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    Which Codec is best to use with T3i footage and FCP 7?

    Posted by Dallas Kruse on June 9, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    I have a question regarding Codecs to use in FCP 7.

    My footage comes from a Canon T3i or a Canon 5d. And I’m filming in 1980×1020, 24p.

    I always encode/transcode my footage in Compressor before editing in FCP.

    I have been using ProRes 422 but doing some quick reading on Apple Documents … I’m thinking that ProRes 422 might not be the highest quality possible.

    I want to have the BEST looking footage I can.

    Can someone help with which Compressor Codec I should be encoding to?

    thank you

    Music Producer dabbling in Video.
    FCP 7. CS3, 5. AE.
    Canon T3i.

    Dallas Kruse replied 11 years, 11 months ago 1 Member · 2 Replies
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  • Dallas Kruse

    June 9, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    If there won’t be a big quality difference in 422 vs 422HQ vs 4444 … I’ll be glad to stick with 422.

    Music Producer dabbling in Video.
    FCP 7. CS3, 5. AE.
    Canon T3i.

  • Dallas Kruse

    June 9, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    Thank you for the help.

    Music Producer dabbling in Video.
    FCP 7. CS3, 5. AE.
    Canon T3i.

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