How To Render Files For Later Color Grading (B-Roll Compilations)

[NA.Media]

Hey Adobe Community,

Is there a recommended export setting to retain as much of the file's color grading lattitude for later grading? Would this be ProRes 422? Or would something a little less file intensive be possible?

I would like to generate B-Roll compilations but I don't have time to grade them right now (and I'm not sure I want to lock in a grade). It would be great if I could render a compilation of clips as a single file, to then be broken apart later by Premiere's "Scene Edit Detection".

My compilations are up to 30mins long, so achieving the most lattitude with the smallest file size would be great. Origianlly, the total size of all my B-Roll is in the range of TB, so generating a compilation of the "best of" would be ideal.

I know project manager would also be an option. But I'm not sure what's best or what's industry practice.

Thanks in advance!

[Sumeet Kumar Choubey · Accepted solution]

Hi NA.Media,

Apple ProRes 422 HQ will provide a good balance between image quality & file size, providing 10-bit & 4:2:2 chroma subsampling. If file size becomes a concern in your workflow, you may opt for lower bitrate variants such as ProRes 422 or ProRes 422 LT, which retain the same 10-bit 4:2:2 structure but with increased compression and reduced data rates. Hope it helps.

Thanks,

Sumeet

[NA.Media]

Hi Sumeet,

This helps immensely, thank you very much.