**The Evolution of Picture Modes on TVs**

In recent years, the picture modes on TVs have undergone significant changes, allowing users to fine-tune their viewing experience. One of the most notable advancements is the introduction of automated picture modes that adjust to the lighting conditions in the room. This feature uses sensors to detect the color temperature and brightness of the environment, adjusting the TV's settings accordingly.

The creators intended for these automated picture modes to enhance the viewing experience, but some users may not appreciate the changes they make to the image. For instance, when the room is bright, the TV will automatically brighten up the image to ensure it looks good in those conditions. However, this can sometimes result in an unnatural or yellowish hue. Fortunately, TVs now offer the option to turn off these automated features and choose from various picture modes instead.

One of the most popular picture modes is Filmmaker Mode, which was introduced by several TV manufacturers, including Sony, Samsung, and LG. This mode is designed to provide a cinematic viewing experience, with settings that optimize image quality and color accuracy. However, some users may find it too restrictive or limiting, preferring a more traditional viewing experience.

To cater to these users, many TVs now offer multiple picture modes, each with its own unique characteristics and settings. Some popular options include Standard, Daylight, Theater, and Eco modes. The Standard mode is designed for everyday viewing, while Daylight mode is optimized for bright environments. Theater mode is ideal for movie nights, with settings that enhance contrast and color accuracy. Eco mode, on the other hand, prioritizes energy efficiency over image quality.

**Understanding Picture Modes**

While picture modes can be overwhelming, it's essential to understand what each option does and how they impact your viewing experience. For instance, some users may not care about preserving the Creator's intent and prefer a more subjective approach to picture settings. In this case, experimenting with different modes is the best way to find the perfect balance of image quality and personal preference.

Moreover, many users may be unaware that their TV's default picture mode is often an Eco mode, which severely limits the performance of the TV. By turning off the Eco mode and choosing a preferred picture setting, users can unlock the full potential of their TV and enjoy a more immersive viewing experience.

**New Picture Modes on TVs**

In recent years, several TV manufacturers have introduced new picture modes that cater to specific use cases. Netflix Adaptive Calibrated Mode and Prime Video Calibrated Mode are two examples of these new modes. These settings work in tandem with the app's content to provide an optimized viewing experience. While some users may appreciate the convenience of these modes, others may find them too restrictive or limiting.

Fortunately, many TVs now offer the option to disable these automated features and choose from various picture modes instead. This allows users to tailor their viewing experience to their preferences, whether that means experimenting with different modes or sticking to a familiar setting. Ultimately, the key to finding the perfect picture mode is to experiment and find what works best for you.

**Conclusion**

The evolution of picture modes on TVs has been significant in recent years, offering users more options than ever before. From automated features that adjust to lighting conditions to multiple picture modes with unique characteristics, there's something for everyone. By understanding what each option does and how they impact your viewing experience, users can unlock the full potential of their TV and enjoy a more immersive viewing experience. Whether you're a film enthusiast or just looking for a great picture quality, experimenting with different picture modes is the best way to find the perfect balance of image quality and personal preference.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enFilmmaker Mode if you've bought a TV recently there's a good chance that you've seen this  picture mode in your TV and if you've tried it out you might already have some opinions  on how it looks but what's the truth about Filmmaker Mode what's good what's bad and  why are there so many picture modes now I've got the answers coming right upWelcome back everyone I'm Caleb Denison and by popular request I'm going to tell you everything  you need to know about Filmmaker Mode as well as some other new picture modes that you may or may  not have heard of like Netflix adaptive calibrated mode and Prime video calibrated mode and how about  we make this more confusing Elitist Adaptive Expert Calibrated Purist Mode I may have made that last  one up but I am not about wasting your time so let's do this now if you've landed on this  video you may also have seen this result pop up in a Google search for what is Filmmaker Mode it  says and I quote Filmmaker Mode disables certain post-processing features such as motion smoothing  sharpening noise reduction and others and puts the TV in a mode where the content is displayed as the  Director intended it without inadvertent changes that may result from the TV's Advanced technical  capabilities that is an excerpt from Filmmaker Mode.com and I think it's very unfortunate that is  the synopsis that you get because it is incomplete and frankly not all that helpful I suppose Google  Shares some of the blame but the larger issue is that the Coalition behind Filmmaker Mode put that  in their FAQ which is itself exhausting to look at and it's just not very consumer friendly which is  ironic because it seems like this FAQ is meant to educate consumers now I'm not pointing this  out to bash on anyone I just want to say that I understand if you're frustrated that's why I'm  making this video to help you be less frustrated but I also point out that blur because it has a  line in it that we're going to come back to time and again as the Director intended is shorthand  for no motion smoothing or no soap opera effect no over brightening or otherwise messing with  the images contrast no over sharpening and yes to Accurate colors and gray scale it's like a  list of dos and don'ts and it exists because over the years presumably to make their TVs look better  and better TV manufacturers have created a ton of picture processing features that even though they  might make the picture look better to you and are actually helpful they're turned on by default and  they make the movie that you're watching look nothing like it did in the theater or more to  the point nothing like it does in a pitch black room filled with hundreds of thousands of dollars  in fancy gear in which Hollywood folks spend countless hours working really hard to make  something beautiful so Filmmaker Mode was created as a shortcut a simple setting that you could  click on that would make sure that the TV didn't do a bunch of stuff that would make the movies  that you watch look completely unlike the way they did in the theater now for those of you a little  more technically minded that means preserving a 24 frame per second Cadence and d65 white Point  both of which I happen to be fine with but here's the problem Filmmaker Mode also specifies the  luminance or brightness of the image both in terms of average Picture level or average brightness and  Peak brightness and it's that last specification the brightness stuff where Filmmaker Mode falls  apart for the overwhelming majority of you I mean technically it isn't really falling apart it's  doing exactly what it's supposed to do it's just that it fails you and the totally normal life that  you live in order for fil maker mode to truly deliver an image as the Director intended you  have to watch the movie in a room that's as dark as a commercial theater and I probably don't have  to tell you that most of us just don't watch TV in an extremely dark room not all the time anyway and  that's either because we can't or we don't want to so here's the Crux of the whole thing what happens  to a lot of folks is they turn on Filmmaker Mode in a totally normally lit living room and it looks  dark dark and lifeless and maybe you think to yourself this sucks who wants their TV to look  like this and the answer is nobody nobody wants their TV to look like that in order for it to  look good you need to be in the dark and your eyes need to be accustomed to the dark that's  what filmmaker is for so isn't there a better way yes yes there is and I'm getting to that but I'm  not done talking about the other factors Filmmaker Mode doesn't account for see your TV doesn't work  like a movie projector because of the way a TV's panel refreshes 60 times a second or 120 times a  second it's actually technically hard to get a TV to show you just 24 frames per second neither 60  nor 120 is evenly divisible by 24 which means some trickery has to be pulled off in order for that 24  FPS movie to look right on your TV unfortunately there are side effects of this trickery and one  of them is called jutter jutter is most apparent when the camera is slowly panning across a scene  and you have a big open background with smaller objects in the foreground those smaller objects  will appear to stutter in those panning shots and it can be really annoying that jutter is one of  the reasons why motion smoothing was created to begin with folks don't tend to like it so  TV manufacturers came up with a way to make it go away and making it go away used to mean  making it look weird like a soap opera hence the term soap opera effect but motion smoothing has  seen a lot of improvements over the years it can now be adjusted so that it does just enough to  remove the jutter but doesn't make the movie look like it's a soap opera Filmmaker Mode though bans  any motion smoothing at all so when you watch in Filmmaker Mode you are likely to see some jutter  for some of you that's not a big problem but for others it's the kiss of death and if you're in  the latter Camp that's just one more reason to think that Filmmaker Mode sucks the other issue  is film grain now in this day and age when a lot of films are actually shot digitally film grain  is basically digitally inserted into the image and it can have some desirable properties but and in  Filmmaker Mode that grain will come through but to a lot of folks that just looks like noise and  that's because it kind of is noise now outside of Filmmaker Mode digital noise filters can get rid  of that to some extent but they don't always do a great job and somehow otherwise harm the picture  so Filmmaker Mode says you cannot do digital noise filtering so those are like the three  main problems for most folks Filmmaker Mode makes the image too dark for their viewing environment  it turns completely off the one thing that can reduce jutter and often lets through film grain  which some people perceive as noise or dirtiness to the picture but you can change Filmmaker Mode  and make it look more like what you'd like it to because while this picture mode turns stuff off it  rarely if ever locks out settings and I think it's worth adjusting Filmmaker Mode because the color  accuracy that comes with it is worth a lot in my opinion and all the AI stuff and over sharpening  that can actually make an image look worse in some cases all of that is disabled by default it's just  less clicks for you in my opinion the pro hack here is to pick Filmmaker Mode then turn up the  brightness or backlight setting to your desired level then turn motion smoothing onto custom  that's what it's usually called but whatever setting lets you make fine adjustments and then  you turn on just enough de jutter and deblur to calm down the jutter but not make it look like a  soap opera and that really is going to be the best way to watch a movie for the vast majority of you  but wait there's more hope I have a high sense you n TV here and one of the interesting things about  this TV is that by default it's Filmmaker Mode has the light sensor and automatic brightness settings  turned on and this means that when your room is dark the image will be brought down to a level  closer to what the creators intended but when your room is bright it will automatically brighten up  the image so it looks good in those conditions it also changes the color temperature of the whites  and the gray scale which in a perfect world means that the colors will look accurate no matter what  the color temperature of the lights in your room are so if you have daylight LEDs it will balance  to that if it's much warmer in your room like you've got sun or these practical lights where  there's more red and orange in the light then the TV will adjust for that too this should get rid of  some of the impression that the image is yellowish which is actually not a thing you're just used to  seeing blue screen so when something gets War it looks a little off to you now not every TV  performs this sort of automated task very well and that's why I prefer to do things manually as  I suggested earlier but at least this option is now available it's more of a hands-off approach  and still preserve some of the Creator's intent but there's one more thing that we haven't talked  about here and that is the fact that some of you just don't care about the Creator's intent you  care about getting the image that you like and if that's you you probably already chose a different  picture mode entirely and that is just fine there are folks that will tell you that it isn't right  and I suppose if we judge that image against a standard then it isn't right by that definition  but if what's right to you is that you like the way the picture looks pick the picture mode that  you think looks best if it wears out your eyes try a different one like maybe theater day instead of  standard and see how that goes the most important thing here is that you try different picture modes  because the one your TV is set to out of the box is probably an eco mode that seriously caps the  performance of the TV if you thought the TV looked amazing at the store but kind of looks  lame at home in comparison that's probably why the TV is only allowed to get so bright to conserve  energy so turn off the Eco mode and then watch your TV spring to life now I mentioned at the  of this video Netflix adaptive calibrated mode and Prime video calibrated mode think of these  as similar to Filmmaker Mode the difference is that since Netflix and Amazon control the  apps they can partner with TV makers like Sony to ensure that when you watch content on their apps  your TV automatically goes into these modes now you can disable that and choose whatever picture  mode you want but you may have to do the work to make that change more and more you're going to see  TVs going into these modes when you play content on certain apps the good news for many of you  is that by default the same room sensor and auto brightness SL auto color temperature settings will  be on by default as they are in Filmmaker Mode should in theory uh give you a good experience  but for those of you out there thinking that sounds like blasphemy don't worry you can turn  off the auto sensor stuff and never have to worry about it again so that's the deal with filming  maker mode along with these other new picture modes that you'll be seeing popping up on TVs  some of you are going to see them on new TVs that you already own some of them you're going to see  them for the first time on your brand new TV but hopefully now you understand what they are what  they do why they do what they do and what you can do about it if you don't care for it if you found  this video helpful please slap the like button subscribe if you want to see more content like  this I'll see you on the next one and until then here's two other videos I think you might like\n"