I’m interested in automating Quicktime to dpx/jpeg sequences for Nuke/Nuke studio through FFmpeg as a pre-edit step during ingestion. Is there anything in particular ( besides file sizes, color settings) that I should be aware of to keep Nuke happy and the files as close to native as possible?
Michael Hodges Atlanta > On Jul 13, 2016, at 9:00 AM, Marrocco, Sam <smarro...@ringsidecreative.com> > wrote: > > > > On 7/13/2016 12:03 AM, Randy Little wrote: >> >> Ffmpeg prores is not spec compliant. Color issues and in some cases >> they just don't work. So I would be careful using ffmpeg for prores. >> We have had editorial kick them back for color. >> >> > > Of course, you should always be careful and test everything. > > In my experience (ymmv), ffmpeg prores can be made to "fool" the > metadata readers in apps if you can determine what they are looking for > in the files. Like anything, it all depends upon how much time you are > willing to put into the process. Of course, I'm not using your (Randy's) > files so I can't speak for them. > > Color issues are only the case if, as I mentioned, you are diligent and > nail down your colorspace and parameters. > > ffmpeg is a powerful & complex tool that makes it extremely easy to ruin > a file. > > > sam marrocco | chief technical officer > ringside.cutters.flavor.picnic.moonlink > > 248 548 2500 w > 248 910 3344 c > > ringsidecreative.com > > <http://ringsidecreative.com/> > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk, http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users _______________________________________________ Nuke-users mailing list Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk, http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users
