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Originally Posted by Asmodian
Those are the basics but also:
Pro: 10-bit is higher quality (not just the improvement in banding) at the same bitrate.
Con: 10-bit encodes a bit slower and takes more CPU power to play.
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I ran a test - I grabbed my nearest DVD and ripped a trailer. Basic processing: Autoceop, resize to 852x364, removegrain, then sharpen a little.
10-bit - 78 fps.
8-bit with same settings - 93 fps.
10-bit is indeed slower, but not unacceptably so. Now on my old 'puter , an old 2.8ghz P4 it would be a big deal.
Playback is with Media Player Classic HC using MADVR as the renderer. Will 10-bit use more CPU, GPU, or both? Not that it really matters - when I'm doing an encode or playing back it's typically the only thing going on. Only my CPU fan will care.