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Pro Res?? Using Compressor?
I am wanting to convert my 720p footage from my P2 cards using compressor into a ProRes format, so I can let one of my editors edit with his laptop. It should compress it down keeping the same quality…. Well when I compress it, the file size gets larger. What am I doing wrong?
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4 Replies
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DVCProHD is only 100 mbps, ProRes has more.
Regards,
Uli
Director of the Institute of Media Research (IMF) at Braunschweig University of Arts
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so theres no way to do what I was planning?
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DVCPRO HD is perfectly editable on a laptop. Just get a firewire 800 drive and you are good to go.
ProRes is a low data rate substitute for UNCOMPRESSED HD, not DVCPRO HD. DVCPRO HD is a compressed form of HD.
Compressing to ProRes would be good when you get to the color correction phase…as it is a 10-bit codec and DVCPRO HD is an 8-bit codec. But that is when you are DONE editing.
Just give them the DVCPRO HD files on a FW800 drive and they should be good to go.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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No point, not if you’re trying to save drive space.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
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