You can play out grades from Lustre to VTR, using the full video range (0 to 255 in 8-bit and 0 to 1024 in 10-bit). To do so, select the Full Range playout option. In this mode, the black and white levels are remapped to the full video range. Make sure the following settings are in place prior to output to VTR:
- In the Project Management / Engineering tab, set the Virtual Black Clip Color to RGB 16-16-16 (for 8-bit) or 64-64-64 (for 10-bit). This creates a legal black video signal for black media.
- If your timeline contains one or multiple gaps on video layer 1, make sure to replace these segments with virtual black. Alternatively, if your timeline contains so many gaps as to render the substitution impractical, insert a video layer underneath the first video layer and insert a virtual black clip spanning the length of the timeline.
- To use letterbox on your playout, use one of the Broadcast Black overlays provided instead of using Image / Reposition or Render / Resize. These Broadcast Black overlays have a black video level that, when remapped, is set to legal black video level.