How to enable HEVC 8-bit?

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How to enable HEVC 8-bit?

On some of my Macs I can generate 8-bit HEVC with compressor on some not.

So, on both of my MBPs, 15" late 2013 and 13" early 2015 it is not available.

But exactly the 8 bit format is super performant and super quality also on slower computers and for that much more important as 10 bit, which can not be played without drop frames on the MBPs.

I know for sure the 8 bit works better on older hardware, because I can generate them on my iMac and I tested it.

Appreciate any help!

No such problems on my iMac5K Late 2015:

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on May 1, 2018 8:28 PM

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Answer 1

BenB

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May 3, 2018 5:06 AM in response to Beeblebrox64

First, be sure you're using Compressor 4.4.1 with macOS 10.13.4.

Aside from that, this is a hardware dependent codec option, all depends on the CPU version in your Mac. Not sure if you're Mac models have versions of the CPU with hardware encoding on them.

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BenB

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May 4, 2018 5:30 AM in response to Beeblebrox64

Not sure what "suit perfectly on MBP's" means. But you may want to reinstall Compressor. Use "FCS Remove" (free) to remove Compressor and it's components from your system first.

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BenB

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May 5, 2018 6:24 AM in response to Beeblebrox64

Try the reinstall, see what happens. On my iMac Pro, when the 10.4 update first came out, I had no access to the 8-bit version, the 10.4.1 update fixed that for me.

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Beeblebrox64 Author

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May 4, 2018 7:15 AM in response to BenB

Easy:

1. "Suit perfectly", it should emphasis: I have exactly the versions installed, you're mentioning.

2. 8-bit runs more performant on older and/or slower devices than 10-bit, due to the fact it's smaler data volume and less bits to decode. I tried it, because I can render 8-bit on my iMac5K and then copy them to my MBPs. And - what a wonder - the 8 Bit output runs without any drop frames on my MBPs, the 10 bit do not. 😉

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Beeblebrox64 Author

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May 4, 2018 12:40 AM in response to BenB

Thanks for your reply.

The installed versions suit perfectly on my MBPs.

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