Luminary by Retrograde Labs

Visualize Your
Dolby Vision Metadata.

Luminary is a graphical user interface application for easy and intuitive Dolby Vision metadata inspection, quality control, editing, and export. It offers an innovative display for total peak brightness and a shot by shot visual heat map.

It also offers the ability to real-time sync with a Dolby Vision DaVinci Resolve Studio timeline with frame-by-frame inspection.

Note: All metadata edits are done using Dolby Vision Professional Tools , available separately from Dolby.

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macOS · Windows

Everything you need to work
with Dolby Vision metadata.

Luminary gives colorists and delivery engineers a complete visual and intuitive toolset for inspecting and modifying Dolby Vision metadata - without hacking the XML by hand or learning and building elaborate terminal commands.

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Frame-accurate timeline

Colour-coded timeline with peak luminance heat-mapping. Keyboard navigation and broadcast-style timecode entry.

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Full metadata inspector

L1 image characterization, L2/L8 trims, L3 offsets, L5 active area, L6 MaxFall/MAXCLL values, Global, and raw XML - all in one tabbed panel.

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Metafier integration

Apply transforms - CM2.9 update, color encoding, mastering display reset, MaxFALL/MaxCLL, aspect ratios - and metafier validate directly from the toolbar.

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Subclip export

Mark in/out points visually, reset start timecode, trim head/tail, and insert black handles. One click to export a trimmed XML.

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DaVinci Resolve sync

Bi-directional playhead sync with Resolve - local or over the network. Pull an XML directly from the active Resolve timeline.

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MXF extraction

Extract Dolby Vision metadata from encoded J2K MXF via metafier. Automatically loads the extracted XML into the timeline.

Timeline

Shot-level luminance at a glance.

Every shot is colour-coded from deep navy to bright teal based on its maxPQ L1 value relative to the full sequence.

Subclip Controls

Set start timecode, trim frames, and add black handles using timecode instead of frame count.

PQ Colour Key

Gradient bar visualizes nit values across the sequence.

Dissolve Overlays

Dissolve regions display per-frame metadata under the playhead.

Inspector

Every metadata layer,
instantly accessible.

Click any shot to view its metadata. Inspector tabs cover every layer - from L1 image characterization to L2 and L8 trims - plus global values, validation, and raw XML.

L1 min / mid / max PQ analysis
L2 CM2.9 trim passes per target display
L3 offset metadata
L5 active area and aspect ratio diagram
L6 MaxCLL / MaxFALL values
L8 CM4.0 trim passes with vector fields
Global Values
Full XML inspector, shot-synced to playhead

Transform & Export

Metafier-powered.
No command line required.

Luminary runs Metafier for all XML changes to make sure all operations are standards-compliant. The toolbar exposes the full set of operations without requiring command-line knowledge.

Download Dolby Vision Professional Tools →

✓ Update CM2.9 metadata for legacy compatibility
✓ Change color encoding (P3 D65 / BT.2020)
✓ Reset mastering display target
✓ Overwrite or add MaxFALL / MaxCLL values
✓ Change frame rate and aspect ratios
✓ Validate against Dolby spec (with lift modes)
✓ Preview the full command before running

Subclip Export

Trim, pad, and deliver
with precision.

Mark in and out points directly on the timeline or via timecode entry to define a subclip range. Add black head or tail time, without manual timecode-to-frame math.

✓ Visual in/out markers on the timeline
✓ Start timecode override
✓ Frame-accurate head and tail trim
✓ Black head and tail insertion

DaVinci Resolve Integration

Stay in sync with
your Resolve session.

Enable the Resolve bridge and your playhead follows the Luminary timeline. Verify cut-points, CMU mapping, and dissolves. Or, sync the other direction and navigate Luminary from your Resolve playhead. Pull an XML directly from the active timeline in a single click.

Bidirectional timecode sync
Local mode: Resolve External Scripting on same machine
Remote mode: Connect over LAN to a remote Resolve
Pull DV XML from the active Resolve timeline with one click
No plugins required - pure Python bridge via Resolve's scripting API

Visualize YourDolby Vision Metadata.

Everything you need to workwith Dolby Vision metadata.

Frame-accurate timeline

Full metadata inspector

Metafier integration

Subclip export

DaVinci Resolve sync

MXF extraction

Shot-level luminance at a glance.

Every metadata layer,instantly accessible.

Metafier-powered.No command line required.

Trim, pad, and deliverwith precision.

Stay in sync withyour Resolve session.