FCP ProRes 422 compression

[Juan Manuel]

Prores 422 LT is your only way, but IIRC, it shouldn’t give you a 2GB file. While smaller than 422, it’s more than half the bitrate.
So, I’d say you can’t, unless you want to reduce the frame size and I assume you don’t want to do that.
You’ll need to use something else to keep it below 2GB. Now, why do you need it in a 2GB size? There might be other options to achieve what you need.

[Juan Manuel]

Or you could use Prores 422 proxy, that’s 30% the bitrate of prores 422. It will fit that size and you will have a quality loss.

[Everett Bowes]

decrease the size of the movie? (maybe 1280 x 720 instead of 1920×1080?)

do you have to use ProRes? can you use H.246?

are you creating a final master, or a clip for review?

everett bowes

[Elliot Beach]

Hi thanks for the reply.

I need to send a master copy of a music video so it can be promoted on various websites/TV channels. I believe they are going to do a couple things to it (broadcast safe, add chyron/lower third, etc) so it really does have to be ProRes to keep maximum quality after they have done their business to it.

There preference is ProRes and under 2GB so I was trying to meet that request. I really want to keep maximum quality so I will try 720p and apparently it will be re-sized mostly. If it comes a little over 2GB it will just have to do as to bring it to LT and lose quality over file size seems like a waste to me.

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[Walter Soyka]

[Elliot Beach] “I need to send a master copy of a music video so it can be promoted on various websites/TV channels. I believe they are going to do a couple things to it (broadcast safe, add chyron/lower third, etc) so it really does have to be ProRes to keep maximum quality after they have done their business to it. There preference is ProRes and under 2GB so I was trying to meet that request.”

Elliot, I recommend you talk to the people that you are delivering this to. Bumping down to 720 if they’re going to scale it back up to 1080 seems foolish, just to avoid this strange 2 GB file size limit.

Frankly, for them to suggest a file size limit with ProRes is silly and totally impractical — it’s essentially the same as suggesting a program length limit.

Find out why they’re hung up on 2 GB, and find out how you can get the whole piece over there at full quality so they can continue the work without unnecessary compromise. Dave’s suggestion for splitting the file if necessary for transport is a great idea.

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