ProRes levels

Why would someone want to encode ProRes with full range levels? This question comes up often. To make a long story short, don’t do it! Since its inception in 2007, ProRes has always been a legal range codec, designed to accept YUV input. In the early days Apple didn’t provide much detail, but the codec… Continue reading ProRes levels

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ProRes bit depth

There has been some confusion in the industry about the ProRes codec, especially regarding its maximum color precision, or bit depth.  One question I am often asked is, can ProRes really be 12 bit or 16 bit?  Apple tries to answer in their 2020 white paper: Apple ProRes 4444 XQ and Apple ProRes 4444 support… Continue reading ProRes bit depth

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