New native file format support for Cinema DNG, Sony RAW, Phantom Cine, improved MJPG from Canon 1DC, Sony XAVC Long GOP, Panasonic AVC Ultra (Long GOP), 64 bit ProRes decoding (Mac OS X 10.8 or higher only), and support for exporting XAVC up to 4K and AVCi200 is included, and Cinema DNG can be debayered on a supported GPU for even better performance. You can access all the clip edit points, transitions, and layers, using the same track layout as Premiere Pro. SpeedGrade then opens the sequence in a familiar timeline that more closely matches how you work in Premiere Pro. With Direct Link, editors can save a project in Premiere Pro and then open the sequence they were working on directly in SpeedGrade, with no need to deal with interchange formats or any kind of conversion.
With this release, SpeedGrade has fully implemented the Mercury Playback Engine from Premiere Pro, and a brand new workflow between the two applications is being introduced, namely Direct Link.
One feature I’ve been looking forward to is the integration between Premiere Pro and SpeedGrade! In a matter of just 4 months the team has worked on new features, new codec support and enhanced some of the existing functions in the apps. We just recently announced new features for all our video products!
