Hello guys I wanted to ask fellow filmmakers, which codecs work best for you when you are converting footage for editing ? i know that ProRes and DNxHD sre most popular
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editing Best codecs for conversion for editing
- Thread starter jakub_friso
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ProRes 4:2:2 HQ. That's what the distributors will want as the delivery format.
They are the most popular because they're intermediate codecs, they are specifically designed for editing! Most NLEs will accept a variety of codecs for editing but ProRes and DNxHD are preferred professionally because they avoid the issues inherent with the common long GOP codecs.
That's only true in some cases.
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I like DNxHD... but most clients that I work with only want the ProRes... Meh.