Comments on: A ProRes workflow end-to-end

By: Karl Soule

Karl Soule — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:27:28 +0000

Keep in mind that the next version of Premiere Pro will have 64-bit ProRes built-in, and won’t be reliant on QuickTime. This means that Windows users will be able to ingest ProRes, and Mac users will be able to ingest and export ProRes. Stay tuned for a full blog post with details.

By: Devon

Devon — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:33:25 +0000

Great post, something so simple to do, yet well explained and easy to follow. Well done. Much appreciated, glad to be switching over from FCP

By: Karl Soule

Karl Soule — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:04:53 +0000

Sorry – yes, it’s a Mac-only option, until there’s an encoder for Windows.

By: Karl Soule

Karl Soule — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:04:03 +0000

The “official” DVD specification actually includes a 4-pixel “pillarbox” on the left/right edge. As part of a commitment to official BBC and Orange Book standards, started in CS4, Premiere adds this pillarboxing when using the default MPEG-2 DVD presets.

In CS6, there is actually a way to turn this off. In the output tab, there are now options for “Scale to Fill” and “Stretch to Fill”, which will eliminate the need for the black bars on the left and right.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:47:48 +0000

Great tip Karl, thank you!

Unfortunately, I don’t have “QuickTime (Desktop)” as an option in my Preview File Format selection (in either CS5.5 or CS6). Yes, I do have QuickTime installed.

What have I missed?

By: cbap

cbap — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:46:50 +0000

One issue: even though I’ve selected square pixels on both ends of the workflow and everything is clearly HD 16/9, Premiere always wants to add black bars to quicktime exports and to bump it up to an odd aspect ratio. Same weird behavior occurs in DVD exports where it adds black bars to the sides of projects.

Any idea about what’s happening?

By: Karl Soule

Karl Soule — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:04:23 +0000

Hi Steven,

One thing to be aware of when using the Atomos field recorder – We’ve had some reports that the default 4-channel audio format it records to can cause some incompatibility problems in CS5 and CS5.5. We’ve just released a free update – 5.5.1, that addresses this issue. So, either make sure you have the latest update, or set the Atomos to 2-channel audio recording. Thanks for reading!

By: Steven Schwartz

Steven Schwartz — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:58:40 +0000

I’m not using Prores but am thinking about getting an Atomos field recorder. Your stepping through the Premiere workflow is very helpful. Also, your tone is so friendly you’re the type of guy to have a beer with sometime. Thanks!

By: Gates Bradley

Gates Bradley — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:45:07 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:33:56 +0000

Thanks. I’m switching from FCP to Premiere and this is very helpful.