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I have a question about the final exporting render times. What if you aren't working/editing h264 files just compiling them together using FCP. I have about 3 hours worth of mostly h264 encoded video and for the sake of a shorter final export rendering time should I transcode all the h264 files to XD CAM or ProRes? My issue is time
Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
IN Compressor, you look for the DVD presets, and use the BEST QUALITY 180min encode. If you don't have the time, you can use the FAST encode...it won't look as good, but it will be fast.
Extremely long export times are due to 1) Working with formats FCP isn't designed to work with (H.264), 2) not fully rendering the sequence before you export, 3) speed of your processors.
And YES...converting the H.264 files to ProRes BEFORE you start editing, and working in a ProRes sequence is FAR BETTER than trying to work with H.264 native.
THis is the workflow for tapeless formats:
http://library.creativecow.net/ross_shane/tapeless-workflow_fcp-7/1
So in the end, which codec will export my sequence/timeline quicker? H.264, ProRes or any other? Details about quality : file size would be great
Convert the raw footage to ProRes. Edit with that. Export that as self contained file. Use COMPRESSOR to convert to what you need.
Does ProRes export faster than h264?
