Some Canon 5d M2 footage was shot this weekend. My co-worker and I need to use the same footage to edit our own separate projects but I will edit on a Mac and he'll edit on a PC.
From what I read, it's better to transcode the footage first so it'll be easier to do an online edit but to which codec? ProRes or DNxHD or ... ?
We need to conserve space so we cannot transcode to both.
It was recommended to me that I use DNxHD since it may be more cross-platform friendly and no Quicktime gamma shift. However, after doing a test, I noticed the DNxHD did a bigger gamma shift. The ProRes is slightly darker while the DNxHD is noticeably brighter than both.
Can someone tell me what I may be doing wrong? And what should I do/use?
If we choose ProRes, does that mean I'll have to trancode the files (using MPEG StreamClip) or can a PC transcode to ProRes as well?
And will ProRes footage edit with no problems in Premiere on a PC?
From what I read, it's better to transcode the footage first so it'll be easier to do an online edit but to which codec? ProRes or DNxHD or ... ?
We need to conserve space so we cannot transcode to both.
It was recommended to me that I use DNxHD since it may be more cross-platform friendly and no Quicktime gamma shift. However, after doing a test, I noticed the DNxHD did a bigger gamma shift. The ProRes is slightly darker while the DNxHD is noticeably brighter than both.
Can someone tell me what I may be doing wrong? And what should I do/use?
If we choose ProRes, does that mean I'll have to trancode the files (using MPEG StreamClip) or can a PC transcode to ProRes as well?
And will ProRes footage edit with no problems in Premiere on a PC?
