ProRes

E53639

intermediate codec video codec

ProRes is a high-quality, high-performance video compression format developed by Apple and widely used in professional video production and post‑production workflows.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
ProRes RAW	5
Apple ProRes (video viewing and basic trimming)	1
ProRes 422	1
ProRes 422 HQ	1
ProRes 422 LT	1
ProRes 422 Proxy	1
ProRes 4444	1
ProRes 4444 XQ	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermediate codec ⓘ video codec ⓘ
commonlyDeliveredAs	.mov container ⓘ
commonlyUsedIn	digital cinema workflows ⓘ film production ⓘ streaming content mastering ⓘ television production ⓘ
compatibleWith	Adobe Premiere Pro ⓘ Avid Media Composer ⓘ DaVinci Resolve ⓘ Final Cut Pro ⓘ many professional NLE systems ⓘ
compressionType	lossy compression ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedAs	high-performance video compression format ⓘ high-quality video compression format ⓘ
designedFor	maintaining image quality over multiple encodes ⓘ
developer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
hasVariant	ProRes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ProRes 422 ProRes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ProRes 422 HQ ProRes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ProRes 422 LT ProRes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ProRes 422 Proxy ProRes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ProRes 4444 ProRes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ProRes 4444 XQ
introducedBy	Final Cut Pro ⓘ surface form: Apple Final Cut Studio
licensing	proprietary ⓘ
notableFeature	balance of quality and file size ⓘ low decoding complexity compared to some distribution codecs ⓘ
optimizedFor	multi‑generation rendering ⓘ real-time editing ⓘ
platform	iOS ⓘ surface form: iOS (for recording and playback on supported devices) macOS ⓘ
supports	intra-frame compression ⓘ
supportsAlphaChannel	true (in ProRes 4444 variants) ⓘ
supportsBitDepth	10-bit ⓘ 12-bit (in some 4444 variants) ⓘ
supportsColorSampling	4:2:2 ⓘ 4:4:4:4 ⓘ
supportsResolution	2K ⓘ 4K ⓘ HD ⓘ SD ⓘ higher-than-4K formats (in newer implementations) ⓘ
typicalUse	intermediate editing format ⓘ
usedFor	broadcast delivery ⓘ color grading ⓘ editing ⓘ post-production workflows ⓘ professional video production ⓘ
widelyAdoptedBy	broadcast networks ⓘ camera manufacturers (for in‑camera recording on some models) ⓘ post-production houses ⓘ