COLOR NEWBIE

Hi all. I am editing a project shot on minidv in 24fps. I imported using the standard NTSC setting and edited in final cut pro 6.0.3 in a 29.97 timeline. I am used the "send to color" option and was fine. I want to know what project settings I should use. I am very confused and can't seem to get a straight answer. Sorry this is probably really simple. I only get the option of using the codec of 422, 422HQ 8bit uncompressed, and 10bit uncompressed. Which one should I use? Also what render setting can i use to have the highest quality. I will be going back to DVCam with this. Thank you!

While Color is a great app with a very intuitive workflow, I would highly recommend reading through the Color Manual, as well as invest in the Color Apple Pro Training Series book, or even Ripple Training or Lynda.com, before you dive in too far here.
For your particular question, I would like to direct your attention to page 84 of the Color Users Manual.
You should be fine with the ProRes 422 (HQ) codec for rendering.

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