Output to ProRes422 using Premiere Pro CS5 on a PC

[Alex Udell]

quick google yelded this:

https://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?269583-5DtoRGB-now-does-ProRes-encoding-on-Windows!

Alex

[Shawn Miller]

[Allan MacKenzie] “it’s interesting, surely I’m not the only pro that prefers using PC window based operating systems that encounters this issue? or am I truly an island, unique, lol :)”

I don’t think you’re alone here, my company/team is PC based too. But we’ve never run into a situation where a file based deliverable can only be created on one platform. We’ve been asked for ProRes files before, but when we tell vendors that we can’t create it, we’ve been able to agree on a suitable substitute (DnXHD, Blackmagic, Uncompressed, DVCProHD, etc.). Not sure why Getty can only work with ProRes… that seems strange.

Shawn

[Allan Mackenzie]

Fair dinkium mates 🙂 thanks for all the links and suggestions. Yes it is ironic I may consider introducing Mac or transition to Mac in our business? I’ve been such a PC evangelist and an Adobe man 🙂 for so long and resisted peer pressure from the industry to change over the years. That said I don’t think I’ll become a full blown switcher just yet, just introduce a very basic setup as suggested here so I can get off the 422 codec to keep some clients happy that insist on it. Oh and this codec DNxHD is beautiful, it’s a shame Getty aren’t more flexible, but I will say broadcast seems to be getting more fussy about their codecs. While we get away with DNxHD the 422 keeps popping up as a request but it’s the first time I’ve encountered an insistence, a must have or it’s noting. I just hope this is not a growing trend in the marketplace?

[Terry Tsangaris]

Hi Allan I may have a solution for you.

1) Select quicktime.
2) Select custom.
3) The one that definitely works with FCP 7 is H.264 I have not been able to test 8 or 10 bit uncompressed YUV.
4) Make sure you select the right aspect ratio here,and tick the Maximum quality box.
5) By viewing the source or output you can see,if your output is letter-boxed in anyway go to num-4 and correct aspect ratio.

Another way to check output settings is under summary and corrections can be made Basic settings so match your resolution to the source.

Allan I hope this helps you.

Terry

[Carl Kadie]

Several film festivals have asked my son Ben for his Vegas-edited film in ProRes 422 format. We figured out how to do it right the the editor and I made this YouTube tutorial showing the rendering step. I think the same steps would work for Premiere, but I haven’t tested it. (If you do, please send me an email.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yppdAJfLFWI

Full instructions: https://slugco.com/meta/ProResOnWindows

– Carl

[Allan Mackenzie]

I’ve just checked back here and a big thanks to Carl, Wow. Thanks.

[Allan Mackenzie]

Thanks heaps Terry, I’ll give it a try.

Cheers
Al

[Allan Mackenzie]

Thanks Jeff, I have been eyeing that little puppy off for a while. It will be on my shopping cart going forward.

[Daniel Ruiz vargas]

Hi I convert it everithing with ffmpeg command line and it was very easy I download the windows instal and use this commad line

ffmpeg -i C:ffmpegbincreditosIniciales.mov -vcodec prores C:fmpegbinCreditosInicialesApple.mov

where the first file is the imput and the second file is the output
Hope this helps 😀

[Paul Gale]

Old post but just seen this:

https://www.miraizon.com/products/codecsoverview.html

Maybe that will work? Don’t know if there are any limitations working with Premiere Pro or AE though. Have emailed to ask…