ProRes 4:4:4:4 XQ in Every Mac Application

Anyone who can no longer wait to use the new ProRes in every tool can use this workaround.
Computer file directory showing QuickTime components

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The new ProRes 4444 XQ is public — but by no means available yet in all the applications where you would like to have it. Here you will find a detailed description of how it can nevertheless be used almost everywhere — from Adobe to Scratch. The instructions in the blog by Matthias Aderhold (the maker of the Angry-Face grading panels) are available here: Get ProRes 4444 XQ on almost any OSX-app – mazze-aderhold.com