But then the hard drive fills up in 22 minutes. The proxy files crash your laptop. The client asks for a "quick review," and your $5,000 editing rig turns into a slideshow.
That is the technical nightmare scenario. H.264 (also known as AVC) isn't the sexiest codec at the dance. It’s not the 10-bit H.265 superhero, and it’s certainly not the massive data rate of ProRes 4444. dream scenario h264
Then, you try to record it.
Don't confuse the tool for the talent. A great story told in H.264 is infinitely better than a boring story lost in a corrupted RAW file. But then the hard drive fills up in 22 minutes