I’ve also pulled together a list of all of the most common codecs used in the postproduction world. Deeper bit-depth (larger numbers) is good for color-correction and VFX. Bit depth: The number of possible colors.Temporal compression: Uses previous frames (and sometimes following frames) to calculate the current frame.Almost all codecs use this to some degree, and the amount tends to vary with the bitrate.
My goal is to give you what you need to make your own informed decisions about codecs. By the end of this article, you will be able to pick the best codec for you on each project.