Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.194] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4581752 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:14:38 +0100 Received: from [10.1.1.90] (71-13-195-18.static.eucl.wi.charter.com [71.13.195.18]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus4) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0M54zu-1Sf4ne3fx8-00zT6D; Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:21:22 -0500 From: Steve Oakley Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_9772FEB6-7C7A-40C3-A360-D7305A4E79DC" Subject: Re: [AE] Archival Codecs? Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:21:19 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <71CC2DE6-7C08-4FF3-A90D-A2D9F7BD6678@practicali.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:ilOUfx7HxJeuM3KIJPkN/qIiGOEiPx6ZP67yvHgAVDh BByKCtTnt6l4ZFTQIxtdKi9iGaKfvHKd0m7mmGa+5uPFtSVHa6 Vqs61BalJwTHG/A8fL5/Rv2MZ3THOFR/r0A0I8XCs38IVN5fI5 urHuodSquuLnWCotPXcg/wl5AmrXiHMLY/U4pAORYd2QIEGxdf qXnFIJMEW+I/k2qyFAehlq8/EaZ2LG57Hw0KeBHPITq//pwt4B GTSOywZfxJPC2KMz1NIE5WwXdrspE0fq5iYTF8xAS5htI7f48g tUiLsjWsebVM8xAxjJHmo5xQwh41/6gNtMWAtKQbrcMcDRmEf0 NIY0p1AyV4H+tQeD1wcgPZcT1J3+pqMQu/9BZM/7iMJXuOUvtl YCJK+McTE7H4w== --Apple-Mail=_9772FEB6-7C7A-40C3-A360-D7305A4E79DC Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mpeg2 iframe only. h264 isn't a bad choice as there are very high bit rate 10/12 bit = iframe options if your encoder can do it. animation / photojpeg is 8bit, which may not be bad, but probably not = ideal if your source is all 10bit, or you did a lot of grading /comping = where 10bit is your friend. just waiting for apple to screw up ProRes s On Jan 6, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Satya G Meka wrote: > Thanks for the info. Although archiving on a blu-ray sounds good, I = would rather have everything backed up on a server. I'll probably look = into the JPEG 2000 in MXF. >=20 > Satya G Meka. > On Friday, January 6, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Stephen van Vuuren wrote: >=20 >> I would second JPEG 2000 in MXF as it's the only thing remotely a = standard. >> It's a bit of pain to work with so you might also store a more = accessible >> format as well. --Apple-Mail=_9772FEB6-7C7A-40C3-A360-D7305A4E79DC Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Mpeg2 iframe only.

h264  isn't a bad choice as there are very high bit rate 10/12 bit iframe options if your encoder can do it.

animation / photojpeg is 8bit, which may not be bad, but probably not ideal if your source is all 10bit, or you did a lot of grading /comping where 10bit is your friend.

just waiting for apple to screw up ProRes

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On Jan 6, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Satya G Meka wrote:

Thanks for the info. Although archiving on a blu-ray sounds good, I would rather have everything backed up on a server. I'll probably look into the JPEG 2000 in MXF.

Satya G Meka.

On Friday, January 6, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Stephen van Vuuren wrote:

I would second JPEG 2000 in MXF as it's the only thing remotely a standard.
It's a bit of pain to work with so you might also store a more accessible
format as well.

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