HDR/SDR workflow & colour management consulting
For editing, grading, technical and content teams
Find out why your export looks different from the edit and which settings need attention. We trace your files from source footage through colour management and export to playback. Your team receives findings and agreed changes for a workflow it can check and repeat.
Investigate colour mismatches across the signal path
You do not need to replace a workflow simply because two applications show different pictures. We first examine a specific file and its settings across the relevant applications, players and displays. You receive an explanation of the mismatch and proposed changes that can be tested on your system.
Investigate colour mismatches
We compare a specific file and the settings involved. You receive findings that help you test the next changes deliberately.
Integrate HDR into your workflow
Monitoring, transforms and delivery are examined together. You can assess which adjustments your existing workflow needs.
Make colour and format handovers clear
Agree the relevant information for exchanging material with us. Your partners have a common basis for import, processing and assessment.
From FF Pictures’ practice
Making colour management understandable
The same file can look different across applications. We investigate your files, colour-management settings and playback paths to identify the cause and agree a suitable workflow.
Typical check: one export, two appearances
Example investigation.
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Starting point
An SDR export looks brighter in a player than in the editing application.
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Investigation
We record export tags, colour transforms and both applications’ display paths. A screenshot alone cannot establish whether the image data changed.
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Decision
Once file and display causes are separated, the relevant setting is changed and retested with the same file.
Deliverables for your project
What you receive
These deliverables are tailored to your task before work starts:
- A documented signal path with relevant settings and checkpoints.
- Findings and prioritised changes tested on a bounded example.
- An agreed procedure or checklist your team can repeat.
Follow the complete signal path
Source format, project colour management, transforms, monitoring, export and playback interact. We document the applications and versions involved and distinguish viewing differences from actual changes to the image data.
Remote or on your system
Files, settings and shared screens can support an initial investigation. Whether on-site work or physical measurement is needed depends on the issue. A screenshot alone cannot establish the physical appearance of a display.
Choose a starting point
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Investigate a picture mismatch
We follow a specific sample file through the signal path. You receive traceable findings and proposed changes to the relevant settings.
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Test a change in a pilot
We try a limited HDR/SDR workflow with your footage and compare export and playback. The results show which changes suit that workflow.
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Use the workflow as a team
We document colour management, format information and control checks, then discuss practical use and handovers with your team.
We agree the scope and deliverables for your task. You can start with a single check.
Questions before commissioning
Can you improve the workflow we already use?
Yes. We start with your current equipment, applications and settings. We trace a specific file through the signal path and first assess adjustments within the existing system. You receive prioritised recommendations; any useful additions are explained in terms of their benefit for your task and discussed with you.
How do you start reviewing our system?
We begin with your applications, versions and output path. Together, we trace a specific example from source material to playback. This gives you traceable findings and suitable adjustments. If measurements or further technical information are needed, we explain the next step.
Project enquiry
Describe the colour mismatch and include the applications, versions, export settings and playback path. We agree the scope and technical approach with you.