Skip to main content
T
tristansummers
Inspiring
February 27, 2019
Question

Lightweigth Pro res media player on Windows?

  • February 27, 2019
  • 3 replies
  • 2546 views

Hi

Now we finally have Pro Res, what do you use to playback Pro Res on Windows.

If we don't use quicktime, which was slow anyway...

VLC does not scrub easily.

I don't really want to waste resources having Premiere open.

I would like something to recommend to clients.

I am sure compositing packages or 3d packages come with or recommend a professioanl format player...

Any tips?

THEN is there one that will playback over decklink?

Tris

    This topic has been closed for replies.

    3 replies

    Dave_LaRonde
    Dave_LaRonde
    Inspiring
    February 27, 2019

    If you want to check FOR SURE that everything done in AE will work, import the files into Premiere Pro and check them.

    Screw the players.

    T
    tristansummersAuthor
    Inspiring
    February 28, 2019

    There must be a scrubbable player though.

    Clients don't have  Premiere...

    There is probably a way to optimise them so they scrub.

    I have tried a trial of professional ones in the past.

    Dave_LaRonde
    Dave_LaRonde
    Inspiring
    February 28, 2019

    tristansummers  wrote

    Clients don't have  Premiere...

    Okay, isn't that why clients hire you in the first place... to make stuff that WORKS? 


    The last time I saw a viewer that remotely resembled a professional viewer was in Quicktime Pro... which, unless you have a legacy machine, is dead.  Even then, QT Pro didn't display alpha channels properly.

    The professional-grade viewers are in professional-grade software.  Why?  Because pros don't NEED viewers, they've got the software!

      T
      tristansummersAuthor
      Inspiring
      February 27, 2019

      Also JKL would be a plus!

      You used to be able to just drag a clip onto a FCP icon and it would play.

      Premiere on windows seems to make me import footage first.

      I know this is the AE forum, but is ther eanything that can open a file direct?

      At home with a 4 x ioFX raid I can play everything in real time in AE but that doesn't work everywhere...

      I don't think the  microsecond latency is there yet in single nvme drives

      imeilfx
      imeilfx
      Inspiring
      February 27, 2019

      smallest and simplest media player that I use for most of my clips is MPC (media player classic) and it works perfect with ProRes.

      T
      tristansummersAuthor
      Inspiring
      February 27, 2019

      Great

      Does it scrub smoothly

      This is the main thing I have not found in Mac PC switching.

      Seer previews miost things but is sketchy.

      I know Fusion used to have one.

      Scratch Play seemed great until they decided to charge for it.

      Prelude might work if you didn't need a bit of set up each time and pretend to be ingesting.

      Otherwise it decklinks as well.

      Seems the decklink ones are like £1000 but hopefully someone will find a way.

      I'll just get into the habit of using Premiere and see if it slows things down much.

      I am on a laptop with 4 processors and I need them for rendergarden

      Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
      Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices