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Prores HQ vs Kona 8 bit
Hey guys. I’m wondering if the Prores HQ codec is any better than Kona 8 bit? In SD or in HD? Do titles render better in one than the other?
Just wondering. It could be a space saving thing.
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ProRes is a 10-bit codec. SO yes, it is better.
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[Shane Ross] “ProRes is a 10-bit codec. SO yes, it is better.
“smaller flie sizes, more RT on the same machine, less storage requirements and you move about 100MB per second (thats megabytes – not megabits per second) or about 1/4 of the Uncompressed 1080 8bit bandwidth is needed for ProRes.
gary adcock
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what do you recommend doing SD work?
uncompressed 8bit vs. ProRes (SQ)
Pros / Cons?
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i recommend uncompressed 10 bit
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thanks for your input Paul,
but we have never used more than 8bit uncompressed for our SD projects (coming from Digi-Beta), since we don´t do any intense graphics or CC on our footage.
I just want to know how 8bit uncompressed & ProRes (SQ) compares in SD?
Will there be a noticeable Quality hit? I´d like to use ProRes because it is almost 4x smaller in file-size. But since this is Pro-editing for mastering for a TV network I don´t want to do anything studpid.
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[eric sternberger] “I just want to know how 8bit uncompressed & ProRes (SQ) compares in SD? “
prores is a 10bit codec, it is engineered to be RT enabled, and designed from the ground up to be an intermediate codec.
prores is hands down better than 8bit anything.
gary adcock
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Thanks Gary, straightforward answer ! 🙂
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