Welcome to SheerVideo, BitJazz Inc.'s suite of powerful cross-platform real-time lossless video codecs! If you work with professional-quality digital video or film, SheerVideo will save you time, space, and money, while perfectly preserving quality.

This user manual provides general instructions for using PhotoJazz with any application. In addition, detailed instructions are provided for using PhotoJazz with a few of the most popular applications: Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Apple QuickTime Player.

SheerVideo can be used with any Mac or Windows application that supports QuickTime image compressor and image decompressor components, which includes just about all video and image processing applications. SheerVideo will soon also be available as a set of AVI components (now in beta), for those applications that prefer Windows Media.

Introduction

License Levels

Installation:

Installation

Manual Installation

Package Contents

Quick Start:

Decoding

Encoding

Sheer Codecs:

	Sheer		Sheer RGB[A] 10bf		Sheer RGB[A] 8bf		Sheer Y'CbCr 8bw 4:2:2
	Sheer Y'CbCr[A]  10bv 4:4:4[:4]		Sheer Y'CbCr[A] 10bv 4:2:2[:4]		Sheer Y'CbCr[A] 8bv 4:2:2[:4]		Sheer Y'CbCr[A] 8bv 4:4:4[:4]

QuickTime Settings:

High-Quality Mode

Internet Streaming

Transcoding

Sheer Settings:

	Pixel Format Conversion		RGB Input Range		Scan Mode		Self-Check Mode
	Sheer Codecs		Vectorized Code		Video Color Standard

Adobe After Effects:

	Exporting		Importing		Installation		Introduction
	Optimization		Rendering		Troubleshooting

Apple Final Cut Pro:

Installation

Apple QuickTime Player:

	Formats		Installation		Introduction		Opening
	Optimization		Playback		Saving		Troubleshooting