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  Encoding .mp4 to Quicktime with Media Encoder, What’s the Best Quality?

  Posted by Doug Ferguson on January 31, 2012 at 11:58 pm

  I record footage with a Sony EX3 which produces great .mp4 files. The company I need to send them to needs them to be in Quicktime format. I use Adobe’s Media Encoder to convert the files. What is the best settings to not loose any quality and still stay at 1920 x 1080?

  Best,

  Doug

  Craig Seeman replied 14 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Craig Seeman

  February 1, 2012 at 12:47 am

  [Doug Ferguson] “What is the best settings to not loose any quality and still stay at 1920 x 1080?”

  Best? Uncompressed 10 bit 4:2:2 but maybe Apple ProRes 4:4:4:4. That would come closest to not losing any quality.

  Think about what you asked for though. You may need to reword your question.
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  Doug Ferguson

  February 1, 2012 at 1:45 am

  Maybe I need to give some more information. I am on a Windows machine and my client uses a Mac. I use Adobe’s Premiere Pro to edit so I have no problem editing straight out of the camera. On this project however, they need me to convert my files to Quicktime before I send it to them. I’m trying to figure out the best codec and compression to keep 1920 x 1080, keep the quality and also keep the file sizes around the same size. There are so many options I’m not sure which to try.
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  Craig Seeman

  February 1, 2012 at 2:24 am

  Telestream Episode Engine can encode to ProRes on Windows but that will set you back around $4K.
  Can you export to 8 or 10 bit Uncompressed 4:2:2 .mov?

  Why do you need to send the a .mov?
  They may be able to transcode or rewrap it on their end.
  If you want “best” quality you’d want to send something as close to uncompressed as possible.

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