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[Pending Validation] Common QuickTime movie formats for Pro Tools 7 and higher

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What are the common formats of QuickTime movies being used with Pro Tools 7 and higher?

The most common formats of QuickTime movies being used in Pro Tools are:

  • MJPG-A (Use for best performance of Pro Tools playback)
  • PhotoJPG (Similar to MJPG-A with improved movie quality. Use high quality settings.)
  • DV25 (Use for larger movie size and improved quality. The file size will be larger than MJPG-A.)
  • H264 (Can be taxing on the CPU. Issues with backwards nudging/scrubbing)