diff --git a/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py b/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py
index 8da1dd8616c..b595262a2ec 100644
--- a/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py
+++ b/pype/scripts/otio_burnin.py
@@ -549,21 +549,30 @@ def burnins_from_data(
         ffmpeg_args = codec_data
 
     else:
-        codec_name = burnin._streams[0].get("codec_name")
+        ffprobe_data = burnin._streams[0]
+        codec_name = ffprobe_data.get("codec_name")
         if codec_name:
+            if codec_name == "prores":
+                tags = ffprobe_data.get("tags") or {}
+                encoder = tags.get("encoder") or ""
+                if encoder.endswith("prores_ks"):
+                    codec_name = "prores_ks"
+
+                elif encoder.endswith("prores_aw"):
+                    codec_name = "prores_aw"
             ffmpeg_args.append("-codec:v {}".format(codec_name))
 
-        profile_name = burnin._streams[0].get("profile")
+        profile_name = ffprobe_data.get("profile")
         if profile_name:
             # lower profile name and repalce spaces with underscore
             profile_name = profile_name.replace(" ", "_").lower()
             ffmpeg_args.append("-profile:v {}".format(profile_name))
 
-        bit_rate = burnin._streams[0].get("bit_rate")
+        bit_rate = ffprobe_data.get("bit_rate")
         if bit_rate:
             ffmpeg_args.append("-b:v {}".format(bit_rate))
 
-        pix_fmt = burnin._streams[0].get("pix_fmt")
+        pix_fmt = ffprobe_data.get("pix_fmt")
         if pix_fmt:
             ffmpeg_args.append("-pix_fmt {}".format(pix_fmt))