444 RGB in FCP for output to SR

[Uli Kunkel]

Gary,

That’s interesting that YUV is greyed out. That would lead me to conclude that FCP will actually render transitions at 10 bit RGB. I’ll do some tests with this and re-post.

Best,

Uli

[Uli Kunkel]

[gary adcock] “Working in FCP’s “Safe” mode does not force the same restrictions on bit depth with renders that the RT Extreme engine does with your files.When you have processing set to float or “high precision YUV” it should maintain the quality you desire. “

So in an RGB timeline, should my realtime setting be set to “Safe” or “Unlimited RT?”

[Gary Adcock]

[Uli Kunkel] “So in an RGB timeline, should my realtime setting be set to “Safe” or “Unlimited RT?””

again-
All FCP renders done under the RT Extreme engine are done in 8bit and the overwhelming majority are processed as YUV. Using the “SAFE MODE” is the only way to force correct rendering in FCP.

I would be surprised if RT would be even available in a properly configured RGB timeline. It is not available when capturing to the AJA RGB and RGB Log versions by default.

gary adcock
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