H.264 vs. ProRes

H.264 vs. PreRes: which is better? Find out in our latest Filmmaker's resource!
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[htmlartist]

Thanks for breaking it down and making it simple to understand. Have a great day!

[arachnovem]

ProRes made my 4 minute 1.5gb video into a 16gb file💀

[charlesleflamand]

I wanted to upload a 12' video on YouTube today, the prores version is 80Gb and the H.264 version is only 6, 5 Gb, so naturally I worried about quality loss, but your video gave me peace of mind, thanks for that ❤

[RyanRhodes]

Fantastic summary of why both are important in todays world.

[andreaswolffmusic]

Amazing video. Short, straight to the point and very understandable. Thank you! :)

[ndgenentertainment]

Needed this today. Thank you gentlemen.

[scottsample]

So I should record and edit on ProRes and export on 2.64?

[enodo]

In short:
ProRes have higher video and editing quality but is a pain in the ass to manage and to export due to the amount of information stored in the video.

H.264 have mediocre video quality compared to ProRes, but really it's all you need most of the times. It's easy to manage and export

[DhiaMess]

- Help :
Wish is better for upload on social media for better final quality :
1) Just record in h264 and upload 2)record in apple pro raw sdr, edit , and then exporting in h264 and then upload

[flaviocappelletti.a]

what is a good alternative to adobe media encoder for h264?

[spicymusicpiano]

Why to compare for H264 in 2023 not H265??