32 bpc Export

[Todd Kopriva]

Dave’s question is the right one: Why are you trying to output a movie at 32bpc? There are actually good reasons for doing so—such as if you’re creating intermediate files in a visual effects and compositing workflow. But you should know why you’re doing this.

So, if you’re sure that you need 32bpc output, consider OpenEXR image sequences as your output format. There are others, as Dave mentioned. I like OpenEXR.

(Note: The message that 32bpc output isn’t often the right way to go doesn’t mean that working at 32bpc within After Effects isn’t the right way to go. That’s a separate question. You can get a lot of benefits from working at 32bpc, even if you’re outputting to 8bpc.)

See “Color depth and high dynamic range color”.

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[Darby Edelen]

How does it ‘not look the same’? Is it noisier? Has the color shifted? Are you using a color managed workflow?

As other folks have stated, there’s usually not much of a reason to output a 32bpc file unless you’re pre-rendering for use in a 32bpc project. In that case you would have to use an image sequence that supports 32bpc (OpenEXR, TIFF, Photoshop… I like PSDs).

I don’t like to generalize, but final deliverables will always be 10bpc or less.

Darby Edelen