Kodi DSPlayer – DirectShow Player for Windows
This is the current section on bit depths:

Native Display Bit Depth

The chosen display bit depth is the bit depth madVR will dither to. This setting is found in devices -> properties -> the native display bitdepth is. It should be noted madVR processing is done at 16-bits, so the difference in output bit-depths can be difficult to differentiate when choosing between dithered 8-bit and 10-bit.

10-bit output requires two settings are enabled in madVR's general settings. fullscreen exclusive mode must be enabled. And the checkbox use Direct3D 11 for presentation (Windows 7 and newer) must be checked.

Typically, TVs supporting UHD resolutions also support output bit depths of 10-bits or more, but this is not always the case. Many olders TVs are also native 10 bit panels. To confirm 10-bit output is received, the following test protocol can be undertaken.

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The choice of bit depth determines the number of available shades of each color. This is best demonstrated by the two industry standard color gamuts: rec.709 & rec.2020.

Rec. 709 - Output at 8-bits (256 colors), common to current 1080p Blu-ray.
Rec. 2020 - Output at 10-bits (1,024 colors) or 12-bits (4,096 colors), common to current UHD standard.
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An 8-bit (Rec. 709) source cannot be expanded to a new gamut. Rather, the number of shades or steps between each color is increased allowing an additional 2-bits of precision. This means madVR adds less dithering to the image. The result is less noise and smoother gradation from one color to the next. 10-bit (Rec. 2020) sources are the only sources that truly benefit from 10-bit output by preserving the expanded gamut contained within the source.

Be careful when selecting 10-bit output with an 8-bit panel. Additional dithering will be added to the image by the GPU at output, reducing image quality. It is always a safe bet to set madVR to 8-bits if the panel bit-depth is unknown.
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