Export Format Question

[h15c0r3r]

Good evening everyone, I’m hoping someone can help me.

I recently edited a feature film and we’ve had the cinema premiere where they used a DCP file and all was good.

I’m currently working on a PC but am moving to MAC shortly, in the past when working on a MAC I’ve saved my master as a prores 422 file. However before moving I wanted to save a finished master file from my PC install and wondered what the best option might be?

I‘d imagine I may need to import this back into the MAC install at some point in case distribution require something different so any help is very much appreciated.

[samuelm25671648]

Can you provide more info on the use case for the PC export? What does it need to play on, do you have file size restrictions, quality restrictions ect.

[h15c0r3r]

Hi Samuel,

No file size restrictions as this will hopefully be stored as the master. We already have the DCP file which is currently being used for the cinema screenings but shortly I’ll need to submit something to distribution in preparation for its release.

[R Neil Haugen · Accepted solution]

Depending on original frame size and Mbps, you could go with the ProRes equivalents of Cineform or a high-q DNxHD/R, which match or exceed ProRes quality and are both cross platform.

Neil

[h15c0r3r]

Many thanks Neil, it was shot on a C300 at 50mbps 1920 x x1080.

[Jim_Simon]

I prefer Cineform for this kind of thing.  I think it offers the best quality/size ratio.  It's also cross-platform.

[yenaphe]

For optimum quality, I use DNxHR/DNxHD MXF OP1a format, with DNxHR HQX 10 bits.

You can go for the DNxHR RVB 444 option if needed too.

Hope this helps,

Seb

[h15c0r3r]

Thank you for all your replies, it is very useful and much appreciated.