Can I export Prores RAW as Prores RAW in Compressor, after adjusting WB /ISO in FCP?

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Can I export Prores RAW as Prores RAW in Compressor, after adjusting WB /ISO in FCP?

I use Premiere Pro for editing, but have FCPX as a hangover from FCP7 days. PP is unequipped to meaningfully use ProRes RAW, so I would like to do basic adjustments in FCP then offload the adjusted files to edit in PP (I have tried and tried, but just can not get my head around FCP's interface beyond the most basic use).

Is that possible if I have Compressor doing the necessary transcoding?

Thanks for any help.

FCP v11

MBP 16" M4 Max 128GB, 4TB internal

OSX 15.1.1

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Dec 4, 2024 11:44 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 5, 2024 2:36 AM in response to Dominic Witherow

If Premiere does not take any advantage of ProRes Raw, maybe the easiest thing is to export out of FCP as ProRes and use that. I am not sure, but I don't think either FCP or Compressor can export in ProRes Raw. If I am wrong, I expect someone to correct me soon.

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Answer 2

Dec 5, 2024 2:45 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks Luis. I have explored further and found that no software exports as ProRes RAW - it's only available at camera acquisition - fair enough.

I'm now attempting to 'share' (ie export) direct from the FCP browser, after RAW adjustments. Trying ProRes 4444 to stay as close to RAW as possible, but now enjoying random failures in export ("The operation could not be completed because an error occurred while exporting (error -536870181)") where some files export happily and most just fail.

I've been editing for a living for over 20 years and it's rarely been this frustrating!

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