Comparison of Transcoders: Video Codec and Color Support

before deciding on a transcoder, you should consider their video codec and color support to see which one best suits your needs below is a comparison of the different options nvidia hardware encoder codec and color support format chroma subsampling color depth video decode mpeg 2 4 2 0 8 bit h 264/avc 4 2 0 8 bit h 265/hevc 4 2 0 8 bit, 10 bit video encode h 264/avc 4 2 0 8 bit h 265/hevc 4 2 0 8 bit, 10 bit input stream must be 10 bit software encoder codec and color support format chroma subsampling color depth video decode mpeg 2 4 2 0 8 bit h 264/avc 4 2 0, 4 2 2, 4 4 4 8 bit, 10 bit h 265/hevc 4 2 0, 4 2 2, 4 4 4 8 bit, 10 bit video encode mpeg 2 4 2 0 8 bit h 264/avc 4 2 0, 4 2 2, 4 4 4 8 bit, 10 bit input stream must be 10 bit ndi software library codec and color support format chroma subsampling color depth video decode ndi 4 2 0, 4 2 2, 4 4 4 8 bit, 10 bit video encode ndi 4 2 0, 4 2 2, 4 4 4 8 bit, 10 bit ndi v original format, not ndi | hx