Drone footage ingest for a nature documentary. H.264 at 50 Mbps (matching DJI Mavic 3 output bitrate) for editing in Premiere Pro, PCM audio to preserve the raw field recording, MOV for NLE compatibility.
| Video Codec | H.264 |
| Bitrate | 50M |
| Resolution | 2160p |
| Audio | PCM |
| Container | MOV |
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx264 -b:v 50M -c:a pcm_s16le output.movDJI drones record H.264 at up to 200 Mbps internally. When re-encoding at 50 Mbps for proxy editing, the 4x compression ratio makes timeline scrubbing buttery smooth while keeping enough quality for the final grade.
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