SMPTE ST 2086 – Mastering Display Color Volume Metadata Supporting High Luminance and Wide Color Gamut Images

This standard specifies the metadata items to specify the color volume (the color primaries, white point, and luminance range) of the display that was used in mastering video content. The metadata is specified as a set of values independent of any specific digital representation.

This standard is applicable to three-color additive display systems, such as RGB displays.

This standard does not specify the measurement methodologies and procedures for capturing the parameters of the metadata as well as any description of the mastering environment. Additionally, this standard does not fully specify all the information that would be necessary to preserve the creative intent on displays with color volumes different from the mastering display color volume. As a specific example, this standard does not specify the Electro-Optical Transfer Function (EOTF) of the mastering display since it does not affect the color volume.

This standard only defines the mastering display color volume metadata items. System-specific solutions for storing, packaging, transmission, and end-use of this metadata are allowed, however the specification of these solutions is outside the scope of this standard.