*** # MONITOR CONFIGURATION ## [[macOS - SYSTEM SETTINGS - DISPLAYS|macOS - Configuring Internal Apple Display for Colour Reference]] ## [[HWSW Button - External Reference Monitor|AVIDMC - Activate External Reference Monitor]] # COLOUR REFERENCE in AVIDMC > [!Info] CONTEXT > - The settings in the following sections help to ensure reasonably-accurate colour reference. > - Referencing an accurate Colour-Bar Test Pattern within an AVIDMC sequence should indicate: > - ✅ Gamma 𝞬 Waveform displays legal ranges (0-100 IRE) > - ✅ Vectorscope displays accurate colour primaries (Within bar targets) > > > [!Tip]- CONSISTENCY between APPs > > > > - Cross-referencing the image in *AVIDMC, BMDResolve, VLC,* and *BMD Media Express* should yield reasonably-consistent results when the following settings are observed. > > - ⚠️ However, *QuickTime Player X* and *macOS Quick Look* may both continue to apply noticeable Gamma and Chroma shifts to previewed material, when compared to the applications mentioned above. ^[Rest assured, such discrepancies in QuickTime are not inherent to your image, and instead are the result of automatic 'sweetening' of images displayed via Apple's QuickTime engine.] ## AVIDMC - COLOUR-REFERENCE SETTINGS > [!Checklist] AVIDMC 2023.3.1 COLOUR-REFERENCE SETTINGS > - [ ] Project Settings... > Format Tab > (Project) Colour Space > > - [ ] ✅ YCbCr 709 > - [ ] If req'd, select Clip(s) in Bin > Source Settings... > > - [ ] 🚫 Colour Adapters / Transformations - DISABLED ^[ℹ︎ At these recommended settings, the preview thumbnail in the Colour Transformations window may appear inaccurate. • This apparent inaccuracy may be rectified by applying a Colour Adapter . . . Colour Adapter > Levels scaling (video to full range) . . . however, such Transformations will likely 'stack' upon the return-trip colour corrections and cause trouble at Output.] > - [ ] Right-Click Rec Monitor > Display Color Space > ✅ Rec.709 (Full Range) ## AVIDMC - FILE OUTPUT SETTINGS > [!Checklist] AVIDMC Output Settings > - [ ] Output > Export to File... > > - [ ] Output Colour Space: Rec.709 > - [ ] Video Levels: 🔘 Keep as Legal Range (AKA: Do not Scale Video Levels) ^[AVIDMC's Output Video Levels settings are poorly named, which may lead to confusion-- Especially if you are Exporting content with Full Range Data Levels, do *not* scale. ⚠️ Incorrectly configuring this setting may result in clipped highlights and/or shadows] %% https://www.liftgammagain.com/forum/index.php?threads/rec-709-100-nits-brightness-neccessary.11491/ ^[Extracted from [[_FMTV WORKFLOW - Conforming for Colour Grading using EDL from AVIDMC to BMDResolve]] on 231122Wed @ 03:11] %%