The Ultimate Comparison: ProRes 4444 XQ vs. HEVC 4:2:2 vs. HEVC 4:2:0 (HDR)

In this short clip, we're primarily interested in how Y'CbCr chroma subsampling affects skin tones in HDR video. Y'CbCr results in hue shifts and luminance errors. From our own testing, it appears to make skin tones yellowish-green, darker and oversaturated. HEVC Main 4:2:2 10 is preferable to HEVC 4:2:0. Download the comparison here. If you... Continue Reading →

April 29, 2022 0

HEVC Main10 vs. HEVC Main 4:2:2 10

A little while back, we reported that Blackmagic Design had added support for HEVC 4:2:2 Main10 on Apple Silicon in DaVinci Resolve. What we didn't realize at the time was that the render page now had three selections for encoding HEVC: Main (8-bit), Main10 (10-bit 4:2:0) and Main 4:2:2 10. Using Invisor, an app brought... Continue Reading →

March 17, 2022 0

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