Apple ProRes in Quicktime Export

I have a client that is just starting to use Creative Cloud and Premier Pro.
When the client attempts to use Prelude to ingest, he attempts to transcode, selects quicktime, but does not see the Apple ProRes codec

Your client needs to create the appropriate Preset for the format he wants his video converted to in Adobe Media Encoder first.
Then when he checks the Transcode option in Prelude, and selects QuickTime as the format, he can then choose the Preset he created in Adobe Media Encoder.
MtD

Similar Messages

Jumpy playback from image sequences rendered in Apple Prores and then exported to h264

I will start by saying I have been using FCP since 1.0 and am in no way new to this software, but this issue has me going crazy.
First the Specs:
MacPro 2 x 2.66 Quad cor Intel Xeon
16 gig Ram
OS 10.9.2
FCP 7.0.3 (sorry but I am not a fan of FCP10 at all)
In other words, a beast of a system that has played back everything I have ever built on it for years until now. So now for the issue: I work with an amazing 3D Max builder and we have created a building animation exported from that program into and image sequence ( we have tried JPG, TGA and PNG still all with the same effect). I open Quicktime 7 Pro, build the image sequence, save as .mov, import into FCP and drop it into my 1080p30 Apple Prores (HQ ... we also tried SQ) timelines. The timeline renders perfectly and I can play the video perfectly through my system out of Firewire 800 to my Motu V4HD device which then converts the signal to HDMI to my 55" LED TV. The video and playback is perfect.... until:
If I try to play back the same exact time line into an exported video file, the file will play back with random jumpyness in it. I say random since you can play it back 10 times and it will hiccup during playback at different spots in the video. If you review every frame in the file though using Quicktime 10, 7 or VLC viewer, every frame is perfect. So, it must be the data rate right? Wrong. I have exported now to H264 MP4, M4V, MOV , ect, etc at different data rates from 4mb to 40 mb per second. They all have the same randow jumpyness to it. So it must be my computer right? Nope. I have a Macbook pro that is more powerful than this machine and I rebuild the file using the same method (something I have done a thousand times before) and the exported file does the same thing on that machine. I had my friend do it on his machine... same thing. ERRRR....
We have even tried using After Effects and Premier to the same result. Rendered it straight from Quicktime Pro, same. Rendered it to 720p30, same. Render it to 24fps, same. I had another editor render it using whatever methods he wanted to use... same. Tried Compressor, SAME. Tried Adobe Media Encoder, SAME......We even, god forbid, used a PC running Premier and built the image sequence and rendered to h264 at 30fps, 5mbs.... @#$@#$ SAME!
We just remade the 3D Studio Max export into a 60fps animation since I thought that the individual frames we appearing too far apart and thus causing the jumpyness. That was causing the playback of the upclose objects flying across the screen fast to appear jittery, but not the random playback jumps. The 60fps did smooth out the animation greatly during fast flybys, but the playback jumps are still there in all players, QT, VLC, the web, etc.
I was starting to think this issue is realted to Mavericks, but since the PC did the same thing that is not it either. I have linked a sample of the clip below exported to 720p30, 25mbs... something that is much smaller than the original and should playback smooth very easily on any of my systems.
FYI: I have now opened numerous projects I have edited over the last few years and noticed that all of them are now jumpy, so this isn't just an image sequence issue. While the other projects don't use image sequences and instead are shot footage edited together, there is still the random jump (far less than the image sequence as you will see) but they are now there... ***? I have cleared preferences in FCP which helps for a short period of time, but once exported I get the same glitch.
As I said... I am stumped... ANYONE have ideas for me to try?
Here is a sample file for you all to see and please tell me if anyone does not see the issue after playing it several times in a row.
www.media3lv.com/switch/NORTH-sample-720p30_25mb-sec.zip
One last thing to note... my main goal for these videos is YouTube or Vimeo playback via our company website. I have a few other animations online right now using YouTube and the problem is also showing there. At first I thought it was just my videos, but I have looked at numerous YouTube videos now showing 3D animation and alot of them are jumpy.
www.supernap.com/supernap-building-design.html
www.supernap.com/supernap-tscif-exchange.html
These don't show the issue as bad since the camera fly is much slower, but why is this occuring and is it coming from my source, or is this a known youtube issue? I can program this using out own modules, but YouTube and Vimeo allow for multiple resolutions and a checker script which makes it easier to share over all devices at all quality up to 1080p.
Advice is welcome and appreciated?

I have tried at actual, full screen, using 1080p30 size from the original compressed to 4mbs (something my system can handle without blinking), 720p30, etc. etc. etc. Nothing stops the jumps. Even the activity monitor shows only 5%-15% processing being used by QT and/or FCP.
I plan to pull my old G5 out of the closet, it runs 10.6.8 and is still rock solid for video editing in FCP7. If it plays smooth on that 8 year old system then I know it's Mavericks. I'll try that tonight. It floors me though why the original 1080p30 will playback perfect via FCP and Motu, but once I turn of external monitoring and just try to play it via the preview monitor it is jumpy as **** and then the exported file does the same thing. So strange. I even deleted prefences of FCP and that does help with screen playback initially, but it always gets jumps in it after playing for a while.
I knew I should not have started using Mavericks and I HATE FCP10.

HD in iMovie to Apple TV - Optimum Quicktime export setting

Hi everyone
I've got some hi-def home movies in iMovie 08 and I've used the quicktime setting for Apple TV to get it on my Apple TV.
It looks pretty good but can I get it looking any better by using a different setting?

I'm inclined to say no.
I haven't managed to get anything better and I've experimented quite a bit. Being located where you are you will find that it is possible to export movies at 720p and 25 fps which will play on the tv, whereas the imovie tv preset exports at 540p. However in my experience it doesn't look any better and I don't use it.
You can of course do your own experiments, but if you are interested I have posted a comparison which you can see HERE.

FCP Apple PRORES 422 (HQ) setting-how to export?

I am importing and dropping in scanned images from the storyboard into FCP and then importting and placing on the timeline some digital animated images which have been done in the format 1920x1080 24fps. They have been put through shake and we chose the setting Apple PRORES 422 (HQ) which I have then set the FCP settings to match that. Everything works fine in Final Cut but then when I export the timeline to make it into a Quicktime movie, the digital animated shots dont play properly, they like skip frames. Do you know anything about this and how I get it to play smoothly? I have tried everything I can think of and nothing is working!

First off, ProRes HQ is VASTLY OVERKILL for converted flash video. That is for 10-bit high end formats. All you gain in using that over ProRes 422 is file size.
Second, 640x432 is a non-standard frame size. 640x480 is more like it, but really, FCP would like to see 720x480. ProRes doesn't really work in RT with the dimensions you have.
Convert the FLV to something like DV50 or just DV. but you have to get the right aspect ratio, or things will require rendering. Or better yet, get the MASTER footage, and not a flash video.
Shane

Exporting AVCHD to mp4 from final cut for uploading to youtube (apple prores, .MOV, h264, x264, handbrake)

Hello everybody,
I Edit 1920x1080 AVCHD in Final Cut 7. Working with apple prores to export video to mp4 and then upload it to youtube. The goal is obviously the least quality loss in the process and to get a file as light as possible. Which of these three options is correct?
1. Export to mp4 from Final Cut (using quicktime conversion): h264 codec and bitrate 8000 kbps.
2. Export to .MOV from Final Cut (using quicktime conversion): h264 codec. Then, use handbrake (mp4 / x264 ).
3. Export apple prores sequence to. MOV from Final Cut (using quicktime movie). Then, use handbrake program (mp4 / X264 codec)
thanks a lot!

One friend told me dont choose none of the three options...
Told me about exporting a reference movie from timeline and then take the reference file into compressor.
I finally took the reference file and took him to compressor. I installed x264 and got one .mov very heavy, so I had to use the handbrake to get less weight and get mp4.
I did the same operation in streamclip and got a mp4 file (x264) with same size than .mov (compressor). So in both cases, if I want the less size I have to go on 2 steps (first compressor or streamclip and then handbrake ..)
any more suggestions? :-)

How do I export to Apple ProRes 1920x1080 422 HQ

I need to export an HD Premier Pro CC project to Apple ProRes 1920 X 1080 422 HQ for broadcast. There are no options for this or any Apple ProRes codecs. Can someone please help me? This is a standard broadcast format. I loved editing my first Adobe Premier Pro project until this happened.

Hi Lika101,
Please click on file>export>media
Choose QuickTime as the format and then look for the video codec for pro res 422 HQ.
Thanks

Aren't FCPX and Compressor supposed to be able to export Apple ProRes 422 LT? I just bought FCPX and Compressor and there seems to be no way to transcode HDV clips to Apple ProRes422 LT. Before buying I read LACUG tutorial by R Taylor that says it can.

Aren't FCPX and Compressor supposed to be able to export Apple ProRes 422 LT? I just bought FCPX and Compressor and there seems to be no way to transcode HDV clips to Apple ProRes422 LT. Before buying these I read an LACUG tutorial by R Taylor that says it can.

Tom is right. Codecs are shared software system-wide ("Core Video"). If you cannot find the option with any software (such as MPEG Streamclip), you won't find it in Compressor or FCPX either. The Quicktime ProRes codecs is part of the FCP menu > "Download Additional Content" you need to make after install FCPX (or Compressor.) These "pro video" codecs are part of all "ProApp" licenses for video related software from Apple (QT7Pro, Motion, Compressor, Final Cut, etc....) [you can also download them here: http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1396]
Most articles/tutorials you read by "long time" users are apt to assume the reader has been working with pro-video on Macs since the days of disk installs (like they have). In those days, the installation of those codecs wasn't even really an option (well, it was if you did a custom install - but who *didn't* install all available codecs??), it was automatically installed with the main software. Since the "App Store" venue... things have changed somewhat.

Apple ProRes Export (with custom dimensions)

Hi all,
I want to export my project and keep its quality. The video is going to be played on a 490x400 video player, and I'm looking for the best way to export the FCP project. I was told to use Apple ProRes 422, but the closest dimensions I can use is 960x720. That makes the video too wide, and everything looks stretched.
I'm a little new to this, so any help you guys can give me would be great
Thanks!

I think that if, instead of choosing Apple ProRes 442 and one of it's default dimensions (eg 960x720) you can scroll right down to the bottom of the export options and choose 'Custom'.
When you choose Custom, the Sequence Preset Editor opens, in that box, under the General tab you can choose your own custom dimensions, ie 490x400. Beneath those settings theres a section entitled QuickTime Video settings - within here you can select Apple ProRes 442. Select that, 'OK' it, and then export from there.
N.B - All of this is from the 'Export to Quicktime Movie' option.
I've never actually tried that so it might not work but maybe its worth a go!

Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder - Both types say I have "a newer version installed", but I can't view Pro-Res files on either type of machine.

I'm trying to view a Pro-Res file from Final Cut Pro on machines that have Quicktime Pro, but having no luck. I've tried installing the "
Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder " for both Windows and Mac (on the correct machines), but I keep getting "You already have a newer version of this installed" on each machine, and can't finish. Needless to say, the Pro-Res file will not play on either machine, and there seems to be no way to remove a "newer version" and install this one. Thanks for any suggestions.

Rob,
There is no quicktime folder there. And no quicktime program is installed when I try to install iTunes. The only reason I tried installing quicktime in standalone was because the itunes install was not actively going to the quicktime part of its installation.
I've tried removing everything and only installing iTunes. But even after deleting the physical files, using the WIndows Install cleanup tool, and cleaning up my registry, the quicktime portion of the iTunes install doesn't complete, and I keep getting "unknown" errors from the crash prevention program, and from what I can see it's because there's no physical Quicktime program installed.
As for other accounts, no I cannot start it up with other accounts, I keep getting the "Unknown" error and there is no physical files for quicktime anywhere.
And selective startup doesn't seem to work as there is NO qttask option when I run selective startup.
So, I seem to be out of options, and thing else I could try?
~Jay

Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder will not install

Hi,
I just got in my new iMac so I can edit video with Final Cut Express. Problem. I can't install the Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder.
I have this setup on my current computer. I have Final Cut Express with the decoder installed so that I can import ProRes files taken from my JVC camera.
I'm trying to setup the same thing on my iMac, but I get the error: "You already have a newer version of this software installed." But when I try to play the ProRes file directly, Quicktime tells me it can't play it.
Details on the file I'm playing:
MPEG-2 Video, Linear PCM, Timecode, HD (1-1-1)
And remember I can play this on my Macbook Pro running presumably the same software.
Chris

+" ... I just got in my new iMac ..."+
+" ... import ProRes files taken from my JVC camera ..."+
+" ... the file I'm playing: MPEG-2 Video ..."+
This doesn't sound right.
If your iMac is running Snow Leopard, QuickTime already has ProRes playback support embedded. You would not be able to install the QT ProRes Decoder. And even though QT on Snow Leopard has ProRes support, it still doesn't mean you can edit QT ProRes files in Final Cut Express.
And Pro Res from a JVC camera? Are you sure? Exactly what model JVC camera do you have that shoots in Pro Res ???
Plus, the file spec you quoted is MPEG2 ... If you have actual MPEG-2 videos, you need the Apple QuickTime MPEG2 Playback Component in order to play them, not ProRes support.
I suspect you actually have a JVC HDV camcorder. HDV camcorders record video as MPEG2 on tape. Final Cut Express can capture HDV from a camcorder but it transcodes the video into QT Apple Intermediate Codec in the process (not ProRes). You can capture/transcode to ProRes with +Final Cut Pro,+ but not Final Cut Express.

Quicktime not playing Apple ProRes (Proxy) 1080p video - help!

Hey guys I have a Apple ProRes (Proxy) 1080p video sent to me via Firevilla from a friend in the states - which simply says - "will not play - quicktime does not understand the format and may need additional software." All my software updates have been made. Does anyone know if I actually need a specific ad on??!! Or what is going on here!!??
Many Thanks

Because you're using QT 6.5.2 you can't view all QuickTime content. Quite a lot of pages are now using H.264 video and it can't be viewed using 6.5.2.
Try one of my pages to test your browser plug-in and QT version:
http://homepage.mac.com/kkirkster/California/index.html
The file is about 3MB's. If it plays correctly your browser and QT version are OK.
The plug-in settings can be found in the QT Control Panel (under MIME settings). You can also check your browser preferences for "helpers".

Export size in Apple ProRes

I'm trying to cut the size of a movie file when I export in FC. I need video to be in 1920X1080 apple prores, but the current size is 3.98GB. Any way to export smaller size video for online upload without loosing too much quality?? Thanks!

This really makes no sense.
ProResLT runs 12.74 MB/s for 29.97
ProRes std runs 14.61 MB/s for 29.97
The only way to reduce the file size is to reduce the frame size or reduce the frame rate.
Does your client understand that ProRes is a digital intermediate format? It is not a delivery format. Unless they are distributing to people to edit, they are idiots.
x

How can i export Apple ProRes files from AME CC running on Windows?

Hi the titles says it all really - i can't find any apple prores settings in Adobe Media Encoder CC and i need to export to this format. I thought that Adobe Premier Pro CC handled these files natively - is that niot the case?
Any advice
Thanks
Fabio

Yes, you can import and edit ProRes media on Windows or Mac OS.
You can only export to ProRes on Mac OS.

Exporting an Apple ProRes before compressing for SD-DVD or Blu-ray (or AVCH

Hello,
this is my question:
does exporting a sequence to an Apple ProRes Self Contained file helps to gain quality when compressing for SD-DVD or Blu-ray (or AVCH disc)?

Thanks for answering, Tom.
Let me try again, though. (Also, just thinking about the footage, forgetting about effects, titles, etc.)
Do you think that this applies to DV-NTSC and HDV sequences?
I've compared a DV-NTSC sequence exported out using:
DV-NTSC compression and one -using Apple ProRes.
They do look different. Wouldn't you agree to this?
What about HDV,
- is it erroneous to think that (when capturing) by transcoding to AIC or ProRes you are gaining some quality?
- or if you already capture HDV natively, it doesn't make a difference to export an ApplePro Res version to make a SD-DVD from?
I am concerned with this, because I shot once some HDV footage at night with a Sony Camera, going to a hard drive, and when I transcoded the files from the hard drive to use in FCP, (using MPEG streamclip) I noticed a relevant difference in how much the noise was noticeable on the HDV compressed files vs. the apple ProRes compressed files.
Have you ever seen these differences?
Thanks!!!

Adobe Media Encoder CC: Can I export to Apple ProRes 422 on a Mac?

Hi folks,
I tried to find some information about it, but couldn't really find a definite answer on this.
Unfortunately, my Mac is getting fixed as we speak, so I can't try this out either...
I want to convert mxf files (XDCAM HD 422 1080i 50, 50 Mbit/s with multiple Audio channels) to Apple ProRes 422 using Adobe Media Encoder CC.
Simple question: Is that possible or do I need to look for a different workflow/converter?
Thanks for your help!
Jens
PS: OS is Mavericks...

Hi DataWrangler,
Thanks for posting on Adobe Forums.
Please download proress presets for Adobe Media Encoder from here : http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5411
Please update if this helps.
Regards,
Sandeep

Apple ProRes in Quicktime Export

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for