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diff --git a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml index 82e5d6a3f..7ff5d2ea9 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml @@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ and DCP-o-matic will pick up the appropriate frames from each. <title>Colour conversion</title> <para> -The <guilabel>Colour conversion</guilabel> setting specifies what +The <guilabel>Colour</guilabel> setting specifies what colour transforms and gamma correction DCP-o-matic will use when converting the selected content into the XYZ colourspace for the DCP. </para> @@ -995,6 +995,20 @@ detail in a separate document <ulink url="https://dcpomatic.com/manual/colour.pdf">colour.pdf</ulink>. </para> +<para> +The <guilabel>Range</guilabel> should be set to the range of values +used by your content. If your content specifies its colours using the full +range of possible values (for example, for 8-bit RGB if black is at 0 and +white is at 255) specify <guilabel>Full (JPEG, 0-255)</guilabel>. If your +content uses the limited range (for example, 16 for Y as black and 235 for +Y as white) you should specify <guilabel>Video (MPEG, 16-235)</guilabel>. +</para> + +<para> +In most cases DCP-o-matic will guess the correct <guilabel>Range</guilabel> +setting from your content, so you should not usually need to adjust it. +</para> + </section> <!-- ============================================================== --> |