POST PRODUCTION
Apple ProRes
The Odyssey can record in Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 (LT)
compressed codecs. This allows for high quality recording while avoiding high data rates of working with
uncompressed video.
PRORES 422 (HQ)
The Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) codec offers the utmost possible quality for 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 sources
(without an alpha channel) and provides the following:
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Target data rate of approximately 220 Mbps (1920 x 1080 at 60i)
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Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422
PRORES 422
The Apple ProRes 422 codec provides the following:
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Target data rate of approximately 145 Mbps (1920 x 1080 at 60i)
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Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (LT)
PRORES 422 (LT)
The Apple ProRes 422 (LT) codec provides the following:
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Roughly 70 percent of the data rate of Apple ProRes 422 (smaller file sizes than ProRes 422)
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Higher quality than Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)
NATIVE APPLE PRORES SUPPORT
Adobe CC 2014*
Apple FCP X, Aperture
Cineform Studio
Final Cut Pro 7
Black Magic DaVinci Resolve
The Foundry Nuke
Autodesk Smoke
Sony Vegas
WORKING WITH FILES RECORDED BY THE ODYSSEY
There are numerous post systems and NLEs that can read natively the various file formats recorded by
the Odyssey. Some NLEs may require plug-ins in order to read certain file formats. Blackmagic Design
Resolve software is available for free and can read all formats recorded by the Odyssey.
FILE STRUCTURE
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