Two versions of binary of x264 encoder to download

[ZikO]

On VLC website, there are two binary versions of x264 encoder to download:

- x264-rXXXX-YYYYYYY.exe, and
- x264-10b-rXXXX-YYYYYYY.exe

What's the difference between them? What does 10b stand for?

[Vidd]

8 bit and 10 bit.

[sneaker]

If you are unsure which to use download the 8 bit one (i.e. "x264-rXXXX-YYYYYYY.exe"). 10 bit has better compression/quality but is incompatible with basically everything that isn't a PC.

[ZikO]

Thanks.