Use the Preset menu in Displays settings on your Mac
From the Preset menu, you can choose from several built-in reference modes based on industry standards that define the optimal display characteristics and viewing conditions for each media workflow. For each mode, your display adjusts its color and brightness characteristics to match the requirements for that media workflow. To ensure consistency across your workflow, the number of options available in Displays settings changes or is limited, depending on the mode you select.
Note: Not all options described here appear for all displays or Mac models, and some options appear only when your Mac is connected to a display.
Choose a preset reference mode in Displays Settings
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)Click the Preset pop-up menu, then choose an option. Use the table below to learn more about the Preset menu options.
Option | Type of use | Description | |||||||||
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Pro Display XDR (P3-1600 nits) | General use in office and home environments. | This mode is based on the wide color P3 color primaries used by Apple displays, automatically adjusts to varying lighting conditions, and includes Extreme Dynamic Range support up to 1600 nits (peak). | |||||||||
Apple XDR Display (P3-1600 nits) | General use in office and home environments. | This mode is based on the wide color P3 color primaries used by Apple displays, automatically adjusts to varying lighting conditions, and includes Extreme Dynamic Range support up to 1600 nits (peak). | |||||||||
Apple XDR Display (P3-2000 nits) | General use in office and home environments. | This mode is based on the wide color P3 color primaries used by Apple displays and includes high dynamic range support up to 2000 nits (peak). | |||||||||
Apple XDR Display (P3 + Adobe RGB-2000 nits) | General use in office and home environments. | This mode includes both P3 and Adobe RGB color primaries used by Apple displays and includes high dynamic range support up to 2000 nits (peak). | |||||||||
Apple Display (P3-600 nits) | General use in office and home environments. | This mode is based on the wide color P3 color primaries, automatically adjusts to varying lighting conditions, and supports a brightness range of up to 600 nits. | |||||||||
Apple Display (P3-500 nits) | General use in office and home environments. | This mode is based on the wide color P3 color primaries, automatically adjusts to varying lighting conditions, and supports a brightness range of up to 500 nits, typical of Apple built-in displays. | |||||||||
HDR Video (P3-ST 2084) | Specific use in 4K or ultra high-definition video production workflows up to 1000 nits (full-screen sustained) using the wide color P3 primaries and the high dynamic range SMPTE ST-2084 EOTF. | This mode is for use in a controlled viewing environment set up per ITU-R BT.2100. | |||||||||
HDTV Video (BT.709-BT.1886) | Specific use in high-definition video production workflows targeting the ITU-R BT.709 and BT.1886 recommendations. | This mode is for use in a controlled viewing environment set up per ITU-R BT.2035. | |||||||||
NTSC Video (BT.601 SMPTE-C) | Specific use in standard definition or archival video production workflows targeting the ITU-R BT.601 recommendation and SMPTE-C color primaries. | This mode is for use in a controlled viewing environment set up per ITU-R BT.2035. | |||||||||
PAL & SECAM Video (BT.601 EBU) | Specific use in standard definition or archival video production workflows targeting the ITU-R BT.601 recommendation and EBU Tech 3213 color primaries. | This mode is for use in a controlled viewing environment set up per ITU-R BT.2035. | |||||||||
Digital Cinema (P3-DCI) | Specific use in motion picture and post-production workflows using the P3 theatrical color space and digital cinema whitepoint. | This mode is for use in a controlled viewing environment set up per SMPTE RP 431-2:2011. | |||||||||
Digital Cinema (P3-D65) | Specific use in motion picture and post-production workflows using the P3 theatrical color space with the D65 whitepoint. | This mode is for use in a controlled viewing environment set up per SMPTE RP 431-2:2011. | |||||||||
Design & Print (P3-D50) | Specific use in graphic design, printing, and publishing workflows, in a controlled viewing environment set up in accordance with ISO 3664:2009. | This mode uses wide color P3 primaries with the D50 whitepoint typically used to evaluate the color of printed output. | |||||||||
Design & Print (Adobe RGB-D50) | Specific use in graphic design, printing, and publishing workflows that use RGB color primaries, in a controlled viewing environment set up in accordance with ISO 3664:2009. | This mode uses Adobe RGB primaries with the D50 whitepoint typically used to evaluate the color of printed output. | |||||||||
Photography (P3-D65) | Specific use in in typical digital photography workflows in appropriately set up and controlled viewing environments. | This mode uses wide color P3 primaries with the D65 whitepoint typically used for screen-based viewing. | |||||||||
Photography (Adobe RGB-D65) | Specific use in typical SDR print photography workflows in appropriately set up and controlled viewing environments. | This mode uses Adobe RGB primaries with the D65 whitepoint typically used to evaluate the color of printed output viewing. | |||||||||
HDR Photography (P3-D65) | Specific use in in typical HDR digital photography workflows in appropriately set up and controlled viewing environments. | This mode uses wide color P3 primaries with the D65 whitepoint typically used for screen-based viewing. | |||||||||
Internet & Web (sRGB) | Specific use in content creation workflows targeting the web or other internet-based usages in appropriately set up and controlled viewing environments (64 lux is recommended). | This mode uses the broadly supported sRGB (IEC 61966-2-1:1999) color space per the W3C CSS Color Module Level 3 recommendation. | |||||||||
Medical Imaging (DICOM-350 nits) | Specific use in medical imaging workflows, following AAPM TG270 recommendations for general radiology. | This mode uses the DICOM-GSDF transfer function designed for a controlled 25 lux ambient viewing environment with a 350:1 luminance ratio and peak luminance of 350 nits. | |||||||||
Medical Imaging (DICOM-600 nits) | Specific use in medical imaging workflows, following AAPM TG18 recommendations for general radiology. | This mode uses the DICOM-GSDF transfer function designed for a controlled 25 lux ambient viewing environment with a 600:1 luminance ratio and peak luminance of 600 nits. | |||||||||
Note: Several of the reference modes are intended to be used in controlled viewing conditions typically found in professional content production or medical environments. Using a mode in the incorrect viewing condition or with the wrong media type may produce unsatisfactory results.