Answers.Body: <p>Go with handbrake.  It's a free GUI program for performing transcodes.  It is even used to benchmark processors and graphics cards.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Install <a href="https://brew.sh/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Homebrew</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Open Terminal.
  Install FFMPEG with extra features by entering the following on a single line:</p>
  
  <pre><code>brew install ffmpeg --with-fdk-aac --with-ffplay --with-freetype --with-libass  --with-libvorbis --with-libvpx --with-opus --with-x26
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Wait about 10 minutes for it to install.  </p>
  
  <p>From the Terminal, run FFMPEG, using a line like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i input.mov -c:v prores -profile:v 3 -c:a pcm_s16le output.mov
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><code>input.mov</code> is the name of your HEVC file.  It can also include a full path, but spaces need to be preceded by backslashes  “\”</p>
  
  <p><code>output.mov</code> is an exported ProRes quicktime movie that will play in Premiere</p>
  
  <p>Do process more than one file at a time:</p>
  
  <p>In terminal, go to the directory where your files are.</p>
  
  <pre><code>for i in *.mov; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:v prores -profile:v 3 -c:a pcm_s16le "${i%.*}_out.mov"; done
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Output files will appear in the same folder appended with “_out.mov”</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is there a good free way to convert iPhone HEVC footage to .mov prores or something similar using a Mac (MacOS 10.12) with Premiere CC 2017?  Googling provides lots of unreliable looking apps from companies I haven't heard of. Any good (preferably free) recommendations?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: The other question says Windows/Linux, but the top voted applies to macOS as well.
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Comments.Text: Not really. I’m not using windows or Linux. I don’t necessarily need ProRes, just any high quality format suitable for editing on Premiere CC 2017
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Comments.Text: Please read the first answer of the linked question.
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Tags: <premiere><transcoding><mac><hevc>
Title: How to transcode HEVC footage on a mac if you don't have CC2018 yet
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ThreadText: # How to transcode HEVC footage on a mac if you don't have CC2018 yet
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-20)
  
  Is there a good free way to convert iPhone HEVC footage to .mov prores or something similar using a Mac (MacOS 10.12) with Premiere CC 2017? Googling provides lots of unreliable looking apps from companies I haven't heard of. Any good (preferably free) recommendations?
  
  **Tags:** premiere, transcoding, mac, hevc
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: The other question says Windows/Linux, but the top voted applies to macOS as well.  
  > **username_0**: Not really. I’m not using windows or Linux. I don’t necessarily need ProRes, just any high quality format suitable for editing on Premiere CC 2017  
  > **username_1**: Please read the first answer of the linked question.  
  
  ---
  
  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-12-22. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Go with handbrake. It's a free GUI program for performing transcodes. It is even used to benchmark processors and graphics cards.
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2018-12-20. Score: 1
  
  Install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/).
  
  Open Terminal.
  Install FFMPEG with extra features by entering the following on a single line:
  
  ```
  brew install ffmpeg --with-fdk-aac --with-ffplay --with-freetype --with-libass  --with-libvorbis --with-libvpx --with-opus --with-x26
  
  ```
  
  Wait about 10 minutes for it to install.
  
  From the Terminal, run FFMPEG, using a line like this:
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i input.mov -c:v prores -profile:v 3 -c:a pcm_s16le output.mov
  
  ```
  
  `input.mov` is the name of your HEVC file. It can also include a full path, but spaces need to be preceded by backslashes “\”
  
  `output.mov` is an exported ProRes quicktime movie that will play in Premiere
  
  Do process more than one file at a time:
  
  In terminal, go to the directory where your files are.
  
  ```
  for i in *.mov; do ffmpeg -i "$i" -c:v prores -profile:v 3 -c:a pcm_s16le "${i%.*}_out.mov"; done
  
  ```
  
  Output files will appear in the same folder appended with “\_out.mov”
  
  
  ---
  
  