VFX review screening master from an EXR sequence. H.264 at near-lossless 500 Mbps with 4:4:4 10-bit color for VFX supervisor approval, PCM audio for the temp mix, MOV for screening room playback on Mistika or Resolve.
| Video Codec | H.264 |
| Bitrate | 500M |
| Resolution | 2160p |
| Audio | PCM |
| Container | MOV |
ffmpeg -i input.exr -c:v libx264 -b:v 500M -pix_fmt yuv444p10le -c:a pcm_s24le output.movH.264 supports 4:4:4 chroma subsampling and 10-bit depth via High 4:4:4 Predictive Profile, but hardware decoders almost never support it. VFX screening rooms use software decode on high-end workstations for this reason.
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