Author Topic: ProRes or H.264 (Read 5879 times)

ForrestBrown · « **on:** February 11, 2019, 13:16 »

Currently I upload all of my footage as ProRes, but I've been thinking about switching to using H.264. Is anyone having any problems with having H.264 footage accepted at any of the stock sites?

How do you prefer to compress you footage?

Thanks,
Forrest

odesigns · « **Reply #1 on:** February 11, 2019, 21:13 »

I stand by the idea that codec doesn't matter, at least not enough to worry about.

If you have the bandwidth and storage, go ProRes. If you want to be more conservative, go H.264. All agencies take either for 4K (except iStock - they don't take H.264 unless in a MOV wrapper). And Videoblocks won't take H.264 for HD at all.

You sales won't be affected in the slightest. If you have the content the buyer wants, they'll never give the codec a second look.

ForrestBrown · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2019, 12:50 »

Quote from: ODesigns on February 11, 2019, 21:13

I stand by the idea that codec doesn't matter, at least not enough to worry about.

If you have the bandwidth and storage, go ProRes. If you want to be more conservative, go H.264. All agencies take either for 4K (except iStock - they don't take H.264 unless in a MOV wrapper). And Videoblocks won't take H.264 for HD at all.

You sales won't be affected in the slightest. If you have the content the buyer wants, they'll never give the codec a second look.

I agree that the codec really doesn't matter much to the buyers. I'm just trying to figure out if there's a codec other than ProRes that is accepted on all the stock sites. Seems like ProRes is still the safest codec to use.

Visual · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2019, 01:34 »

For me bigger problem/dilemma is fps than codec. I still do not have definitive answer 25 pr 30fps. $:-\$

cobalt · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2019, 16:22 »

Thank you for the insights. I was doing mostly proves, but especially on the simple stuff I want to use h.264, because it takes less space. I see no real difference, but I am obviously not a pro.

But with prices dropping for video, I am trying to be more economical.

wds · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2019, 09:07 »

Not sure what cameras people are using, but if your camera is putting out H.264 and you aren't massaging the video much, seems like a wasted to go Prores delivery. Kind of like resaving a .jpg. as a tiff...the "damage" is already done.

cobalt · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2019, 11:19 »

I simply was too much of an amteuer to really understand.

Now that I have edited and saved lots of clips, like you say I have come to understand that the equivalent of prores /h.264 is to save a jpg as tiff for sale and that is not really useful.

Still an amateur, but at least I feel comfortable that I now have a workflow where I feel I can offer something sensible.

I really love video. So much too learn, but I am enjoying every moment.

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