I think I'm in trouble. Over my head per distribution.

I am doing some "work" for a friend this June. I italicize "work" because I am not charging for this, not that it really matters.

She has decided she wants to distribute the videos we will be producing via Filmhub and she sent me their list of specifications. One of those specifications is 4:2:2 Prores. As I understand it, this can be accomplished by using Vocouder software?

I see that Prores 4:2:2 has a bitrate of 492mbps. Does this mean that I need to use compression ratios of B-raw that exceed this bitrate in edit?

I'm also hoping to sneak in some drone footage and those video specs are way beneath the 4:2:2 Specs. Is this going to cause a snafu?

I'm in line with all of the audio specs so no questions there.

I'm out of my element here. I thought this would be a youtube venture.

She has decided she wants to distribute the videos we will be producing via Filmhub and she sent me their list of specifications. One of those specifications is 4:2:2 Prores. As I understand it, this can be accomplished by using Vocouder software?

If they're sticklers, they may not accept Prores out of Vocouder; the codecs are unofficial. Best inquire. If the answer is no, you'll either need access to a Mac or a Windows NLE/exporter with licensed Prores. Edius is one of the latter. Premiere too (I think), as of a few years ago. Somebody here can confirm, I'm sure. There are others as well.

I see that Prores 4:2:2 has a bitrate of 492mbps. Does this mean that I need to use compression ratios of B-raw that exceed this bitrate in edit?

No, any bit rate version of braw will suffice to produce a reasonable good quality Prores 422 program. And the bit rates are not comparable between the two, anyway. braw is much more efficient.

I'm also hoping to sneak in some drone footage and those video specs are way beneath the 4:2:2 Specs. Is this going to cause a snafu?

That depends again on filmhub. They want Prores 422 as the delivery format. But do they have requirements for the program footage? Typically, documentary work wouldn't, for the simple reason that archival material rarely meets current standards.

They likely just want a Prores 422 master file, and the capture format doesn't matter (ie - the drone footage will be fine). This is similar to how most broadcast and film festivals work.

If you are on a PC Voukoder works decently in Resolve, or use Premiere on a PC to export Prores, or could a hold of a mac.

If you have a Resolve studio license then I believe you have a Fusion Studio license. At least the dongle version works; I assume the software key does as well. Fusion will output a prores file. I believe it used to not be able to include audio but does now, but I could be wrong about that.

Thank you Mike, Mark, and John!

Been floundering around on the web and think I found one way to get ProRes 4:2:2. I was able to export from DR in Avid DNxHR highest quality then convert that via Adobe Media Encoder to Prores 4:2:2. I'm guessing there should be no licensing problems with that approach.

Great to read that a bit of H264 drone footage should not be a problem once converted to Prores for delivery.

I don't know what I would do without this forum.

ProRes out of AME is ‘blessed’ by Apple and should pose no problems.
And regarding drone footage, nobody will care if it looks good and is delivered as ProRes. We do it all the time.

ProRes out of AME is ‘blessed’ by Apple and should pose no problems.
And regarding drone footage, nobody will care if it looks good and is delivered as ProRes. We do it all the time.

Groove! I can't afford 5K for a drone that outputs Prores and per my humble opinion my little Mavic 3 with dlog and an mft sensor puts out a nice image.

Definitely!