joelippencott

I read with great interest your article "Discovery: 4K 8bit 4:2:0 on the Panasonic GH4 converts to 1080p 10bit 4:4:4", but I am new to the technical details there. I have a GH4 that I am trying to use for serious filmmaking and would like to know more about this topic. Especially this question and answer near the end of the above article: "Will it require specialised software to do the transcoding and downsampling? or can existing methods be used? As long as you upconvert to RGB and 10/16-bit first, you get the benefits. A 16-bit comp can demonstrate this to be all true." Just what steps should I take in, say AE CS6, to accomplish this upconversion and 16-bit comp? Or, what other things do I need to do to get 10-bit 4:4:4? I'm a real newbie and don't know my way around the block yet. So far, I have simply been dropping my 4K footage on a 1080p timeline in Premiere CS6 and getting nice results, but would like more latitude for grading, etc. Thanks much Joe