[FFmpeg-user] Private Options for prores-ks

[Kevin Wells]

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> From: xanadu at apost.plala.or.jp
> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 22:30:50 +0900
> To: ffmpeg-user at ffmpeg.org
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-user] Private Options for prores-ks
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>> 2015/06/02 21:02, Kevin Wells <kevwells at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
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>>> I am using this option but when opening the output file up in Quicktime 10 (Yosemite), the file shows the format as Lavc56.39.101 prores_ks instead of Apple Prores 422 HQ.
>>> Is there anyway to change this so in Quicktime 10 (Yosemite), it displays Apple Prores 422 HQ. Openig the file in Quicktime 7 Pro correctly displays the format as Apple Prores 422 HQ.
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> I'm not familiar with Apple Prores or kind of HD movies, but I can say that you should understand this issue is *NOT* related with ffmpeg.
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> This is OS X related issue.
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> Even though the name of application is same, QuickTime 7 and QuickTime after Mavericks is completely different. QuickTime after Mavericks is based on AV foundation and it is just having QuickTime as application name.
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> So naturally, you should understand both *DIFFERENT* application may show different result.
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>
> // Miya
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Sorry, actually this shows in Quicktime 7 as 'lavc prores_ks', so it is not just a quicktime 10 (Yosemite) issue. Prores files produced by ffmpeg should show as 'Prores HQ' or 'Prpres LT', etc, in Quicktime.