[Andrew Clark]

Hey Seth –

This is what and how I loaded / installed the 4444 XQ:

https://www.mazze-aderhold.com/get-prores-4444-xq-on-almost-any-osx-app/

I originally found it from this site…

https://provideocoalition.com/ryoung/story/apple-prores-4444-xq-in-creative-cloud

… which also has a YT video for using it with AE.

Hope it works for you!!!

[Andrew Clark]

Seth –

Did you ever get this installed?

I did … but when I tried encoding, it error-ed out.

Not sure why, as the plain 4444 version works.

[Andrew Clark]

I’ve played both files (AVI and MOV) on both the Mac and Windows OS’s and find that the footage on:

– Windows Media and the VLC players look the same (colors appear more saturated compared to the QT players)

– QT X and QT 7 (Windows) look the same as well (colors appear more neutral compared to Windows Media and VLC players)

Neither appears bad by any means; just different.

Using a film analogy … this sort of reminds me of Provia vs. Velvia … (both Fuji brand slide/transparency/reversal film stocks) … where the QT players would be Provia and the WM/VLC players would be Velvia … at least to my eyes.

[Andrew Clark]

@ Robin –

Thanks again!!

By the way, I’m using QTX.

Is QTX a “better/improved” version of QT7?

[Andrew Clark]

@ Walter –

Very interesting stuff!!

Thanks!!

[Andrew Clark]

Thanks for the reply Robin.

I was more curious to know what QuickTime is using to convert an AVI file to a MOV file.

When I click on an AVI file to play it, QT opens up and starts converting it to a MOV file. (This is quite a cool feature by the way!!)

After it’s done converting, it plays in QT just fine.

When I opened up the AVI file in the VLC player, (on the same screen, side by side with the QT player) it looks a bit more saturated in color.

Don’t know if it’s a player thing or if it’s the QT player’s conversion process.

[Andrew Clark]

Rats … that’s what I thought.

The CC shows up just fine and I did put it in the Timeline and Exported it out (no settings changed) as a .MOV file. Plays fine.

Well I was hoping I was being an idjit (Yosemite Sam speak for idiot!!) and was missing something; but apparently not.

Thanks all for the replies and info.; much appreciate the wealth of knowledge this CC community shares with the world!!

CC = Compound Clip
CC = Creative Cow
CC = Creative Cloud

… So many CC’s!!

[Andrew Clark]

Bud –

Maybe try quitting the Creative Cloud app, restart your computer, and then see if it launches and are able to sign in.

It’s working for me … so far.

[Andrew Clark]

Back online, thank goodness!!

30 Days trial workaround; seriously?!

How about 30 Days complimentary service for us Adobe?! (Especially for Ryan).

Customer Service is severely lacking in the business world. If you ask your employee’s to go the extra mile, why not deliver on that and go the extra mile to ensure above and beyond client satisfaction?!

One month of complimentary service for inconveniencing the customer is not going to hurt Adobe’s bottom line by any means. If anything, it would increase it.

[Andrew Clark]

Yikes … is this true; that we have to sign in every month (or more often) to keep the applications running?!