User Manual

HDR10+™
DaVinci Resolve 15 supports the new HDR10+ HDR format by Samsung. Please note that this
support is a work in progress as this is a new standard. When enabled, an HDR10+ palette
exposes trimming parameters that let you trim an automated downconversion of HDR to SDR,
creating metadata to control how HDR-strength highlights look on a variety of supported
televisions and displays. This is enabled and set up in the Color Management panel of the
Project Settings with the Enable HDR10+ checkbox. Turning HDR10+ on enables the Dolby
Vision palette in the Color page.
Dolby Vision settings in the Color Management panel of the Project Settings
Monitoring and Grading to ST.2084 for HDR10+
When you’re grading a program for HDR10+ output, you’ll need to monitor an ST.2084 image,
which is as simple as obtaining a ST.2084-compatible HDR display and connecting it to the
output of your DeckLink 8K, DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G, or UltraStudio 4K Extreme.
Setting up Resolve Color Management to gradefor ST.2084 is identical to setting up tograde
for Dolby Vision or regular HDR10. You’ll also monitor the video scopes identically, and output a
master identically, given that each of these standards rely uponthe same PQ curve.
TIP: If you’re monitoring with the built-in video scopes in DaVinci Resolve, you can turn
on the “Enable HDR Scopes for ST.2084” checkbox in the Color panel of the User
Preferences, which will replace the 10-bit scale of the video scopes with a scale based
on nit values (cd/m
2
) instead.
HDR10+ Grading Workflow
The idea behind the HDR10+ workflow is that you’ll grade the HDR version of each clip in your
program first, and then use the automatic analysis and manual trim controls to create a
downconverted SDR version of each shot that’s controlled by metadata. Once the HDR10+ trim
pass is complete, you’ll deliver the rendered HDR output along with a set of HDR10+ JSON
metadata files to a facility for final mastering.
Simultaneous Master and Target Display Output for HDR10+
When mastering HDR and trimming versions for more limited displays, it’s extremely useful to
be able to evaluate your HDR grade and SDR trim pass side by side. Starting in DaVinci Resolve
15, it’s possible to output both the Master Display output and the Target Display output
simultaneously when you’re grading with either Dolby Vision or HDR10+ enabled.
Chapter – 8 HDR Setup andGrading 255