Color management and scene-referred workflows

A color pipeline defines how camera values become working values and then display values. Input, working, and output color spaces are different roles. A predictable pipeline prevents accidental double transforms.

Conceptual workflow · read from left to right

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Work through it

1. Duplicate a practice project and open Color Management settings. Explore DaVinci YRGB Color Managed. For a learning test, use a documented wide-gamut working setup and a deliberate SDR output target.
2. Assign or verify each clip’s input color space based on actual camera metadata or recording settings. Do not label a clip as log merely because it looks flat.
3. Compare the managed result with a manual Color Space Transform workflow in a separate test project. Document where input normalization and output rendering occur.
4. Check that a technical LUT or extra output transform is not duplicating work already handled by color management. Test neutral gradients and bright saturated objects for unexpected changes.

Your turn

Make a one-page pipeline note listing your actual source, working, and output spaces. Demonstrate that removing an accidental duplicate transform improves the image.

Your notes

Write down what worked, what surprised you, and what to try next. Saved on this device.

Original practical lesson · Open the in-house resource shelf for practice files and definitions. Completion records your self-assessment, not certification.