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== Playback of High Bit-depth Videos ==
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*Most of the time you will only get to see dithered 8-bit video, as equipment to truly display high bit-depths is not as common at the consumer level in 2014 ([http://4ktvblog.com/10-bit-monitor list of 10-bit monitors]).

*The Blu-ray standard does not support high bit-depth video nor [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XvYCC xvYCC] color space (full-range 8 bit video). On September 2014 it was announced that the up-and-coming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#4K_Blu-ray_Disc 4k Blu-ray] standard will support 10-bit video and a greater color gamut by using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rec._2020 Rec. 2020] color space.

*Digital theaters project up to 12-bit video; for more information read the wiki article: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Cinema_Initiatives#Image_and_audio_capability_overview Digital Cinema Initiatives]

=====Playback Software=====

*[http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=146228 MadVR]

*[http://mpc-hc.org/ MPC-HC]

*[http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=171120 MPDN]

*[http://www.videolan.org VLC]

=====Other Software and Information=====

*[http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=161548 Further information on high-bit playback]

*[http://haruhichan.com/wpblog/?p=205 An excellent guide on 10-bit playback]

*[http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=161915 FFdshow builds with 10-bit support] (deprecated)
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