When TechRadar attended a presentation of LG’s new LG G3 OLED TV in early 2023, one noteworthy item that came out of the meeting was that a Dolby Vision Filmmaker mode was in the works and could be implemented in new TVs, perhaps as soon as possible. 2024.
At CES 2024, that reality came true, with LG revealing that the company’s new OLED TVs arriving in 2024 will be the first to feature a Dolby Vision Filmmaker mode, which was recently finalized by the UHD Alliance, an industry group of which the members are members. from the consumer electronics and Hollywood production communities.
If you’re unfamiliar with the original Filmmaker Mode, it’s a standardized picture preset for televisions that was developed by the UHD Alliance in response to filmmakers unhappy with the way their films looked on most TVs, with inaccurate colors and aggressive motion “smoothing.” being two of the main sticking points. Martin Scorcese, Denis Villenueve and Tom Cruise are all big advocates of Filmmaker Mode, which can be found on top TVs from brands like LG, Samsung, Panasonic, Philips, Hisense and Vizio.
When active, Cinematographer mode on a TV reduces brightness levels to reduce loss of highlight detail in images, as well as setting it to a “warm” color temperature preset that allows colors to to more accurately reflect what was originally presented on screen. movie theater. It also disables motion smoothing and reduces image enhancement effects used to artificially sharpen the appearance of images.
Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode: a Filmmaker mode for an HDR world
Although Filmmaker mode has helped raise home theater enthusiasts’ awareness of TV picture quality, it has a pretty serious limitation: it can’t be used to watch movies with Dolby Vision HDR. When the TV detects a movie or TV show with Dolby Vision HDR, Filmmaker mode switches to a Dolby Vision picture mode with Dark or Normal presets (or an IQ preset that automatically adjusts based on lighting conditions of your room).
The main problem with a TV making this change is that the Dolby Vision Normal and IQ presets usually enable motion smoothing – the main reason why Filmmaker mode was developed in the first place. Viewers can go into their TV’s picture settings and find an option to turn off motion smoothing, but Filmmaker Mode was also intended to simplify the process of getting good, director-approved images on a TV.
With the arrival of Dolby Vision Filmmaker mode on LG’s 2024 OLED TV lineup announced at CES, a viewer now streams a movie in Dolby Vision from top streaming services like Netflix, Max and Disney Plus that support Dolby Vision HDR should be able to watch without having to visit their TV’s picture menu to turn off any motion processing. The arrangement will likely be plug-and-play, with the benefits of Filmmaker mode being carried over from standard high-definition movies and TV shows to a mode with Dolby Vision HDR.
We look forward to experiencing Dolby Vision Filmmaker mode on LG’s 2024 OLED TVs when they arrive, and we’ll report back on how effective the new picture mode is at that time.
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