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Nick Papps
Nick Papps
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January 10, 2013
Question

Best format for Premiere Pro CS6?

  • January 10, 2013
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I'd like to get more performane our of Premiere CS6.  Native AVCHD is sluggish on my Macbook Pro even with dropping the resolution while editing.  What is the best format to transcode to?  I was thinking ProRes 422. BUT, that's not an option in Prelude. But, H.264 is.  This project will be put onto Vimeo when finished. 

Anyone have any opinions on this one?

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      Anonymous
      January 11, 2013

      ProRes is an option in Prelude if you have the ProRes encoders installed (they come with fcp7, FCPX, motion, and compressor). Prelude encoding presets are created in Adobe Media Encoder. Adobe has also provided downloadable presets if you have ProRes already installed. You can download them here:

      http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5411

      If you have none of those Apple products installed, you can try installing and downloading the FCPX trial (apparently they give a new 30 day trial with each update). I believe that permanently installs the ProRes codecs on your machine.

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      Anonymous
      January 10, 2013

      See this thread on production codecs (from AE Forum though).

      See this discussion on proxies. Also don't forget about rendering preview option.

      Nick Papps
      Nick PappsAuthor
      Known Participant
      January 11, 2013

      Okay cool, checked those out. What's the difference between H.264 and DHxHD?  It can't seem to find an answer.  They seem pretty similar to me ones an Avid based format, the other Mac.  What's a better option between these two choices?

      lasvideo
      lasvideo
      Inspiring
      January 11, 2013

      DNxHD is a Mastering codec that is available in MXF (Avid) and QuickTime wrappers. Many broadcasters use it.

      H.264 is available in MP4 and QuickTime wrappers and is more used for distribution to clients and tv stations.

      lasvideo
      lasvideo
      Inspiring
      January 10, 2013

      Personally I would tend to stay with more of a mastering codec like DHxHD (if your systems likes it) for the edit. Then do the conversion when exporting. More options that way.

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