Delivery spaces

A delivery space describes how the finished image should be interpreted. Oraphim's managed-color controls expose output choices including Rec.709 Gamma 2.4, P3-D65, Rec.2020, HDR ST2084, and HLG BT.2100, with additional OpenColorIO display/view/output-space choices.

Choose the target first

• Use Rec.709 Gamma 2.4 for a conventional SDR Rec.709 mastering path when that matches the requirement.
• Use P3-D65 or Rec.2020 only when the downstream display/delivery pipeline expects them.
• Use HDR ST2084 or HLG BT.2100 only with a deliberate HDR workflow, suitable monitoring, and matching output requirements.

Do not compensate for the wrong delivery transform with creative grading controls. Fix the color-management chain first, then grade.

Review workflow

Set the output space, confirm the viewer transform, inspect scopes and difficult highlights/saturated colors, then render a short file using the same final color intent. Check that file in the real review/delivery environment.

Common mismatch symptoms

Unexpected washed-out blacks, clipped highlights, shifted saturation, or a file that differs strongly between Oraphim and the target player can indicate a source/input, working-space, display/view, or output-space mismatch. Verify those identities before rebuilding the grade.

Delivery-space example

A Rec.709 web delivery and an HDR delivery are not interchangeable targets. Set the intended output space before final judgments, then inspect highlights, saturation, and tone mapping in that context. If the same grade must feed more than one delivery, keep the creative decisions upstream and test each output transform separately. Do not assume that a file being 10-bit automatically makes its color interpretation correct.