Which tools offer a 10-bit SDR master?
Runway lists 10-bit SDR masters in HEVC Main 10, Rec.709, on Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0, beside ProRes containers. No other vendor on the sheet prints a bit depth for SDR output. From 2 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
| Source | Figure | Where it applies |
|---|---|---|
| ITU-R BT.709 | ITU-R BT.709 sets parameter values for HDTV; version 6 (06/2015) is in force | Recommendation page |
| Runway | 10-bit SDR Rec.709 masters and ProRes containers on Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0 | Professional and HDR output formats |
Inclusion rule. Vendor pages and references whose printed figures bear on this delivery target. Order. Alphabetical by source name.
1As printed
ProRes and PNG image sequences for editorial workflows, 10-bit SDR masters for grading, and true HDR on Gen-4.5.
Runway Dev docs, available AI models
2What it means for delivery
A 10-bit master holds four times as many tonal steps as an 8-bit one, which reduces banding in skies and gradients when the picture is graded. For SDR delivery it is the usual grading format.
No figure on HDR and bit depth from 26 vendors: Adobe Firefly, Alibaba Cloud Wan, Amazon Nova Reel, BytePlus Seedance, Crreo, DomoAI, DramaSo, Dreamina, Filmora, Flixly, Google Veo, Grok Imagine, HeyGen, Higgsfield, Kling AI, M Studio, MagicLight, MiniMax, OpenAI Sora, Pexo, Pika, PixVerse, Revid AI, SceneMixer, Topview and Vidu.
- Professional and HDR output formats10-bit SDR Rec.709 masters and ProRes containers on Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2.0
- Recommendation pageITU-R BT.709 sets parameter values for HDTV; version 6 (06/2015) is in force