As a long-time Mac-based editor having a solid, reliable encoding solution for transcoding into ProRes or on final output has always been a must-have.

Apple's latest version of Compressor is no slouch in this department, with tons of built-in and modifiable droplets (settings) but, as with all versions of Compressor it's not exactly the fastest and sometimes a tad glitch-y when it comes to large batches.

EditReady solves the reliability and speed issues with one swoop. And doing batches in E.R. is far more intuitive getting setup than Compressor - by far.

Not to mention that with a decently-equipped Mac (more than 16GB of RAM) E.R. speeds through same-type encodes noticeably faster than Compressor ever has.

Unlike Compressor which hasn't seen any major updates in quite some time, Edit Ready is under constant review and upgrade, so as their engineering evolves, so does the application.

Although most NLE's these days all handle direct-camera files, having a ProRes workflow is the defacto standard for making post-production efficient, and using Edit Ready to make those transcoded files is definitely our tool of choice.

Cheers.