tracking down the compression ratio

[Trevor D K]

Heaven forbid, I noticed my compression ratio in 5k had inadvertently been changed from 8:1 to 14:1 ! Not sure if this is an issue, but I was keen to work out when this menu change occurred with previously dowloaded cards. Is this possible, as when I bring shots into Premiere Pro and look through the metadata I can't find anything that indicates the compression ratio ?

 

[Phil Holland]

Download and install REDCINE-X PRO. It's free.

Browse to your clips, right click (option click MacOS), and select Metadata.

You will see all the embedded information including your REDCODE RAW Compression Ratio.

 

[Trevor D K]

Ok great thanks Phil, I had the RedCine X pro downloaded from before, so was easy I'm hoping these couple of cards with the 14:1 compression will be acceptable to the broadcasters .... ?

 

[AndreasOberg]

I would think it should be fine Trevor. Should still be better than prores.
Andreas

 

[Trevor D K]

Many thanks for the assurance Andreas, was only half a card on closer inspection, the previous two cards were mainly 10:1 which then dropped to 12:1 for 96fps... hopefully it will pass I'lll be more on the ball now with checking the compression menu. I can only think I changed it when quickly diving in and out of the time lapse menu and pressed the wrong thing...

 

[Hrvoje Simic]

Should still be better than prores.
Andreas

"Better" is a relative term.
Technically it is much more compressed and compression reduces image quality.