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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
Dolby Vision™
DaVinci Resolve 15 includes a GPU-accelerated software version of the Dolby Vision CMU
(Content Mapping Unit) for doing Dolby Vision grading and finishing workflows right in either
the free version of DaVinci Resolve or in DaVinci Resolve Studio. This is enabled and set up in
the Color Management panel of the Project Settings with the Enable Dolby Vision checkbox.
Dolby Vision settings in the Color Management panel of the Project Settings
There are five controls available:
 Enable Dolby Vision: Turns Dolby Vision on and off. When on, this checkbox enables
the Dolby Vision palette in the Color page.
 Dolby Vision version drop-down: Lets you choose which version of the Dolby Vision
algorithms to use. Options at the time of this writing include 2.9 and 4.0.
 Master Display drop-down: Lets you choose the nit level and gamut of the master HDR
display you’re grading on.
 Use External CMU: A checkbox lets you choose whether to use the built-in software
CMU or a hardware CMU that you have connected to your DaVinci Resolve workstation.
NOTE: Dolby Vision controls are available to all DaVinci Resolve users for monitoring
and automatically generating Dolby Vision metadata for creating other HDR and SDR
deliverables from the HDR grade you’ve made. However, if you want to be able to
make manual trims on top of this automatic analysis, you must email
[e-mail] for more information on obtaining a license.
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