[Spencer King]

Wow thanks so much for the replies, I have been working with this information I will definitely post a follow up shortly. Thanks again.

[Spencer King]

Thanks for the detailed reply i really really appreciate the help.

Okay Im pretty sure I followed all of that. So if I take my 16bit cineform AVI file into after effects for color grading, its not going to show a difference in quality compared to the original 8bit h.264? – It will just help with the performance of my machine?

I havnt had any issues editing in premiere with the h.264. I am shooting my 7D with the newest technicolor picture style(big difference+)and now Im trying to find out at which point it is in post production, I can make the biggest improvement on quality. Could it be that I am converting my native video files into the wrong codec? Or should I be focused on the exporting stage.

I have been exporting my work as an h.264- for youtube. Will exporting the final product out of premiere, as a cineform file(or other), possibly be a big changer?

Thanks again