Render in 8 bit or 10 bit at DVinfo.net

James Hollingsworth · April 19th, 2013, 05:06 AM

Since acquired my EA50 and so many more pixels than my Z1, my machine now wants to render my timeline in 10 bit which is taking an age. Can anyone offer some technical advice as to what difference 10 bit render over 8 makes if your final output is a wedding on DVD or Blu-ray. Many thanks.

Ron Evans · April 19th, 2013, 06:47 AM

Your source is 8 bit AVCHD there is no need to render in anything other than 8 bit. Some effects may benefit from higher bit rates for the effects rendering only that help with rounding errors in the mathematics but end up as 8 bit after calculations. NLE's like Vegas can do this at 32bit depth.

Ron Evans

April 19th, 2013, 05:06 AM	#1
James Hollingsworth Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Leicester Posts: 119	Render in 8 bit or 10 bit Since acquired my EA50 and so many more pixels than my Z1, my machine now wants to render my timeline in 10 bit which is taking an age. Can anyone offer some technical advice as to what difference 10 bit render over 8 makes if your final output is a wedding on DVD or Blu-ray. Many thanks.

April 19th, 2013, 06:47 AM	#2
Ron Evans Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,222	Re: Render in 8 bit or 10 bit Your source is 8 bit AVCHD there is no need to render in anything other than 8 bit. Some effects may benefit from higher bit rates for the effects rendering only that help with rounding errors in the mathematics but end up as 8 bit after calculations. NLE's like Vegas can do this at 32bit depth. Ron Evans