DSLR footage - Master export to Pro Res or Pro Res HQ? at DVinfo.net

Joe Riggs · May 6th, 2015, 05:20 PM

Working with DSLR footage, natively in premiere, doing all my color work there as well. I have an adjustment layer with 3-4 effects (various color/beauty filters) over the footage.

I am ready to make my master file, which I will then create an .mp4 from, should I export my master to HQ or regular Pro Res? Is there a noticeable quality difference with DSLR footage?

Also, would it be of higher quality to export an .mp4 directly from the timeline (using all the best settings in media encoder) vs creating it from the master file?

Thanks

Gary Huff · May 6th, 2015, 05:23 PM

I don't think you'll notice much of a difference between ProRes 422 and ProRes HQ with H.264 DSLR footage as your source (other than a much larger file size of course).

I routinely export my old DSLR masters as ProRes LT.

May 6th, 2015, 05:20 PM	#1
Joe Riggs Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 189	DSLR footage - Master export to Pro Res or Pro Res HQ? Working with DSLR footage, natively in premiere, doing all my color work there as well. I have an adjustment layer with 3-4 effects (various color/beauty filters) over the footage. I am ready to make my master file, which I will then create an .mp4 from, should I export my master to HQ or regular Pro Res? Is there a noticeable quality difference with DSLR footage? Also, would it be of higher quality to export an .mp4 directly from the timeline (using all the best settings in media encoder) vs creating it from the master file? Thanks

May 6th, 2015, 05:23 PM	#2
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	Re: DSLR footage - Master export to Pro Res or Pro Res HQ? I don't think you'll notice much of a difference between ProRes 422 and ProRes HQ with H.264 DSLR footage as your source (other than a much larger file size of course). I routinely export my old DSLR masters as ProRes LT.