Bit-Depth & Color Sampling : 8-bit vs 10-bit/4:2:2 vs 4:2:0

[@SdertySense]

Thank u, that was the best, the shortest and the easiest explanation of this on youtube!

[@JerseyFilmmaker]

Thank you!

[@111danish111]

Yes finally I know now !! Also the prices of the equipment used to make this video made my head spin !!

[@matejda91]

I've tried reading up about this topic multiple times on Wiki and a few techy websites, and this was the first time I actually understood the process. Thanks for a great video!

[@mysterychemical]

🤣 I knew about Subsampling now after years.

[@erroljs1]

March 2020 and still awesome video...

[@JerseyFilmmaker]

Errol Johnson 👊🏼👊🏼

[@g00dycao]

boom

[@gianni.camporota]

First time I fully understand this witchery, thanks ! :D

[@Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too]

This is by far the most concise explanation of luma and color information sampling I have ever seen.

[@sharonSE_01]

You are the best teacher here on KZbin I just understood something that took me years to understand in just 4 minutes Thank you

[@ksspang]

this was the most straightforward, simply explained and well visualized explanation of these concepts that I've seen. Very helpful, great job!

[@JeremiahMcPeck]

Very concise and to the point; and the visual aids proved effective! Nicely put together. Thank you!

[@SP-kp5mr]

This is much easyier to understand than other videos on KZbin. Thanks

[@dh1163]

I agree, the most succinct, thorough explanation of color subsampling I've ever seen. Don't know why this vid doesn't have more views.

[@salomao03]

By far, the best explanation on this topic ever.

[@MegaYoucrap]

This is the clearest explanation by far. Thank you. Also your video quality, editing, and enunciation are superb.

[@flo.motion]

Thanks a lot for the visual explanation!!

[@salsabilahmedshrestho960]

This was awesome! No BS Straight to the point. Loved it!

[@raeisjawad]

Perfect video, concise and gave me all the information I needed. Thank you

[@GabrielPsarras]

Yes, i agree with others. It was the quickest, the easiest to understand, very exact and friendly explanation! Congrats!

[@innatemusic]

Even though I already knew this, this was a good way of breaking it down.

[@chrisshin238]

Very good explanation. Easy understand to beginner.

[@jasondustal6813]

Decade plus long ISF calibrator and instructor here...nice explanation! This is always a fun topic that confuses almost everyone!

[@fg.salomon]

Super easy explanation. Ive been avoiding this toping for long and now i have it within me

[@thiennhaninh6855]

Thank you for a eye-pleasing quality of the video and well explanation. I have been struggling with Wikipedia's definition for days

[@JustenBlaize]

Very good job explaining and breaking it down. The diagram was key! You got my subscription.

[@willionaire360]

such a great video. thanks for the graphics

[@mohsenfarahani4440]

Short, beneficial and terribly GREAT 👏👏👏

[@NeverStopImprovingSB]

Thank you dude!!!

[@hamburgreal2393]

You teaching speed is awesome!

[@cpotv]

Yerrr! Chris Job Ant 💪🏾

[@robertranits9699]

I actually understood the concept you explain here. Thanks.

[@patbollin]

Quick! Easy to follow! Thanks.

[@AdvaitThakur]

Very easy and detailed explanation

[@razlight789]

Awesome video! The visuals really made sense and now I finally understand this sort of thing.

[@BarnaclesBailey]

Awesome video! Clear, concise and to the point - and visually you broke it down, so very helpful! Loved that you didn't go off on a tangent about why things are the way they are. *Just Subscribed* KZbin needs more videos filmed/produced like this for DIY-ers and quick bits of info. #kudos

[@ChronOJohn2]

Great Explaination. Thank you!

[@HillCountryDemo]

Excellent video!

[@leadinmarketing7222]

Excellent video.

[@FlipperWolf]

God damn that was well explained! Not like that other 2 minutes video that don't even mention luma... awesome!

[@CaptainScorpio24]

whats RGB vs 444 in nvidia settings of my lg ips monitor.

[@thecandel5479]

Very nice! Thanks very much! 🌹

[@SivaKumar-gr5ut]

Thanks buddy....great one...

[@nijupm2329]

Great information dear bro 😍 😍 ,,, simply explained the most confusing terms for me,,,, thanks a lot,,,,😍

[@squeakal3393]

I have to agree. Amazing explanation. Thank you very much.

[@andrewkift6746]

Great vid mate, clear, concise well explained. Thank you for your work.

[@FrancContreras_FrancMex]

Clear and concise. Thanks! You're my new video production guru.

[@ShashankKatiyar0]

Very simple explanation, thanks.

[@jfarr206]

That was an excellent explanation. Good visuals. Thanks very much!

[@funnymono]

Simple and concise. Thanks.

[@RESURRECT2]

Can 10-bit (8-bit+FRC) colour mode improve movie playback of 8-bit SDR materials or games which are not in HDR?

[@francoismarc3]

This was immensely helpful and short! Thank you! I was considering buying the Sony A7siii or the A7c, both to go along with my A74. The A74 has 10 bit 4:2:2, as well as the A7siii. The A7c 8 bit 4:2:2. I do mostly KZbin and have been getting into filming weddings. Do you think I can get away with the A7c as a b-cam to my A74?

[@FAMEAcademyNY]

Awesome Diagrams!!!

[@crypto1633]

Ok that was great but I’m looking for a camera that would be good for green screening I heard look for 4:2:2 but I want great color so how do I know what to look for can a 10bit be a good choice of find something that says 4:?:? ??

[@masterz28]

you explained this WAAAYYY better than anyone else. But I want to see 14 and 16 bit

[@killgrill6872]

Thank you very much ! This was the first time i did REALLY understand it :) You are great !

[@sutvproductionvault1774]

Wow, that was great.. Excellent teacher. Subscribed. Thank You

[@wack202able]

Thank you now I get it finally ☺️

[@hung_manh_p]

Good explaination 👍 I like this video

[@piernicolamele6307]

Simply perfect!

[@mehmetekicitekno]

thank you you are very good explain and very clear explain l seen it other video same subject but you are more detaly and easy undertand explain thank you

[@ouajbir]

Now I can rest in peace, thank you

[@paulineserres2860]

Thank you it is great and so clear!!

[@CreepyFilmz]

What's the difference between 422 8bit and 420 8bit? The 5d mark iv has 422 8bit. Which I never seen before. Usually it's 420 8bit.

[@ericflakes5060]

Great explanation of Bit Depth & Color Sampling! Question: In Final Cut Pro X they use ProRes 422 & 444 for all clips placed into the timeline. Does our video footage, shot in 4:2:0, benefit from this forced upconversion? When Color Grading the video, now in a 4:2:2 format, can additional colors be added to the original footage? Wouldn't this be more like Colorizing/Mapping colors (painting colors into individual frames) rather than the Color grading of the existing "limited 4:2:0" video's color palette?

[@JerseyFilmmaker]

I don't know the definitive answer to this, but it seems the same as upsampling/upsizing in resolution. There is some software trickery to make it happen, but it's not a true rendition of the quality compared to if the data is actually captured.

[@aruncthomas]

thanks for easiest explanation 😍

[@holasfilms1045]

Hi Jersey. Where can I find out, if video file is in 8bit or 10bit? When I go to propertis, there is no bith depth information. Any idea? Thank you!

[@planetdee3587]

So what is more important, bit depth or color sampling? Ex: 4:4:4@8bit vs 4:2:0@10bit?

[@aaronshafer2589]

I find that, (from my experience researching /purchasing cameras) 4:2:2 & 10-bit are often paired together as well as 4:2:0 8-bit. The question I typically ask is... What's more important, resolution of bit depth? I find that a 1080p 10-bit 4:2:2 image yields a nicer result than 4k 8-bit 4:2:0. Hope this helps!

[@planetdee3587]

@@aaronshafer2589 thank you so much. Very much so.

[@JWS1968]

@@aaronshafer2589 From what I've seen and heard the 422 colour sampling is better makes grading better when pushing a grade. Even 8 bit 422 grades better than 10 bit 420. So I reckon colour sampling is more important if you want to do a stylized grade. If I was a blogger and just wanted a decent looking natural image I'd go for a camera that has a good image out of the box and do minimal grading. But for a filmmaker that wants to do a full on Davinci Resolve grade but on a budget, if go for a camera that has 422 sampling over anything else and if you can get 10 bit as well all the better.

[@sameerashraf8729]

finally someone made sense

[@GlenReed]

Great job man! Thanks for the video!

[@RobinetProductions]

The gatekeepers like to make this process seem impossible to understand like “modern art” to elitist. Good simple video nicely done.

[@random2059]

this support shoul be from MONITOR side right....or its from video file side.. or both ... reply please

[@umunknown7678]

Awesome!

[@shareefabatul6068]

Excellent !

[@Monody512]

Ah, finally! I never understood how the numbers in 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 were supposed to make sense!

[@FrankMaurits69]

Superb video! Now I have a grasp of this, thanks a lot.

[@zakirali8721]

good concept in a short video. al though there are more scientific details that explain it further. but this is the best short answer

[@zakirali8721]

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[@UmedaFilms]

Thanks for making this video!

Do you know if RAW is a sigle channel 12 o 14 bits informations that gets demosaicing to produce then de RGB? Or the color pixels of the bayer sensor get separated in different channels for a better comprossion and later in the democaising reconstract the misssing pixels? I mean my question is: Is raw file a 1 channel or a 3 channel image? Thanks

[@albaniampureana8602]

Hi, do you know about color info on TVs?, like 10bit at 420 in 4L10= 40gigabit, their also "TM" example 12bit 422 TM shows up for PS5, I wonder what that means, is it showing Total Max?

[@OmarSherien]

Thanks a lot ❤️ straight to the point

[@alexmesel]

Amazig tutorial! Finally someone broke down it to me understandable!

[@deggial2005]

great video

[@nemzyg]

What about 8bit 4.4.4 and 10 bit ycc 4.2.2? Which one should I use?

[@itmedia2227]

Good video. Thnks

[@mauricioperea]

an Easy explanation, thanks master!

[@NRezni]

This was an excellent and simple explanation. Thank you! Question for you: what do the two rows represent, and/or why are there two? Thanks!

[@JerseyFilmmaker]

The two rows are just how the 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 etc. are represented. Each box is a pixel and there are hundreds or thousands of boxes and/or rows depending on the resolution of your file

[@nemzyg]

On the Xbox one x I’ve set my colour depth to 8 bit (that’s the only option I can choose) And I allowed ycc 4.2.2. Will I get 10 bit 4.2.2 or 8 bit 4.2.2?

[@natskar]

So if there is more fine information with 4:4:4 than 4:2:2, but 12bit is capable of more colors than 8bit… then which format will give me the most accurate colors to more accurately calibrate my monitor? 4:4:4 8bit or 4:2:2 12bit?

[@Eduardo-eu9px]

This is a question!!! Have you figured it out yet?

[@AdviceandAdventures]

​@@Eduardo-eu9px The answer is 12 bit

[@vick82sydney]

i have the option to use my 4K monitor at either 8bit RGB or 10Bit 422 ... i noticed the picture is more vibrant when i switch from 8 to 10.... should i be using 10bit 422 ?

[@stephanes.]

great vid! interesteing because the next Fuji XT3 will be 10 bit 4:2:0

[@iMeze]

Hahaha exactly why I'm here

[@stephanes.]

10 bit KZbin ? I didn't know... great news! I don't know how to calculate this... sorry

[@RajivSamaroo]

So Is RAW video 4:4:4?

[@abdoas1119]

hello plz can you help me i'm using 2 monitors and the main one is using vga to hdmi cable and the 2nd is coneccted to the other port i've recognized that movies and games became so much dark i search this again and again until i found what is called the (RGB) in nvidia control panel i change it to YCbCr444 and colors are back to normal but when i install a new game the first monitor in going to sleep id why plz can you help

[@aldariel744]

thanks man that was really informative and to the point!

[@snowbirds9423]

thanks for genuine info

[@fito0406]

thanks

[@AngelFuenmayor]

I still don't know which is more important, but depth or color sampling.. Due to HDMI limitations in bandwidth I must choose between 4K 60hz 10bit 4:2:0 or 4K 60hz 8bit 4:4:4.. I don't know which one is supposed to give me a better image quality 😐

[@badshasaiyad6428]

Thank u

[@umang9565]

Very nice 👍

[@Production-Gear-Guides-Tips]

Okay, which would you prefer? Would it depend on a situation? 10bit 420 VS 8bit 422

[@SomeJu4n]

Based on this, having a 4k image with 4:2:0 chroma subsampling is the same as a 1080p image with 4:4:4 subsampling (at least chroma-wise). I suppose that the difference in the 4k image is the luminance information being sampled on all 8-pixels of the 4x2 block. Given that scientist have determined that humans are sensitive to the luminance component I would think that this is significantly noticed.

[@user-almohtadi1988]

I have qled and i cant decide 4:4:4 8 bit or 4:2:2 12 bit please tell me what is the best choice in m'y NVIDIA settings

[@SomeJu4n]

​@@user-almohtadi1988 sorry for the late reply. I am not aware of any consumer display (monitor or tv) that has 12 bit pixels. Graphics cards are ahead of the game in this regard, they can handle processing for 12 bit color... for whenever the display market catches up.... but if Im right and your display is not really 12 bit, then the second option is really wasted because your display wont have the hardware (the pixels) to reproduce all the information contained in the12 bit signal. Aside from any claims that I or any other person makes...you should always just try experiencing all the alternatives, and decide based on your experience. Experiment will always triumph theory... I can say all day long that "the second one is best!" are present a bunch of theoretical reasons for it....but if in actual experience you prefer or enjoy more the first option, then you should just use than one. It would be unreasonable to use the second just to do what another person theorize "is best". This is all about aesthetic perception...and it is subjective. Just try them both and decide. If you don't see any difference with respect to video quality....then pick the options that optimizes some other thing that you care about, like: power consumption, or framerate, etc.

[@coolcat2005dj]

beautifully explained about chroma subsampling

[@RyanBayudan]

Thank you!

[@foxthroat3410]

holy fk. I've been meaning to understand those numbers.