Does somebody know a solution on text-based editing in FCPX?
Here is the elephant in the room: ProRes is an codec. For years, Windows users couldn't read or write these files natively.
ProRes files are ideal for:
Apple ProRes is a high-quality, intra-frame intermediate codec family designed for efficient professional video editing and post-production, offering superior performance over consumer formats like H.264 . It provides high color accuracy (10/12-bit, 4:2:2 or 4:4:4:4) while enabling faster, smoother editing workflows at the expense of large file sizes . For a comprehensive overview, read the documentation at Apple . A guide to ProRes and ProRes RAW - Videomaker
ProRes is the duct tape of the professional video industry. It isn't glamorous, and it takes up more space than your phone's screen recording, but it works . It allows editors to cut complex timelines on laptops and ensures that the color grade you apply on Tuesday looks exactly the same on the render you export on Friday.