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Offbeat Bryce Productions
Inspiring
March 4, 2018
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transcoding 8 bit to 10 bit suddenly will improve color correction?

  • March 4, 2018
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I keep reading articles all over the web claiming that if someone transcodes their 8 bit camera footage to 10 bit it somehow magically makes the colors pop and color correction is easier. I don't see how this is possible when the original is already 8 bit. The only thing I do know transcoding does is it creates timecode, smoother playback and sometimes faster renders

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Correct answer excited_Genie16B8

You won't improve the original.  But the effects you use may produce better results when used on 10 bit footage.

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excited_Genie16B8Correct answer
Legend
March 4, 2018

You won't improve the original.  But the effects you use may produce better results when used on 10 bit footage.

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Offbeat Bryce ProductionsAuthor
Inspiring
March 5, 2018

so once I have my picture locked should I export it to say Cineform then do the effects?

R Neil Haugen
R Neil Haugen
Legend
March 5, 2018

so in simple terms float shows the scopes with effects added and 8 bit shows the raw signal?


Um ... not really. Float shows the media as PrPro is looking at it while processing. In full float math. 8-bit just reduces the math. Now, the engineers can give wonderful ... lengthy ... and um ... um ... intriguing explanations.

Neil

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