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Gamut Limiting, Restricting Values Within a Larger Gamut
In the emerging world of larger gamuts for distribution, it’s increasingly common for delivery
specifications to specify output to a large gamut, such as Rec.2020, yet require that image
values be restricted to a smaller gamut, such as P3. This is to allow delivery to “future-proofed”
delivery standards, while preventing saturation values that are too high to be displayed on
consumer displays that aren’t capable of implementing the full scope of those standards.
In this case, you’ll choose a larger gamut in Output Color Space, but you’ll then choose a
smaller gamut in “Limit Output Gamut To.” When you do this, all image values falling outside the
“Limit Output Gamut To” standard specified will be hard clipped. This setting defaults to None.
Choose a setting from the Limit Output Gamut To menu to limit image values within a larger gamut
Gamut Mapping From Timeline to Output Color Space
To accommodate workflows where you need to transform one color space into another that has
a dramatically larger or smaller gamut, an additional group of settings have been added that
can help to automate the expansion or contraction of image data necessary to give a
pleasing result.
Additional Gamut Mapping controls in DaVinci Resolve Color Management
Enabling one of the “Timeline to Output Tone Mapping” and/or “Timeline to Output Gamut
Mapping” options will compress or expand your image data as necessary during the Timeline to
Output Color Space transformation that RCM performs when rendering or outputting a timeline
to video, in order to make sure that the final result is either not clipping or taking better
advantage of the new color space. This is not meant to provide your final grade. Rather,
it’smeant to give you a faster starting point, when you need it, for proceeding with your own
more detailed grade of the result.
Chapter – 7 Data Levels, Color Management, and ACES 226