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H.265 vs ProRes

I understand the compression differences between the 2 but what I

am confused about is what am I getting with ProRes over H.265, or H.264

for that matter. Lets start with telling you what I am looking for.

Although I do not do commercial work  in the range of feature films and

TV commercials, I am expected to deliver a professional finished product

for the Real Estate industry. It is 95% outdoor aerial and ground

video. What I am wanting is more dynamic range and the ability to push

the image further. As a photographer working in RAW I know how far I can

push that image, pulling down the highlights and boosting shadows if I

need to. That type of control does not seem to be available in the video

world. When I shoot these large landscapes I am wanting to be able to

see the clouds as clear and exposed as I can some of the darker landscape

below. I find myself having to pick one or the other at times which is

why I try and shoot, as many of us do I am sure, in the Golden Hour of

the day when the ambient dynamic range is not as wide. However, this is

not always possible.


I am really trying to justify why I need to spend the extra $$$$ for the Mavic 3 CINE version vvs just the standard version. So far, I am not really seeing the benefit since I will need a LOT more

storage space to work with ProRes, both for capture and archiving.


You thought are much appreciated.


-Houston


Posted on Jun 12, 2022 4:47 PM

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Posted on Jun 12, 2022 5:29 PM

The dynamic range is available if you shoot an HDR format. ProRes RAW and most HDR formats like the DolbyVision iPhone have 1000 nits luma range, ten time SDR video. HDR is separate from the codec and the compression. Some cameras now shoot HEVC 10-bit high data rate video that's suburb for acquisition.

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Jun 12, 2022 5:29 PM in response to htown

The dynamic range is available if you shoot an HDR format. ProRes RAW and most HDR formats like the DolbyVision iPhone have 1000 nits luma range, ten time SDR video. HDR is separate from the codec and the compression. Some cameras now shoot HEVC 10-bit high data rate video that's suburb for acquisition.

H.265 vs ProRes

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