Premiere Pro Universal Codec
by Rich Camp on Sep 29, 2012 at 7:11:53 pm
I'm switching from a Mac and FCP to Windows and Adobe. I use multiple different cameras and on a Mac I would convert everything to ProRes and it was a simple universal codec I could use. What can I use as an equivalent on Windows with Adobe? Can I use Prores on Windows? Avid dnxhd?
Re: Premiere Pro Universal Codec by Tom Daigon on Sep 29, 2012 at 8:17:29 pm
Thats just one of a million questions you will experience using CS6 on Windows at first.
Having made the switch within the last year, I strongly recommend you purchase this book. The work flow is quite different that FCP. You really need to understand how it works to avoid headaches in the future.
That said, most professional editors I know with powerful PCs just edit natively on the timeline then export to a DNxHD master file. PCs dont have the clearance from Apple to create Prores files. They can however read them.
You experience with PrP will be based on how well you configure your computer to power the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine. Fast CPUs, lost of ram, Nvidia GPUs supporting CUDA and fast raid arrays will insure a positive experience.
Re: Premiere Pro Universal Codec by Rich Camp on Sep 29, 2012 at 9:57:04 pm
Thank you very much for the information! I will purchase the book. I've been working with PrP on my Mac for the past year interchangeably with FCP but now adding Windows and losing all the tools I've used for 8 years is a tough one. I downloaded the Avid DNxHD codec from Avid from a google but it doesn't show up as a codec in Media Encoder. Any suggestions?
Re: Premiere Pro Universal Codec by Tom Daigon on Sep 30, 2012 at 12:16:15 am
Since its in a Quicktime Wrapper (so you need that installed on your PC), it will be listed under QuickTime - DNxHD in the list. Then you open an option box to choose the flavor of DNxHD you want
Re: Premiere Pro Universal Codec by Rich Camp on Sep 30, 2012 at 4:00:29 pm
Thank you! I will set that up!
Also, how does Adobe Cinema DNG fit into Avid DNxHD and ProRes? Is it similar? Thanks! I appreciate the help, I've been so use to just using ProRes since FCS2 came out and it's confusing to add all these questions in on a new system.
Re: Premiere Pro Universal Codec by Tom Daigon on Sep 30, 2012 at 5:53:06 pm
Adobe Cinema DNG is a raw camera format that is not supported much these days. The files are humongous and unwieldy .
Prores and DNxHD are codecs designed to look great and stay small. That is why they are supported by so many professionals in the industry. Many cameras generate these files as well, but they are good to edit and master with also.
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