1440p (2K) at 24 fps with Apple ProRes: What You Need to Know
Planning to record or stream 1440p (2K / QHD) footage at 24 fps with Apple ProRes? Knowing the exact file size and bitrate before you start saves both time and storage headaches.
QHD at 1440p offers a noticeable quality jump over 1080p without the extreme bandwidth demands of 4K. It is increasingly popular among gaming YouTubers and desktop-focused content. This resolution is particularly favored by tech reviewers and product demo channels.
This frame rate produces the classic cinematic motion blur that audiences associate with Hollywood films. It is the standard for theatrical releases and gives footage a warm, filmic quality.
The Apple ProRes codec offers exceptional editing performance with minimal quality loss, designed for post-production workflows. ProRes is an intra-frame codec, meaning each frame is independently compressed. This makes scrubbing and editing buttery smooth but results in much larger files. It is a production codec, not a delivery codec.
With these settings, a 10-minute clip weighs approximately 924.68 MB, while a full hour reaches 5.42 GB. You will need a minimum upload speed of 19.4 Mbps for reliable streaming. The total video bitrate for this configuration is 12.8 Mbps.