How to tell if a file and or sequence is 10bit or 8Bit

Hi All:

How can I tell if a file or sequence is 10bit or 8 bit. I want to work with ProRes SD at 10bit.

Thanks,

Gualex

I'm away from FCP at the moment, but can't you go Command-9 (Item Properties) to derive that?

Also, ask yourself, do you really need 10-bit or just *think* you need 10-bit?

8-bit looks pretty nice, and you don't run into issues with 8-bit effects or transitions, headaches I have seen in past 10-bit DVCPro work, for instance.

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Hi Loren,

Command-9 doesn't give me that info. I need 10Bit because we are doing extreme color correction in color and it really helps.

Thanks,

Gualex

Yup, makes sense.

Can you go to the Finder level, load the clip into QuickTime Player and Get Movie Info there?

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I tried that too, no luck. I even tried After Effects but no luck there either.

I am about to do a job that will be shot on the red Camera and I want to get Apple ProRes 10bit files for SD finish but I can't seem to get the info neither in reduser.net nor in FCP forums

Thanks for your help

Gualex

What is your compressor setting for your sequences and clips? This should be where it will say if it is 10 or 8 or NTSC or whatever.

I tried sequence settings, but it only tells you if it will render (video processing tab) in 8bit or 10bit, I don't see where I can see my sequence settings as far as bit depth.


Thanks

Gualex

ProRes doesn't come in 10bit & 8bit variants.

it is what it is, and that's 10-bit, or so i believe.

read up on it here:
[www.digitalpictures.com]

(the HQ doesnt denote 10bit over 8bit, either, but something else.)


nick

but to answer the question:

8 or 10 bit is denoted in the Compressor name,

so Loren is correct: Apple 9 will bring up Item Properties for a CLIP,
Apple zero will open sequence settings for a SEQUENCE,


but simplest is to have a look in the Browser column.
i have a Column layout called "Stats" which is just all that technical stuff.


cheers,
nick

That and I cant tell difference between HQ and SD. Looks exactly same to me.

Michael Horton
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From a color perspective, I can easily see a difference between 8 & 10 bit...especially around gradients / feathered masks / lights (falloff). I never compared the ProRes codecs though. I hear they are very similar.

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