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Exporting 4K RED footage in windows?
Hi guys,
I’m a currently editing a short film shot on a RED EPIC. I’m using Premiere Pro CS5.5 on a Windows 7 system. However this is my first edit using Red footage. We shot the film in 4.5K and I’m editing in 4K. I figured out most stuff for myself. My sequence settings seem to be okay, and the edit itself is awesome. I’m troubled however when it comes to an export. I’m working with recommendations from the D.O.P and he suggested (when he thought I was editing using FCP) exporting in Apple ProRes 4444 format.
Is there a codec for windows that gives me that option?
If so where can I get it?
Or what are the equivalent export settings to keep the 4K quality?Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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To my knowledge, you can use and otherwise play with ProRes on Windows, but you can’t create it on Windows.
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Hello Jon, Im using cineform RAW in HD, it work whit 4k compressed but lossles, 4:4:4 12bit, cineform its a kind of flac of video, check this:
https://cineform.com/products/gopro-cineform-studio-premium#specs
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Ah that is what I thought. I don’t suppose you know then what settings I should use for a 4k export?
I know i’m looking for 4096 x 2048 frame size but cannot find a format that supports this. -
The format you use may depend on what you need you do with the file you’re creating.
What’s the intended use for the 4K file you’re outputting?
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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Hi Walter,
At the moment I’m just exploring my export options. Ideally i’m just looking to export the whole edited film is the best possible quality. Just a single video file. Does that make sense?
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[Jon Egan] “At the moment I’m just exploring my export options. Ideally i’m just looking to export the whole edited film is the best possible quality. Just a single video file. Does that make sense?”
Generally, you’ll choose a file format based on your needs.
If you’re looking for a lightly-compressed, mastering-quality format that supports 4K, consider CineForm.
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
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Without knowing a lot about the program he suggests, I’ll agree with Mr. Soyka on the reverse-engineering of your export. While prices do continue to drop and accessibility is improving, few clients have the means to project in 4K. My own plans for Ms. Scarlet-X (our recent acquisition) is to shoot in 4K with an eye on rendering down to 1080p, and not scaling-to-fit-the-timeline anything we think might need a push-in or whatever.
So think first about your end product. If it is, indeed, 4K, you’ll have to consider some other Windows-based options. If not, at least you know what you’ve shot is a heck of a lot more versatile, framing-wise, as something only shot in the resolution of your end product.
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Hey Jon it’s Paul 😉
Export it as a Quicktime, then under codecs select MPEG4 Video. You can then ramp up the resolution to export as 4096×1755, which is what we’re exporting ours as I believe.
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