Project Description

Modern displays vary significantly in their maximum brightness capabilities. LED, OLED, and QLED technologies each behave differently, often presenting a challenge in preserving creative intent across these devices. Complexity increases when multiple HDR and SDR sources appear together, requiring dynamic tone mapping and color balance to preserve visual consistency. These inconsistencies affect much of the technology in the media industry, including televisions, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, streaming platforms, and editing softwares. As a result, there is a growing need for a standardized method of adapting brightness while preserving creative intent across all display types.

Project Objective

Design and implement an algorithm for an OpenFX plug-in for DaVinci Resolve that aligns with SMPTE standards and delivers:

• Consistent HDR behavior across all devices through dynamic tone mapping.
• Preservation of creative intent from the master display to consumer hardware.
• Professional-grade color accuracy suitable for post-production mastering.

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