ProRes specs?

[AJL14]

Happy Sunday everyone (except down-under - Happy Monday!)

I have to deliver to a distributor a ProRes version of our award-winning Festival short. Here are their specs for delivery - and I'm not sure EDIUS is able to deliver the conversion from mp4. I cannot even tell if the EDIUS output conversion to ProRes is ProRes 422 or 422 HQ or even VBR, much less at 220 Mbps.

Apple ProRes 422 HQ
VBR expected at 220 Mbps
1920x1080 Square pixel aspect ratio
Native frame rate of mp4 - OK
Audio - AAC

I'd appreciate any advice, for they're very specific about accepting only the above video and audio specs.
Many thanks,
Alan

[antonsvideo]

Hi Alan

if you have EDIUS9 you can export direct to Prores 4:2:2 HQ

[AJL14]

Anton - thanks. Upon further investigation and a trial conversion, seems I have all the required settings in the MOV file - thanks to you. Appreciate you getting back to me.

PS - coming to NAB this year???? I still owe you some good wine!
Alan

[antonsvideo]

Anton - thanks. Upon further investigation and a trial conversion, seems I have all the required settings in the MOV file - thanks to you. Appreciate you getting back to me.

PS - coming to NAB this year???? I still owe you some good wine!
Alan

can you afford the wine I drink? ask Pat, he paid for the last one :) (maybe he is still paying off the AMEX card)

not sure yet about NAB

[BernH]

Happy Sunday everyone (except down-under - Happy Monday!)

I have to deliver to a distributor a ProRes version of our award-winning Festival short. Here are their specs for delivery - and I'm not sure EDIUS is able to deliver the conversion from mp4. I cannot even tell if the EDIUS output conversion to ProRes is ProRes 422 or 422 HQ or even VBR, much less at 220 Mbps.

Apple ProRes 422 HQ
VBR expected at 220 Mbps
1920x1080 Square pixel aspect ratio
Native frame rate of mp4 - OK
Audio - AAC

I'd appreciate any advice, for they're very specific about accepting only the above video and audio specs.
Many thanks,
Alan

Hey Alan,

Just a note about ProRes. It is by nature a VBR codec, as is HQ/HQX, and the 422HQ variant denotes 220Mbps @ 29.97fps. If your film is 23.976, the bitrate will be less. Probably in the area of 176Mbps.

[GrassValley_PS]

can you afford the wine I drink? ask Pat, he paid for the last one :) (maybe he is still paying off the AMEX card)

not sure yet about NAB

We had 2 bottles! I am looking forward to payback if I ever get downunder.

[AJL14]

Thanks Bern! Appreciate the good info.

Pat - how much did this Aussie get you for????

Best to you all,
Alan

[GrassValley_PS]

Thanks Bern! Appreciate the good info.

Pat - how much did this Aussie get you for????

Best to you all,
Alan

Suffice to say that each bottle was over $100. I couldn't let Anton think that Napa Valkey had bad wine. ;-)

[John Lewis]

Al It was very nice e so nice maybe you cant remember. We were both there enjoying it and Jerry

[antonsvideo]

Al It was very nice e so nice maybe you cant remember. We were both there enjoying it and Jerry

but you, Alan and Jerry did not drink the wine :)

[John Lewis]

Oh yes i had a small one as i knew i would never taste such an expensive drink in my life again

[AJL14]

Hey John - you need some nice red wine as well to keep you're blood flowing. I see that the high in Angelsey is 39 degrees today - with rain! Burrrrrrrr.

Incidentally all, I discovered that converting to ProRes HQ as default - with "Frame blending" makes all scene cuts look weird. So change it to "Nearest Frame" and it looks super good. Thanks for all your help.

Happy editing, guys.
Alan

[antonsvideo]

Incidentally all, I discovered that converting to ProRes HQ as default - with "Frame blending" makes all scene cuts look weird. So change it to "Nearest Frame" and it looks super good. Thanks for all your help.

Happy editing, guys.
Alan

that should not happen, what is your source frame rate and your project setting frame rate?

[BernH]

Incidentally all, I discovered that converting to ProRes HQ as default - with "Frame blending" makes all scene cuts look weird. So change it to "Nearest Frame" and it looks super good. Thanks for all your help.

Happy editing, guys.
Alan

Frame blending and Nearest Frame should be identical if your source, timeline and export framerates are all the same. This only makes a difference if there is a mismatch, as there has to be a frame interpolation somewhere to create the new framerate, unless there is just a speed change taking place.