GoPro Protune Brings Support for 24p and 35Mbps Data Rates

Studio Daily by Beth Marchant

GoPro Hero2 Footage Now Ready for 24p Pipelines

Protune, a Free Firmware Update to GoPro's CineForm Studio Software Available Today, Brings Support for 24p and 35 Mbps Data Rates

Despite the mounting popularity of the go-anywhere GoPro Hero2 cameras for gathering b-roll and action footage on a variety of top-level projects, the lack of 24p and 35 Mbps support was still a serious obstacle for those in television and film production unwilling to convert GoPro-acquired footage, risking further image degradation, prior to post. GoPro first announced it had scaled that hurdle this April at NAB when it unveiled the upcoming "Protune mode" as part of the company's CineForm software suites that first brought the camera newcomer into the big leagues. The upgrade, which is free to exisiting customers, is available today via download as part of the latest version of CineForm Studio, the free version of the edit-prepping software.

In addition to adding support for 24fps frame rates and virtually artifact-free 35 Mbps data rates, the Protune upgrade should also expand options for colorists during preliminary grading sessions. The software now includes a neutral color profile, log curve encoding, for better control off your shadows and highlights, and reduced sharpening and noise reduction. A number of looks presets are also included in CineForm Studio as part of the upgrade. read more...

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