ProRes Proxy generation for an offline edit in Final Cut Pro. Profile 0 (Proxy) at 45 Mbps for fast timeline scrubbing on a MacBook Air, PCM audio, MOV container. The editor will relink to original camera files for the final export.
| Video Codec | ProRes |
| Bitrate | 45M |
| Resolution | 1080p |
| Audio | PCM |
| Container | MOV |
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v prores_ks -profile:v 0 -b:v 45M -c:a pcm_s16le output.movProRes Proxy (profile 0) was designed to be exactly 1/3 the data rate of ProRes 422. Apple optimized the decode path so heavily that a 2020 MacBook Air can play 16 streams simultaneously — making multicam editing viable on a laptop.
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