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martinc1656642
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March 14, 2023
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How to export HVEC (H.265) with a 422 color space?

  • March 14, 2023
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I'd like to export a 1080p sequence with Apple ProRess 422 footage to a space-saving format but still keep good amount of information/quality in the file. 
I see I can export HVEC (H.265) from Media Encoder but the exported file has a 420 color space. How can I make it 422? 

Thank you, 

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R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
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March 15, 2023

You might play with the profile & levels settings for the H.265 settings under "more ... ".

 

Try perhaps the next profile past Main, or a 5.x or higher profile. Maybe clear to a 6 level profile.

 

Neil

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martinc1656642Author
Inspiring
March 15, 2023

Thank you Neil, for some reason it doesn't give me a 422 file. 
I have the latest version of Premiere and Media Encoder, I wonder if it's something they have to enable/fix. 

If Apple Proress 422 LT is too large for this case, any idea what would be the next space-saving codec/format that will preserve a good quality? 

Averdahl
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AverdahlCommunity Expert
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March 15, 2023
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...any idea what would be the next space-saving codec/format that will preserve a good quality? 


By @martinc1656642

 

Is your source footage 4:2:2? It´s good to know that if you have 4:2:0 footage you wont gain anything by export it to 4:2:2 since it wont be magically better.

 

I don´t think Adobe products can export a 4:2:2 H.265 file since the Profile tops out at Main 10 and not Main 10 4:2:2 that is required.

 

I can get it in TMPGEnc Mastering Works 7:

 

    Ishan Y
    Ishan Y
    Inspiring
    March 15, 2023

    Hey Martin,

    Could you try Prores 422 LT and see if that codec does the job? It takes less space than Prores 422 and has 422 chroma subsampling. Let us know.

     

    Thanks,

    Ishan

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    martinc1656642Author
    Inspiring
    March 15, 2023

    Ishan, thanks for getting back.
    Prores 422 LT works but I have so much media that I was hoping to save more space and preserve quality with HEVC (H.265). 
    Is that possible? 
    Thanks!

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