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ARRI Alexa Premiere Pro CS6 workflow
Hi,
I am editing a commercial on Premiere Pro CS6 shot on ARRI Alexa in 1920×1080 ProRes 422(HQ). I have a PC-based setup running on Windows 8.
Can you take a look at my workflow and see if it needs improving?
1. Import native files directly into Premiere Pro.
2. Edit with sequence preset called “ARRI Cinema”.
3. Export XML for grading in Resolve 9.
4. Grade in Resolve and render files to full quality DPX files.
5. Import XML from Resolve 9 into Premiere Pro.
6. Import mix and packshot.
7. Export final Master for broadcast in Europe.I obviously want to avoid any loss of quality during the process of editing and grading. Can anyone recommend a better way of achieving this?
Best Regards,
Daniel -
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That’s basically it. Resolve supports the original ProRes file so the XML is just a cut list. You aren’t exporting from Premiere and DPX is lossless.
If you have the drive space, the workflow is simple and solid. With DPX, it may be wise to also export out a ProRes HQ or Avid DNXHD 175+ copy of your full program. This will allow you access to a more manageable file if you need to go back and cut trailers, remaster for web, and so on. I know many broadcast TV shows that do this.
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Hi Angelo,
Thank you for your response.
I can’t output to ProRes HQ from Windows, but I’ll do an Avid DNXHD 175+ export of the final program from Premiere Pro.
Thanks!
Best Regards,
Daniel -
For anyone joining in: I am on a PC on Windows 8.
I couldn’t really figure out what to do with the DPX files after rendering from Resolve, so I rendered to DNxHD 185 10 bits and got the files back into Premiere.
It has been close to impossible to export smooth playing H.264 QuickTime files from the imported timeline in Premiere Pro. They just don’t play back well. I used a preset I always use for export. H.264 1080p 25fps 10mb/s datarate.
I then tried rendering from Resolve to Uncompressed Quicktime RGB 10 bits instead, but they won’t play back at all and I can’t import them back into Premiere Pro. It seems that there is a missing codec or something?
It should be pretty straight-forward, but man… I am wishing I bought a Mac instead…
ARRI Alexa footage -> Premiere Pro -> Resolve 9 -> Premiere Pro -> Output
Can anyone come up with a solution? Or a workflow they know works for sure?
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