Saving SSD space | ProRes LT to HEVC

Objective: Investigate the difference in file size between ProRes LT 10-bit and said file compressed to HEVC/H.265

Original File
Resolutions:1080p59.94
Codec: ProRes 422 LT 10-bit
File Size: 717 MB
Bitrate: 186 Mb/s


Compressed to HEVC/H.265
File Size: 50MB
Bitrate: 13Mb/s

Compressed to AVC/H.264
File Size: 59MB
Bitrate: 15Mb/s

A 14x savings in storage and bandwidth occurs compressing ProRes LT to HEVC.

A 12x savings in storage and bandwidth occurs compressing ProRes LT to HEVC.

These numbers are simply the result of QuickTime X exporting said files in each format. All compression parameters are automated and perceived video quality is not taken into account.

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