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  Losing quality using Uncompressed 10 bit 4:4:2

  Posted by George Maccallum on March 18, 2009 at 12:44 pm

  Hello

  I am editing a film that has been given to me as Uncompressed 10 bit 720 x 480. Using FCP 6.0.4 I just have some small cuts to do then i want to export it without losing any quality. I’ve tried many export settings but every one has managed to lose sharpness and quality.. It’s wierd because when i export using the same compression- uncompressed 10 bit- the summary of the export says it is set to “medium” quality. The compressor window i cannot go into and set to “best”. why is this?

  If you have any thoughts it be much appreciated.

  Thanks

  George

  Sean Oneil replied 17 years, 1 month ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Walter Biscardi

  March 18, 2009 at 12:55 pm

  [George MacCallum] “I am editing a film that has been given to me as Uncompressed 10 bit 720 x 480. “

  That’s the wrong frame size. Uncompressed SD NTSC is 720×486. 720×480 is DV.

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  Bill Dewald

  March 18, 2009 at 4:51 pm

  Don’t sweat the quality slider – 10-bit uncompressed has a fixed quality setting – the slider doesn’t do anything.

  Be sure that you’re rendering in 10-bit.
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  Sean Oneil

  March 18, 2009 at 6:41 pm

  [walter biscardi] ”
  That’s the wrong frame size. Uncompressed SD NTSC is 720×486.”

  Uncompressed is whatever size you export it as.

  Sean

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