Angelo Lorenzo
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ProRes 4444 is mutable in that it can encode in both RGB and YUV. With that said, Adobe is TERRIBLE at documenting the nuances of export.
I’ve looked at the frame headers for ProRes files produced by Premiere and at all bit depths it appears to encode in RGB.
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Premiere Pro processes video internally at 32bit. There is no rounding error with YUV/RGB conversions in 32-bit which, effectively, moves the color encoding concern squarely to whatever format you are exporting to. Premiere Pro’s design philosophy is to maintain whatever format the video is using up until playback where it’s converted to RGB on the fly. This eases CPU load because of unnecessary flip-flops.
The only issue arises when you use legacy 8 or 16 bit effects that don’t specifically support YUV (they lack both a YUV icon or a 32bit icon) because the RGB/YUV conversion can cause rounding errors. Plugins usually perform tasks in RGB, but that’s a choice entirely up to the vendor as they can also decide to support YUV. Again not an issue if the plugin is 32bit because any possible conversion is lossless.
If you’re really worried about some of the native effects, then you should look into moving up to an effects set like those offered by Boris or GenArts. The Boris effects are interesting in that they are 32 bit but don’t show the icon (they just don’t follow Premiere’s SDK).
R3D footage is raw, it hasn’t been debayered so the colors don’t exist in any actual way. I can only assume that it’s passed as RGB to Premiere once it’s debayered/decompressed because of reasons I mentioned in the above paragraph.
https://blogs.adobe.com/VideoRoad/2010/06/what_is_yuv.html
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I think it means over brights from the traditional HD camcorders.
RED’s R3D files don’t produce super whites in almost all circumstances. The one exception is exporting HDRx footage to OpenEXR which supports over-range 32-bit floating point color.
All the RED response curves roll off the highlights otherwise.
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Watch edits through at the beginning and end of your day. Audit any titles/text for spelling/grammar/punctuation before final delivery. Make quality control an easy habit. Make a small check list if you need to.
Another thing that helps is I turn any client note emails into checklists, print them, and keep a record of the document in Word.
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Or is this a variation of XDCAM that provides you with an MP4 file? Those usually behave well outside of the folder structure.
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Media Browser only. XDCAM should be a series of MXF files; was the card’s file/folder structure preserved during copying? If not then this link may help https://dylanreeve.com/videotv/2011/virtual-xdcam.html
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Well decoding is free on both systems with Quicktime installed.
For encoding on Mac, you have to install an Apple Pro app which comes with the ProRes encoder. Final Cut, Motion, etc. Motion is usually the cheapest of the bunch so it’s popular to pick up.
Windows users are stuck with commandline tools like FFMPEG and FFMBC to encode ProRes. It’s free, but I think Mac support for these tools are spotty. Regardless, the workflow is complicated. I created a helper program for batching ProRes, https://www.fallenempiredigital.com/blog/prhelpersoftware/ but there are also a few less niche GUIs that can help you encode single files.
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Nothing is attached. With that said, if its the same or similar mockups you always see, it may be stock artwork provided by Apple in their developer kit.
https://psd.tutsplus.com/freebies/psd/freebie-vector-iphone-4-psd-file/ would be a good base to see what it’s made of.
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In Multitrack, effects are per track. Add effects to your rack and turn the wet/dry mix to 0%. You can then turn on the effects mix as an automation envelope on each clip to turn it on from its default position of 0% wet. You can use this as a hard on/off and actually mix in the effect with any of the available effects parameters for a better blend.
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Angelo LorenzoNeed to encode ProRes on your Windows PC?
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