darrrkmanxxx wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 3:25 pm
So if I only can playback Single Layer P7 files, then I guess FEL won't be a thing since this will always be 10-bit, right?
Yes, playback of BL only will be 10 bit.
If FEL can't be processed, of course there's no need for it. Nevertheless it may be convenient to keep FEL muxed. Maybe in the near future FEL playback (in mkv) will be more commonly supported by players. Also, as @daddy mentions, already tv's process FEL properly.
Note that single layer P7 doesn't exist. P7 always carries BL and EL. It doesn't matter whether these layers are interleaved into one videotrack (single track dual layer) or they're carried in two separate videotracks (dual track dual layer).
Two well-known single layer DV files are P8.1 and P5. P8.1 carries a (backwards compatible) HEVC HDR10 baselayer, like you find on UHDBD.
P5 - often delivered by streaming services - carries a (non-backwards compatible) baselayer encoded in 10 bit IPTPQc2 full-ranged colorspace, proprietary to Dolby.