- You can get access to all the great Apple Codecs AND you can use them with SA. SA defaults to Animation but I change it to ProRes 422 and the files are way smaller and look just as good as Animation. Plus if you do have Final Cut X you have to use ProRes 422 files. So here is how you get access to them.
- Feb 08, 2018 And also, Premiere doesn’t include export for ProRes on a Windows machine. However, if you persist in doing this, a few companies have tried to reverse-engineer the codec and offer a method of doing it. Here is how to generate ProRes codec on a Windows machine. How to generate Apple ProRes codec on a Windows PC?
Video creators that work with Apple's Mac products are probably already familiar with ProRes, the company's family of video codecs, which aim to combine editing performance and image quality. Recently, Apple introduced ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ, more advanced version of the codecs meant for the creation of HDR content in software like Apple's own Final Cut Pro.
Apple ProRes 422 LT: A more highly compressed codec than Apple ProRes 422, with roughly 70 percent of the data rate and 30 percent smaller file sizes. This codec is perfect for environments where storage capacity and data rate are at a premium. The target data rate of Apple ProRes 422 LT is approximately 102 Mbps at 1920 x 1080 and 29.97 fps. Apple prores quicktime decoder free download - Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder, Apple QuickTime, Apple QuickTime, and many more programs.
If you're a fan of the codec, you're probably working with Mac devices anyway, but if you happen to be using Windows, you can now use the codecs on that platform too. Apple has released the ProRes RAW codecs for Windows in beta form, enabling these files to be handled by certain apps.
Specifically, compatible apps right now include Adobe's suite of creative apps - After Effects, Media Encoder, Premiere Pro, and Premiere Rush. You'll need to be using the beta versions of these apps in order for the codecs to work, too.
If you're interested, you can download the ProRes RAW codecs for Windows here. Keep in mind that only the 64-bit version of Windows 10 is supported, and you can't use it with previous versions of Windows. If you're not yet familiar with ProRes RAW, you can learn more here.
The Apple Intermediate Codec is a high-quality 8-bit 4:2:0 video codec used mainly as a less processor-intensive way of working with long-GOP MPEG-2 footage such as HDV. It is recommended for use with all HD workflows in Final Cut Express, iMovie, and until Final Cut Pro version 5. The Apple Intermediate Codec abbreviated AIC (by users, Apple Engineers don't use the abbreviation) is designed by Apple Inc. to be an intermediate format in an HDV and AVCHD workflow. It features high performance and quality, being less processor intensive to work with than other editing formats. Unlike native MPEG-2 based HDV - and similar to the standard-definition DV codec - the Apple Intermediate Codec does not use temporal compression, enabling every frame to be decoded immediately without decoding other frames.[1] As a result of this, the Apple Intermediate Codec takes three to four times more space than HDV.
The Apple Intermediate Codec is officially available only on the Mac OS X platform but can be read on other platforms such as Windows or Linux, using FFmpeg.[2] All Mac OS X software which makes use of the QuickTime codec libraries - such as Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, and iMovie - can use the Apple Intermediate codec.
The Apple Intermediate Codec was used because it was less processor intensive; as the compression scheme did not need the next frame to be displayed. It's still used in the iLife package, specifically iMovie, but it is rarely used in Final Cut Pro as of Version 6 since it now uses the ProRes codecs instead of the Apple Intermediate Codec, though some versions of Final Cut Pro (HD 4.5 through 5) and Final Cut Express use them regularly.
About HDV[edit]
HDV (High Definition Video) is a video format that allows you to record HD video in standard DV tape. Its compression scheme is called long-GOP MPEG2. HDV is an HD format created by a consortium of manufacturers including Sony, JVC, Canon, and Sharp. HDV allows you to record an hour of HD video on standard mini-DV videocassettes. You can connect an HDV camcorder to your computer via FireWire, so you can capture and output just as you would with a DV device.
It uses Long-GOP MPEG2 compression to achieve a maximum data rate of 25mps, which is the same as normal DV video. This standard yields extremely High Definition images in shorter space. The term long refers to the fact that P- and B-frames are used between I-frame intervals. At the other end of the spectrum, the opposite of long-GOP MPEG is I-frame-only MPEG, in which only I-frames are used. Formats such as IMX use I-frame-only MPEG, which reduces temporal artifacts and improves editing performance. However, I-frame-only formats have a significantly higher data rate because each frame must store enough data to be completely self-contained. Therefore, although the decoding demands on your computer are decreased, there is a greater demand for scratch disk speed and capacity.
1080-line HDV media uses an open GOP structure, which means that B-frames in the MPEG stream can be reliant on frames in adjacent GOPs. 720-line HDV media uses a closed GOP structure, which means that each GOP is self-contained and does not rely on frames outside the GOP.
About MPEG Compression[edit]
HD video requires significantly more data than SD video. A single HD video frame can require up to six times more data than an SD frame. To record such large images with such a low data rate, HDV uses long-GOP MPEG compression. MPEG compression reduces the data rate by removing redundant visual information, both on a per-frame basis and also across multiple frames.
Note: HDV specifically employs MPEG-2 compression, but the concepts of long-GOP and I-frame-only compression discussed below apply to all versions of the MPEG standard: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4 (including AVC/H.264). For the purposes of this general explanation, the term MPEG may refer to any of these formats.
About AVCHD[edit]
AVCHD is an HD video format jointly developed by Sony and Panasonic. AVCHD uses Advanced Video Coding (AVC) compression (also known as MPEG-4 part 10 or H.264) to achieve high-quality images and low data rates. AVCHD camcorders record on a variety of file-based media, including 80 mm DVDs, hard disks, and flash memory (such as Secure Digital cards and memory sticks).
The AVCHD specification allows most SD and HD dimensions and frame rates, though each camcorder usually supports only a few formats. The AVCHD color sample ratio is 4:2:0, with 8 bits per sample. Audio can be recorded in 5.1-channel surround sound with Dolby Digital (AC-3) compression or up to 7.1-channel surround sound (uncompressed). Some camcorders, such as the Panasonic HDC-SD5 camcorder, use a two-channel built-in microphone.
Color Recording Method[edit]
Both MPEG-2 HDV, AVCHD and the Apple Intermediate Codec record a 4:2:0 component (Y´CBCR) digital video signal. Each sample (pixel) has a resolution of 8 bit. This is not much of a concern for editors as HDV and AVCHD records in a 4:2:0 color space anyway. In fact you may actually lose data if you decide to use 4:2:2 codecs like DVCPRO HD
Frame Aspect Ratios[edit]
MPEG-2 HDV and Apple Intermediate Codec feature a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio for all resolutions.
The 1080i format features 1080 lines (1440 pixels per line), interlaced, using non-square pixels to display a screen ratio of 16:9 (equivalent to 1920 x 1080). The 720p format features 720 lines (equivalent to 1280 x 720) with a progressive scan.
AVCHD Factor[edit]
AVCHD uses H.264 for video compression and AAC for audio. This is even more processor intensive than HDV. So you also need to convert to the Apple Intermediate Codec if you plan to edit in Final Cut Pro.
Format Details[edit]
Codec | Bitrate |
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MPEG-2 HDV 720p30 | 2.5 MB/sec. (equivalent to 9 GB/hr.) |
MPEG-2 HDV 1080i60/50 | 3.3 MB/sec. (equivalent to 12 GB/hr.) |
Apple Intermediate Codec HDV 720p30 | approximately 7 MB/sec. (equivalent to approximately 25 GB/hr.) |
Apple Intermediate Codec HDV 1080i50 | approximately 12 MB/sec. (equivalent to approximately 42 GB/hr.) |
Apple Intermediate Codec HDV 1080i60 | approximately 14 MB/sec. (equivalent to approximately 49 GB/hr.) |
References[edit]
Apple Prores Codec For Windows
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^http://ffmpeg.org/
Prores Codec Download For Windows
External links[edit]
Apple Prores Codec For Premiere
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