Question about bit depth and Quicktime files

[Chris Wiseman]

Just found the Black Magic 10 bit codec.

[Jerry Hofmann]

Just remember QT is nothing more than a container for ANY bit depth movie… it’s not determined by QT, but rather the codec involved.

Jerry

[Marco Solorio]

Exactly as Jerry described. To add, you need to make sure you’re working in a bit-depth higher than 8-bit to begin with, otherwise you’re just wasting file size space. For instance, in AE, you’ll need to make sure your comp is set to 16-bit or higher. In FCP, your captured media needs to have been captured in 10-bit and are working in a 10-bit timeline.

Both the standard Apple 10-bit uncompressed codec and BMD 10-bit uncompressed codec will work.

Marco Solorio  |  OneRiver Media