Q: Fastest Converter for h.264 to ProRes
So long story short, we'll be shooting a few videos with some Nikon D600s and bringing them into FCP7 for overnight edits on location with MacBook Pros. I usally use Compressor to convert the footage over to ProRes but since we will be shooting a lot of video and the edit times are very tight (overnight) I'm trying to find out if anyone has found a converter that can transcode the video faster than Compressor does? Runnng some small tests Compressor is going to be a bit too slow for our turnaround time, but I understand we may have to make due. Was just checking if anyone has found a converter or workflow that is noticably faster than Compressor?
Thanks
Posted on Mar 5, 2014 4:02 PM
Qmaster breaks the job down and applies it simultaneously to processor cores.
On my MacBook Pro i7, I have it set up to use 6 cores as simultaneous convertors.
Your other choice would be to edit on software that does not require conversion, such as FCP-X or Premire Pro.
MtD
Posted on Mar 5, 2014 4:28 PM