8bit or 16bit?

[Gary Adcock]

[Sean Tatalovich] “Should I worry about this? Does FCP do it automatically or do I change this? I know color increases but does it depend on camera?”

there is no such thing as 16bit in FCP.
10bit is currently as high as video bit depth goes.

gary adcock
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