Paul Stone wrote:Thanks for the info guys. I kinda had it in my head that Prores was more like an industry standard while DnxHD was a bit of an up-and-comer. I'll be sure to do some comparisons once we've got our camera up-and-running, it'll be interesting to see how they compare (especially in terms of how our computers handle each file).
Please let us know what you find. On some quick tests that I did a while back, I could find no difference. They are the same bit rate and depth.
I have found no issues with reading either one of them on Windows - and I didn't need Quicktime Pro. Since I can encode DNxHD, that's what I use. At the same time, I would hesitate to say that is what you should do or claim that there is some significant benefit in doing so. My reason, therefore, is a bit silly.
It seems to me that there is no right or wrong answer to this question. Use ProRes. Use DNxHD. As others have mentioned, your workflow, not concerns over the resulting quality, should dictate your answer. I have seen no evidence to suggest that there are meaningful quality differences.