ProRes422 codec for windows ?

[Stuart Simpson]

I’ll risk getting my neck and say that it doesn’t look good. The ProRes codec looks to be part of the FCP install – if Apple were going to make it cross platform I would expect it to be rolled into Quicktime…

I would love to be wrong about this though!

-Simmie
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[Christopher Tay]

Hi Simmie,

I see you’re still running Cinewave on your G4s. What version of FCP are you running with them ?

Yeah…I hope Apple will include that as part of the Quicktime codec list. If Apple wants ProRes422 to be widely adopted, they should do that.

-chrispy

[Stuart Simpson]

We’re currently on FCP 5.1.2 – but I’ve been doing some testing and 5.1.4 is looking good so far. We’ll probably roll into fully up-to-date in a week or two…

-Simmie
2 G5 – Kona LH
3 G4s – Cinewave
1 xbox360, 1 PSP, 1 PS2 & a Gamecube
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[Daniel Low]

I very much doubt it. Apple wants to drive people to using its hardware and does not (necessarily) want to enable other peoples technology.

Additionally the Pixlet CODEC is not on Windows. ProRes will be seen as another reason for users to make the ‘switch’.

[Robert Longwell]

Apple needs to start realizing that may facilities operate in a cross platform environment. Having a codec exclusive to Mac only severely limits the use of this QT file.

This is one area that Avid has Apple beat.

Robert Longwell

[Tom Wolsky]

Apple doesn’t care. It doesn’t want companies in cross-platform environments. It wants them on one platform, running its comparatively inexpensive software on its computers.

There are a number of codecs for QuickTime that are missing on Windows, not least of which is DVCPRO HD.

You want to run DVCPRO HD on FireWire, ProRes 422, Pixlet? Get a Mac. That’s the game plan.

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

[Tom Matthies]

This is a very valid issue. We often export video clips into our PC based workstations for Efx work. It will severly limit our workflow using ProRes422 in the future if the graphics artists cannot utilize the codec. We already run into this problem when using DVCPro50 as a codec and transferring clips for graphic work while in SD. It’s a fairly rare project that does not require some sort of additional graphical work to complete. The need to transcode clips from the original codec into some other PC-friendly variety is not a good solution for an efficient workflow.
Hopefully, Apple will realize that this industry does indeed function on all platforms and that they will wise up and include the codec in future issues of Quicktime for both flavors of PC. Or at lease, make it available in a Windows-friendly stand alone version at an additional fee? I guess we’ll see in a few weeks…
Tom

[Bob Flood]

hi all

we have fcp for editing, but AE and Lightwave on a pC for efx.

we have been using the sheer codec for a massive chromakey job, and it has been good. pretty fast export times (dvcproHD to Sheer RGB 10 bit)

the down side is we have to composite the shots in fcp at dvcprohd which even using the sheer codec takes for ever to render. but you will always get that

there is another codec made by microcosm that also fills the bill.

we were using rayligh dvcprohd on the pc, but seemed to get better gamma and color translation using sheer.

[Tom Wolsky]

What’s that effects work you’re doing on a PC? Apple’s answer is, why aren’t you doing it on a Mac? But the application doesn’t run on a Mac, you say. Use an application that does, Apple replies.

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

[Daniel Low]

This statement is a gem: “Apple needs to start realizing….”.

It’s not exactly like they don’t have a clue!

Avid are seriously hurting as a direct result of Apple ‘realising’, ProRes or no ProRes.