 2.70.02.02.) Cinema Craft Basic Version 2.70.01.10 Thursday, March 2, 2006 Bug Fix - Blanking setting added top and bottom black bars upside down when you used some kinds of codecs for QuickTime. Cinema Craft SP Version Version 2.70.02.06 Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Cinema Craft Basic Version 2.70.01.09 Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Bug Fix - Audio seek was not possible when QuickTime 7 is used. Cinema Craft SP Version 2.70.02.05 Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Bug Fix - If the frame size of a source movie is 720x486 and offset line > 0, the bottom few lines were corrupted. Cinema Craft Basic Version 2.70.01.08 Monday, January 23, 2006 Bug Fixes (plug-in version) - In 2.70.01.06 or later, when you set IN point other than 0, the program was freezed. Cinema Craft Basic Version 2.70.01.07 Monday, December 5, 2005 Bug Fixes - Fixed miscellaneous bugs. Cinema Craft SP Version 2.70.02.04 Monday, December 5, 2005 Bug Fixes - Fixed improper frame rate calculation of QuickTime file. - Fixed other miscellaneous bugs. Cinema Craft Encoder SP Version 2.70.02.01 Thursday, May 12, 2005 Bug Fixes - Fixed the problem of 2.70.02.00 in which batch encoding was not functioned. - The previous version of 2.70 did not work on Athlon processor that does not support 3DNow! Professional. Cinema Craft Encoder Basic Version 2.70.01.04 Wednesday, May 11, 2005 Bug Fix - The previous version of 2.70 did not work on Athlon processor that does not support 3DNow! Professional. Cinema Craft Encoder Basic Version 2.70.01.02 Thursday, March 24, 2005 Bug Fixes - Fixed miscellaneous bugs. Cinema Craft Encoder Basic Version 2.70.01.01 Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Bug Fixes - Fixed miscellaneous bugs. Cinema Craft Encoder Basic Version 2.70.01.00 Friday, January 28, 2005 Bug Fixes (standalone version) - Fixed some problems in reading compressed audio in AVI file. - Minor bug fixes. Change - Updated encoder engine to 2.70. - Updated User's Guide Enhancements - Enabled to read CDVC-PAL AVI whose aspect ratio is 16:9. - Added frame number infomation in video trimming window. - Supported QuickTime movie play on Video trimming window. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.70.02.00 Thursday, February 10, 2005 Changes - Updated encoder engine to 2.70 rev.8. - Updated HASP driver to 4.96. - Updated User's Guide. Enhancements - Supported QuickTime movie play on Video trimming window. - Enabled to specify a template in plug-in version. Bug Fixes - Fixed miscellaneous bugs. Version 2.70.02.00 Thursday, February 10, 2005 Changes - Updated encoder engine to 2.70 rev.8. - Updated HASP driver to 4.96. - Updated User's Guide.Enhancements - Supported QuickTime movie play on Video trimming window. - Enabled to specify a template in plug-in version.Bug Fixes - Fixed miscellaneous bugs. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.70.01.05 Monday, December 13, 2004 Bug Fixes - Wave output was short when 3:2 pulldowned. - Fixed miscellaneous bugs. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.70.01.04 Friday, November 5, 2004 Bug Fixes - Fixed miscellaneous bugs. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.70.01.03 Friday, October 22, 2004 Bug Fixes - Wave output procedure might not be completed. - Fixed miscellaneous bugs. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.70.01.01 Friday, September 30, 2004 Bug Fixes - File size calculation was incorrect when in point is other than zero. - Audio in point was not properly calculated when 3:2 pulldown was selected. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.70.01.00 Friday, September 24, 2004 Changes - Updated encoder engine to 2.70. - Changed GUI.Enhancements - Supported Adobe Premiere Pro/Pro1.5. (plug-in version) - Added automatic resolution conversion function. - Enabled to change frame size. - Enabled to specify file size. - Added 3:2 pulldown (24p -> 60i) function. - Added auto 2-pass pulldown detection function. - Added several parameters for quality setting. - Added de-interlacing function. - Added 4:1:1 -> 4:2:2 interpolation function. - Enabled to output bottom field first stream. - Enabled to save/load chapter list to/from file. - Enabled to save/load template to/from file. - Enabled to use the last modified parameter setting. - Enabled to shut down the system when finished encoding. - Enabled to play a sound file when finished encoding. - Added a log output setting in the "Options" menu. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.27 Thursday, April 15, 2004 Bug Fix - When you output one file from Type-1 DV AVI files including ones with shorter audio than video, an application error occurred. (standalone version) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.26 Friday, February 20, 2004 Bug Fixes - Video file extension was not appended when multipass CBR was selected at template. - At chapter setting window, selected frame jumped back to previous one when trying to move frame by frame using arrow keys after changing timecode. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.24 Friday, December 19, 2003 Enhancement - Added blanking function. (standalone version) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.23 Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Bug Fix - An application error may have occurred on multipass VBR mode. (plug-in version) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.22 Friday, November 14, 2003 Enhancement - Revised to support Adobe Premiere Pro. (plug-in version) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.21 Friday, November 7, 2003 Bug Fixes - Chapter setting might not properly done when multipass VBR was selected. (standalone version) (only after 2.67.00.16) - Some bitmap files (not bitmap sequence) could not be encoded. (standalone version) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.20 Thursday, October 16, 2003 Bug Fixes - Could not read start up parameters. (standalone version) (only after 2.67.00.17) - Could not encode bitmap files (not bitmap sequence). (standalone version) Enhancement - Enabled to read AVI files whose fccHandler is invalid. (standalone version) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.19 Thursday, October 9, 2003 Bug Fix - Could not read frameserved files such as .avs and .vdr. (enbugged at 2.67.00.17) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.18 Wednesday, October 8, 2003 Bug Fix - Setting window of plug-in version may not be opened. (enbugged at 2.67.00.17) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.17 Wednesday, October 1, 2003 Bug Fixes - Mode setting at template setting was not properly set. (standalone version) - Timecode at template setting was not properly reflected. (standalone version) Enhancement - Increased maximum template number from 16 to 36. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.16 Friday, September 26, 2003 Bug Fix - Could not encode only MPEG audio. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.15 Thursday, September 25, 2003 Bug Fix - Sometimes audio type was not properly set. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.14 Wednesday, September 10, 2003 Bug Fixes - Type-1 DV AVI with shorter audio than video caused an application error. - When previewing QuickTime movie, frame searching was not correct. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.13 Wednesday, July 23, 2003 Change - Enabled to set chapter points on streams for multiangle DVD. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.12 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 Bug Fixes - If the program is minimized when closing, the window would not show up next time. (standalone version) - Default file extensions could not be changed. (plug-in version) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.11 Monday, June 9, 2003 Bug Fixes - The last frame of encoded video was missing. (plug-in version) - MovieExportNewGetDataAndPropertiesProcs error may have occurred when QuickTime file is encoded. Change - Restriction of creating instances, one at the same time. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.10 Tuesday, April 22, 2003 Bug Fix - Timecode in ecl file was not properly set. - The last frame of encoded video was missing. Change - Modified to call ICLocate when ICOpen failed. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.09 Tuesday, March 11, 2003 Bug Fixes - Multipass CBR could not be selected at template setting window. - Even if "1st pass of Multipass VBR" was selected, "CBR" was displayed on the list. - Default value of offset line of Premiere plug-in version was zero, which is changed to one so it matches the default setting of standalone version. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.08 Wednesday, February 19, 2003 Bug Fix - File extensions was not properly set when multipass CBR was selected. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.67.00.07 Wednesday, February 5, 2003 Changes - Modified encoder engine. Bug Fix - Fixed miscellaneous bugs. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.66.01.07 Tuesday, November 19, 2002 Bug Fixes - Last selected template is not properly set at next invocation. (standalone version) (enbugged at 2.66.01.06) - Encoder hanged up when more than one video files are selected to output an MPEG file. (standalone version) (enbugged at 2.66.01.06) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.66.01.06 Wednesday, November 13, 2002 Bug Fixes - Template setting dialog box was not displayed when running on Windows NT 4.0. - Fixed the error of inverse 3:2 pulldown in VBR mode. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.66.01.05 Thursday, November 7, 2002 Bug Fix - Modified resource file. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.66.01.04 Wednesday, October 23, 2002 Bug Fixes - Duration of AVI 2.0 might not be displayed correctly. (standalone version) - Wave/AIFF might not be output correctly. (plug-in version) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.66.01.03 Friday, October 11, 2002 Bug Fixes - exported audio was 1 frame longer than expected. (plug-in version) - ES + Wave may be exported even if PS is selected. (plug-in version) CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.66.01.02 Thusday, October 3, 2002 Changes - Added frame rate setting.Bug Fixes - Had a problem parsing wave file. - Had a problem setting reference frame and timecode. - Inverse 32 pulldown and panscan settings at template was not set. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.66.01.01 Friday, September 13, 2002 Changes - Picture quality has improved. - Filter setting is radically changed. - Added inverse 3:2 pulldown function. - Supported sequencial still image files. - Supported Microsoft DV Codec. - Enabled to set chapter by timecode. - Enabled to playback movie on chapter setting window. - Plug-in has almost as same features as that of standalone version. - Enabled to start up from batch file. - Added context sensitive help. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.64.01.10 Tuesday, June 25, 2002 Bug Fixes - Sometimes Adobe Premiere closed itself while encoding. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.64.01.09 Tuesday, June 4, 2002 Bug Fixes - Had a problem reading audio in AVI 2.0. - Long file name caused application error. New feature - Supported Avisynth and VirtualDub. - Enabled to read 16:9 Canopus DV AVI files. - Added option to use GetMovieNextInterestingTime function when reading QuickTime files. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.64.01.02 Tuesday, November 20, 2001 Changes - Tuned for Dual CPU environment. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.64.01.00 Wednesday, September 12, 2001 Changes - Supported VideoCD and Super VideoCD. - Supported Adobe Premiere 6.0. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.62.01.01 Thursday, March 15, 2001 Changes - Changed the upper bound of packet size to 2,048 bytes. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.62.01.00 Monday, March 12, 2001 Bug Fixes - Audio was not output when VBR is selected. - Could not output only audio from Type-1 DV AVI file. - Ignored error code of DV Audio. - Greater than 24h could be set as a timecode. - Same chapter point could be set multiple times. - Could not do frame search at "File settings" window when the AVI file has more than 32767 frames. - Audio channel was not read correctly from ecl file. - Could not properly decode AVI files in YUY2 format which has non-key frames.Changes - User can select drop or non-drop frame mode. - Constrained parameter will be set automatically. - Can be uninstalled without HASP key. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.56.01.00 Monday, December 4, 2000 Bug Fixes - Audio mode is not saved in ecl file. - Application error occurred when [Advanced...] button is clicked while MPEG-1 is selected. - Could not encode audio if Athlon processor is used (2.50 only). - Could not decode AVI files with dropped frames.Changes - Supported AIFF input/output. - Supported quantization matrices setting. - Supported AVI 2.0 file format extensions. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.50.01.00 Wednesday, September 6, 2000 Bug Fixes - Fixed minor bugs around GUI.Changes - Added filter function. - Intra DC precision can be set "auto". CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.29.01.01 Friday, July 7, 2000 Bug Fixes - Timecode set at template was not reflected. - Offset setting of external audio was not saved in ecl file.Changes - Changed the way of setting packet size. - If both "Restrict auto I frame insersion" and "Close all GOPs" are selected, Chapter list and key frames will be ignored. This is for multiangle DVD. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.29.01.00 Tuesday, June 20, 2000 Bug Fixes - Audio was not encoded if an AVI file having no audio and external audio file were specified. - Stereo/monaural conversion of QuickTime file has a bug. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.28.01.00 Monday, June 5, 2000 Bug Fixes - Did not set proper value of biImageSize in lpbiFormat before calling ICDecompress() function. - Fixed minor bugsChanges - Added template function that saves encoding parameter set. - Added MPEG-1 encoding function. - Added half vertical resolution mode. - Changed the behavior when AVI files are dropped onto main window. - Added Adobe Premiere Plug-in version. Known problem - Cannot treat AVI file that exceeds 2GB. - Cannot read type-1 DV AVI file. CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.24.01.00 Thursday, March 23, 2000 - Fixed small bugs CinemaCraft Encoder SP Version 2.22.01.00 Wednesday, March 8, 2000 - First release CinemaCraft Encoder Basic Version 2.69 Change - Updated encoder engine to 2.69. Enhancements - Supported Adobe Premiere Pro. (plug-in version) - Enabled to output bottom field first stream. - Added automatic resolution conversion function. - Added quantization characteristics setting. - Added de-interlacing function. - Added blanking function. - Enabled to save/load template to/from file. - Enabled to use the last modified parameter setting. - Enabled to specify file size. - Enabled to shut down the system when finished encoding. - Enabled to play a sound file when finished encoding.
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Can't comment on the quality of the results, because it refused to open my source files, with the obscure message "acmStreamOpen() returned error 512, wave format = 85". I have ACM codecs for the audio format used in the files, and I reinstalled them just to be sure. User interface is a little confusing at first, but looks like it will contain most features. However the lack of ability to open files that I have perfectly adequate codecs for is a killer for me. Glad I didn't spend £1150 on buying it.
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I made two backup copies of West Side Story (Japan R2 DTS). West Side Story is a hard title to backup due to dance sequences with red chiffon skirts and fast motion. For one backup I used DVDRebuilder + CCE in 2-pass mode. For the other I used DVDShrink with deep analysis plus smoothest motion setting. Everything else was set the same, menu plus DTS plus DD5.1 soundtracks. CCE took exactly twice as long as Shrink and produced results which were only half as good. Okay I could have improved the picture quality from CCE by using extra passes but that would have taken even longer than the four and a half hours it already took. This is not an encoder I would use for backups unless there was no other option.
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i used to use TMPGEnc Plus to do all my Xvid to DVD encoding, as i found it to be very easy to use. but thanks to videohelp's user guides (DJRumpy's to be specific), i was able to learn how to use CCE, and using the guide, it was quite easy. i do find that CCE adds a little bit of edge artifacts, but changing the quantization scale may help. it is also a lot faster than TMPGEnc, so it is now my encoder of choice (and i've tried quite a few others, including HC, QuEnc and of course TMPGEnc). i also use CCE with DVD-RB Pro for movies that require high/very high compression.
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Same quality comparing with TMPGEnc but much faster, so go for it! Regards.
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Of all the investments I have made in video software, CCE Basic is the best $58 I have spent. No hassle, reliable, fast and best of all great results!
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Simple, fast, stable and excellent results! A must have for converting DV avi to mpeg compliant files.
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The last comment said to set the Quantization Characteristics to 70-100 to preserve detail. This is wrong. This is taking out detail and giving it to the "flat part" areas. Another downside to setting it so high, is that it will give you "mosquito noise". You want to set it no more than 24, and the default of 16 is actually perfect in most cases. The closer to 0 the better.
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Exactly that link below in encoder test when viewed on high contrast monitors will show that CCE is just better if not the best amongst the encoders. Tmpgenc did amazingly well also but this is not about other encoders. According to the Cinemacraft CCE Basic and CCE SP use the same engine being that SP does however run faster (tested on trial version myself). Still however the quality is just about the same up to 2-pass encoding on CCE Basic. I gave it a nine in ease of use simply because there is something that they have to set at default setting; Offset Line needs to be set at 0!!!. Every encoder should take the plain picture and encode it as IS, not remove top scanline and flip the field order (like CCE Basic default). Quality even On VCDs is absolutely amazing. Quantize I usually set at about 70 - 100 to preserve sharpness. Colors are vibrant (not so pinkish and flat as in TMPGEnc which is my next choice b.t.w.). Value for money speaks for itself and although UI is very ugh, weird but not ugly it's just what it needs. Simple - few really need to have knobs and checkboxes and that's it. Everything you need is in 3 screens and that's it. Great Encoder, never regretted 58$ I spent.
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All you guys who keep on quoting CCE as costing $2000, give it a rest. The CCE app applicable to most ppl here is CCE basic and costs $58. The $2000 version is meant for professional studios who earn a living from their work. It has already been seen on the Doom9 forums that a lot of users testing CCE SP against TMPGENC and Procoder were using ripped versions the results of which could not be relied on. For $58 CCE Basic is the best value for money encoder on the market. The UI is not fancy but I buy software for functionality and results not sexy menus, and you can't argue with the results, easily as good as TMPGENC(which is also v.good) and with some DVD's better although the opposite can also be the case. So for anyone who wants a great encoder CCE Basic paired with DVD-RB is a hard combination to beat.
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CCE is NOT slow. I just benchmarked several encoders, CCE, TMPGENC, Mainconept, Canopus Encoder. CCE was one of the fastest encoders. Not only was it fast, but it keeps good crisp detail. The only problem is lack of detailed settings. When you run the program, one window opens up where you drag your file onto. It looks cheesy, compared to other encoder interfaces. The UI needs major work! Other than that, it still performs great and gives great encodes! Go here and look at the quality against other encoders. http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopi ... der%20test
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Most overrated video tool ever. I used it with DvdRebuilder and the quality was tiny tiny bit better than DvdShrink and it took forever. Let's see: free and quick or expensive as hell and slow? I'll pass on CCE.
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Just got the new release (Cinema Craft Encoder Basic 2.70.01.04) which fixed previous problem in 2.70.01.02. Works great again. Fast...........
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CCE SP 2.7 SUCKS. This is some kind of joke when this high dollar trialware is limited to AVI, introduces noise even when dithering is disabled, has the WORST UI, adds 'pops' to it's audio, (and I have more gripes) when TMPGenc is $1000s less, offers more control over a project and will take any format I feed it and never choke. The CCE user guide even tells you to encode a portion of your project to see if you have the field order right when TMPGenc will determine the field order before you can proceed. So CCE is faster...so what? I'll stick with TMPGenc and more control and more reliable results.
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CCE is simply the best after 1500 movies. If you have used any amount of other encoders across so many movies, you will see the difference, one of the best test is Saving Pirvate Ryan.
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The Basic version of CCE has very few features and is no competition for TMPGEnc Plus and MainConcept Encoder. The SP version has the worst interface I have ever seen and dont do a better job than the other encoders I mentioned,unless you do several passes in VBR mode.It also costs $2000. This is a total con.You need to be very wealthy to pay such a huge amount of money for a average/poor product.
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faster than TMPGEnc and the quality is on par so its the obvious choice between the 2. I like the overall feel of TMPGEnc, but i really dont like how slow TMPGEnc is. Only negative to CCE is it doesnt support anything other than AVI/Divx/Xvid or quicktime files.
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CCE Basic is simple, fast and produces good results. You can encode any portion of the avi file very quickly. When used with DVD authoring software, such as Ulead Video Studio 8, which does NOT re-encode mpeg compliant video it makes the overall process of going from avi to dvd considerably faster. wwjd
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2.7 change log and read me from 2.7.01 (some minor issues corrected from 2.7.00 1. Automatic resolution conversion in DVD/SVCD/VCD mode When DVD/SVCD/VCD is selected in encoding mode, frame rate and frame size are automatically converted to fit to the target standard. If you do not want to change them, please choose MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 mode. 2. Addition of DVD mode "DVD Video compliant" option in 2.67 was removedCand DVD mode was added to encoding modes. If you use "DVD Video compliant" option in 2.67 templates or ecl files, some parameters are automatically changed in 2.69. Please read readme.txt carefully in advance. 3. Addition of 1st pass of VBR mode It is provided to create a video information file for multipass VBR. This mode allows you to specify minimum and average and maximum bitrates. 4. Change of the name of "Bias" It was newly named "V/C". (VBR/CBR: setting for fluctuation of the bit allocation) And it became available outside the VBR bit allocation window. 5. Number of encoding passes You can specify up to 99. 6. Chapter list Chapter list window was added, and you can save/load a chapter list to/from file on the window. (You can also set a chapter on File setting window. However, you cannot save/load a chapter list to/from file on File setting window.) 7. Addition of "Encode the last frame as an I frame" option 8. Adaptive quantization matrices switching for multipass VBR Quantization matrices are adjusted automatically when multipass VBR. (You can disable the operation.) 9. Field order An option of outputting buttom field first stream was provided. 10. Offset line "Upper field first" option of 2.66 is equal to the combination of 2.70 settings "Output top field first stream" and "Offset line" 1. 11. Addition of blanking functionality 12. Addition of 3:2 pulldown functionality 13. Addition of functionalities on inverse 3:2 pulldown setting "Auto 2-pass detection" and "Threshould setting" are added. The currently referred field is combined to the previous and next fields and the combination pictures are displayed on the two viewer windows. 14. Change of Dithered quantization Y and C parameters should be set for dithered quantization. 15. Addition of functionalities on Quality setting "High boost filter", "Auto block scan oeder"C"Fades on a static scene", "Black screen" and "Monochrome" 16. Action when finished encoding You can set "Shut down the system" or "Play sound" as action when finished. 17. Log output Log output setting has added in the "Outputs" of "Options" menu. 18. Save/load template to/from file 19. Reuse of the last modified parameter setting
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The best darn mpeg encoder I have ever experienced. Nothing beats the 3pass VBR mpeg2. The highest Quality mpeg is produced. And all DVD authoring programs welcome it's .mpv files
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I've read that so many people liked CCE, so I downloaded the trial version to test it out. The source video was from my Camcorder (shot in Frame Mode), and was encoded as Progresive. I did exhaustive comparison Test with CCE vs Main Concept. The video was frameserved to both encoders from Premiere Timeline. Similar settings were used on both encoders, except only 1 pass for Main Concept. One pass on CCE is fast, but the quality sucks. To get quality equel to Main Concept (1-pass), you need at least 3- pass on CCE. It ends up taking about 3 times as long to encode the same clip. I encoded @ 4-pass with CCE and it produce a nice video. It was a little sharper than Main Concept, mostly because Main Concept softens the video a little (even when you disable the noise filters), it also took 5 times as long to encode it. On the PC, it looked like CCE was the winner in the quality test. There was some noticable noise in the CCE video that wasn't in the original source, but overall it looked pretty good. I decided to burn both encoded versions do a DVD for evaluation on TV. The TV test resulted in Main Concept being the clear winner. The main Concept video was more pleasent to watch. CCE produced noticable noise and the colors weren't quite right, especially skin tones. In conclusion, I'd say CCE makes great video if you want to watch it on a PC, though it's pretty slow compared to Main Concept. If you want to watch it on TV, then Main Concept is the clear winner in my opinion.
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I recently bought both TMPGEnc Plus and CCE Basic, but I've been using TMPGEnc for a long time. After buying CCE I decided to test it on a source that I'd already previously encoded with TMPGEnc beta 12j. First impression was bad: even for "basic" software this is one crummy user interface! Then I accidentally selected the wrong source file to encode (source not designed for DVD) - my mistake, but my complaint is that CCE went ahead and encoded it to DVD specs anyway, producing a nonsense output without any kind of a warning message. However, then I got it going on the source file I had intended to use. First thing I noticed was that the ETA for completion was 10 hrs or so, compared to about 18 for TMPGEnc on the same file. So, later that evening I checked the result... Sure enough it had finished on time, but given the crappy experience earlier I wasn't expecting much... boy was I wrong! Stunning quality. I don't think you could tell that I had re-encoded an already MPEGed source file. Quality was much better than TMPGEnc, which produced visible artifacts when encoding the same file to the same target bitrate (both CBR). So, CCE works much faster, producing excellent results... in which case I can live with the crummy UI!
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I'm not one to go out and buy an MPEG encoder when something like TMPGEnc is free. That aside, I was working on VHS to DVD conversion when I realized that the 64 tapes or so I was trying to do would take an extraordinary amount of time and processing power to complete if I used TMPGEnc. I looked around and found CCE to be one of the most highly regarded MPEG encoders around. What thrilled me to no end was that I could encode at less than half the time with CCE (2 pass VBR). I shoveled out $60 for it and have never looked back. There's no way I would spend $1500 for what I'm trying to do, but the basic version does offer all the usability I need for the mere $60 it costs. The quality is exceptional. Though not entirely true, those watching my converted VHS tapes told me the DVD video quality was better than the tapes, a reaction I was really hoping for. You've obviously considered using CCE if you're reading this, so do yourself a favor, and stop searching for something better.
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If you don't want to learn or use Avisynth to frameserve mpg files to CCE, then use dvd2avi (one step, very fast to split mpg into audio/video streams to get .mpa (audio) and .d2v (video). Then just use VFAPI Converter program to convert .d2v video file to .avi then load .avi directly into CCE! Much easier than using Avisynth and creating a script,etc. Once CCE encodes video, then load streams into authoring program or multiplex them into an mpg file using tmpgenc "mpeg tools" simple multiplex. Easy and fast! CCE is outstanding, but so is Mainconcept's Mpeg Encoder and it is just as fast and handles mpg files natively! Switched to MC and never looked back...
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The Basic version was tested in Win2K Pro and Win XP. This is the rocket racer of all encoders. Want to do 2-pass VBR DVD 2-hour file in 3 hours ----- then this the tool. Just a few drawbacks in my 2 month usage. Will only accept frameserved files with *.AVS extension and of course, *.AVI files directly. Has had issues with previously captured interlaced MPEG2 files that I frameserve with AVISynth. The playback is jerky, even if I encode with with Zigzag or progressive. Had issue with frameserved 352x480 video. It encoded it as 720x480 and squashed the video a small box with large black borders (ggggrrrhhhh). Would like to see a resolution setting added to the Basic version. Although, I understand that this can be achieved with DVD2SVCD. Very good tool overall. And BTW,.......VERY VERY good quality video files (I thought that might be important to include ;-)
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The best quality encoder you can get for under $2000, period. And it's only $60! Handles interlaced source video much better than tmpgenc. And it's light years faster than tmpgenc. I've purchased both, btw. It doesnt have a zillion knobs and switches like tmpgenc does, but that's not the point. If you want the best quality DV->DVD conversion possible, this is it. User interface is relatively straightforward, if somewhat plain. Does the job though.
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