Hello I've got video clips recorded at 360 mbps but the highest exportable bitrate is 66.667 mbps. Isn't there any way to increase the bitrate and hence quality without jumping up to Best (ProRes) and increasing file size exponentially? I would prefer to set my custom bitrate at something a bit more in the middle so I'm not losing too much quality.
This is home video on a Fujifilm XH2s. I bought it partly because the video capabilities appealed but I’m not sure what benefit I get from shooting 360, 720 or any of the higher bitrate options it gives me if the final output will be 66mbps.
Jumping to ProRes will give you no significant quality difference that is visible to the human eye under normal viewing conditions. You likely would need to compare the clips side by side and zoom in on the pixels. ProRes is intended for professional use where there are very minute and precise editing procedures to be done, or the clip contains very fast action, or maybe for display on a large theater screen. It is not really appropriate for most consumer use.
I guess that if 66.667 mbps is the highest custom export setting available then that is what you would be stuck with. I don't know of any way to increase it. However, try exporting the movie at the best available quality settings and see if the quality is satisfactory to you. You can export as many times as you want from a project. You can use just one clip to experiment. See if Pro Res gives you any significant quality result to your eye, compared to the original footage.
-- Rich
Those bit rates sound ridiculous to me and are almost certainly BS.
There is no need for them.
The best TVs only show 4K and a bit rate of 50mbps is more than enough.
As Rich suggested, ProRes is completely unsuitable for delivery and will not be playable on TVs etc.
66mbps will give you all the quality you will ever need.
Don't get hung up by numbers.
Recording at that humongous bit rate for one hour would use over 160 GIGABYTES of storage. That is ridiculous.
And I bet that you won't be able to tell the difference. As Ian said, don't be fooled by the idea that you will get better quality just because of a high (in fact, too high) bit rate. Compare for yourself.
I bet that you can export an H264 or HEVC with a bit rate that is a small fraction, and you'll be hard pressed to tell them apart.
What video clips are recorded at 360mbps?
1080p is generally around 20mbps and 4K around 50 - 96mbps.
So exactly what are the specs of this video and what was it recorded on?
Custom export bitrate maximum of 66.667 mbps in iMovie?
