Strange Encoding Times
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:14 pm
I have two versions from a documentary feature, 139 Minutes and 120 Minutes.
Technically both are identical:
1920x1080 ProRes4444, 6 discrete Surround tracks in 24bit/48kHz PCM.
I still use the defunct Final Cut Pro 7 for editing several versions
from one master because
- as long as you stick to editing and do not apply any effect-
there is no generation loss:
http://www.niwa.nu/2013/05/generations- ... em-or-not/
So both versions are the same, besides one version missing 20 Minutes.
But funnily the longer version took shorter to encode to a Flat DCP.
Settings were the same, 200mBit/s, audio untouched.
I even checked twice, once both versions with resizing to 1:78 (the source format anyway),
once with no resizing... the longer version took almost 4 hours less to encode
BEW-THEA is the short version (120Minutes), BEW-DIR is the long version (139Minutes)
Technically both are identical:
1920x1080 ProRes4444, 6 discrete Surround tracks in 24bit/48kHz PCM.
I still use the defunct Final Cut Pro 7 for editing several versions
from one master because
- as long as you stick to editing and do not apply any effect-
there is no generation loss:
http://www.niwa.nu/2013/05/generations- ... em-or-not/
So both versions are the same, besides one version missing 20 Minutes.
But funnily the longer version took shorter to encode to a Flat DCP.
Settings were the same, 200mBit/s, audio untouched.
I even checked twice, once both versions with resizing to 1:78 (the source format anyway),
once with no resizing... the longer version took almost 4 hours less to encode
BEW-THEA is the short version (120Minutes), BEW-DIR is the long version (139Minutes)