Apple ProRes is a high-quality, intra-frame intermediate codec family designed for efficient professional video editing and post-production, offering superior performance over consumer formats like H.264 . It provides high color accuracy (10/12-bit, 4:2:2 or 4:4:4:4) while enabling faster, smoother editing workflows at the expense of large file sizes . For a comprehensive overview, read the documentation at Apple . A guide to ProRes and ProRes RAW - Videomaker