Vegas 64 bit - 8bit or 32bit floating Pt. ? at DVinfo.net

Ron Cooper · August 7th, 2009, 03:13 PM

I'm new to this system, - (new computer 2.8g, 6g ram), and am editing AVCHD from a Canon HF-S10 and note that this setting is available but so far I have stuck to 8bit. Should I go with the 32b FP ?

RonC.

Perrone Ford · August 7th, 2009, 03:41 PM

Stick with 8bit.

Ron Cooper · August 8th, 2009, 02:51 PM

Thanks Perrone. My thoughts too.

RonC.

Prech Marton · January 9th, 2010, 08:28 AM

if i render WMV9 HD files with 8 bit settings, my blacks will be grey when viewing with mediaplayer, so the contrast is poor.
When i change to 32bit settings, render time is a lot longer, but finally black will be black.
Why is this? Whats wrong with the 8bit setting? It work correctly when rendering to avi or mpeg, only WMV is problematic.

thx

Thomas Moore · January 9th, 2010, 08:56 AM

8 bit is for editing, 32 bit video settings for rendering - yes it does take longer but it's worth it.

Some more info here Glennchan.info

Jeff Harper · January 9th, 2010, 10:34 AM

I vaguely recall having issues with DVDs after rendering 32bit, but it's been so long I can't be sure. It did look nice, though.

Perrone Ford · January 9th, 2010, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas Moore

8 bit is for editing, 32 bit video settings for rendering - yes it does take longer but it's worth it.

Some more info here Glennchan.info

It's really not this simple. But pointing to Glenn Chan's website is a great thing to do. Long ago I adopted the all 32bit linear / all MOV workflow. Its slow, but my colors are perfect, and my renders perfect every time. No need to futz around with Vegas' inane color structure.

When rendering directly for the web, I changed to 32bit 2.22, and do a studio RGB to computer RGB and all is perfect.

Doing cuts only in 8-bit is fine. But as soon as you start doing color correction and such, you need to be in 32bit. So I just work there all the time.

Prech Marton · January 10th, 2010, 12:51 AM

thx for infos!

August 7th, 2009, 03:13 PM	#1
Ron Cooper Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 481	Vegas 64 bit - 8bit or 32bit floating Pt. ? I'm new to this system, - (new computer 2.8g, 6g ram), and am editing AVCHD from a Canon HF-S10 and note that this setting is available but so far I have stuck to 8bit. Should I go with the 32b FP ? RonC.

August 7th, 2009, 03:41 PM	#2
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	Stick with 8bit. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

January 9th, 2010, 08:28 AM	#4
Prech Marton Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: hungary Posts: 462	if i render WMV9 HD files with 8 bit settings, my blacks will be grey when viewing with mediaplayer, so the contrast is poor. When i change to 32bit settings, render time is a lot longer, but finally black will be black. Why is this? Whats wrong with the 8bit setting? It work correctly when rendering to avi or mpeg, only WMV is problematic. thx __________________ Relaxing clips with waterfalls and music, 3D photos, 3D videos: www.3d-video.hu

January 10th, 2010, 12:51 AM	#8
Prech Marton Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: hungary Posts: 462	thx for infos! __________________ Relaxing clips with waterfalls and music, 3D photos, 3D videos: www.3d-video.hu

August 8th, 2009, 02:51 PM	#3
Ron Cooper Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 481	Thanks Perrone. My thoughts too. RonC.

January 9th, 2010, 08:56 AM	#5
Thomas Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ravenna, OH Posts: 198	8 bit is for editing, 32 bit video settings for rendering - yes it does take longer but it's worth it. Some more info here Glennchan.info

January 9th, 2010, 10:34 AM	#6
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	I vaguely recall having issues with DVDs after rendering 32bit, but it's been so long I can't be sure. It did look nice, though.