Colour grading & look development · Specialist
Image contrast
ELI5
The gap between light and dark tones and the shape of tonal separation.
Used in conversation
“Let’s review the image contrast in the next edit session.”
Definition
The difference between light and dark tones and the shape of tonal separation.
Here “Image contrast” means: The difference between light and dark tones and the shape of tonal separation.
Pitch context
You may encounter “Image contrast” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Blackmagic Design — DaVinci Resolve Reference ManualSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / ACES — ACES Glossary and User GuidesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- European Broadcasting Union — EBU R 128 Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio SignalsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14