16-bit vs. 24-bit (48 kHz)

[Jeremy Garchow]

I’m sorry, thanks for the catch, I meant to say Quicktime or Compressor, not iTunes.

Woops.

[Lee Grainge]

No worries. We’re always learning.

Cheers.
Lee

[Robert Eidschun]

If 24-bit audio is imported into Final Cut Pro, then placed in the Timeline of a Sequence whose audio setting is 16-bit audio, then processed in some way — say, by adding reverb –, will the processing be done with 24-bit resolution, or will FCP first convert the audio to 16-bit, then process it?

Thank you.

[Matt Campbell]

Question on 16 vs. 24 bit. Why is FCP easy set up for uncompressed SD, 720×486, set to 16 bit if 24 bit standard? Am I missing something?

OS 10.5.5, Mac Pro 2 x 3 ghz quad-core intel xenon, 9 gb ram, with BM Intensity Pro card

[Jeremy Garchow]

Most SD tape formats are 16bit.

Jeremy