Sharing FCPX Pro Res 422 .mov master file with both Ps and Macs

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One alternative would be to export H.264 MP4. Choose Computer for Format in the Master File settings. That should give you files with playabilty over a wide range of different generation Macs and PCs. Much greater playability than Pro Res.

Russ

… even dataDVDs come in different 'formats', perhaps this is the reason? Have you 'finished/closed' the disk? Disks are soooo slow.

Finally, is the PC prepped to playback proRes? afaik, you have to dl and install a plug-in for Windows .....

Consider a usb-stick, fast, reliable, re-usuable 😉

To share by postal mail, abusing SDcards, that stamp-sized medias meant of cameras, comes very handy, due to size ... fits in any envelop.

AAre you using the data DVD just to copy the file from one machine to another? The DVD can't play back the ProRes; it simply can't support the data rate needed. DVDs can only play back low res video.

HHow big is the movie file you want to transfer? DVD can only hold a limited amount. You can't compress it to fit on the disc and then decompress it back to ProRes.

One additional possible point of confusion: I think you wrote (or meant to write) "so it can be read and played."

A playable DVD is a very specific standard of filenames & compression sufficient to fit a two hour movie into 4.7GB of standard def video. Simply writing any video file onto a disc (maybe marked as "DVD-R") never creates a DVD that is playable in standard DVD players.

Given that, you can transfer any file (up to 4.7GB) by writing it onto a data "DVD" disc. However, as others point out, ProRes isn't windows-friendly (or good for small files) and just for seeing the video on other platforms, H.264 would be the right choice.

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