I'm running a wedding business and doing everything apple pro res 422

The thing is the amount of space this codec takes up

If anyone else is using this codec how much disk space do you have to use this codec without filling up your hard drive every time you log your footage


Luke

I just transferred 2 hours of AVCHD footage to ProRes422 yesterday. I started with 7GB from the camera and ended up with 88GB worth of Quicktime files after transfer. I was using the ProRes422 HQ codec which might have increased the size even more.

I shoot 720P60 HDV and capture as ProRes422 720P60 and I'm using right about 1GB per minute. I guess I've been at this long enough that the price per minute of captured footage still seems low in ProRes given the cost of drives these days.

When I started, I had 9GB SCSI 2 drives that I paid $800 dollars each for and they held about 36 - 40 minutes of DV footage for a cost of $20 per minute. Keep in mind, this is back when 60 minute Sony DV tapes were $20 each...

I was using the ProRes422 HQ codec which might have increased the size even more.
Unless you are doing heavy colour correction or effects, you are pretty much wasting disk space with the HQ version. If you are just doing basic cuts and using a few filters here and there, then you should be just fine using the "regular" ProRes 422.

how much disk space do you have to use this codec without filling up your hard drive every time you log your footage

Check out http://images.apple.com/finalcutstudio/resources/white_papers/L342568A_ProRes_WP.pdf

Unless you are doing heavy colour correction or effects, you are pretty much wasting disk space with the HQ version. If you are just doing basic cuts and using a few filters here and there, then you should be just fine using the "regular" ProRes 422.

What would you define as "heavy".

What would you define as "heavy".
Good question. I would characterize heavy by the amount you are trying to push or pull. if you are just tweaking the levels or temperature, that's pretty light. If you are doing "real grading" which dramatically change the picture, then you would likely be getting into heavier territory. That's a simplistic way to put it.