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Best codec for a workflow between PC and Mac?
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hahaha thanks for the input Gord, I think I will have to sit down with my friend and see what we can work out and run some tests.
As far as codecs you know that can withstand the most re-encoding, which would you recommend? Doesn’t matter if their mac or PC only, just want to know what codecs can stand the most wear and tear.
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Uncompressed is the only codec that will stand many generations of re-encoding without adding noise- because there is no compression.
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right, but are all the lossy codecs equal at handling re-encoding or might some codecs stand up better than others?
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Anyone on the question of what lossy codecs can stand the most wear and tear?
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Test them for yourself please- it’s your eyes that need to be satisfied. And all of those codecs are available for demos. Personally as I said, ProRes is fine for any sort of workflow, especially the 4444 version. You go beyond that codec’s capabilities and you should be doing everything uncompressed.
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