Will Movie Studio 15 support ProRes 422HQ?

john-romein wrote on 6/1/2018, 6:52 PM

We scan film into ProRes 422HQ (among many other formats) and we use Vegas Pro that has no problem with ProRes. However, I always get asked by customers what editing system to use. So, I thought the Movie Studio (baby brother to Vegas) might support ProRes but I cannot find any definitive answer anywhere. I need something I can recommend to customers of mine.

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EricLNZ wrote on 6/1/2018, 11:15 PM

It would appear no from the Specs but upload a short file to a file sharing site and we can then try to check.

EricLNZ wrote on 6/1/2018, 11:35 PM

I found a ProRes 422HQ mov file to download. Only a few secs and no audio but VMS15 Platinum handled it using qt7plug.dll. I assume that it's a quicktime codec so probably if Quicktime is installed VMS15 is okay.

You could download a trial of VMS15 Platinum to try on your files to be certain.

cris wrote on 6/2/2018, 8:03 AM

Just a head on - I don't have Quicktime installed and .mov s aren't recognized (I use Handbrake to convert them). If you depend on the quicktime dll, it may be the same for ProRes

Musicvid wrote on 6/2/2018, 11:12 AM

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-movie-studio/product-comparison/#productMenu

The apparent answer is "no."

Musicvid wrote on 6/2/2018, 12:02 PM

Looks like the closest thing MSP 15 supports for quality is xavc-s

EricLNZ wrote on 6/2/2018, 7:45 PM

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-movie-studio/product-comparison/#productMenu

The apparent answer is "no."

But as I found with Quicktime installed the answer is yes with VMS15Plat, at least with the ProRes 422HQ sample I downloaded.

Musicvid wrote on 6/3/2018, 10:34 PM

Are you talking about decode support, encode support, or both? Qt plugin is 32 bit. Vegas' file props tell you "which" library is being used. Because qt installed doesn't mean it is the one being used.

EricLNZ wrote on 6/3/2018, 10:51 PM

The video thumbnail appeared in Media Pane, thumbnails appear on my timeline and it played in preview so I guess VMS15 Platinum was happily decoding the file. I assumed this what John required for his customers. But if his customers need to render to a ProRes file then that's a different matter.

john-romein wrote on 6/5/2018, 12:03 AM

Thanks for all the answers. This is what I was afraid of that VMS15 does not support ProRes 422HQ out of the box. As my 5K film scanner natively outputs ProRes, I'm trying to find a easy NLE solution for those of my customers that are not so tech savy and I was hoping that like Vegas Pro, Magix slipped ProRes support into VMS15. Does anyone know of a "simple" and intuitive NLE that supports ProRes on a PC?

NickHope wrote on 6/5/2018, 6:50 AM

If you can't find an alternative, then here's the download link for the final Quicktime For Windows, which will add ProRes decode support to VMS. I can't remember the exact install procedure, but if it gives your clients an option not to install the Quicktime Player then don't. Basically say "no" to as many options as you can (if there are any) during the installation; they only need the codecs to be installed.

Musicvid wrote on 6/6/2018, 6:46 AM

I think the iTunes player is still needed. That makes me a bit uncomfortable

EricLNZ wrote on 6/6/2018, 6:55 AM

I don't have the iTunes player. Never have had other than years ago on several PCs back. I forget what it did but it upset my PC.

Former user wrote on 6/6/2018, 9:15 AM

iTunes is not need for Pro Res QT support. I have never had it loaded on my computers.