finally have what we always wanted: HEVC support in Adobe Premiere!

tecnoworld wrote:

Could you please do the same test with 16-235 clips? Thx.

Sorry, but I don't have any 16-235 clips to test.

But, I must say there seems little point, it's obvious that the HEVC codec used by adobe is enhancing the footage produced by the Samsung NX1. I say to Adobe please don't do that as I feel confident that the footage I capture is the way I wish to edit it.

The whole 16-235 debate is a tricky one but personally I see no gain in capturing footage at a reduced quality unless you intend to output directly to an old tv with limited range. Both 0-255 and 16-235 will capture the whole black and white spectrum but the 16-235 will have fewer steps and therefore be more prone to banding. To explain, imagine if you could set 122-123 then you would just end up with black and white with all the gradation in between not present, what's the point?

I believe that you should capture as much information as possible and if you want to OUTPUT at 16-235 then fine that's a choice you can make during editing, but why limit what you capture. The whole idea of 16-235 is the fact that old tv's could not represent the entire 0-255 range and would instead cruch blacks and whites. If you find that the footage you capture looks better for 16-235 then instead I would look at exposure and/or contrast applied by the camera during capture.

But... it's the differences that make the world go round and a more interesting place. You say tow-mar-tow .. etc.

Sincerely, cheers, Paul.