do I need to convert .mov H264 to Prores 422
I shoot with Nikon D800/D750/D600 onto cards and edit with FCPX 10.2.1. Should I convert the .mov H264 to Prores 422.
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), 3.5GHz Quad-core Intel i7, 16GBmemo
I shoot with Nikon D800/D750/D600 onto cards and edit with FCPX 10.2.1. Should I convert the .mov H264 to Prores 422.
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), 3.5GHz Quad-core Intel i7, 16GBmemo
Depends if your Mac has a good enough GPU to playback the super highly compressed H.264 codec or not. Just import as is, don't Optimize, see how it works. If playback is too difficult for your Mac, then delete it all, and import again from scratch and select to Optimize. My guess is you'll not need to.
I have a intel Quad Core i7 CPU.
Will converting to Prores 4:22 give me better quality. .... that is noticeable? I know it's subject to a person's option.
BenB wrote:
Depends if your Mac has a good enough GPU to playback the super highly compressed H.264 codec or not. Just import as is, don't Optimize, see how it works. If playback is too difficult for your Mac, then delete it all, and import again from scratch and select to Optimize. My guess is you'll not need to.
What???? Why delete it and not simply optimize???
What???? Why delete it and not simply optimize???
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It's not necessary to delete media that wasn't optimized during import and re-import again from scratch and select to Optimize media during import. You can simply right click any selected file(s) in your FCPX Browser and choose to Transcode Media from the contextual menu to create optimized media. You can see if your imported clip has optimized media for it by selecting the clip in the Browser and looking at the Available Media Representations in the Info tab of the Inspector.
Jasper Thayer
Apple Certified Trainer
will converting to Prores 422 increase the overall quality of the footage.
No, but it is a dream to edit in FCPX. I convert all my EXDCAM EX clips to ProRes before importing into FCPX.
I saw a youtube video by Larry Jordan that seemed to explain that when you create Optimize media instead of Proxy that converts the footage to Pro Res. Is my understanding correct?
You can't do much to a piece of video to actually improve it from its original. You can enhance it with filters but "improve?" Not really.
Converting to ProRes will make your file sizes EXPLODE in size, though. Larry Jordan should have covered the reasons why it is desirable to do the conversions. If not, look back through his youtube material to find that episode. Converting from H.264 to ProRes can be a personal choice, an efficiency booster, a technical necessity, or a waste of time.
thanks
do I need to convert .mov H264 to Prores 422