Exporting 10 bit from Resolve looks washed out

[mrd777]

Hi everyone,

I have the 5d MK2 and have CinemaDNG in post with the raw recording. In Resolve, I export in 10 bit and it looks washed out. If I export in 8 bit, it looks fine.

Any idea what I should do? Sorry if this is a beginner question.

Thanks,
Mr D

[ru31jan]

In which program are you viewing the 10bit files that look washed out?

Some video types look washed out in VLC for example, but when you open them in a NLE they look fine. I think this has to do with the playback software not reading the blackpoint etc correctly.

[mimbik]

It is connected to color space of the file, file format and a player.

8 bit files are general sRGB so they always look 'normal'.

[sergiocamara93]

Which format are you exporting to? Check in the Export tab (Advanced one if using Resolve 11) which settings are you using. There's a parameter Video/Data level, below codec and resolution and framerate. You're probably using Automatic, you want to use Scaled Range (or with some codecs Data rate - instead of Video rate. I think it's the Data one but I always mess those two up, it's one of them for sure). Hope it helps.