Great to know there's already some progress loosening the 8-bit max!
I've tried your suggestion of just trying out some 10-bit color videos
with my current setup. What I did was create a simple XML file:
<mlt>
<producer id="producer0">
<property name="resource">/path/to/file.MOV</property>
<property name="mlt_service">avformat</property>
</producer>
<playlist>
<entry producer="producer0" in="00:00:00.0" out="00:00:00.5" />
<entry producer="producer0" in="00:00:00.0" out="00:00:00.5" />
</playlist>
</mlt>
And output it like:
melt foo.xml -consumer avformat:out.mov
According to ffprobe, the input video has colorspace 'yuv420p10le'
(i.e. 10-bit video), but the output is only 'yuv420p'. So it does
appear somewhere in the pipeline it's being downgraded to 8-bit? (Or
that there's a default 8-bit output setting somewhere?)
Thanks,
Tom
On 7/29/20, Brian Matherly <brian.mathe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Right now MLT supports a YUV 422 16 bit color format (mlt_image_yuv422p16).
> So 10bit sources can be mapped to that format to avoid bit depth loss. If
> you use any filters or transitions, you will be at the mercy of what that
> particular service requires. Some may convert to RGB, some may convert to 8
> bit YUV. You will have to audit the services you use and then consider if
> they will meet your needs.
>
> MLT does not currently support color remapping for HDR sources. It can pass
> the data through, but you might not get the color results you expect if you
> apply certain filters. If you need to use HDR sources, you might need to
> perform color remapping outside of MLT.
>
> Have you tried to use your new 10-bit files with your current MLT setup?
> Your current setup should work with 10-bit sources, but maybe the bit depth
> will be reduced somewhere in the pipeline. You should try it and see if the
> results are already satisfactory.
>
> ~Brian
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 11:10:58 PM CDT, amin...@gmail.com
> <amin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi Brian,
>
> The "modules" term comes from the docs, but roughly what I need is to be
> able to do basic melt (CLI/XML) editing - multitrack, basic cuts, a few
> filters and transitions, including one Movit transition - with footage
> captured from a camera that produces 10-bit 4k video.
>
> Except for the 10-bit part, I've got a MLT setup I'm really happy with at
> the moment. (My previous camera couldn't produce 10-bit color). But if it's
> not realistic to hope for 10-bit color support in the next 6-12 months that
> sort of stops things in their tracks for me and I'll need to figure out
> something else.
>
> Tom
>
>> El 28 jul 2020, a las 23:20, Brian Matherly <brian.mathe...@yahoo.com>
>> escribió:
>>
>> It would be helpful if you could provide more detail about what you are
>> trying to accomplish. What do you mean by "modules" and which ones do you
>> need to use?
>>
>> ~Brian
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 08:11:52 AM CDT, amin...@gmail.com
>> <amin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Back when it seemed like a no-brainer I remember breezing by this part in
>> docs/framework.txt: "The framework is designed to be color space neutral -
>> the currently implemented modules, however, are very much YUV422 oriented.
>> In theory, the modules could be entirely replaced."
>>
>> Now, though, I've actually got a camera which produces 10-bit color and
>> I've got a need to use it on a project roughly a year from now. How baked
>> into the cake is this on a practical level? Is anybody working on this
>> problem?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Tom
>>
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