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At equal sampling, raw 10-bit data is 25% larger than 8-bit and raw 12-bit is 50% larger, while codecs can change final ratios.

Mutable app caches often perform better per workstation because sharing them adds tiny network operations, collisions, and repeated validation.

Photo grids often use metadata and previews first, so RAW size becomes decisive mainly during zooming, development, exports, or cache misses.

Stable NAS paths preserve the relationships editing projects use to match proxies with original media, reducing offline clips and incorrect relinks.

Thumbnail extraction can interrupt playback when background decoding and storage work compete with active streams on a resource-limited media server.

HDR metadata guides tone mapping across the server-to-display chain, and losing or misreading it can cause clipping, dim images, or SDR conversion.

Shorter keyframe spacing improves remote stream access and recovery, while longer spacing can save bitrate but increases dependency and delay.

Protocol overhead usually costs a modest share of link speed, while SMB security, small files, storage, and CPU limits can widen the gap.