Dan Keaton
March 7th, 2011, 08:59 AM
Dear Friends,
Based on questions that I have received, I feel that there is a common misconception about ProRes.
The common perception is that ProRes HQ is 220 Megabits per second (Mbps).
Based on the Apple ProRes White Paper, the target bit-rates vary depending on the resolution and the frame rate.
The Target Bit-Rates for Apple ProRes are:
1080p24......................176 Mbps
1080p25,50i................184 Mbps
1080p30,60i................220 Mbps
720p24.........................88 Mbps
720p25.........................92 Mbps
720p30.......................110 Mbps
720p50.......................184 Mbps
720p60.......................220 Mbps
Note: The actual bit rate may be lower (if the video is easy to encode)
but will never exceed the target rate by 10%.
For the nanoFlash, the bit-rate that you select will be the actual bit rate.
Thus for 720p at 220 Mbps you allways get 220 Mbps regardless of the frame rate.
The same applies for 1080p at 220 Mbps.
Depending on the resolution and frame rate, the difference in actual bit-rates can be very significant.
This helps explain why the nanoFlash can produce such excellent images.
Notes:
Any bandwidth for the audio, in the nanoFlash, is in addition to the selected bit-rate, thus you always get the bit-rate you requested for the video.
There are a few technical exceptions, such as when we are converting 720p60 to 720p30, or cranking, since the duplicate frames are eliminated after the frame has been encoded.
For more details on the Apple ProRes codec, please refer to page 20 of the following:
http://images.apple.com/finalcutstudio/docs/Apple_ProRes_White_Paper_July_2009.pdf
Based on questions that I have received, I feel that there is a common misconception about ProRes.
The common perception is that ProRes HQ is 220 Megabits per second (Mbps).
Based on the Apple ProRes White Paper, the target bit-rates vary depending on the resolution and the frame rate.
The Target Bit-Rates for Apple ProRes are:
1080p24......................176 Mbps
1080p25,50i................184 Mbps
1080p30,60i................220 Mbps
720p24.........................88 Mbps
720p25.........................92 Mbps
720p30.......................110 Mbps
720p50.......................184 Mbps
720p60.......................220 Mbps
Note: The actual bit rate may be lower (if the video is easy to encode)
but will never exceed the target rate by 10%.
For the nanoFlash, the bit-rate that you select will be the actual bit rate.
Thus for 720p at 220 Mbps you allways get 220 Mbps regardless of the frame rate.
The same applies for 1080p at 220 Mbps.
Depending on the resolution and frame rate, the difference in actual bit-rates can be very significant.
This helps explain why the nanoFlash can produce such excellent images.
Notes:
Any bandwidth for the audio, in the nanoFlash, is in addition to the selected bit-rate, thus you always get the bit-rate you requested for the video.
There are a few technical exceptions, such as when we are converting 720p60 to 720p30, or cranking, since the duplicate frames are eliminated after the frame has been encoded.
For more details on the Apple ProRes codec, please refer to page 20 of the following:
http://images.apple.com/finalcutstudio/docs/Apple_ProRes_White_Paper_July_2009.pdf