Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Re: [Avid-L2] Re: codec for 4K QT?

Most VFX houses are going to want to work in something like DPX and not something like ProRes. At least for projects going out to film or DCP for theatrical exhibition.

David


On Dec 15, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Michael Brockington wrote:

> Exporting footage from RedCine-X for VFX. Final delivery is 1080p, but
> some elements will be blown up, so it would be good for them to have
> access to full 4K image. There's no particular reason why they can't
> use an image sequence, but I thought quicktime might be tidier.
>
> I wonder - if you use something like ProRes for a 4K file, will it use
> roughly the same bit-rate as for 2K? If so, that would imply a higher
> degree of compression for a given 4K frame.
>
> Cheers,
> --Michael
>
> On 10-12-15 5:51 AM, Oliver Peters wrote:
> >> What codec are people using for quicktimes with 4K resolution?
> >> Is the cineform Neo4K the only game in town?
> >> --Michael Brockington
> > I think ProRes can technically support it, but I haven't tried past 2K. 4K is generally delivered as DPX image sequences. What are you trying to do?
> >
> > - Oliver
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David Dodson
davidadodson@sbcglobal.net

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