Michael- what cameras are you shooting with? Uf you *know* you’re going ProRes from the start you should consider shooting ProRes either in-camera or with one of the many outboard and cheap ProRes recorders from ATOMOS/Blackmagic, etc. As compact as H.264 is as an acquisition/streaming format- it really sucks everywhere in-between.
Noah
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