Rec. 709

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Rec. 709 is the ITU-R standard that defines the color space, transfer characteristics, and other parameters for HDTV video, widely used as the baseline for high-definition television and video production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ITU-R Recommendation
color space specification
video standard
abbreviationOf Recommendation ITU-R BT.709 NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs BT.709 NERFINISHED
ITU-R BT.709 NERFINISHED
appliesTo HD video production
HDTV studio signals
high-definition television
bitDepthSupported 10-bit per component
bitDepthTypical 8-bit per component
chromaSubsamplingTypical 4:2:0
4:2:2
colorEncodingFormats RGB
YCbCr
colorPrimariesBlue x=0.150
y=0.060
colorPrimariesGreen x=0.300
y=0.600
colorPrimariesRed x=0.640
y=0.330
defines HDTV color space
HDTV system parameters
HDTV transfer characteristics
reference viewing conditions for HDTV
differsFromSRGBIn transfer function
fullName ITU-R Recommendation BT.709 NERFINISHED
governs color reproduction for HD broadcast chains
matrixCoefficients BT.709 luma-chroma encoding
nominalGamma approximately 2.4
nominalLumaCoefficientCb -0.1146
nominalLumaCoefficientCr -0.3854
nominalLumaCoefficientY 0.2126
primaryUseRegion worldwide
publishedBy International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector NERFINISHED
relatedStandard Rec. 2020 NERFINISHED
Rec. 601 NERFINISHED
sRGB NERFINISHED
relationshipToSRGB shares same chromaticities and white point as sRGB GENERATED
scope studio and production HDTV signals
status widely adopted
supersedes Rec. 601 for HD applications NERFINISHED
transferCharacteristic OETF with linear segment near black
gamma-like opto-electronic transfer function
usedAs baseline color space for HDTV
mastering color space for many TV programs
reference color space for broadcast HD
whitePoint CIE Standard Illuminant D65 NERFINISHED
whitePointX 0.3127
whitePointY 0.3290

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Rec. 2020 successorOf Rec. 709