16-bit colour export?

Hi everyone,
Is it possible to export quicktimes or sequences out of FCP at higher than 8-bit colour? And does anyone know which codecs are 16/32 bit capable? The manual makes passing reference to floating point colour but never refers exactly in what context. I'm not after float, just 10-16bit will be fine. All the options only list 16 million+ colours at most, which is still only 8-bit plus alpha. We're capturing at 10 bit off Digi so it would be a shame to toss away the extra info when going to Shake and After Effects.

hello User-138...
If you have your sequence set up to 10-bit uncompressed (sequence>settings>compression type)... you can export straight from the timeline (file>export>Quicktime) NOT quicktime conversion.
My FCP is capturing media right now, so i can't open menu's and look into the export details...
You can definatly do as you desire... just a settings option.
J

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