Michael Zink (UHD Alliance) highlights the benefits of Filmmaker Mode at the 4K-HDR Summit

The initiative launched at the end of August aims to establish a framework that allows the viewer to watch any content on their home television with the same quality and references with which it was conceived.

Michael Zink, President of the UHD Alliance, has announced in the 4K-HDR Summit in Malaga the latest advances in the initiative Filmmaker Mode which was launched at the end of August in Los Angeles.

Filmmaker Mode is the result of a collaboration between the UHD Alliance and filmmakers, consumer electronics manufacturers and Hollywood studios to establish a framework that allows the viewer to watch any content on their home TV with the same quality and references in terms of color, appearance... with which the audiovisual product was conceived.

The UHD Alliance, which represents the entire ecosystem, maintains continuous contact with
camera operators, colorists, producers, editors, special effects creators..., to advance in the development of Filmmaker Mode.

The goal is for the end user to be able to Access the essence of content creation as it was conceived with great ease dispensing with the typical function activated by default with all kinds of visual "improvements".

The viewer will be able to enjoy a more cinema-like experience at home by turning off all post-processing, including motion smoothing and interpolation so that the film is displayed as its creator intended.

The Fimmaker Mode will be activated automatically through the metadata of the content, whether it comes from a Bluray, an OTT or DTT service, or at the touch of a button that allows the consumer to activate it.

Zink also stressed that it was very important for the UHD Alliance to agree on a single name for this new form of display. In this way, the Filmmaker Mode will be called exactly the same regardless of the manufacturer, and its logo will be present on the box or in the TV's specifications list.

The launch partners of Filmmaker Mode are LG, Panasonic and Vizio, although new manufacturers will be added shortly.