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The “Graphics white level” setting lets you define a shared maximum level in nits (cd/m2) for titles, generators, and selected effects that generate color. Changing this setting lets you change the maximum level of all DaVinci Resolve-generated titles, generator graphics, and effects at once to accommodate different mastering and output requirements.
Display HDR On Viewers If Available
Turn this checkbox on if your computer monitors and operating system are capable of accommodating HDR display. This allows the Viewers to show true HDR, according to the capabilities of your computer monitor.
HDR Mastering Is For (Studio Version Only)
If you have a DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G or an UltraStudio 4K Extreme video interface, then
DaVinci Resolve 12.5 and above can output the metadata necessary to correctly display HDR video signals to display devices using HDMI 2.0a when you turn on the “Enable HDR metadata over HDMI” checkbox in the Master Project Settings.
The Enable HDR metadata over HDMI option in the
Master Project Settings lets you output HDR via HDMI 2.0a.
When you do so, a setting in the Color Management panel of the Project Settings, “HDR mastering is for X” lets you specify the output, in nits, to be inserted as metadata into the HDMI stream being output, so that the display you’re connecting to correctly interprets it. The output you specify should match what your display is expecting.
The “HDR mastering is for” setting lets you insert metadata for HDR output via HDMI 2.0a.
Resolve Color Management and the Fusion Page
Enabling RCM also allows the Fusion page to handle the color of clips automatically. Images output by MediaIn nodes are automatically converted to Linear color space, which is the preferred color space with which to perform high-quality compositing operations. Setting the LUT menu of each Viewer in the Fusion page to Managed ensures that you’re looking at the image in Rec. 709, so that the image looks correct to the artist even though they’re really working in the Linear color space. Each MediaOut node then converts the image back to the timeline color space for handoff to the Color page.
With RCM off, you must manage color in the Fusion page manually, either using the Source Color Space and Source Gamma Space settings of each MediaIn node, or using the CineonLog or FileLUT nodes in your node tree.