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Can ProRes 4:2:2 HQ QT be used on a Windows7 PC with CS5?

Feb 28, 2012 7:40 PM

Tags: #cs5 #qt #prores #super8 #8mm #4:2:2:2 #hq

Gents, I know little about ProRes, other than it is loved by the MAC. Well, I don't have a MAC. I have a PC. But can I use ProRes 4:2:2 HQ QT in editing on a PC?

 

Here is the deal, I am shooting a wedding in April and the company I want to use for the 8mm scans can provide ProRes 4:2:2 HQ QT or High Def. Blackmagic 8 bit. Blackmagic is HUGE so thats out. But ProRes/ Can Premiere Pro handle it?

 

Half the footage will be High Definition from a DSLR camera so using that, plus ProRes would obviously be a mix and mixing is not ideal.

 

Forgive me for asking. I have researched this, but am unclear and would appreciate some assistance.


5730 Views   11 Replies   Latest reply: welchphoto, Jan 30, 2013 1:49 PM
 
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  • lasvideo
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    1. lasvideo,
    Feb 28, 2012 7:46 PM   in reply to msp1518
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    Yes, you can only playback Prores on PC.

     

    http://support.apple.com/downloads/Apple_ProRes_QuickTime_Decoder_1_0_ for_Windows

     
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  • msp1518
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    2. msp1518,
    Feb 28, 2012 8:08 PM   in reply to lasvideo
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    I'm not exactly sure what that means... "only playback"

     

    When I finish my edit, can I out put a Blu-Ray and also MPEG2 or MPEG4 video for Vimeo, etc?

     
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  • shooternz
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    3. shooternz,
    Feb 28, 2012 8:15 PM   in reply to msp1518
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    You can edit Prores HQ or Prores422 or Prores LT in Premiere (assuming a suitably empowered system.)

     

    HQ is probably excessive for your needs.

    422 is more than adequate

    and LT would do the job fine.

     

    They are just different datarates.

     

    lasvideo is telling you that you can not encode to Prores from a PC but thats not an issue in your case.

     

    FWIW : It is actually possible to export Prores from a Windows PC. ( another story)

     
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  • Todd_Kopriva
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    4. Todd_Kopriva,
    Feb 28, 2012 10:24 PM   in reply to shooternz
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    Just to confirm what shooternz and lasvideo have already told you:

    I use ProRes 422 footage in Premiere Pro on Windows 7 almost every day. But I have to output to a different format, since Apple doesn't provide an encoder for Windows.

     
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  • Kevin Monahan
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    5. Kevin Monahan,
    Feb 29, 2012 8:46 AM   in reply to msp1518
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    Yes, edit in ProRes. You can mix ProRes footage with your DSLR footage (ideally the same frame size and frame rate) on the timeline. Output to the export codec of your choice for output (H.264, MPEG-2, etc.) when you're done.

     
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  • lasvideo
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    6. lasvideo,
    Feb 29, 2012 11:47 AM   in reply to Kevin Monahan
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    This thread reminds me of the old joke,

     

    "How many editors does it take to edit in Prores on a PC"?

     

    Answer - "One, and three to explain how to do it" 

     
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  • welchphoto
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    7. welchphoto,
    Jan 30, 2013 12:30 PM   in reply to shooternz
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    I just found this question, so to be clear is it Premiere 6 or will 5.5 play ProRes? And are there any plugin from apple required?

    I edit on Premiere 5.5 now on Win 7. I plan on upgrading to 6 soon.

     

    Also a related question, should I be able to output a .MOV file in HD? I only see SD Quicktime.

     

    Thanks

    Dennis

     
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  • SAFEHARBOR11
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    8. SAFEHARBOR11,
    Jan 30, 2013 1:16 PM   in reply to welchphoto
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    Hi Dennis,

     

    YES, you can edit ProRes clips in CS5.5 and CS6 on the PC. If QuickTime (free) is installed, you have the codec for playback. There was a hitch I believe with CS5.5 that IF the ProRes clip had 4-channel audio, it did not work, but then it was fixed with a later update from Adobe. CS6 is trouble free. Note that you cannot export to ProRes (there is a third-party freeware hack method, but nothing from Adobe).

     

    I never export to QuickTime, so cannot answer your question on that. I would ask why you need .mov - are you sharing a file with a Mac editor or something? Otherwise there are plenty of other codecs I would use.

     

    Thanks

     

    Jeff Pulera

    Safe Harbor

     
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  • nw42
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    Jan 30, 2013 1:30 PM   in reply to SAFEHARBOR11
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    On Windows you can read Prores files via Quicktime decoder but can't write them because there is no encoder in Quicktime.

     

    Only a few programs can write Prores on Windows - they bring their own encoder with them. (ffmpeg or some Premiere Plugins for example)

     

    For sure you can export Quicktime Video in SD, HD and whatever resolution the QT codecs support.

     

    Quicktime DNXHD would be a good choice to exchange material in mastering quality between Mac & Win and across all programms supporting Quicktime.

     
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  • welchphoto
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    10. welchphoto,
    Jan 30, 2013 1:48 PM   in reply to SAFEHARBOR11
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    Hi Jeff

    Thanks for the answer, I have an upcoming project that will be delivered to me in ProRes I have never tried to edit in ProRes before. I have received .Mov files that I could not open that were an HD format but I didn't know if it was ProRes or some other .mov that only an apple could open. I will up grade to 6 before I start this new project.

    My question about output in .mov HD was because I had a problem last week I had received some .mov files from England, not in PAL, that played fine and they were HD. I needed to send the edited version to an editor working in MAC FC and I wanted to send .MOV hd but I could not find a Quicktime HD in the preset for Quicktime. I gave it to them in MP4 HD and all seems to be fine.

    I have Quicktime 7 pro on my computer does that interface with premiere?

    Any suggestions of plugin I should get for the upgrade?

     

    Thanks

    Dennis

     
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    11. welchphoto,
    Jan 30, 2013 1:49 PM   in reply to nw42
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    Thanks

     
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