JPEG 2000 16 bit???

[Chris Nuzzaco]

Hey, I've been looking up information on JPEG 2000 16 bit files, and I was wondering if anyone here has actually used them. I'm considering the file for rendering out smaller image sequences from my Andromeda files. Thanks!

[Gavin Greenwalt]

What do you want to know? I can confirm the option exists. They are also ridiculously slow to render and decompress.

I would strongly encourage you to take a look at Cineform if you can't wait for REDCode to be released.

[Chris Nuzzaco]

Yes, I noticed how slow it is rendering out the image sequence to it :( very tiny in size though, still waiting to put it through its paces on a green screen shot. Cineform isn't a rendering option for me... can I get a plug in for it? From what I understand, Sculptor HD should be able to render out to anything that my system can support. Thanks!

[Gavin Greenwalt]

Cineform Neo (up to 2k) is your best bet right now for wavelet compression. It is available from cineform http://cineform.com/products/NeoHD.htm for $799.

That is if you can't wait until the end of August for the speculated release date of REDCine/REDcode/First Batch of RED cameras.

[Chris Nuzzaco]

Wow 800 bucks.... will Redcine and Redcode be freely available codecs?

[David Newman]

For that $799 you will get the fastest, highest quality codec on the market for the greater 5:1, and NEO 2K a more than just a codec. Whatever new a competitive solution offers that will be playing catch-up. Considering price : while JPEG2000 is nearly available for free, it isn't competitive, too slow, too painful for production use. Try is it, and try CineForm. :)

[Gavin Greenwalt]

Yes. Redcode will be made freely available when it's released. Whenever that may be.