After Effects

Stages

make sure the composition start frame is at 0:00:00:01 24fps

For After Effects, select and Interpret Footage to set the Start Timecode to 0:00:00:01 (do not adjust the fps)

Bit Depth Options in After Effects

1. 8 bits per channel (bpc)

   • Description: "Millions of Colors"

   • Details: Supports 256 levels per channel, resulting in approximately 16.7 million colors (256^3).

   • Usage: Standard for most video and image work, suitable for web and general broadcast.

2. 16 bits per channel (bpc)

   • Description: "Thousands of Millions of Colors" or sometimes "Trillions of Colors"

   • Details: Supports 65,536 levels per channel, resulting in over 281 trillion colors (65536^3).

   • Usage: Preferred for high-quality video work, including film and broadcast television, where color grading and visual effects require more precision.

3. 32 bits per channel (bpc)

   • Description: "Floating Point" or "HDR" (High Dynamic Range)

   • Details: Uses floating-point numbers to represent color values, allowing for a theoretically unlimited range of colors and extremely high dynamic range.

   • Usage: Used for HDR content, visual effects, and any work requiring the highest possible color precision and dynamic range.