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Video codec

ProRes codec registration ​

Description ​

The Apple ProRes video codec, as specified in SMPTE RDD 36.

Codec ID ​

ts
'prores'

EncodedPacket data ​

The packet's data must be a frame() as defined in SMPTE RDD 36.

EncodedPacket type ​

Since ProRes is intra-frame-only, every packet is a key frame and its type is therefore always 'key'.

VideoDecoderConfig codec string ​

The codec string must be one of the six four-character codes identifying the ProRes profile:

  • 'ap4x' - ProRes 4444 XQ
  • 'ap4h' - ProRes 4444
  • 'apch' - ProRes 422 High Quality
  • 'apcn' - ProRes 422 Standard Definition
  • 'apcs' - ProRes 422 LT
  • 'apco' - ProRes 422 Proxy

VideoDecoderConfig description ​

description is not used for this codec.

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