iPhone 15: H.265 Vs ProRes! which is BETTER?

iPhone 15 can shoot videos in 422, 10bit, but is it better to shoot in ProRes or H.265? This episode will share all you need to know to find the answer. NERD ALERT: this episode will get a bit technical.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:21 A/B Comparison Trap
02:02 How CODECS work
03:44 Size Comparison
05:15 Editing performance
09:27 Image Quality Test 1
11:59 Image Quality Test 2 Underexposed
13:36 Image Quality Test 3 Skintone
14:21 ProRes V H265 scores
15:35 Generation Loss
18:05 H.265 Best Practices
18:34 Final Conclusions
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