Bit Depth
Bit depth controls the number of tonal values available per color component. More bits allow finer gradations but also increase data requirements.
Bit depth is how many shades each colour can have.
Think of a box of crayons: 8-bit gives 256 shades of each of red, green and blue, 10-bit gives 1024 and 12-bit gives 4096.
More shades make smooth skies without visible stripes (banding), but they also need more of the HDMI bandwidth.
Does the HDfury Vertex support 10-bit and 12-bit video?
YESYes, within 18 Gbps. 4K60 4:4:4 is 8-bit only, 4K60 4:2:2 goes up to 12-bit and 4K30 4:4:4 up to 12-bit. Any 4:2:2 signal is processed at 12-bit, so the Vertex may show 12b for a 10-bit source.
How to use it with the Vertex:
- Check the bit depth of each input and output on the OLED or in the GUI RX/TX lines (p.19, p.27).
- Pick an EDID table that matches your display, for example '4K60-420 12bit HDR BT2020' or a 4K60-444 600MHz table (p.15).
- Leave Deep Color on Follow Input unless a display needs a fixed 8, 10, 12 or 16-bit output (p.30).
- Remember 4:2:2 is always shown and processed as 12-bit (p.113).
What it is
Bit depth controls the number of tonal values available per color component. More bits allow finer gradations but also increase data requirements.
Why it matters
HDMI behaviour is determined by the complete signal chain. Vertex exposes and manages these technical layers so mixed sources, displays, projectors and AV processors can be configured more deliberately instead of relying only on automatic handshakes.
Common questions
Can the Vertex send 4K60 4:4:4 in 10-bit?
No. At 4K60 4:4:4 the maximum is 8-bit; for 12-bit at 4K60 the signal must be 4:2:2 (p.110).
Why does the Vertex show 12-bit for a 10-bit 4:2:2 signal?
Any 4:2:2 signal is always processed at 12-bit and never clipped (p.113). On HDMI, 4:2:2 is always carried in a 12-bit container.