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Wide-Gamut Alerts

Monitor features that indicate out-of-gamut colors during color grading sessions.


Wide-Gamut Alerts

Overview

Wide-gamut alerts are visual indicators on grading monitors that flag pixels whose color coordinates fall outside the target display gamut (e.g., Rec.709, P3). These alerts help colorists identify and correct clipping before final output.

Implementation

Alerts can display clipped areas in false colors or zebra patterns. Monitors and software (DaVinci Resolve, Baselight) allow threshold adjustments, enabling users to target specific primaries or luminance ranges.

Workflow Benefits

By spotting out-of-gamut content in real time, colorists maintain legal broadcast limits and avoid unintended hue shifts. Alerts streamline QC, ensuring artistic intent survives gamut mapping in SDR, P3, and HDR deliverables.


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