[FFmpeg-user] libx265 - 8-bit vs. 10-bit?

[Paul B Mahol]

On 8/8/15, Carl Eugen Hoyos <cehoyos at ag.or.at> wrote:
> ogrgkyle <phthluar <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I am encoding with libx265 at very low bitrates, so I am
>> trying to get every bit of quality I can into the videos.
>> If I encoded to 10-bit libx265, would that produce a
>> higher-quality video than 8-bit at the same bitrate?
>
> Yes, at least in theory.

If the source is >8 bit depth.

>
> Carl Eugen
>
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