| Blown-out / Clipped Whites | |
| Display Text | Blown-out/ Clipped Whites |
| Description | “Blown-out/ Clipped Whites” refers to an image’s highlights exceeding the maximum reproducible video level. This causes overexposure in the highlights and an overall loss of detail in the portions of the image where max luminance approaches true white. |
| Impact | Blown-out/clipped whites negatively impact the member experience, when there is any loss of detail. Creatively intended visuals may be lost. |
| Severity Assessment Guidance | |
| FYI | Whites/highlights appear slightly overexposed and “washed out”. However, significant detail is not completely lost, and luminance levels may peak at the maximum but do not appear overly clipped on the waveform. |
| Issue | Substantial portions of the image have minimal detail with associated luminance levels clipping. Very bright areas of the image appear to “bloom” or exceed their intended borders/boundaries. |
| Blocker | N/A |
| Solutions | |
| How to Prevent | Be aware of camera aperture settings to ensure proper exposure. Ensure base black levels and max luminance levels do not exceed allowable thresholds. Find a balance between lows and highs during color grading to preserve as much dynamic range and detail as possible across the image. |
| How to Fix | Confirm if creative intent or best possible. Otherwise review/address possible levels issue or full/legal range conversion issue. |