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Appendix A – Glossary of Acronyms
| APL | Average Picture Level |
| HDR | High Dynamic Range |
| SDR | Standard Dynamic Range |
| 4K | 4096×2160. DCI 4K or Full 4K, a Commercial Cinema resolution |
| UHD | 3840×2160. Ultra High Definition, a Consumer Video resolution |
| HD | 1920×1080. aka Full HD. A Consumer Video resolution. |
| 1080p | 1920×1080. HD or Full HD, a consumer video resolution |
| Dolby Vision | A consumer HDR delivery format |
| HDR10 | A consumer HDR delivery format. (Not an official standard) |
| DeltaE | A measurement of error in greyscale or color rendering |
| D65 | A specific white point. x 0.3127, y 0.3290 |
| EOTF | Electro Optical Transfer Function. (Display side) |
| OETF | Opto-electrical Transfer Function. (Camera side) |
| Gamma | A generic EOTF used for SDR |
| BT.1886 | A specific gamma based on 2.4, used in SDR |
| CD/M2 | Candela per meter squared |
| Nit | Metric measurement of light output equal to one cd/m2 |
| P3 | Aka DCI-P3, a Commercial Cinema color space / gamut |
| ST.2084 | An EOTF for HDR standard from SMPTE |
| PQ | Perceptual Quantizer, a nickname for ST.2084 |
| CMS | Color Management System |
| BT.709 | A color space / gamut for HD SDR and UHD SDR |
| BT.2020 | A color space / gamut for UHD SDR and UHD HDR |