How to check bit depth of video

1. How do you check if a video is 8-bit or 10-bit?
2. How is video bit depth calculated?
3. What is bit depth in video?
4. What bit depth should I use for video?

How do you check if a video is 8-bit or 10-bit?

To know if video is 8 bits or 10 bits per sample, you need to look in a video scope of some type and see if there are levels intermediate to the 256 levels you'd get with 8 bits. Not all scopes show more than 8 bits, but you can work around that by increasing the contrast to spread them apart.

How is video bit depth calculated?

Simple calculation. Multiply the total number of pixels by the number of 'bits' of colour (usually 24) and divide the result by 8 (because there are 8 'bits' in a 'byte').

What is bit depth in video?

Bit depth is the number of basic red, green and blue colors that can be stored in a frame of video. Each channel can display a variety of shades of the appropriate color. The number of shades determines the bit depth of the image.

What bit depth should I use for video?

What Bit Depth Should I Use? For consumer/end-user applications, a bit depth of 16 bits is perfectly fine. For professional use (recording, mixing, mastering or professional video editing) a bit depth of 24 bits is better.