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ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 10:16 pm
by alirezav
I try to capture video
I set Media Express " Capture file format to QT apple ProRes422
But it needs about 40MB per second
So 30 min video is a huge video file
Is there any way that I can change Bitrate or whatever to have a small video file?
something like 20GB for each 30 min?
What if I need to have H264 file? Is there any option to capture them to this?

Re: ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:18 pm
by Xtreemtec
Use OBS studio or Vmix for recording. Media Express only records uncompressed codecs. ;)

Re: ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:20 am
by Uli Plank
Not true, ProRes is a compressed codec. Depending on the final output needed, you may give ProRes LT a try.

Directly capturing into H.264 is too demanding and anyway, it would make editing less smooth.

Re: ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:50 am
by Xtreemtec
@Uli, Tell me where.... :roll:
Desktop Video 10.11.4
Media Express 3.5.7
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Re: ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:35 pm
by alirezav
Xtreemtec wrote:Use OBS studio or Vmix for recording. Media Express only records uncompressed codecs. ;)

Thanks a million mate

Re: ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:37 pm
by alirezav
Xtreemtec wrote:Use OBS studio or Vmix for recording. Media Express only records uncompressed codecs. ;)

WOWWWWW they are much better than Media Express
Thanks

Re: ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:40 pm
by Uli Plank
@Xtreemtec
I was referring to the OP, who obviously has a Mac if he mentioned ProRes…

Re: ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 4:05 pm
by Xtreemtec
Uli Plank wrote:@Xtreemtec
I was referring to the OP, who obviously has a Mac if he mentioned ProRes…

I'm not sure how he got to the point of recording ProRes. Because media express as far as i know.. (dont use it too much.. Only to test Decklink cards if needed) does not support any compressed form of codec. Only uncompressed as can be seen from the screenshot. ;)

But he has more options with OBS or Vmix so guess he can do what he needed now.

Re: ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:06 am
by Dave Johnstone
Media Express uses codecs installed on the system and so is OS dependent. On Mac, if you have "Pro Video Formats" installed, you will have ProRes available.

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Regards,

Dave.

Re: ultrastudio4k Capture codec to small files

PostPosted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:46 am
by Uli Plank
I can only hope he has fewer problems in DR than others are reporting here for OBS.