You guys could try MediaReactor from Drastic:
https://www.drastic.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:mediareactorworkstation&catid=40&Itemid=80
It’s available as an IO-Plugin for Premiere and features a native
non-ffmpeg ProRes-codec, which in some aspects is even better and faster than the original Apple-thing.
Couldn’t be easier 😉 .
Cheers,
Mazze
PS.: Not for free, but 295 bucks for proper (and legal) ProRes-Export isn’t too much, I think 😉 .