8 bit vs. 10 bit
by PatMPZ
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Sep 21, 2007 at 7:41:17 am
Having read a few posts about 8bitvs.10 bit I think I still need some advice:
We're shooting with Cinealta F900 (that's 8 bit), editing in Matrox Axio HD (8 or 10 bit) and finally screening HD Mpeg2 or H.264(BluRay+HD Projector). My first thought was, without doubt, 8 bit, since 10 bit won't improve the quality of the native HDCAM. But it seems that I will definitely get a better quality working in 10 bits when it comes to grading and color correction, isn't that true? The question is: won't all that improvements in grading and cc dissapear when I compress all the stuff to MPEG2 or H.264 or simply use a LCD display? Isn't it better to do all the process in 8 bit so that I'll always have a more accurate reference of what the final video will look like?
Re: 8 bit vs. 10 bit by Chris on Sep 30, 2007 at 9:12:15 pm
Multi-layer effects, graphics, etc. will benefit from 10bit over the 8bit. It doesn't matter that'll be compressed in the end. We used to dub to VHS, doesn't mean we should shoot and edit on it. Aim high!
