Master Files video specs and requirements
Full-size copies of your recording for archiving or further editing.
What it is
Sometimes you want the recording itself, not a platform version: to keep an archive, or to edit it further in Final Cut Pro, Premiere or DaVinci Resolve.
What it expects from a video
- These presets keep the recording's own size and frame rate.
- ProRes files are large, and their size cannot be estimated in advance.
Recordcake presets
Original Size
H.264 at the recording's own size.
- Size
- Same as the recording
- Frame rate
- Same as the recording
- Video
- MP4 · H.264
- Audio
- AAC · 256 kb/s
- Limits
- —
Original Size (HEVC)
HEVC: noticeably smaller than H.264 at the same quality. Best choice above 4K.
- Size
- Same as the recording
- Frame rate
- Same as the recording
- Video
- MP4 · HEVC
- Audio
- AAC · 256 kb/s
- Limits
- —
ProRes Master
ProRes 422 HQ, for Final Cut Pro, Premiere and DaVinci Resolve.
- Size
- Same as the recording
- Frame rate
- Same as the recording
- Video
- MOV · ProRes 422 HQ
- Audio
- AAC · 320 kb/s
- Limits
- —
Tips for product demos
- Use ProRes Master when you plan to edit, and Original Size (HEVC) when you just want to keep a copy that doesn't take up much space.
Official specs
There is no official spec for this one. The preset follows common practice.
Screen recordings, piece of cake.
Record the demo once. Let Recordcake handle the formats.
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