Re: Does FCP degrade 10 bit files/clips?

"Challenge!"

I need to drop the whole 8 bit, 10 bit issue. I'm just saying there is no banding in the viewer. When you drag it to the canvas, there is banding - when you export it and reintroduce it to the viewer there is banding.

My user interface monitor is a 23" LG IPS236 IPS LED. It is 8 bit. It is connected by DVI. There should be banding. I'm just saying there is none - in the viewer.

But 8 bit has to do with color. This is not color. To be honest I don't know how B&W banding looks on an 8 bit monitor - maybe there are only 256 shades of gray. All I can say is there is no banding in the viewer. I was as surprised by that as anyone doubting that I can see no banding on an 8 bit monitor.

If I do this: If I have my unbanded gradient in my viewer and add a 3 way color correct video filter... without doing a thing to it. It still looks B&W. Then suddenly there is banding.

I'm still curious if anyone else gets the same results.